Written answers
Thursday, 31 May 2018
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the provision of broadband in all areas is progressing in line with expectations; if he anticipates...
- Solar Energy Guidelines
13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department will liaise with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to prepare official...
- Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Price Monitoring Group will display the prices for each company that it monitors on its website in the interest...
- Post Office Network
15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the input his Department has into ensuring the viability of the rural post office network; and if he will make a...
- North-South Interconnector
16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all procurement related activities will be halted pending the determination of the judicial review in view of the...
- Energy Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for a reduction in the dependency on fossil fuels with particular reference to the need to reach targets...
- Waste Management
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the proposed deposit and return scheme will be supported as a part of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017; and if he will...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his Department's interaction with commercial providers in relation to their roll-out of broadband...
- Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for alternative tendering options for household waste collection in line with models that exist across the EU....
- Mobile Telephony Services
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address the mobile coverage blackspots, especially in rural areas; the position in relation to...
- Renewable Energy Projects
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered establishing a support scheme for the development of microgeneration across the State. [23941/18]
- Broadband Service Provision
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his commitment to provide high speed broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the deadline...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of rural broadband roll-out in County Meath. [23919/18]
- Broadband Service Speeds
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will take into consideration and provide a guaranteed speed to mainly rural broadband users while they wait for...
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is on target to meet binding European Union 2020 renewable targets; the fines that will be realised if they...
- Electricity Transmission Network
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had discussions with the ESB regarding the potential use of the electrical grid network to deliver fibre...
- Building Energy Rating Administration
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to meet the objective of 45,000 houses retrofitted in 2021 as outlined in the National...
- Broadcasting Sector
36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural...
- Commission for Regulation of Utilities Remit
38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to use his powers under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and issue a policy direction to the Commission for...
- Renewable Energy Generation
39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific actions which have been taken recently to develop a wider portfolio of renewable energy sources...
- Illegal Dumping
41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address illegal dumping under the anti-dumping initiative; his views on whether local authorities need...
- EU Directives
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the changes that have come into effect since 9 May 2018 under European Directive 2016/1148; the way in which these...
- Citizens Assembly
46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his plans to implement the recommendations from the Citizens' Assembly. [22708/18]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Strength
48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the personnel strength of the Defence Forces was lower at the end of February 2018 than at the end of February 2017; and if he will...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel that have exited the Defence Forces, excluding mandatory retirements, to date in 2018; the overall number he anticipates...
- Defence Forces Reorganisation
50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the 2012 restructuring of the Defence Forces will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24053/18]
- Defence Forces Medical Services
51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the supports provided for members of the Defence Forces that undergo traumatic experiences while serving on UN mandated missions. [24054/18]
- Commemorative Events
52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to mark the 40th anniversary of Ireland's participation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement...
- White Paper on Defence
53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of projects 5 and 22 of the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if progress has been affected by low recruitment figures and an...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ministerial Meetings
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet with the Iranian Ambassador; the previous occasion on which he met with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Consular Services Data
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff based in the Irish Embassy in Iran at the date of its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24002/18]
- Trade Relations
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the banking difficulties faced by Irish companies seeking to trade with Iran will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Passport Applications Administration
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passport applications by persons (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the fact the applications were submitted on time and...
- Department of Finance
- Banking Sector
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if the difficulties ambassadors are facing in opening bank accounts with banks here will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24004/18]
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made to ensure persons in areas in which flood defences have been installed can avail of house insurance; and if he will make a statement on...
- Pension Provisions
63. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's role in relation to A Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023; his views on the tax relief on pension contributions at the marginal rate; his...
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanism used by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to obtain the services of an intermediary in order to provide finance for businesses; his...
- Central Bank of Ireland Reports
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the differences in reporting between the legal owner and the beneficial owner in terms of the mortgage arrears statistics published by the Central Bank when...
- Mortgage Data
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish mortgages incorporated in a securitisation model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24188/18]
- Mortgage Book Sales
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if the mortgage loans sold by a bank (details supplied) were sold using a securitisation model; if legal title moved to an unregulated loan owner; and if he...
