Written answers

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Departmental Strategies
      46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress she is making with regard to the implementation of the 33 actions of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for...
    • Social Welfare Code
      47. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has had discussions with representatives of organisations representing persons with sight difficulties in...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which progress has been made in addressing the circumstances of women deprived of contributory pensions having...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      49. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the attention of her Department has been drawn to dependency on rent support for persons on lower incomes...
    • Departmental Schemes
      50. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies on the rural social, Tús and community employment schemes, respectively; the steps she will take...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      51. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the way in which capital is assessed for all means tested payments and bring it in line with the way in...
    • Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
      52. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • JobPath Programme
      53. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce flexibility into the JobPath programme to allow persons to transfer between JobPath and community...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
      54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the rules regarding access to lone parent payments for long-term foster carers of children will be examined to ensure...
    • Brexit Issues
      55. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the work under way in her Department to prepare for a hard Brexit. [26566/18]
    • Legislative Programme
      56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will bring forward the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which was due to be considered by...
    • JobPath Programme
      57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the personal information of JobPath participants that is shared between her Department and a company (details supplied); and...
    • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
      58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if legislation to prevent employers from unilaterally downgrading their employees' pension schemes from defined benefit to...
    • Child Benefit Reform
      59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for reforms to child benefit; her further plans to introduce means testing; her plans to increase it in budget 2019;...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      60. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the requirement that the parents of some persons in receipt of disability allowance have to keep a full...
    • Redundancy Rebates
      61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the redundancy rebate payable to employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26436/18]
    • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme
      62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the operation of the partial capacity benefit scheme will be reviewed to allow a person engage in part-time or casual work...
    • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
      63. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues in relation to defined benefit pensions; if her plans will deal with the situation being currently...
    • One-Parent Family Payment
      64. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the severe poverty and deprivation being experienced by lone parent households, particularly in the...
    • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
      65. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to resource and implement the national action plan for social inclusion to work towards eliminating poverty; and if...
    • Employment Rights
      66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals she will bring forward to solve the problems and issues surrounding seasonal and part-time workers' rights in...
    • Jobseeker's Benefit
      67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person claiming jobseeker's benefit or allowance that is 62 years of age or over is required to engage with the...
    • Youth Employment Initiative
      68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she is taking to address the youth unemployment rate of 11.9%; if the rate of jobseeker's payments for persons of...
    • Citizens Information Board
      69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Comptroller and Auditor General signed off on the Citizen Information Board's accounts for 2017; and if so, when...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      70. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to the tender seeking the supply of facial image matching software to improve the...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      71. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide a pension scheme to community employment scheme supervisors; the number of supervisors affected in County...
    • Departmental Advertising Campaigns
      73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projected cost of the campaign on false self-employment; the number of cases that had been ongoing in advance of the...
    • Employment Data
      76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an assessment of the increase of agency work and short-term contracts as opposed to full-time contracts across the economy...
    • Family Support Services
      78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she plans to implement towards supporting stay at home parents; and the funding proposed to be allocated in...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Data
      79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the level of bureaucracy involved in the annual forms that applicants for farm assist are required to fill...
    • Employment Rights
      80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the report into seasonal and part-time workers' rights and entitlements to social welfare payments...
    • Departmental Reviews
      81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department's review into the current maintenance and liable relative procedures for lone parents has been finalised;...
    • Birth Certificates
      82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is examining the issue of the falsification of birth certificates; if so, the action she plans to take; and...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      84. To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted, respectively; and...
    • Strategic Communications Unit
      85. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the winding down of the strategic communications unit. [26216/18]
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      86. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met. [26217/18]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      87. To ask the Taoiseach if he met with Ms Arlene Foster when in Belfast recently; the issues that were discussed; and if there is progress on the impasse in reconvening the Northern Assembly....
    • Departmental Staff
      95. To ask the Taoiseach if there are officials or others in his Department who deal with Independent Deputies in the context of A Programme for a Partnership Government or other issues at their...
    • Departmental Contracts
      96. To ask the Taoiseach if there are contracts with the strategic communications unit; and, if so, the position regarding contracts following the disbandment of the unit from July 2018. [26312/18]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      97. To ask the Taoiseach the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name. [26347/18]
    • Departmental Websites
      98. To ask the Taoiseach the process within his Department for putting his speeches on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26438/18]
    • Public Consultation Process
      100. To ask the Taoiseach the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and...
    • Emigration Data
      101. To ask the Taoiseach the current rates of emigration. [26687/18]
    • Immigration Data
      102. To ask the Taoiseach the current rates of immigration. [26688/18]
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Expenditure
      103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he will make a...
    • Public Consultation Process
      104. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received...
    • Legislative Process
      105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the defence (amendment) Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26692/18]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Ministerial Meetings
      106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he met the families of the victims of the Ballymurphy massacre when he was in Belfast recently. [26218/18]
    • Brexit Negotiations
      107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deadline for the withdrawal agreement being in October 2018, in view of his comments on 9 June 2018. [26309/18]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase the number of diplomatic and other staff working from his Department in Dublin to meet workloads created by doubling...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his visit to Germany; the meetings he attended; the issues that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Middle East Issues
      112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his visit to Israel, Ramallah and Jordan; the meetings he attended; the issues that were discussed; and if he will make...
