Written answers
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Applications Data
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the turnaround time for passport applications; the number of persons waiting to have passport applications processed through the Passport...
- Northern Ireland
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has expressed his concerns to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the fact that a number of prisoners in the...
- Human Rights
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the increased repression in Spain, in particular the increased state repression against migrants and their supporters; and if he...
- Passport Applications Administration
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that the appropriate staffing is in place in the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork to meet demand; his views on the...
- EU Enlargement
42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on EU enlargement. [22603/18]
- Northern Ireland
43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent efforts to restart the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28000/18]
- Middle East Peace Process
44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new initiatives the EU plans to pursue; if the EU will take a stronger role in seeking resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
- Brexit Negotiations
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the response in relation to the December 2017 agreement on Brexit. [22611/18]
- Brexit Issues
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagement with the EU Brexit negotiating team and the UK Government with a view to ensuring regulatory alignment on...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date with his British counterparts regarding release of files concerning the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and other...
- Economic Sanctions
49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to support a boycott (details supplied) which specifically targets illegal Israeli settlement goods under international law in view...
- Northern Ireland
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had recently with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he...
- Papal Visit
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement his Department has held with the Vatican regarding the forthcoming Papal visit. [26474/18]
- Human Rights
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is possible through the aegis of the EU or the UN to motivate the global community into treating refugee, whether political or...
- Passport Applications Administration
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to an improved passport renewal reminder system at which there is an automatic renewal reminder opt-in with...
- Middle East Issues
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his views on the calls for the International Criminal Court to open a formal...
- Passport Applications Data
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications received for the online passport renewal system since it was established; the way in which it can improve waiting...
- EU Treaties
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the anti-democratic actions of the Prime Minister of Hungary Mr Victor Orbán; his further views on the actions that should...
- Trade Relations
61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which trade and co-operation between Ireland and Cuba will be progressed following on from the 2017 memorandum of bilateral...
- EU Presidency
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's priorities for the forthcoming Austrian EU Presidency. [25361/18]
- Passport Services
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to ensure that those that applied for passports are kept up to date in relation to their application status (details...
- Brexit Issues
64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if work has been undertaken in relation to putting in place new formal structures for dialogue between Britain and Ireland in the post Brexit...
- Human Rights
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations to the Russian Government in relation to the situation faced by LGBT persons there; and if he will make a...
- Brexit Issues
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has carried out an analysis of the potential impact of Brexit on County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Human Rights
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to protect the Rohingya, particularly women that are in danger of or are experiencing sexual violence; and if he will...
- Passport Services
70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the public information campaigns his Department is running to advise of the current backlog regarding passport applications; if his attention...
- Brexit Issues
72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has concerns regarding the discussions on the slow progress in the British Houses of Parliament on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill...
- Election Monitoring Missions
73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations to the Chinese Government in relation to the ongoing attacks on democratic rights in Hong Kong which include...
- Northern Ireland
75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of discussions he has had with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the way in which legacy issues in...
- Human Rights Cases
76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will voice concerns at EU and international level to request the government of Honduras to release all political prisoners and to...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- British-Irish Council
77. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the British-Irish Council meeting on 22 June 2018. [28273/18]
- Cabinet Committee Meetings
79. To ask the Taoiseach when the last Cabinet committee on Brexit was held. [28276/18]
- Electric Vehicles
82. To ask the Taoiseach if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations. [28402/18]
- Department of Defence
- Overseas Missions
83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the military exercises that Irish troops have been involved in in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/18]
- Electric Vehicles
84. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Issues
85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his departmental officials' file in scenario planning for Brexit. [28275/18]
- Ministerial Correspondence
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has written to the Secretary of State of the United States of America to outline Ireland's concerns in relation to the recent policy to...
- UN Security Council
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland's efforts to obtain a seat at the UN Security Council. [27691/18]
- State Visits
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for the visit of Prince Harry to Dublin in July 2018. [27696/18]
- Brexit Negotiations
89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the implications of the decision to defer the need for agreement on the Brexit backstop to the EU Council meeting in October 2018 on...
- Diplomatic Representation
90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to establish an embassy or a consulate in Kuwait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28267/18]
- Trade Relations
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland-Cuba relations; the efforts being made to increase engagement and trade with the country; and if he will make a...
- Death Penalty
92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of countries that apply the death penalty has been discussed at EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings; and if he will make a...
- Consular Services Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an honorary consul to the island of Ibiza will be appointed in view of the increasing number of visitors from here that travel there on...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the situation in respect of the undocumented Irish in the US with particular...
- Human Rights
95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he can unilaterally or in conjunction with his EU and UN colleagues focus attention on the manner in which refugees...