- Cycle to Work Scheme Data
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review has taken place on the effectiveness of the bike to work scheme; the details of take-up of the scheme in each of the years since inception by area,...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pension Provisions
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24058/18]
- Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timescale for the progression of the flood prevention programme in Ballina as per the recent CFRAM announcement; and if he will make...
- Office of Public Works Projects
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the OPW has for a maintenance plan on the Bulkaun river in Ballinrobe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24132/18]
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the OPW plans to alleviate the flooding at the entrance to Turin, Kilmaine, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on...
- Office of Public Works Projects
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the OPW has for the preservation and restoration of Bunadubber Mill, Neale, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Monuments
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has plans to ensure public access to the national monument at the Hill of Carn, The Neale, County Mayo; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Teacher Retirements
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in circumstances in which a person aged 65 years of age and employed as a SNA in a school wishes to continue their employment until...
- Education Centre Network
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposal for a new site and building which was submitted by a centre (details supplied) in October 2017 will be approved; if same will be...
- Teacher Secondment
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a member of his inspectorate that is seconded as a director of an education centre on a calendar year basis will now have to revert to a school...
- Education Centre Network
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided to a centre (details supplied) in finding a temporary solution to its parking problems while it awaits a...
- DEIS Eligibility
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an update to the identification model for DEIS qualification has been carried out; if so, if a school (details supplied) will be included in...
- Institutes of Technology
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future options for an institute of technology (details supplied) in view of the fact that mandatory merger is still a requirement for...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application by a school (details supplied) for the summer works scheme for 2018 will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 20 March 2018, if a report has been submitted by the inspector; when a decision will issue in the...
- Pension Fund Fees
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in processing a refund of pension contributions in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- School Funding
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be granted funding to allow it to build a new school gym in view of the fact its facilities are badly in need...
- Schools Building Projects Status
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24097/18]
- Schools Data
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of claims nationally that have been initiated with regard to primary school liability and personal injury claims taken by or on behalf...
- Capitation Grants
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the increase in capitation rates for primary schools and secondary schools respectively in each year since 2016; if he is satisfied with these...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24121/18]
- School Accommodation Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24122/18]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the community at a school (details supplied) in respect of the fact that the school will have...
- Seirbhísí Oideachais trí Ghaeilge
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é cúis na moille le cead a thabhairt do scoil (sonraí tugtha) dul ar aghaidh le togra tógála atá riachtanach don...
- Schools Building Projects Status
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time the provision of a replacement school is being considered for a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay with this...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the methodology and the forecasting model used for registration targets for all craft based and consortia led apprenticeships under the Action...
- Skills Development
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the State training schemes, supports and requirements for training persons in the hospitality sector (details supplied). [24193/18]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Citizenship Ceremonies
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be called for a citizenship ceremony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24021/18]
- Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the INIS will publish quarterly figures for student visa statistics as part of the international education strategy; and if...
- Programme for Government Initiatives
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full year cost associated with the Programme for Partnership Government commitment to increase paid parental leave in the...
- Law Reform Commission Recommendations
102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action he has taken in respect of each of the recommendations relevant to his Department made by the Law Reform...
- Garda Vetting
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to Garda clearance to work with children of persons that were incarcerated in Northern Ireland in the...
- Family Reunification Applications
104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Immigration Status
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to an application for long term residency status and or stamp 4 in the case of persons (details...
- Leave to Remain (2 comments)
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if reconsideration of an application for permission to remain can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); if...
- Naturalisation Applications
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation or permission to remain will be awarded to persons (details supplied); and if he will...
- Immigration Status
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24156/18]
- Naturalisation Applications
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for long term residency and naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the file of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in view of the fact they were ten years resident before a...
- Land Acquisition
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of files in respect of property arbitration before the arbitrator; the number of interactions between the regulator...
- Crime Prevention
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking to help reduce the number of bicycles that are stolen. [24201/18]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- IDA Ireland Jobs Data
115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of IDA jobs located in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23990/18]
- Trade Agreements
116. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the recent EU Council trade ministers meeting regarding the commencement of EU trade agreement negotiations with...