    • Northern Ireland
      113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to or met with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mrs. Karen Bradley, recently; and if he will make a statement...
    • Brexit Issues
      114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the associated rights and privileges of the common travel area that will be included in the commitment in Article 2(2) of the draft protocol...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016, by year, amount and project name; and if he will make a...
    • Public Consultation Process
      116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies...
    • Human Rights
      117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating human rights situation in Guatemala (details supplied); and if he will raise the issue...
    • Foreign Policy
      119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason Ireland abstained in the vote on the proposal by Mauritius to refer the issue of its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and the...
    • Programme for Government
      122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the programme for Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine has not been honoured to date. [26652/18]
    • Passport Services
      124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of calls received by the passport office in Cork and Dublin compared to the amount of calls answered by the passport office in...
    • Colombian Peace Process
      128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the implementation of the peace process in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26927/18]
    • Human Rights
      130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to address the plight of the Rohingya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26929/18]
  • Department of Finance
    • Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has discussed the CCCTB with his other EU counterparts recently either directly or at EU Council meetings. [26553/18]
    • Ministerial Meetings
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which he was present at a meeting of an organisation (details supplied) in Turin, Italy in June 2018; if he was an official representative of the...
    • Tracker Mortgages
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of tracker mortgage redress for persons that are awaiting refunds; when he last met the banks regarding the matter; when he plans to meet them...
    • Tax Data
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income earned by foreign resident music artists here in each of the past five years; and the amount of tax paid on this income for each of those...
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance if section 23A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 will be amended to include professional snooker players (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Local Authority Housing Mortgages
      137. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the €750 million allocated to Home Building Finance Ireland for 2018 that will be drawn down in 2018; if there is an expectation that it...
    • Insurance Costs
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the cost of business insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26354/18]
    • Civil Partnership Legislation
      139. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly (details supplied) under the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010; the...
    • Tax Yield
      140. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a wealth tax at a rate of 1% set at a personal threshold of €1 million of net wealth with no...
    • Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Remit
      144. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to people submitting complaints to their financial institution or to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in relation to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      145. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Yield
      146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26420/18]
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce tax relief for trade union membership subscriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26443/18]
    • Data Protection
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to publish legislation in relation to the national claims information database in view of the introduction of the general data protection...
    • Public Consultation Process
      149. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per...
    • Motor Insurance Costs
      150. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with relevant agencies and industry representative bodies to enable newly qualified taxi drivers to obtain vehicle...
    • NAMA Accounts
      151. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated surplus from National Asset Management Agency, NAMA; when the surplus will accrue to the State; his plans for the surplus; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to revise or remove the deemed disposal rule which was introduced in the Finance Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/18]
    • Stability and Growth Pact
      153. To ask the Minister for Finance the restrictions on expenditure under the European fiscal rules once a member state is in the preventive arm of the fiscal rules, has met its medium term...
    • Government Bonds
      154. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the €57.6 billion of Government bonds to be refinanced over the next five years held by the Central Bank as part of the ECB's asset...
    • Motor Insurance Costs
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the task force on the motor insurance industry; the status of each of the recommendations; the...
    • Tax Yield
      156. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the sugar sweetened drinks tax was extended to include milk based products; and if he will make a statement on...
    • VAT Rate Application
      157. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the current 23% VAT rate that applies to menstrual cups to 0% to bring it into line with the rate that applies here for other sanitary...
    • Pension Levy
      158. To ask the Minister for Finance when it is envisaged to terminate the pension levy in view of the fact that four years was its original timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Insurance Costs
      160. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of increasing insurance costs for community and voluntary sector organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      161. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs incurred to date with regard to the Central Bank inquiry pursuant to Part IIIC of the Central Bank Act 1942 in relation to a former building society...
    • Tax Avoidance
      162. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland being branded the world's biggest corporate tax haven by academics in the United States of America and Denmark. [26554/18]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Departmental Properties
      163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a derelict building (details supplied); and if there is a timeline for such plans. [26483/18]
    • Departmental Contracts
      164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public forms of construction contract criteria will be reviewed to facilitate variations that may arise from legislative...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the single public service pension scheme and proposed regulations to provide for a facility for the purchase and transfer...
    • Public Sector Pay
      167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outstanding policies of financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, legislation pertaining to pay restoration. [26317/18]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he...
    • Public Consultation Process
      172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Status
      173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a specific area relating to the flood relief scheme recent announcement (details supplied) will be prioritised. [26525/18]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the documentation he has been given relating to the Cork event centre in the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is envisaged that public sector pensioners that retired from the public sector will receive pension increases. [26625/18]
    • Coastal Erosion
      176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will investigate the continuing coastal erosion at Rosses Point, County Sligo, and facilitate works to stop the damage being...
    • Proposed Legislation
      177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the public service superannuation (miscellaneous provisions) (amendment) Bill will be published; if a date for pre-legislative...
    • Office of Director of Public Prosecutions
      178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year running cost of the Office of the DPP. [26774/18]
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter (details supplied) can be expedited. [26801/18]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • University Status Applications
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on recent reports regarding the possible merger of the NCAD and IADT to form a creative arts university; if there have been meetings...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an investigation will be undertaken into a situation in which a child (details supplied) who has very complicated health needs has been denied...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26208/18]
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive the funding it needs to carry out essential works; and if he will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the schools PPP bundle 5. [26232/18]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new special needs unit at a school (details supplied) will be opened. [26253/18]
    • School Accommodation
      186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funds to facilitate an extension to a school (details supplied) will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26281/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied) is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when permission to tender for construction works will issue to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Consultations
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received...
