Written answers
Thursday, 14 June 2018
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- CLÁR Programme
11. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to review the CLÁR areas based on the 2016 census returns; the timeline for the review; and if he will make a statement...
- Seniors Alert Scheme
15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial allocations in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 for the seniors alert scheme; the take-up to date of the scheme in...
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided to counties Carlow and Kilkenny under the local improvement scheme in 2017; his plans to announce a new...
- Rural Development Policy
19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the programmes and schemes planned to develop rural areas outside of towns and villages; the amount of expenditure he expects in these...
- Community Banking
20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the report on the community or public banking model will be published; his plans to establish an engagement or stakeholder forum...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the significance which the rural regeneration fund will have for rural Ireland with particular reference to rural towns and villages...
- Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he expects to open the 2018 outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme; the amount of funding he plans to allocate towards this...
- Cross-Border Projects
23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to have further discussions with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on the development of cross-Border projects; and if he...
- Cross-Border Co-operation
24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has made contact with the permanent secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland...
- Departmental Funding
25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to a project (details supplied) in 2017; the funding that will be provided in 2018; and if he will make a...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied with the rate of capital expenditure in 2018 under the various schemes administered by his Department; if not, the...
- Legislative Process
28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has considered proposing that all legislation passing through Dáil Éireann be rural-proofed by his Department (details...
- Dormant Accounts Fund
29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the dormant accounts action plan 2018 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25904/18]
- Leader Programmes Funding
30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason for delays in the provision of funds to local action groups for approved projects under the Leader programme; the average...
- Community Banking
31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the outcome of the public banking investigation; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Dog Breeding Industry
32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied with the increases in the number of licences issued for dog breeding establishments in recent years; and if he will...
- RAPID Programme
33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure under the RAPID programme since its re-inception; the amount of this that was expended in the areas designated RAPID...
- Local Improvement Scheme
34. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the impact of the local improvement scheme since its re-introduction in 2017; and the way in which roads were selected at local level...
- Rural Development Policy
35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he can address the stigmatisation of rural or urban communities in view of the debates that such communities are in...
- Action Plan for Rural Development
36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of jobs created under the Action Plan for Rural Development in north-west County Cork; and if he will make a statement on...
- Dormant Accounts Fund
37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of progress of the 2018 dormant accounts action plan and of ensuring the funding can be spent to achieve the objectives of...
- Tidy Towns Committees Funding
38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to the Tidy Towns organisation in 2017; and if he plans to repeat the contribution to it in 2018. [25829/18]
- Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
39. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will be announced in 2018; the number projects funded in the 2017 round both...
- Control of Dogs
41. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied there is consistent enforcement of all provisions of the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 1992 across all jurisdictions;...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the details of the rural development fund will be announced; when schemes will open for applications under the programme; the...
- Local Improvement Scheme Expenditure
43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme to local authorities throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- CLÁR Programme
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding available to CLÁR projects in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Walks Scheme
47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the rural walks scheme will be re-opened; the progress that has been made towards reopening the scheme; the status of the review...
- CLÁR Programme
48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the new schemes he plans to roll out under the CLÁR programme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25024/18]
- Department of Defence
- Freedom of Information Data
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted, respectively; the...
- Naval Service Operations
50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which a Naval Service vessel participating in Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea docked at an Italian port...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Freedom of Information Data
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted, respectively;...
- Middle East Issues
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report by the Israeli Ministry for Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy in which a charity (details...
- Military Aircraft Landings
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the refuelling of an aircraft (details supplied) took place inside or outside Irish airspace; the location the aircraft travelled from...
- Passport Services
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open a passport office in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26036/18]
- Departmental Budgets
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's budget for 2018; the breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26039/18]
- Passport Applications Data
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications being processed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26040/18]
- Passport Applications Administration
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it will be possible to renew a child's passport online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26061/18]
- Passport Services
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason there is no printing facility for passports in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26063/18]
- Department of Finance
- Freedom of Information Data
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted, respectively; the costs that...
- Vehicle Registration
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason VAT will no longer be reclaimable at purchase on classification N1 vehicles; if this will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Community Banking
64. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the report on community banking; the reason for the delay in publishing the report; if the delay is being caused by a disagreement between his...
- Credit Union Regulation
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of funds in existence for the rescue and stabilisation of credit unions; the value in each of these funds; if he has a role in deciding the future...
- Revenue Commissioners Investigations
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases in which the Revenue Commissioners have found against individuals who failed to declare rental income from renting their accommodation...
- Tax Code
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax rules regarding rental income earned through the use of online websites such as a website (details supplied); the income thresholds involved; if...