- Passport Applications Data
96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passports issued on a monthly basis in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Overseas Development Aid
97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his colleagues in the EU and UN continue to focus on locations for the distribution of Irish aid with particular...
- Overseas Development Aid Oversight
98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which aid is distributed bilaterally or multilaterally to various locations throughout the globe; if he remains satisfied that...
- Disaster Response
99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that can be taken to ensure that the victims of various natural disasters, whether from storm, earthquake or disease, continue to...
- Human Trafficking
101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the EU or UN continue to address the issues of trafficking throughout the globe with particular reference to women and...
- Middle East Peace Process
102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the structures operational in the context of a peace process in the Arab-Israeli situation with particular reference to the need to...
- Western Balkans Issues
104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the EU can continue to provide a positive influence in the Western Balkans with a view to its stabilisation in the...
- EU Issues
105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia continue to be positively supported by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Trade Relations
106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he can positively influence the international situation now leading to a multiplicity of trade wars which will...
- Electric Vehicles
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Credits
109. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to enable a retired person to claim a tax credit for their spouse that is not receiving a pension in their own right. [28097/18]
- Fiscal Policy
110. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a proposal. [28111/18]
- Insurance Costs
111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address matters raised by an organisation (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure greater urgency to the work being carried out by the...
- Personal Injury Claims
112. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate claims harvesting companies in the area of personal injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28148/18]
- Motor Insurance
113. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding camper van insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/18]
- Summer Economic Statement
114. To ask the Minister for Finance if the elements of spending commitments under sections (details supplied) of the summer economic statement will be broken down in each of the years 2019 to...
- Trade Union Membership
115. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax relief on union subscriptions; the estimated amount such an initiative would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Insurance Industry Regulation
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims management companies operating here; if they are regulated by the Central Bank; the specific regulations that cover the operation of...
- Electric Vehicles
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/18]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Staff
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a publicly funded organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry will be included on the public sector transfer list; and if he will...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the completion of a new Garda station in Newcastle West, County Limerick. [28147/18]
- Public Sector Pay
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pay restoration measures implemented to date for public servants with the unwinding of FEMPI legislation; the schedule of further...
- Pension Provisions
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which a person (details supplied) can apply for a waiver of abatement rules under section 52 of the Public Service Pensions...
- Teachers' Remuneration
122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the issues surrounding the new entrant pay scales of primary level education teachers will be resolved; and if he will make a...
- Electric Vehicles
123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the survivors of the redress board undergo forensic style examinations in order to be believed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- International Students
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from Kuwait studying here; if his Department in conjunction with the Department of Education and Skills is working to...
- Schools Refurbishment
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the grant promised for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied). [28113/18]
- Departmental Correspondence
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28118/18]
- Institutes of Technology
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the suspension of the BSc Hons in digital media and society at the GMIT Castlebar; if the decision to suspend the course will be...
- School Transport Eligibility
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding has been secured for the 2018-2019 school year to ensure that seats will be available for those that apply for...
- School Transport Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport for the 2018-2019 school year in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an emergency works scheme application by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding SUSI applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28163/18]
- Education Policy
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a national educational policy with regard to the management of peer sexual assault in post primary education; if one is being...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a specialised reading school (details supplied) has been informed it will have no special needs...
- Special Educational Needs
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a provision whereby it is accepted policy for schools targeting children with special educational needs to be able to provide special...
- Departmental Properties
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that has ownership of the site of a campus (details supplied). [28218/18]
- Schools Building Contractors
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he had a contingency plan in place when a company (details supplied) went into examinership in January 2018; and if not, the reason therefor...
- Schools Building Projects Status
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the works schedule for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/18]
- Visiting Teacher Service
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to restoring the visiting teacher system for Traveller children; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- European Court of Human Rights Judgments
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of victims of sex abuse by those that have been convicted of same that have not had access to the redress scheme due to not having...
- Schools Building Projects Status
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process and progress on the extension for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28282/18]
- Electric Vehicles
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Commencement of Legislation
152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the parts of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 that have been commenced; the parts that have yet to be...
- Insurance Fraud
153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address fraudulent or exaggerated insurance claims as they apply to small business; and if he will make a...
- Visa Applications
154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by Kuwaiti persons trying to obtain short stay visas for...
- Firearms Licences
155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a family member or a relation can act as a character referee in respect of a person making a request for a licence for a...
- Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration
156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that were issued with letters from INIS in the wake of a Supreme Court judgment (details supplied)...
- Direct Provision Data
157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children in direct provision in each of the past four years; the country of origin; the status of the...