    • Schools Building Projects Administration
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a planning application has been made for a primary school in the Mooretown area of Swords in view of the fact that the shortage of...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the timeline for its refurbishment. [26479/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a request for funding by a school (details supplied) to upgrade its building will be considered. [26481/18]
    • School Funding
      195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in releasing funds to a school (details supplied) following a recent ruling; if the funds will be released as soon as...
    • Schools Facilities
      196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26593/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding two projects at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork following the recent submission of further proposals....
    • Scoileanna Gaeltachta
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for secondary schools within Gaeltacht areas which are considering changing their primary teaching language from English to Irish...
    • Third Level Staff Data
      202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of university teaching staff employed on a casual basis. [26636/18]
    • Third Level Staff Remuneration
      204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the salary level and scale for professors and heads of department at NUI Maynooth in September 2006; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Services Staff
      205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the situation with regard to the difficulties faced by school secretaries (details supplied) who are not employed by his Department will be...
    • Capitation Grants
      206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which capitation grants are calculated; and the rates for primary and post-primary schools. [26739/18]
    • School Accommodation Provision
      207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional accommodation made by a school (details supplied); if funding will be made available for this project...
    • Irish Language
      208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with an institute (details supplied) regarding its obligation to adhere to section 5 (1)(c) of the Institute For Advanced...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date on the implementation of the front-loading of inclusion support assistant posts; if the recommendation of the National...
    • State Examinations Fees
      211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount accrued by the administrative fee required to be paid by pupils sitting the junior or leaving certificate examinations. [26789/18]
    • School Curriculum
      212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the new politics and society subject for the leaving certificate. [26790/18]
    • Third Level Scholarships
      213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in State-funded third level education facilities that undertook doctoral research in 2017 and to date in 2018; and the...
    • Capitation Grants
      214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the increased cost of running schools; if the mainstream capitation grant will be increased in budget 2019 to the level of...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts
      215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to reduce the SNA hours at a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26857/18]
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers that have availed of further training supports for special education needs and special education support...
    • School Enrolments Data
      217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students enrolled in full-time education. [26899/18]
    • Teacher Data
      218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in full-time employment. [26900/18]
    • Departmental Properties
      219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26934/18]
    • School Enrolments
      220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the enrolment crisis at a school (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26935/18]
    • Apprenticeship Data
      221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made to create apprenticeship opportunities under various trades; the degree to which specific...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Road Traffic Accidents Data
      222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the body recognised as expert to investigate the vehicles involved in fatal road accidents; and the qualifications of experts...
    • Adoption Legislation
      223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 415, 416 and 417 of 12 June 2018, the timeline or plan for the amendment of the Adoptive...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when all parts of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the reason for the delay in commencing this...
    • EU Budgets
      225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has spoken to his other EU counterparts regarding the plans the EU Commission has published on increasing expenditure on...
    • State Properties
      226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Thornton Hall site; the reason for the delay in the finalisation of the report from the working group that...
    • Family Reunification
      227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which family reunification can be arranged in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Deportation Orders Re-examination
      228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set aside a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Visa Data
      229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait times for visa applications with the INIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26209/18]
    • Residency Permits
      230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the case for residency status submitted for consideration in the case of a person (details supplied) has been examined; and...
    • EU Legislation
      231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to opt into the EU e-evidence legislation proposed in Directive COM/2018/226 and regulation COM/2018/225;...
    • Garda Recruitment
      232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if new recruits in relation to Garda recruitment are still being drawn from those that applied in 2016; when persons that...
    • Censorship of Publications
      233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the censorship of publications legislation will be revised in view of the low volume of publications referred in recent...
    • Direct Provision Data
      235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which single adults residing in direct provision are sharing rooms; the number that have been sharing rooms for over...
    • Fines Data
      236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average financial penalty imposed through the court system on persons found guilty of driving without a motor insurance...
    • Firearms Licences
      237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the number of unlicensed guns in circulation; the actions being taken to address the matter; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Reform
      238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of implementation programme on the modernisation of the An Garda Síochána launched in 2015, in tabular...
    • Garda Transport Data
      239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars based in Cabra Garda station; the area which they cover; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is reviewing the anti-social behaviour orders in view of the increased numbers of violent behaviour in communities across...
    • Departmental Reform
      241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the recent committee set up to oversee reform of his Department; the number of times it has met; the...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
      242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken on foot of receipt of the submission from GSOC in January 2018 calling for legislative overhaul of the body;...
    • Immigration Status
      243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the decision in relation to the employment permit for a person (details supplied); if an...
    • Property Services Regulatory Authority
      244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of licences the Property Services Regulatory Authority has removed from management agents since it was formed in...
    • Property Services Regulatory Authority Administration
      246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports the Property Services Regulatory Authority has provided for owners' management companies; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Recruitment
      248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that applied for the current competition for An Garda Síochána; the number of positions...
    • Garda Strength
      249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each year since 2007 to date in the Limerick Garda division by district; and if he will make a...