- Brexit Staff
117. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the additional staffing for her Department and other agencies to address Brexit and health and safety at work as announced in budget...
- Research and Development Funding
118. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the increased investment in research and development as outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the €5 million...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Waiting Lists
119. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an ENT procedure at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointments Administration
120. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the practice of the dermatology department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda requesting persons to reply by return of post to queries...
- Departmental Correspondence
121. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) raised in correspondence will be reviewed; if advice will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospitals Data
122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances to a facility (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Help Service Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Health when improved home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied) that has a serious medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mental Health Services Staff
124. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 6 February 2018, the net additional number of staff within mental health services on 1 January 2018 in comparison...
- Health Services Funding
125. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for the provision of a dietetic service in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24015/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
126. To ask the Minister for Health if the Sligo cataract scheme will be rolled out nationwide in order to address the growing waiting lists for public cataract surgery; and if he will make a...
- Paediatric Services
127. To ask the Minister for Health if a national eye care scheme will be introduced for all children up to 16 years of age in order to reform eye care here particularly in relation to children...
- Health Services Data
128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 12 and from 12 to 16 years of age that are waiting for ophthalmology services in counties Roscommon and Galway in each of the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
129. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway that are waiting for public cataract surgery in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in...
- Orthodontic Services Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Health when urgent orthodontic treatment will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24020/18]
- Health Services Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Health if the treatment provided to a person (details supplied) will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24023/18]
- Orthodontic Services Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for orthodontic work for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24024/18]
- Hospital Appointments Administration
133. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24026/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
134. To ask the Minister for Health if the new assessment of needs system the HSE has proposed was approved by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24047/18]
- Ambulance Service
135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE and the National Ambulance Service to station an ambulance on a 24/7 basis at a health centre (details supplied) to ensure fast...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
136. To ask the Minister for Health the status of proposed changes to the fair deal scheme in relation to farmers and small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24057/18]
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
137. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence orthodontic treatment at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24087/18]
- General Practitioner Services
138. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 273, 274 and 275 of 8 May 2018, the details of the rota in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Health Services Staff
139. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 15 May 2018, if the funding necessary to fill the vacant post of a psychologist at a centre (details supplied) in...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that have been affected by the CervicalCheck scandal in counties Mayo and Galway by location; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Health if a HSE section 39 application by a centre (details supplied) has been received within the required deadline; when confirmation of same will be communicated...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
143. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) has been refused; and if it will be examined and the necessary equipment provided in order that they can return...
- Home Help Service Provision
144. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24105/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
145. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with a rheumatologist at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Card Applications
146. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/18]
- Organ Transplant Services
147. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a kidney transplant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24161/18]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
148. To ask the Minister for Health if outstanding information will be provided to a family (details supplied) [24196/18]
- State Claims Agency
150. To ask the Minister for Health if all of the women or their legal representatives have been contacted in regard to the commitment to address legal cases associated with CervicalCheck by way...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
151. To ask the Minister for Health if a report (details supplied) will be made available to all of the women and families concerned in relation to the CervicalCheck issue as soon as it is...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Forestry Sector
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has studied the extent to which the various species of trees grown here can contribute to carbon...
- Trade Missions
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop trade with Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23999/18]
- GLAS Payments
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the final 15% of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/18]
- Horse Racing Ireland Staff
156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the current member of the board of Horse Racing Ireland having applied for the position of...
- Sheep Welfare Scheme
158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24119/18]
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers can complete and submit the animal movement permit online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24137/18]
- Legislative Measures
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied). [24182/18]
- Brexit Issues
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Brexit loan scheme for the agrifood sector outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the €25 million allocated...
- Brexit Supports
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the grant aid for capital investment for food and drinks companies as outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the...
- Agrifood Sector
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the investment in public sector research equipment and facilities for the prepared consumer foods sector as outlined in...
- Bord Bia Funding
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the funding to support Bord Bia promotion and development work for Brexit as outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the...
- Food Industry Development
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of a national food innovation hub as outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the €2 million...