- Immigration Controls
158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have attempted to gain illegal entry to the State in each of the past four years; the actions taken...
- EU Directives
159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the terms of the opt-in to the EU receptions directive, including the conditions of asylum seekers' access to work will be...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28142/18]
- Personal Injury Claims
161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether section 8 of the Civil Liability Act 2004 requires amendment to reduce to one month the period in which a...
- Insurance Fraud
162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if amendments to sections 25 and 26 of the Civil Liability Act 2004 will be considered in order to make it a matter of routine...
- Anti-Social Behaviour
164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extra efforts that are being made to tackle increased antisocial incidents on the DART; and if he will make a statement on...
- Electric Vehicles
166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Labour Court
167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which a person that has had a ruling in their favour from the Labour Court can have that ruling upheld in cases in which...
- Trade Missions
168. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if trade missions are planned for Kuwait in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28265/18]
- Exports Growth
169. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her Department continues to pursue market opportunities for Irish products globally; and if she will make a...
- Brexit Supports
171. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her Department continues to foster interaction with authorities throughout the globe with a view to encouraging...
- Electric Vehicles
172. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if e-car charging points are provided at her Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Health
- Transport Support Scheme
173. To ask the Minister for Health when the new transport support scheme will be established; the reason for the delay in establishing the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- General Practitioner Contracts
174. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations on the general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/18]
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
175. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be seen by a public orthodontist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28087/18]
- Respite Care Services Availability
176. To ask the Minister for Health the reason respite services have been cut at a facility (details supplied); when they were cut; the location persons are expected to receive respite in County...
- Disability Support Services Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term sustainable all round care plan will be put in place for a person (details supplied); if a plan was agreed following a meeting of 17...
- Respite Care Services Data
178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for respite made to a facility (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of those that...
- Medicinal Products Availability
179. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's discussions regarding the availability of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28117/18]
- Hospital Appointments Delays
180. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28122/18]
- Hospital Services
181. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital services in counties Cavan and Monaghan will be invested in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28138/18]
- Hospital Appointments Delays
182. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [28139/18]
- Hospitals Data
183. To ask the Minister for Health the did not attend rates for hospital procedures by hospital in 2017 and to date in 2018. [28141/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
184. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); if the appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
185. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a CAMHS appointment. [28149/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
186. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with disabilities under 18 years of age are not able to access personalised budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/18]
- HSE Documents
187. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE appeals procedure in relation to circular 17/2013 was first issued; the steps taken to ensure compliance with this appeals procedure; and if he...
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities that remain in inappropriate institutions; if the matter will be addressed in the context of Article 19 of the UN...
- Alcohol Pricing
189. To ask the Minister for Health his views on laws governing the below cost selling of alcohol; his further views on whether the law as stated is robust enough; and his plans to bring forward...
- Magdalen Laundries
190. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the medical card provision to survivors of the Magdalen laundries; the scope of its cover; the services it does not provide for; the similar...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
191. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28217/18]
- Health Services Provision
192. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital transport can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28240/18]
- Hospital Appointments Delays
193. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28241/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
194. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28242/18]
- Hospital Appointments Delays
195. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28243/18]
- Home Care Packages Administration
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that those in need of home care are able to access the care in a timely manner and that this care is adequate to meet their needs in view of...
- Hospital Appointments Delays
198. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28263/18]
- Ambulance Service
200. To ask the Minister for Health if more resources will be provided for ambulance services across counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28283/18]
- Office of Government Procurement
201. To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) is an approved agency for tendering for Government contracts; if his attention has been drawn to the practice of company...
- Mental Health Services Data
202. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical psychologists in counties Laois and Offaly primary care psychology that were available for children with mental health complaints in...
- National Maternity Hospital Status
203. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in finalising the deal with St. Vincent's Hospital group with regard to the future of the national maternity hospital; the nature of...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
205. To ask the Minister for Health the origin of the further 46 identified cases referred to in media reports (details supplied); the way in which these cases were identified; if the women...
- Open Disclosures Policy
208. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to follow through on the commitment to introduce mandatory open disclosure; and the timescale proposed for its completion. [28362/18]
- HSE Board
209. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reinstatement of the HSE board; and his views on whether this will be completed by the 2018 summer recess of Dáil Éireann. [28363/18]
- Health Services Reports
210. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of Sláintecare; the reason for the delay in appointing a lead executive to head up the implementation office; and when...
- Residential Institutions
211. To ask the Minister for Health if a supervised residential facility will be found urgently for a person (details supplied) before harm comes to them or others; and if he will make a...