    • Immigration Status
      250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for stamp 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26353/18]
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Policing Authority has not issued guidelines to the Garda Commissioner...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and...
    • Public Consultation Process
      254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of...
    • Garda Resources
      255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when appropriate funding and resources will be made available to An Garda Síochána for Caherciveen, County Kerry....
    • Residency Permits
      257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an upgrade to stamp 4 will be accommodated in the case of a person (details supplied); if he will use his discretion to...
    • Garda Stations
      259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the reopening of Stepaside Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26639/18]
    • Garda Data
      260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times An Garda Síochána has been called to or attended the psychiatric unit in Roscommon Hospital in...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána plans to deploy undercover gardaí on trains that travel close to popular beaches over the...
    • Drug and Alcohol Testing
      262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the practice of An Garda Síochána to test drivers involved in accidents for the presence of alcohol or...
    • Crime Data
      263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of homicides which occurred in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement...
    • Garda Transport Data
      264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four-wheel drive vehicles available for use by Tallaght Garda station in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to...
    • Visa Applications
      265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 27 February 2018, if he will intervene on compassionate and medical grounds to...
    • Garda Resources
      266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the new Garda allocation of resources tool COHORT; the timeline for its roll-out and use; and if he will make a...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the cross-Border crime task force; the budget of the taskforce in 2018; the number of permanent...
    • Assisted Suicide
      268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has reviewed or plans to review the prohibition of euthanasia, assisted dying and physician assisted suicide; and if he...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions achieved under section 25 of the Civil Liability Act 2004 in each year since its enactment in...
    • Insurance Fraud
      270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the establishment of a Garda fraud insurance unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/18]
    • Legislative Measures
      271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to make changes to section 8 of the Civil Liability Act 2004 in view of the new restrictions data protections laws...
    • Insurance Industry Regulation
      272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward legislation to regulate claims management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Ticket Touting
      273. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made in stopping ticket touts operating here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26243/18]
    • Work Permits Applications
      274. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the decision not to grant an employment permit to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on...
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits
      275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits that were taken by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland clients to each of the local electoral areas, LEAs, in...
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      277. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the reinstatement of career guidance on the list of critical skills employment permits will be considered due to the shortage of...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      278. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if she...
    • EU Directives
      279. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in correspondence regarding EU Directive COM/2016/0593 on copyright in the...
    • Public Consultation Process
      280. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of public consultations held by her Department or by a State agency under the remit of her Department; the number of...
    • IDA Ireland Data
      281. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the detail of the 11,300 job approvals and 139 new investments supported by the IDA Ireland in the first six months of 2018, by county...
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      282. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to reinstating the role of career guidance teacher or counsellor onto the list of critical skills for...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      284. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the bilateral meetings she has had with her EU counterparts over the past six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Job Losses
      285. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied); the supports in place for employees who will be made...
  • Department of Health
    • Orthodontic Services
      286. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26185/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      288. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26189/18]
    • Orthodontic Services
      290. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26192/18]
    • Primary Medical Certificates Applications
      294. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a primary medical certificate by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      295. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for increased home support services by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Orthodontic Services
      296. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26233/18]
    • Health Services Charges
      301. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the charging of persons with medical cards for blood tests (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26247/18]
    • Ambulance Service Data
      302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances based in County Kerry; the locations in which are they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26251/18]
    • Mental Health Services Data
      304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescent mental health services inpatient beds; the number which are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Orthodontic Services Provision
      305. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26256/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      306. 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. [26260/18]
    • Orthodontic Services Data
      307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic referrals from CHO area 4 in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the wait times for priority, functional and routine cases, respectively;...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      308. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 24 April 2018, the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [26274/18]
    • Female Genital Mutilation
      311. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the interdepartmental work to develop a national strategy on female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Legislative Programme
      312. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015; when the Bill will recommence in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      313. 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. [26291/18]
    • Primary Care Centres
      315. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 28 April 2016, if the review promised in the reply was completed; if the results of the review will be publicised;...
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      316. To ask the Minister for Health if he has met the groups representing general practitioners recently in regard to their contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26301/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home support application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26313/18]
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      318. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 23 May 2018, the timeframe for the introduction of the drug; if the latest correspondence will be reviewed; and if...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      319. 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. [26322/18]
    • Departmental Meetings
      321. To ask the Minister for Health if minutes from a meeting (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26324/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      322. 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. [26325/18]
    • Hospital Staff
      323. To ask the Minister for Health if other medical internship places are available at University Hospital Limerick; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he...
    • Medical Inquiries
      324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff that have been allocated to assist a person (details supplied) with their investigation; if this will be increased to allow them to...
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      325. To ask the Minister for Health the process for accessing medicinal cannabis for ongoing chronic disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26349/18]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      326. To ask the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease will be added to the long term illness list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26350/18]
    • Health Services Data
      327. To ask the Minister for Health the cost per residential place in centres (details supplied) as agreed under the last service level agreement in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      328. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the HSE of an addiction treatment facility (details supplied) by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26352/18]
    • Hospital Services
      329. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an insulin pump at Our Lady's Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, for children with type 1 diabetes; the number of children on...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      330. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic delays for cataract surgery and limited eye care services for children particularly in County Donegal (details supplied); and...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
      331. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that the early intervention service in County Limerick has now written to parents in the region to state that only...