- Farm Data
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 19 April 2018, if all the data has been compiled. [24227/18]
- Trade Agreements
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the commencement of EU trade agreement negotiations with Australia and New Zealand; and the offensive and defensive...
- GLAS Data
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1, 2 and 3 that have received the 2017 balancing payment by county in tabular form; the...
- Sheep Welfare Scheme Data
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of the sheep welfare scheme payment that have received the 2017 balancing payment by county in...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Cyber Security Policy
170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to protect Irish businesses at risk of cyber attacks in view of the fact that the US and UK are...
- North-South Interconnector
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the concerns of communities in counties Cavan and Monaghan in relation to the North-South Interconnector...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for broadband services to be made available in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the status of fibre...
- Illegal Dumping
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to help county councils deal with incidents of illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement...
- National Broadband Plan
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures in the national broadband plan which will ensure social inclusion on the basis of pricing for the service;...
- Energy Policy
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the upcoming renewable energy support scheme will prioritise wholly owned community projects above community led...
- Law Reform Commission Recommendations
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he has taken in respect of each of the recommendations relevant to his Department made by the Law Reform...
- Inland Fisheries Ireland
181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his permission will be required for the proposed sale by Inland Fisheries Ireland of Ashleigh Lodge in south County...
- Renewable Energy Incentives
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the assistance available to small scale developers to access the national grid for the production and sale of solar...
- Climate Change Policy
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department has identified and proposed action on the issue of climate change and the need to...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he is in contact with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine with a view to identifying...
- Mobile Telephony Services
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that continue to be taken to ensure an improvement in mobile phone telephone coverage nationally with...
- Broadband Service Provision
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which progress continues in respect of the provision of high quality and high speed broadband in all...
- Energy Efficiency
192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the €117 million allocated to energy efficiency as outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the...
- Energy Schemes
193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the €17 million allocated to supporting the transition to a low carbon economy as outlined in...
- National Broadband Plan Funding
194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the €15 million allocated to the national broadband plan as outlined in budget 2018; if the figure...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the €5.6 million allocated to the support of small businesses to trade online and fund the...
- Environmental Protection Agency Funding
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the €34.8 million allocated to the Environmental Protection Agency as outlined in budget 2018; the...
- Landfill Sites
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the €11 million allocated to address environmentally degraded landfill sites as outlined in budget...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Motor Tax
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reform the motor tax system to link the rate of motor tax payable to the value of the vehicle in view of the much higher...
- Greenways Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for completion of the greenway from Athlone to Galway; and the budget in place for same. [24075/18]
- Tribunals of Inquiry
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Moran Inquiry is being decommissioned; and if so, the final cost of same. [24077/18]
- Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has implemented the recommendations of the Moran Inquiry. [24078/18]
- Irish Aviation Authority
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the decision to split the IAA into two, that is, regulation and safety and air traffic control; the analysis that was...
- EU Regulations
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the new EU regulation from 2021 in relation to the mandatory requirement of advanced driving safety features in cars...
- Mountain Rescue Service
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for an organisation (details supplied) for the purposes of training volunteers in view of the fact that the...
- State Bodies Code of Conduct
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the awarding by CIÉ of a contract to a company (details supplied) to develop a site adjacent to...
- Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) can exchange a French driver licence for an Irish driver licence without taking the driver test here; and...
- Road Traffic Accidents Data
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cyclist fatalities in each of the past five years and to date in 2018; the principal causes of such fatalities; and the...
- Cycling Policy
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the prevalence of cycling here is monitored; the knowledge of his Department of the trends in the prevalence of cycling...
- Cycling Facilities Data
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on cycling infrastructure in each of the past five years by areas of spending; the five biggest projects covered in this...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
212. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of capital funding for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24100/18]
- Early Childhood Care and Education Data
213. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the wage structures in all early childcare facilities; and the rate of pay made and the geographical spread of same in tabular form. [24043/18]
- Child Care Services Expenditure
214. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to provide all staff working with children at least three hours paid time per week to plan their work. [24044/18]
- Early Childhood Care and Education
215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the engagement she has had with third-level institutions on the needs for graduates of courses relating to early childcare; and if those...
- Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure
216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated amount it would cost to bring all staff in the early childcare sector up to professional wage standards. [24048/18]
- Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure
217. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projected full year cost of the affordable childcare scheme in each of the next three years; the additional benefits and the broadening...
- Community Childcare Subvention Programme
218. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children receiving the benefit of the September measures; and the percentage this represents of children resident here in the...
- Child and Family Agency Services
219. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to improve services and provide additional facilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse; and if she...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
220. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the €40 million allocated to Tusla as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been spent; the way in which the...
- Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
221. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the €20 million allocated to early years care and education as outlined in budget 2018; the amount that has been...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Tourism Project Funding
222. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that will be made available to a tourist amenity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24179/18]
- Departmental Funding
223. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the 2018 allocation to schemes (details supplied); the amount of expenditure allocated for each scheme in the 2018 fiscal year; and...
- Departmental Schemes
224. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications that were received by each local authority and various stakeholder organisations for funding for schemes...
- Leader Programmes Data
226. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown between funds expended on administration costs and the amount spent on project costs on the Leader programme in each...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Parental Leave Expenditure
227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of extending parental leave by three months. [24045/18]
- Working Family Payment Data
228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Defence Forces personnel in receipt of the working family payment. [24061/18]
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied) that was submitted to...
- Employment Rights
230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the code of practice that exists in relation to trial periods of employment being offered to new workers; if there are...
- Child Benefit Data
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children aged one and two years of age respectively for which child benefit payments are made; the total and...
- Working Family Payment Eligibility
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pensions Reform
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a working group tasked with implementing A Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023; if so, the membership of such a...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
235. 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. [24120/18]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the full rate of jobseeker’s allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for an invalidity pension now under appeal will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [24184/18]
- Invalidity Pension Data
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 8 May 2018, if the figures for invalidity pension are built into the existing...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Housing Funding
239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding provided for the enhanced long-term social housing leasing scheme in 2018; the amount expected to be...
- Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason payment for occupational therapist assessments recommendations and reports in relation to housing adaptation grants...
- Approved Housing Bodies
241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing schemes bought by charitable organisations (details supplied) in each district in County Wexford; the...
- Electoral Reform
242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to enforce a neutral space at polling stations within 50 metres of polling stations in view of reports...
- Irish Water
243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that workers' rights protections are built into the upcoming tendering process of contractors for Irish...
- River Basin Management Plans
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if an investigation into the matter will be...
- Water Charges
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce an incremental instalment payment plan to assist persons in paying the cost of water connection charges...
- Home Loan Scheme
246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the value of a site can be taken into account when assessing the 10% deposit under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme...
- Vacant Sites Levy
247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding plans to apply the vacant site levy from 2019; the nature of the sites that the levy will be applied...
- Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the local electoral boundaries for the 2019 local elections; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Electoral Commission Establishment
249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish an electoral commission Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24147/18]
- Planning Guidelines
250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to revise planning guidelines for temporary pop-up kitchens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24148/18]
- Rental Sector
251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish guidelines on short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24149/18]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Properties
252. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the person or body that owns an island (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24012/18]
- Ministerial Meetings
253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of times she has met with the head of a local authority regarding a project (details supplied). [24049/18]
- Appointments to State Boards
254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to ensure that there is a regional and gender balance on the new board of An Chomhairle Ealaíon; and...
- Seirbhísí Oileán
255. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil aon chead tugtha i scríbhínn do Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe pleananna a réiteach do chéim 2 agus...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta Expenditure
256. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an raibh plé aici le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta ar na riachtanais chaipitil do 2019; an bhféadfadh an...
- Creative Ireland Programme
259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the investment of €8.5 million in Creative Ireland as outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the allocation...
- National Biodiversity Plan
260. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the heritage initiatives, including Waterways Ireland biodiversity action plans and invasive species county...
- Irish Language
261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the €2.5 million allocated to the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language and other Irish language supports...