- Audiology Services Provision
212. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of services provided to 1,000 children by an audiologist in the south east is being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Electric Vehicles
213. To ask the Minister for Health if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28397/18]
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
214. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment by the HSE of 19 speech and language therapists and 12 occupational therapists to work with the 150 schools and pre-schools in a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- TAMS Applications
215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 22 May 2018, the status of a TAMS II application by a person (details supplied); and if...
- Live Exports
216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the conditions pertaining to the movement of live cattle North and South and exports of live cattle to Britain; and if he will make a...
- Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision in relation to this...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue in respect of a query (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a response; and if he will make...
- Fur Farming
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is examining the possibility of banning fur farming here; the status of the codes of practice set out in the review report of...
- Harness Racing
222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the efforts being taken to address the issue of illegal sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Live Exports
223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) the steps he is taking to ensure that the Carriage of Livestock by Sea...
- Fur Farming
224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban fur farming here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28366/18]
- Electric Vehicles
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Fishing Industry
227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the opening of applications in relation to the eel fisherman hardship scheme. [28099/18]
- Fish Farming
228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 20 June 2018, if Inland Fisheries Ireland has received a comprehensive...
- Renewable Heat Incentive
232. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the planned renewable heat incentive scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Energy Schemes
233. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) will receive the outcome to a SEAI appeal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Clean Air Strategy
234. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to publish the final report of the national clean air strategy which was due to be published at the end...
- Electric Vehicles
235. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if upgrade works to the N4 will be carried out following the mid-term review of the capital investment programme; and if he will make a...
- Road Improvement Schemes
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; his views on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/18]
- Anti-Social Behaviour
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with the Minister for Justice and Equality to discuss the increased violent incidents on trains and the DART; and if he...
- Sport Ireland Funding
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to enable its athletes to participate in future...
- Electric Vehicles
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Unemployment
241. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the assistance available for young persons to train and gain employment in public projects in their local area (details supplied); and if...
- HSE Reports
242. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a report by a section 3 committee within the HSE and Tusla which reported in 2011 and issued documents,...
- Electric Vehicles
243. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if e-car charging points are provided at her Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- CLÁR Programme
244. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will issue on applications for CLÁR funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28337/18]
- Electric Vehicles
245. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Poverty Data
246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has a policy definition of the working poor; if so, the number in this category and for those deemed to be...
- One-Parent Family Payment Data
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of one parent family allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28100/18]
- Telephone Support Allowance
249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the eligibility criteria for the telephone allowance will be amended in order that it will not be necessary for a claimant...
- JobPath Programme
250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made by JobPath providers (details supplied) to recruitment agencies since the commencement of the...
- Carer's Support Grant
253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 10 May 2018, the status of the case (details supplied); when a decision will...
- Disability Allowance Eligibility
254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Benefit Eligibility
255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding extensions to carer's benefit; the timeframe for same; if subsequent extensions can be granted; the...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) will be determined; if same will be...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) will be determined; if same will be expedited;...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to a social welfare appeal against the decision to refuse an application for carer’s...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to a social welfare appeal against the decision to refuse an application for invalidity pension by a...
- Electric Vehicles
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if e-car charging points are provided at her Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if she will make a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report on the review of the tenants purchase scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Property Registration
262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mechanism for registering a property; the person or body with responsibility for ensuring that all properties are...
- Local Authority Housing Data
263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the €400 million social housing fund that was to be ringfenced following the sale of Bord...
- Brexit Issues
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is represented on the Dublin Region Homeless Executive working group which is examining the possible impact of Brexit on...
- Local Authority Housing Rents
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are changes being proposed with respect to the operation of the differential rent scheme; if individual local...
- Local Authority Housing Data
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons with disabilities on the 2018 local authorities social housing waiting lists nationally; and if he will...
- Irish Water Expenditure
269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Irish Water spent in the region of €200,000 on advertisements in a national newspaper rather than a...
- Housing Assistance Payment Administration
270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to make changes to the housing assistance payment model in order to speed up the process (details supplied); and if...
- Derelict Sites
271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if renovation work or the selling of land at a location (details supplied) will be enforced under section 11(2)(a) of the...
- Approved Housing Bodies
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Housing Finance Agency or his Department have been approached for funding from approved housing bodies for the...
- Electric Vehicles
273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Archaeological Sites
274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a suspected mass Famine grave behind a location (details supplied); her...
- Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta
275. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard iad na socraithe a bhí i bhfeidhm don toghchán deireanach le haghaidh Údarás na Gaeltachta in 2005...
- Waterways Issues
276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterways Ireland has introduced a new set of permits blocking persons living...
- Electric Vehicles
277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if e-car charging points are provided at her Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if she will make a...