    • Hospital Services
      332. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a shared diabetes centre of excellence for Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Staff Data
      333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioner posts that will be allocated in 2018; if a previous commitment that two advanced nurse practitioner posts will be...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      334. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance stationed in Killybegs, County Donegal has no crew leaving a single ambulance to cover the area from Dunkineely to Glencolumbcille,...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      335. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26379/18]
    • Primary Care Centres
      336. To ask the Minister for Health the services available at a centre (details supplied). [26380/18]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      337. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when an appointment will be expedited. [26398/18]
    • Paediatric Services
      339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the publication of an action plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26401/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Cork that are awaiting a diagnostic assessment for autistic spectrum disorder. [26403/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      341. To ask the Minister for Health when a surgery date will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26413/18]
    • Vaccination Programme
      342. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to implement the motion passed by Dáil Éireann on 28 March 2018 regarding HPV vaccination; the expected timeframe to extend...
    • Audiology Services Provision
      345. To ask the Minister for Health if a situation in which a person (details supplied) had to seek private medical intervention and pay for an operation due to the inadequate audiology services...
    • Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
      346. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 19 April 2018, if he will request the HSE to provide funding for a neurorehabilitation unit in County Longford...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      347. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is now denied the continuous glucose monitoring equipment he has been using for the past number of months; and if he...
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      348. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be provided for a person (details supplied); the waiting time for home care packages in County Kildare in 2018; and if he will...
    • Respite Care Services Data
      349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care hours provided for the first quarter of 2017 in each CHO area. [26427/18]
    • Legislative Programme
      350. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to commence Parts 2, 3 and 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; the timeframe for the commencement of these provisions; and if he...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      351. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a residential place for a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26442/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      352. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26444/18]
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      353. To ask the Minister for Health if the delivery of a home care package for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the delay in an organisation processing same; and if...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
      354. To ask the Minister for Health when an appeal by a person (details supplied) with regard to the fair deal scheme will be decided upon; if the decision process will be expedited; and if he...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      355. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cork University Hospital or Mercy University Hospital; and if the appointment will be...
    • Public Consultation Process
      356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per...
    • Home Help Service Eligibility
      357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allocated home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26471/18]
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      358. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package for a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay to the service. [26482/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      359. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE's weekly review of children waiting longer than four months for scoliosis surgery takes place; the format the review takes; the way in...
    • Vaccination Programme
      360. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allow older children to obtain the meningitis B vaccine as part of an immunisation programme. [26489/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      361. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date to have surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26495/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      362. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for young adults of 16 to 21 years of age in need of scoliosis care to see a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Mater Hospital when referred...
    • Public Services Outsourcing
      364. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no activity regarding outsourcing to other hospitals since 2017 in view of the fact that over 84 children are waiting over four month...
    • Departmental Reports
      365. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 451 of 30 January 2018, when the report on lymphoedema services will be published; and the reason it has been delayed....
    • Disabilities Assessments
      366. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns being expressed regarding the operation of the assessment of needs process under a new standard operating...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      367. To ask the Minister for Health if transport facilities will be available for day respite centres such as a facility (details supplied). [26586/18]
    • Respite Care Services Provision
      369. To ask the Minister for Health if a respite care service will be provided in County Kilkenny in addition to a facility (details supplied). [26588/18]
    • Hospital Services
      370. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in discharging a person (details supplied); the length of time the person has been in St. Luke’s; if a care package is in place...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      371. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied) at Waterford Regional Hospital; and the reason they were not...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      372. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card issued to a person (details supplied) was withdrawn five weeks after being issued; and if the card will be renewed until the error or...
    • Advanced Healthcare Directives
      373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the findings of the working group established to assist in the development of the code of practice on advanced healthcare directives; the...
    • Dental Services Provision
      374. To ask the Minister for Health when children at a school (details supplied) can expect to be called for routine dental check ups under the Health Service Executive. [26604/18]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      375. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no ambulance unit attached to the ambulance base in east County Cork; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      376. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for surgery in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Psychological Services
      377. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the provision of primary care psychology services in Maynooth, County Kildare, with particular reference to the importance of early...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      378. To ask the Minister for Health the level of engagement that has or will take place between the HSE, an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines...
    • Industrial Disputes
      379. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to avert imminent industrial action at the department of psychiatry in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospitals Data
      380. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times An Garda Síochána has been called or attended the psychiatric unit in Roscommon Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2017, in...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      382. To ask the Minister for Health if the required service via the Kildare network disability team will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospitals Capital Programme
      384. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the targeted 100 bed unit at the St. Mary's Hospital site, Dublin Road, Drogheda; the reason for possible changes in bed capacity; and if he will...
    • Hospital Staff
      385. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a senior union official is being prevented from returning to work at University Hospital Limerick without explanation (details supplied); and if he...
    • Home Care Packages
      386. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) for home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/18]
    • Primary Care Services Provision
      387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's primary care eye services review group report; the amount of funding that has been devoted to the implementation of this report in...
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      388. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for orthodontic treatment. [26674/18]
    • Medical Card Data
      389. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been issued to persons with addresses in County Louth. [26675/18]
    • Dental Services
      394. To ask the Minister for Health if he is working with a group (details supplied) to revise the dental scheme available to medical card holders. [26680/18]
    • Dental Services Data
      395. To ask the Minister for Health if there was an audit or review carried out in the Southern Health Board circa 1993 to assess the average fee per dental item provided in the dental service;...