- Banking Operations
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if State-owned banks such as a bank (details supplied) will be supporting a new form of payment in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Reliefs Data
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax relief claimed on health expenses; the number of persons and tax units in receipt of the relief; the number of claims that were investigated;...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Government Procurement
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the network coverage requirement criteria has been removed from consideration in the tender process under the mobile voice and data...
- Freedom of Information Data
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- Sale of State Assets
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the purpose for which the €400 million proceeds from the sale of Bord Gáis has been used; if it is still available for an off...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Educational Supports
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to roll out education programmes to make teenagers more aware of alcoholism; the details of the plans; and if he will make a statement...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the allocation of special teaching hours of a school (details supplied); the expected completion date for the review;...
- School Management
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the issue of principal release days and changes to the way they are calculated as expressed in correspondence by a school (details supplied) in...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Cork for an essential maintenance project; and if he will make a statement...
- Freedom of Information Data
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted, respectively; the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasoning whereby children need to be reassessed for SNA support upon commencement of post-primary school with reference to circular...
- School Patronage
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria by which the schools reconfiguration for diversity process will assess the demand for school patronage; and the criteria by which the...
- Seán Lemass Awards for Enterprise
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Seán Lemass Awards for Enterprise have been discontinued; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26001/18]
- School Accommodation Provision
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) for the 185 newly enrolled students due to attend there on...
- Apprenticeship Data
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocation for 2018, 2019 and 2020 for apprenticeships; the way in which the funds will be spent; and if he will make a statement on...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the €8 million in funding for institutes of technology to support apprenticeships announced on 11 June 2018 is new additional funding or...
- Departmental Correspondence
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); the reason it has taken over two months to reply to same; and if he...
- State Examinations Oversight
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the checks in place to verify the validity of marking of leaving certificate test papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26064/18]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a review of the proposed allocation of SNA support to a school (details supplied) in view of the enrolments proposed for September...
- Schools Building Projects
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that the school building projects affected by the collapse of a contractor (details supplied) will be completed...
- State Examinations
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if compensation is available for a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26125/18]
- State Examinations Commission
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 24 April 2018, the steps he will take to address the points raised in correspondence (details...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to reports in the media (details supplied) of a recent Garda audit which uncovered that An Garda...
- Road Traffic Accidents Data
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatalities recorded for hit and run road traffic accidents which occurred in the Mallow Garda district during the...
- Road Traffic Offences Data
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful criminal prosecutions secured for each Garda subdistrict in each of the years 1985 to 2017 in relation...
- Work Permits Eligibility
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sectors in which asylum seekers can apply for work; the number of employment permits that have been applied for to date;...
- EU Migration Crisis
104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the single largest tragic incident in 2018 in the Mediterranean which saw 112 Tunisian migrants die crossing to...
- Citizenship Applications
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied). [25946/18]
- Freedom of Information Data
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of claims being brought to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal each year; the number of claims settled in...
- Residency Permits
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for renewal of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Juvenile Offenders
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of charges pressed against juveniles; the number of files relating to juveniles sent to the DPP; and the number of...
- Irish Sign Language
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been achieved to date on social inclusion developments for deaf citizens under the National Disability...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the long-term plan for Sundrive Garda station, Dublin 12. [26022/18]
- Residency Permits
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a GNIB card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26041/18]
- Prison Service Staff
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 266 of 17 October 2017, if Cloverhill Prison followed the steps outlined therein; if the...
- Legal Aid Service
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for improved protocols for the operation of legal aid, particularly in family law cases in which failure to submit...
- Court Accommodation Provision
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a new courthouse for Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26120/18]
- Road Traffic Legislation
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he will take to address the problem of quad bikes in view of a recent incident in which a person was seriously...
- Asylum Applications
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for leave to remain will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation has been received including supporting documents from a person (details supplied); and if...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) has sufficient reckonable residency credits to facilitate an application for naturalisation; and...
- Naturalisation Applications
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation will be processed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Asylum Applications
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if copies of original documentation relating to an application for asylum including details of the hearing in the case of a...
- Leave to Remain
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which consideration is being given to an application for leave to remain and regularisation of residency in the...
- Immigration Status
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for long term residency, stamp 4 and naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Leave to Remain
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all requested information in respect of an application for leave to remain in the case of persons (details supplied) has...
- Residency Permits
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26160/18]
- Immigration Status
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a stamp 2 will be updated to stamp 4 or otherwise regulated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Naturalisation Applications
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the information requested has been supplied in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Residency Permits
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will have their residency status approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26168/18]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- EU Directives
135. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an analysis has been undertaken of proposed EU legislation regarding the directive on copyright in the digital Single Market...
