Written answers
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Court Accommodation Refurbishment
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ongoing construction work on the upgrade of Mullingar courthouse; when it will be completed; and if...
- Coroners Service
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will direct the Law Reform Commission to undertake a review of the coroner court system, including a re-examination of the...
- Employment Rights
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider re-evaluating the restrictions in place on the right to work of asylum seekers with regard to specific...
- Garda Deployment
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to core Garda units in Cork city Garda division compared to 2010; and if he will make a...
- Garda Reports
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he plans to respond to the recommendation in the recent Garda culture audit (details supplied) that more...
- Direct Provision System
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the system of direct provision here is in compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights and the...
- Garda Resources
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital investment being made in Garda resources in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been consultation with young persons regarding delivering the best and most meaningful programmes in an improved...
- Garda Resources
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional support in equipment and vehicles, in addition to extra Garda numbers, allocated to counties Longford and...
- Gangland Crime
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on crime gangs in the Dublin region in 2018 compared to 2017. [22381/18]
- Garda Stations
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which stations are manned by single Garda officers; the supports in this regard; the geographic area of each; and the...
- Garda Deployment
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the significant decline in the number of gardaí assigned to Rathcoole Garda station since 2014 with the...
- Family Law Cases
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the current family court system will be examined, particularly with regard to County Kerry, to consider specific courts and...
- Garda Procedures
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 4 October 2017, the number of incidents since 2015 in which sums of money,...
- Garda Deployment
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí who have been allocated to Tallaght Garda station; and the rank of each. [22380/18]
- Garda Reports
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he had regard to the independent cultural audit (details supplied); and the measures he plans to pursue to increase and...
- Garda Operations
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to engage with the Garda Commissioner to progress a dedicated public transport police within An Garda...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the roll-out of the community CCTV scheme and ensuring schemes can proceed.; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of Ireland’s commitment to receiving 4,000 persons under the Irish refugee protection programme; the number of...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the functioning of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, with particular reference to...
- Garda Accommodation
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected all Garda accommodation in the State will be filled; and the engagements he has had with the OPW in this...
- Immigration Policy
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to ensure that the recent Supreme Court ruling (details supplied) that the State should take account of a...
- Coroners Service
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the repeated delay in publication of the coroners' (amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Strength
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the strength of An Garda Síochána has been augmented to date; the degree to which the strength of...
- Public Procurement Regulations
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that all bodies under his Department's remit are receiving value for money; his views on the 182 breaches...
- Prison Investigations
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 10 May 2018, if the report (details supplied) will be made available to persons who...
- Protected Disclosures
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the complaint made on 8 May 2014 about Garda involvement in the heroin trade in Athlone; the status of the...
- Direct Provision Data (1 comment)
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision according to age, gender and nationality; the length of time persons have been waiting...
- Garda Training
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address reports from an organisation (details supplied) that up to 50% of frontline gardaí cannot participate in...
- Garda Reserve
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reserves in each of the Cork divisions; the number of new reserves recruited in each division; the number of...
- Foreign Conflicts
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagement he has had with An Garda Síochána with regard to Irish citizens in Syria engaged in the conflict there....
- Anti-Social Behaviour
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons given anti-social behaviour warnings in 2016 and 2017 by children and adults; the number of anti-social...
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reconsider contacting the UNHCR in Turkey on behalf of persons (details supplied) with a view to offering them...
- Direct Provision System
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that residents in direct provision centres are being advised of their right to vote in local...
- Gangland Crime
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which consideration has been given to a serious plan to tackle organised criminal gangs with particular reference...
- Residency Permits
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be assisted to renew their GNIB card in view of the circumstances. [22653/18]
- Garda Stations
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for Donegal town Garda station to date; the improvement plans for same; the staffing numbers he plans for the station;...
- Internet Safety
77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the ramifications of setting the digital age of consent at 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/18]
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
78. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken or met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to discuss Brexit and its implications for Ireland; and if they discussed other matters. [22573/18]
- Departmental Contracts
79. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the number of contracts his Department and State agencies under his aegis hold with a company (details supplied) in view of its recent announcement regarding...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Training
81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the safety measures that are taken in the firing ranges used by Defence Forces in west County Wicklow; the road safety issues associated with...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the Houses of the Oireachtas motions calling on the British Government to allow access by an independent judicial figure to all...
- Middle East Issues
83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the human rights violations that have taken place in Gaza, Palestine, in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Brexit Negotiations
85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his EU counterparts regarding the EU-UK possible framework for the future discussions published by the European...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Credits
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of the section 481 tax break on the film industry and job promotion here by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22764/18]
- Tax Data
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of tax that would be due on the import of vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22788/18]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures being taken to reinforce the Arklow coastal flood defences in view of the recent and ongoing damage to them; and if he will...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times the community sector high level forum or working group has met; if it has considered the issue of pensions for...