    • Hospital Services
      396. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 10 May 2018, when a reply will issue from the HSE in view of the provisions of Standing Order 42A(1) of Dáil...
    • Data Protection
      397. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 749 and 750 of 12 June 2018, if there will be collaboration with the Department of Justice and Equality on same...
    • Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
      401. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the regulation of psychotherapy and counselling under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. [26760/18]
    • Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
      402. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 748 of 12 June 2018, if consideration will be given to putting in place public funding for IVF prior to the enactment of...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      403. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be added to the long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26765/18]
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      404. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the State subvention to community nursing homes is adequate to support the provision of an appropriate level of residential care for...
    • Departmental Consultations
      405. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national conference on community care and community nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26772/18]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      406. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Home Care Packages Funding
      407. To ask the Minister for Health if the home care package for counties Kildare and Wicklow is exhausted in respect of the allocation for 2018; the requests and allocations for further...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/18]
    • HSE Staff Data
      409. To ask the Minister for Health the annual funding for advanced paramedics; the number of filled positions operational within the HSE; the number of vacant positions; the number of training...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case raised in Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 31 May 2018; and the reason the family in question have not been contacted. [26792/18]
    • Medical Goods Regulation
      411. To ask the Minister for Health the limits under the long-term Illness scheme that apply to prescriptions of diabetic medicines under this scheme; and if a situation could be allowed to arise...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      412. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26809/18]
    • Primary Medical Certificates Applications
      421. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26842/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      422. 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. [26844/18]
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      430. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was made to appoint a person (details supplied) to represent CervicalCheck; to identify the person who made the decision; the purpose for...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Poultry Industry
      431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the regulatory system in place for the haulage, storage and disposal of poultry litter; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Animal Diseases
      432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if botulism is a notifiable disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/18]
    • Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
      436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the eligibility of a person (details supplied) for a BPS payment will be reviewed in view of new evidence which has become...
    • Felling Licences Applications
      440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a felling licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • GLAS Payments
      441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding 2017 GLAS payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he...
    • Public Consultation Process
      443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of...
    • Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan
      445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not enter the hen harrier scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26664/18]
    • Knowledge Transfer Programme
      446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in respect of their involvement in KT discussion groups. [26740/18]
    • Common Fisheries Policy
      447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken since SI 89 of 2018 was rescinded by Dáil Éireann on 29 May 2018; the persons, interested parties,...
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been finalised in respect of an aquaculture licence application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal;...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Environmental Regulations
      451. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has completed its review of all levies and in particular incinerator levies; if not, when he expects...
    • Angling Sector
      452. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of plans to ensure that funding that was granted to an organisation (details supplied) is issued; and if he...
    • National Broadband Plan Data
      453. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes to be passed and connected with regard to the national broadband plan; and if he will make a...
    • Plastic Bag Levy
      454. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the revenue from the sale of plastic bags in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      456. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure in the form of grants, aid and so on that is given directly or indirectly to universities and other...
    • Petroleum and Gas Exploration
      457. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the revenue from fees and so on from the granting of licences, grants and undertakings for the exploration and...
    • Maritime Spatial Planning
      458. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the costs of all sea bed geological mapping exercises and sea bed surveys conducted since 1995. [26267/18]
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      459. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence can apply for the annual support of €75...
    • Energy Schemes
      460. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will liaise with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to devise an insulation plan for housing under the...
    • Climate Change Policy
      461. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department had in relation to the special Project Ireland 2040 forum on empowering communities for climate...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      462. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project...
    • Legislative Process
      463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017; if the proposed deposit and return scheme will be supported; and if he...
    • North-South Interconnector
      464. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason he is delaying the publishing the studies in relation to the North-South interconnector; the timeframe for...
    • Postal Codes
      465. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate delay in new houses being assigned Eircode postcodes (details...
    • Public Consultation Process
      466. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the...
    • Fishing Industry
      467. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a funding support scheme will be considered for the remaining draft and snap net salmon fishermen affected by the...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration
      471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider amending the better energy homes programme application procedure in order to ensure that the...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      473. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the provision of fibre optic broadband services with speeds of at least 20 Mbps in an area...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Public Service Vehicles
      474. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions his Department has had with relevant agencies and industry representative bodies with a view to commencing the Garda...
    • Rural Transport Programme Funding
      475. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2018 budget allocation to the rural transport programme; and the first and full year costs of a 15% increase on a straight line basis...
    • Public Service Obligation Data
      476. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2018 PSO subvention; and the estimated cost of increasing same by 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%, respectively, in tabular form. [26748/18]
    • Public Transport Subsidies
      477. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the subvention to CIÉ in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the amounts allocated to each of the primary transport...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      478. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costings for accessibility works to bus stations nationwide. [26750/18]
    • Rail Network
      483. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2018 capital budget allocation to Iarnród Éireann. [26758/18]
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      484. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the spend in 2018 on the development of cycling infrastructure. [26759/18]
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
      485. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make a recommendation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that under the TAMS, the construction of cattle...
    • Sports Events
      486. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bid for future sporting events (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26203/18]
    • Bus Services
      487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is being provided to a private bus company (details supplied) having regard to its recent announcement of an €8.5...