- Freedom of Information Data
136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed,...
- Ticket Touting
137. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the commitments made to UEFA to introduce measures to counter unauthorised ticket sales for the Euro 2020 games to be held here; and...
- Brexit Supports
138. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses that have availed of the Brexit scorecard to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25984/18]
- Enterprise Ireland Funding
139. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses that have availed of the Be Prepared grant to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25985/18]
- Brexit Supports
141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses that have availed of the Brexit loan scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25987/18]
- Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding
143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in each of the years 2010 to 2018; the amount expended in...
- Department of Health
- Maternity Services Provision
144. To ask the Minister for Health if the St. Vincent’s Hospital Group and the National Maternity Hospital will carry out obstetric and gynaecological services including termination of...
- Hospital Services
145. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25952/18]
- Freedom of Information Data
147. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- Hospital Facilities
148. To ask the Minister for Health the sleeping arrangements available in hospitals for children with disabilities in circumstances in which cot sides are not present in hospitals; and if he...
- Services for People with Disabilities
149. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of need will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25976/18]
- Hospital Services
151. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for the procedure; if the person can undergo the...
- Audiology Services Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to help the children affected by the recent review of paediatric audiology services in counties Mayo and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Services
155. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which persons can access the 2018 waiting list action plan for scoliosis; and when it will be publicised [26005/18]
- Medical Records
156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individual medical files that have been requested from the HSE or the national cervical cancer screening programme in connection with the work of...
- Respite Care Services Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Health if services will be restored to cover a geographic area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26021/18]
- Hospital Consultant Contracts
160. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department played in the sanctioning of the use of private investigators to monitor the work of hospital consultants in the context of a current...
- Physiotherapy Provision
161. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for a physiotherapist appointment in Dublin 9; when a person (details supplied) will be seen by a physiotherapist; and if he will make a...
- Infectious Diseases
162. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to follow the example of the Canadian government and implement guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26032/18]
- Hospice Services Provision
163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a hospital bed by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26038/18]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
164. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the fair deal scheme as it is applied to farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26046/18]
- Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
165. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been progress on the payment of increments to section 39 funded organisations; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Reform
166. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the full implementation of Sláintecare; the reason for the delay in its implementation; when a response (details supplied) will issue...
- Hospital Beds Data
167. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug and alcohol detox beds by location; if they are public or private beds; the number that are for alcohol, drug or drug and alcohol detox; the...
- Home Care Packages Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of providing a home care package for each CHO area; the number of home care packages provided within each CHO; the number of persons waiting...
- Physiotherapy Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a physiotherapy programme and rehabilitation can be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Card Delays
170. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a full medical card has not issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26146/18]
- Home Care Packages Provision
171. To ask the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26147/18]
- Medical Card Delays
172. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26148/18]
- Cancer Services Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the setting up of a cancer support centre (details supplied) in Leixlip, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Sheep Welfare Scheme
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review of a 2017 sheep welfare scheme penalty in respect of persons (details supplied) in County...
- Forestry Sector
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures taken by the forestry service to ensure the development of the forestry sector on a sustainable basis; if the forestry...
- Freedom of Information Data
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- GLAS Payments
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2017 GLAS scheme will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in...
- Aquaculture Licence Applications
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter (details supplied) regarding oyster applications in County Kerry will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on...
- GLAS Applications
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a farmer (details supplied) was rejected on a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26024/18]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined with a view to increasing their farm payments and qualifying them under...
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the basic income support for sustainability as outlined in the proposed regulation COM (2018) 392 final published on 1...
- Poultry Industry
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations relating to the storage, transportation and disposal of poultry litter; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Waste Disposal Charges
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the support of €75 was announced to assist persons with household waste charges that have lifelong or...
- Freedom of Information Data
192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and...
- Waste Management
193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the recent decision to grant planning permission (details supplied) is in line with the national policy on waste...
- Electric Vehicles
194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding charge points for electric cars; and if he will make a statement on...
- National Broadband Plan
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan procurement process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Vehicle Registration
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) can retain old number plates on their vintage trucks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25947/18]
- Freedom of Information Data
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a club (details supplied) in County Cork that wishes to progress with the drawdown of a sports capital grant allocation will be...
- Air Accident Investigations
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Irish Aviation Authority has investigated an incident (details supplied) or will be doing so; if not, the reason therefor; and if...