- Office of Public Works Projects
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will carry out works (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22845/18]
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an additional classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22729/18]
- School Services Staff
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not employ school secretaries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/18]
- Teachers' Remuneration
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the estimated full year cost of restoring all allowances to new entrant teachers which were abolished in 2012 and 2013 has been collated; if...
- Junior Cycle Reform
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements for provision of extra hours allocated to schools for junior cycle implementation for the school year 2018-19, in view of the...
- Teachers' Remuneration
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the new entrant pay issue and related commitments of September 2016 to resolve or address the issue of the payment of the...
- Schools Refurbishment
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school refurbishment (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22867/18]
- Special Educational Needs
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the process for children with intellectual disabilities transitioning out of second level education will be reassessed; his views on new...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Contracts
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that all contracts a company (details supplied) holds with his Department and State agencies under his aegis...
- Crime Investigation
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the establishment of a historical investigation unit here to deal with legacy issues; and if he will make a...
- Garda Deployment
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the roles, rank and number of gardaí and civilian personnel in the Wicklow district in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Human Trafficking
102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he has not responded to correspondence from the International Transport Federation of 29 March 2018 and 26 April...
- Courts Service Data
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time to have cases brought before all courts in each of the past three years in tabular form. [22790/18]
- Criminal Prosecutions Data
104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions taken by An Garda Síochána in respect of unlicensed gaming activity for non-compliance...
- Gangland Crime
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the identity of the membership of criminal gangs is known; if such membership can be targeted in order to...
- Prisoner Data
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which criminal gang members have been offered rehabilitative or educational training while in prison; the number...
- Garda Policing Plans
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the structures of An Garda Síochána are adequate to meet the challenges of modern criminality;...
- Prisoner Data
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners incarcerated in high security or moderate security prisons to date; the extent to which the numbers are...
- Immigration Policy
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to offer stamp 4 or other residency status to immigrants who have been here for more than five years and have...
- Direct Provision Data
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees or asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their residency and remaining in direct provision facilities;...
- Criminal Legal Aid
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a review of the criminal legal aid programme with particular reference to its application to repeat offenders;...
- Community Policing
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which local or community policing is likely to develop throughout County Kildare in the foreseeable future; and...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he continues to support programmes to encourage young persons off the streets; and if he will make a...
- Garda Data
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in training in Templemore; when they are expected to take up duty throughout the country; and if he...
- Criminal Assets Bureau
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full extent of the scale and value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the past five years; if all such...
- Garda Investigations
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which resources continue to be made available for the pursuit of cold cases, including those of missing persons...
- Garda Information and Communications Technology
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which modern technology is available to and used by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement...
- Citizenship Applications
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); the way in which their...
- Coroners Service
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request the Law Reform Commission to undertake a review of the coroner court system (details supplied); and if he...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Enterprise Ireland Data
125. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland jobs created per county in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
126. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of local enterprise office jobs created per county in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Job Creation Targets
127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the job creation targets for the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and local enterprise offices in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular...
- Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the necessary funding for the recruitment of additional resources, including two additional full-time digital forensic specialists,...
- Department of Health
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
129. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [22728/18]
- Health Services
130. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which blood tests taken in general practice and at Louth County Hospital are analysed. [22730/18]
- Hospital Services
131. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing complement in the phlebotomy laboratory at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if staff have recently left; and if so, if they will be...
- Psychological Services
134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the waiting list for screening appointments with the primary care clinical psychology service in County Louth; and the...
- Hospital Procedures
137. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to address the unacceptable waiting times for orthopaedic appointments in respect of patients triage as urgent in a...
- Home Care Packages
138. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the removal of the in loco parentis clause in HSE home care nursing packages in view of the motion which was passed in Dáil Éireann on...
- Hospital Appointments Status
139. 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. [22751/18]
- Autism Support Services
141. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of autism services which took place in late 2017; when the review will be published; if an implementation plan of actions will be...
- Mental Health Act Review
142. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is preparing legislation following a judgment (details supplied) regarding section 15(3) of the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
143. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to introduce the more accurate HPV test for cervical cancer screening; if these tests will be carried out in Irish laboratories; and if he will...
- Hospital Staff
144. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of vacancies currently in MRH Mullingar across each discipline; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the measures under way to fill...
- Cancer Services Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he has taken to alleviate waiting lists for scans at a hospital (details supplied) for women with a family history of ovarian cancer in...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
148. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter regarding a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22816/18]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
149. To ask the Minister for Health if a query by a person (details supplied) regarding the fair deal scheme will be answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22846/18]
- Respite Care Services Data
150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a respite placement in disability services in each local health office in tabular form. [22853/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
151. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22855/18]
- Commissions of Investigation
152. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports in respect of the Farrelly commission that some families at the centre of the scandal are threatening to withdraw their co-operation in...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
153. To ask the Minister for Health when the doctor who carries out eye examinations at a clinic (details supplied) will be replaced in view of the fact waiting times are in excess of 12 months;...