    • Road Safety
      488. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate through a licensing system similar to other trades the trade of motor mechanic in order to ensure the road safety...
    • Electric Vehicles
      489. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to monitor or regulate the safety and standard of electric vehicles, charging points in relation to same, the installation of...
    • Motor Industry
      490. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the oversight in place to ensure that garages and motor trade dealers have the expertise and equipment to correctly calibrate the safety...
    • Swimming Pool Programme
      491. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided as requested by a company (details supplied) in County Limerick to address health and safety issues; and if...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      492. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he will...
    • Road Projects Status
      493. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26423/18]
    • Sports Capital Programme Administration
      494. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital programme will reopen for funding applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/18]
    • Taxi Licences Renewals
      495. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in the renewal of a taxi licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Consultation Process
      496. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies...
    • Roads Maintenance Funding
      497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate significant additional funding to roads in counties Cavan and Monaghan in budget 2019; and if he will make a...
    • Wild Atlantic Way Project
      499. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there are no wheelchair accessible points at the landmark locations along the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a...
    • Ferry Services
      500. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his officials have had engagement with a ferry company (details supplied) in 2018 regarding its failure to accommodate booked...
    • Freedom of Information
      501. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make all semi-State bodies under his remit subject to freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Taxi Regulations
      502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans with regard to the regulation of rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26654/18]
    • Bus Services
      503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on reports that the National Transport Authority plans to construct 16 new bus radial routes; the impact this will have on...
    • Traffic Calming Measures
      504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request TII to put in place a raised plateau at the junction on the N73 in Kildorrery village, County Cork in order to...
    • Civil Aviation Regulation
      505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in setting up a body to assist whistleblowers in the civil aviation industry as required under EU regulation...
    • Tourism Promotion
      506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons employed to deliver the Hidden Heartlands tourism initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26742/18]
    • Road Projects Status
      507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N5 road development from Ballaghaderreen to Scramogue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26743/18]
    • Fáilte Ireland Expenditure
      508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding expended by Fáilte Ireland tourism projects in County Roscommon in each of the years 2010 to 2017; the...
    • Rail Services Data
      509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been an increase in service on the commuter train lines leading into Dublin since 2015; the service levels for each of the...
    • Bus Services
      510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage the development of the new town bus service for Mullingar is at as promised in Project Ireland 2040; when the service will...
    • Rail Services
      511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to the closure of level crossings along the Maynooth line (details supplied); if the National Transport...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of his European counterparts he has met in the past 12 months to discuss the way in which they work together to mitigate...
    • Greenways Provision
      513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the greenway strategy; and when the greenway will be completed directly from Dublin to Galway. [26861/18]
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
      514. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to conduct a geophysical survey at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26262/18]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      515. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if she will...
    • Public Consultation Process
      516. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of public consultations held by her Department or by a State agency under the remit of her Department; the number of replies...
    • Home Schooling
      517. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children awaiting a Tusla inspection for home schooling by county; the number of children awaiting an appointment for more...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      518. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the ECCE year. [26613/18]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Data
      519. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children participating in Early Childhood Care and Education, ECCE, scheme; and the number of childcare services offering the...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      520. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 12 June 2018, if all sections of the Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017, which incorporated the...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Schemes
      521. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll out of a specific scheme (details supplied). [26248/18]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      522. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if he...
    • CLÁR Programme
      523. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an announcement will issue regarding CLÁR funding applications; if an application by a school (details supplied) will be...
    • Public Consultation Process
      524. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of...
    • CLÁR Programme
      525. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of playgrounds which have been funded under the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26787/18]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Disability Allowance Data
      526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance received in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number of...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
      527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average time for payments to be awarded as of 1 June 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26202/18]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application under the habitual residency clause in the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reform the social welfare forms in relation to workplace injuries in order to take account of scenarios in which...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
      530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Public Services Card
      531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Springboard Programme
      532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection why, when persons are assessed as being long-term unemployed with respect to JobPath, having completed a Springboard...
    • Departmental Programmes
      533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for funding that were received for the Ability Programme by county; the number of applications...
    • Tús Programme
      535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the duration of Tús schemes beyond one year; and if the number of persons that find employment in...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name;...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      539. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied). [26412/18]
    • Public Consultation Process
      540. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of public consultations held by her Department or by a State agency under the remit of her Department; the number...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to instances in which resignation letters are automatically drafted on software (details...
    • JobPath Programme
      542. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) had to complete the same JobPath programme twice and was not allowed a 12 month break...
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the household benefits package qualifying criteria to include those under 66 years of age in receipt of a...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) for carer's allowance in view of the fact that...
    • Illness Benefit Data
      545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claims for illness benefit and disability allowance that have been made and approved, respectively, in the two...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      546. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26683/18]
    • Legislative Process
      547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017. [26686/18]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a full application form for rent supplement is required in the case of a person (details supplied) when they are...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when carer's allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the grounds upon which no jobseeker's allowance payment issued to a person (details supplied) in the week commencing 11 June...
    • Legislative Measures
      551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 12 June 2018, when the provisions of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) regarding a refusal for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will...