- Road Safety Authority
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding baby seat testing workshops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26115/18]
- Sports Capital Programme
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 2018 sports capital grant programme is open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26116/18]
- Driver Test Data
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for driver tests in County Kerry (details supplied); the waiting time for same; and if he will make a...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
204. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes is being considered; if survivors' records can be returned to them; and if she...
- Domestic Violence Services Funding
205. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of plans outlined in her statement (details supplied) on 4 July 2017; and her future plans for similar services. [25944/18]
- Freedom of Information Data
206. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of FOI requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- Child and Family Agency Reports
207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a delay in the publication of Tusla's review of adequacy annual report for 2016 which is a statutory...
- Adoption Records Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedure in respect of an adopted person who wishes to trace personal information such as their birth certificate and file in respect...
- Children in Care
210. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care with an up-to-date care plan; the number of children awaiting an update of their existing care plan; the...
- Child and Family Agency Data
211. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children awaiting allocation to a social worker in each Tusla local office area by the priority status of the case and the...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Leader Programmes Funding
212. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he will take to ensure that Leader funding is not politicised (details supplied). [26020/18]
- Community Banking
213. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the public banking report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24821/18]
- Western Development Commission
214. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement he has had with the Western Development Commission, WDC; the steps that are being taken to fulfil the commitment in A...
- Regional Development Initiatives
215. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Atlantic economic corridor; if he will report on the recruitment of officers in this regard; the role envisaged for...
- Leader Programmes Administration
216. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the administrative process after Leader funding is sanctioned; the evaluating stakeholders for same; the rationale for the...
- Freedom of Information Data
217. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- Action Plan for Rural Development
219. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be in a position to offer assistance to rural and community groups throughout the country in the...
- Departmental Funding
221. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department has set out criteria for qualification for financial assistance by various applicants throughout...
- Departmental Strategy Statements
225. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the mission statement for his Department including its various aspirations and objectives achievable over a specific time; and if he...
- Seniors Alert Scheme
227. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be in a position to support security or senior alert schemes to facilitate persons living in...
- Library Services Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent of library support provisions he expects to be in a position to make throughout the country in 2018; and if he will make a...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available for a person (details supplied) who has applied for assistance under the exceptional needs payment...
- Registration of Marriages
230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the requirements in respect of two single persons seeking permission to marry in a registry office that have previously been...
- Freedom of Information Data
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of FOI requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and...
- Wage Subsidy Scheme
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she considered or discussed the necessity to reduce the requirement of 21 hours of work under the wage subsidy scheme in...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on...
- Low Pay Commission Remit
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the remit of the Low Pay Commission, especially in respect of young persons. [26004/18]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if reconsideration will be given to an exceptional needs payment in the case of a person (details supplied); if their case...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for rent support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26144/18]
- Public Services Card
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedure to be followed to register a change of address in respect of a public services card holder with a view to...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) who received an overpayment in respect of which they have been asked to make...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Water Quality
242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has carried out tests regarding water quality from forest operations. [25939/18]
- Housing Adaptation Grant
243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are grants available for the installation of windows and doors to improve the living conditions for persons that are...
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme by county; the number of successful applicants...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of complaints received by his Department and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in relation to the 44 social...
- Freedom of Information Data
246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted,...
- Pyrite Remediation Programme
247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the up-to-date legal advice regarding the interpretation of sections 15 and 18 of the pyrite remediation scheme (details...
- Register of Electors
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reform the Register of Electors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26042/18]
- Sale of State Assets
249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the €400 million proceeds from Bord Gáis was used; if it is still available for an off balance...
- Local Authority Housing Data
250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications from Galway City Council and Galway County Council, respectively, for funding and permission to...
- Vacant Sites Data
251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of landowners issued with notices under the vacant sites levy by local authority; the number of landowners subject...
- Departmental Agencies Data
253. 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...
- Housing Data
256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated number of units to be delivered in each of the pilot projects for a new cost rental scheme; the timeframe for...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase schemes units provided to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/18]
- Housing Data
258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units covered by the enhanced leasing scheme by county; the anticipated costs per annum in 2018, by county; and...
- Building Regulations
259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans to introduce measures to assist in financing management companies of pre-2014 multi-unit residential...
- Social and Affordable Housing
260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the local authorities' response and actions arising from the review of multi-storey units in the social housing...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new guidelines his Department is issuing in regard to local housing assessments needs in each local authority as outlined...
- Rental Sector
262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26118/18]
- Local Authority Expenditure
263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount Longford and Westmeath county councils spent on housing in terms of current expenditure in relation to the rental...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have their site inspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Freedom of Information Data
265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed,...
- EU Directives
266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 623 to 625, inclusive, of 20 February 2018, the extent to which the interim report referred...