- Suicide Prevention
154. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources for suicide prevention services in west Tallaght in view of the large number of deaths due to suicide in the area (details...
- Hospital Appointments Status
155. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22871/18]
- Home Care Packages Administration
157. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package allocation for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22875/18]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
158. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be addressed; the reason the HSE has not met with the company in question; the position regarding...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Disease Controls
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress on the elimination of TB in County Wicklow in view of the high incidence of the disease in the west of the county; and...
- Fodder Crisis
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure there is an adequate fodder supply for farmers in County Wicklow for the 2018-19 season; and if he...
- Basic Payment Scheme Administration
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter regarding the deletion of parcels in the case of a person (detail supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a BPS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22749/18]
- Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact that the proposed changes to CAP payments will have on the agrifood sector in County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
- Basic Payment Scheme Administration
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the rules relating to farm entitlements in instances in which there is an injunction on a deceased person's...
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment appeal by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Commonage Framework Plans
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision to remove a commonage for eligibility in GLAS and BPS payments can be reversed in view of the fact that the lands are...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Broadband Service Provision
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when e-fibre broadband is likely to be rolled out at a location (details supplied). [22743/18]
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of rural broadband roll-out in County Wicklow by area; the dates on which areas of the county will be...
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the preferred ratio of renewable energy sectors to operate here, that is, the percentage of onshore wind, offshore...
- Cyber Security Policy
170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department is co-ordinating cross-Government responses or plans for the cyber security of Government...
- Environmental Protection Agency
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to remove the immunity from prosecution provided to the EPA in section 15 of the EPA Act of 1992, as was...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Aviation Industry Regulations
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rules and regulations surrounding drones (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22759/18]
- Road Traffic Legislation
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the Law Reform Commission to prepare consolidated legislation on road traffic law; and if he will make a statement on...
- Superannuation Schemes
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the State is estimating that the trial alone for the current pensioners of IASS will...
- Railway Stations
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in Limerick Junction railway station's waiting room there is a printed timetable for all...
- Road Projects
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reopen the public consultation process and arrange a public engagement day for local persons to meet with engineers to discuss...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria under which sports capital grant applications are assessed; the details of the criteria and the weighting of each category...
- Public Transport
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislative responsibility of each of the various stakeholders that operate in public transport; the mechanism in place for...
- Light Rail Projects
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of the longer 55 m Luas trams in operation on the Green Line-Cross City Luas; if the seven 55 m trams which were projected to...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Seniors Alert Scheme
181. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated cost in 2019 if the budget for the senior alert scheme was increased by 15%; and if he will make a statement on the...
- CLÁR Programme
182. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a CLÁR grant will issue to a school (details supplied). [22807/18]
- Community Services Programme
183. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will request Pobal to maintain the current staffing complement at a club (details supplied) in County Kerry until the appraisal...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
184. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions being taken to protect the defined benefit pension scheme of over 1,000 members (details supplied) on 30 June...
- Pension Provisions
185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a scheme (details supplied). [22742/18]
- Departmental Programmes
187. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progression rates of each job activation programme including JobPath by region in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Community Employment Schemes Funding
188. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures being taken to ensure that community employment schemes are adequately budgeted to meet their obligations in...
- Departmental Staff Data
189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the staffing numbers and roles in each Intreo office in County Wicklow; the number of jobs advisers in each of her...
- Social Welfare Appeals
190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision will...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assistance is available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22773/18]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal for a jobseeker's payment by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Reports
193. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has calculated the estimated cost to the State of bogus self-employment per annum; if so, the potential...
- Rural Social Scheme Eligibility
194. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot obtain another year on the rural social scheme. [22805/18]
- Departmental Schemes
195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial supports in place for unemployed persons eligible for, and in receipt of, jobseeker's allowance to transition...
- Jobseeker's Payments
196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the jobseeker’s payment to education sector employees with integrated pension arrangements of which the State...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wind Energy Guidelines
197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in publishing the wind farm planning guidelines; the reason for the current policy towards onshore...
- Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks
198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the report of the expert group on mica published in 2017; if he will respond to a group's (details supplied)...
- Electoral Register
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of new voters on the supplementary register by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Local Authority Housing Funding
200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget allocated to each local authority house building programme in each year since 2002 in tabular form; and if he will...
- Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure on the Rebuilding Ireland website and public relations since its inception in 2016; and if he will make a...
- Water Services Infrastructure
202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans for water to be brought to Murrisk and Lecanvey, County Mayo (details supplied); and his further plans to ensure...
- Planning Appeals
204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a significant backlog in the time taken for An Bord Pleanála to deal with appeals; the average waiting time...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Film Industry Development
205. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to expand the film industry in the mid-east region in view of the sale of the 32% shareholding in a...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta Data
206. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Údarás na Gaeltachta jobs created per county in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