    • Social Welfare Code
      553. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place for self-employed persons that have to stop work due to illness for a number of weeks or months; and if...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Data
      554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for various social welfare payments that have been refused in each of the past five years to date;...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      556. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which due process and natural justice remains paramount in the context of dealing with social welfare...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Data
      557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she can take to provide extra personnel to deal with appeals against decisions made by her Department; and if she...
    • Data Protection
      559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which information received from third parties in respect of recipients of various social welfare payments...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability allowance or invalidity pension payments are being disallowed on the basis that a person has a serious...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Data
      561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which exceptional needs payments continue to be restricted even in cases in which the need clearly exists; and...
    • Carer's Allowance Data
      562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications in payment in circumstances in which the recipient is caring for more...
    • Social Welfare Schemes Data
      564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which backlogs have been addressed in respect of various headings and payments operated by her Department; and...
    • Social Welfare Code
      566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which self-employed persons can qualify for various social welfare supports now and in the future; and if she...
    • Unemployment Levels
      567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current extent of long-term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26915/18]
    • Social Welfare Code
      568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which efforts are being made to award State pensions to those men and women whose contribution record was...
    • Live Register Data
      569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she has identified specific trends arising from the study of the age profile of those on the live...
    • Social Welfare Code
      570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether changes are required in the criteria governing cohabitation with a view to ensuring that hardship is not...
    • Social Welfare Schemes Data
      572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the applications for various social welfare payments which are most commonly refused on application and referred to appeal or...
    • Community Welfare Services Provision
      573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which community welfare services remain readily accessible in all areas throughout County Kildare with...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Home Loan Scheme
      574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to report on the findings of the review of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme and the proposed changes from...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
      577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if emergency funding will be made available to the older person and disability housing adaptation grant section of Louth...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the fund that was allocated using the proceeds of the sale of An Bord Gáis; when the special vehicle...
    • Local Authority Members' Remuneration
      579. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the financial supports available to members of local authorities to carry out their role; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Part 8 local authority social housing units that have been built in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2016,...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and...
    • Local Authority Boundaries
      582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the report of the Drogheda Boundary Commission review has been formally adopted; if Louth and Meath county councils have...
    • Public Consultation Process
      583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number...
    • Unfinished Housing Developments Data
      584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of unfinished developments that were exempt from local property tax, LPT, in 2013; the number that are now liable...
    • Mobility Allowance
      585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has reviewed the housing mobility grant payment limit in view of the rising costs of construction; and if he will make a...
    • Short-Term Letting
      586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding plans to regulate the short-term letting sector. [26526/18]
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans to secure the reclassification of approved housing bodies, AHBs, as non-Government sector; the details...
    • Housing Data
      588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the data working group and its plans to produce an agreed methodology for counting new home...
    • Protected Disclosures
      589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to previous parliamentary questions, if he will make available an unredacted copy of the report submitted by Galway...
    • Home Loan Scheme
      590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications received by each local authority; the number of these which have been...
    • House Purchase Schemes
      591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a tenant to a local authority or a tenant referred to a housing association by a local authority can avail of a Rebuilding...
    • Residential Tenancies Board Staff
      593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of requests received from the Residential Tenancies Board for permission to employ additional staff in 2017 and to...
    • House Purchase Schemes
      594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the Rebuilding Ireland initiative; and if he will make a...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of social housing units delivered in 2017 by schemes (details supplied) in tabular form. [26669/18]
    • Housing Adaptation Grant
      596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital allocation for 2018 for schemes (details supplied) in tabular form. [26670/18]
    • Legislative Measures
      597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the building control Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26691/18]
    • Housing Assistance Payment
      598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the location at which a housing assistance payment, HAP, applicant can redeem the full cost of borrowings they have had to...
    • Housing Data
      599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use in 2016 and 2017 under the repair and lease and the buy and renew schemes, in tabular...
    • Housing Issues
      601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures which can be taken with regard to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Seaweed Harvesting Licences
      602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the licensing and mechanical harvesting of seaweed and kelp in Bantry Bay; if a licence (details...
    • Housing Policy
      603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the cost rental pilot project has gone out to tender; when construction is due to begin; the number of units due to be...
    • Housing Estates
      604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the public body responsible for road safety in private housing estates that the local council has not taken in charge, such as...
    • Pyrite Issues
      605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a redress scheme will be announced for homeowners with homes affected by mica in principle; if a ring-fenced promissory...
    • Legislative Measures
      606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the commercial rates Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26923/18]
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Commemorative Events
      607. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next meeting of the all-party consultation group on commemorations will meet in view of the fact that the group has not...
    • Architectural Heritage
      608. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason no funding or communication has been allocated for major repair works to a structure (details supplied) in County...
    • Museum Projects
      609. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding schemes available for museums for annual running costs and once off grant aid; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      610. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures in place to protect the five species of endangered turtles that live off the west coast in view of claims that they...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      611. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount paid per project to a company (details supplied) since 1 January 2016 to date by year, amount and project name; and if...
    • Public Consultation Process
      612. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of public consultations held by her Department or by a State agency under the remit of her Department; the number of...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
      613. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a payment from the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme;...
    • Cultural Policy
      614. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of funding for a location (details supplied); and the timeline for the work to be completed. [26685/18]
    • Irish Language
      615. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action she has taken to support and preserve spoken Irish; the further steps she is taking to ensure spoken Irish is recorded...

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