Written answers
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Mental Health Strategies
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on recent calls for a nationwide primary schools' counselling service. [29344/18]
- State Examinations
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the issue of non-teachers marking leaving certificate examination papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29329/18]
- DEIS Scheme
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the staffing formula for designated DEIS schools has not been improved to coincide with two improvements in the overall formula for...
- Education Policy
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to address the most pressing issues in the education sphere over the next three years with...
- School Curriculum
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement a non-ethos based sex education programme in schools as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly; if such plans will encompass...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a report on the implementation of the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with...
- Education and Training Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the statement of IBEC that as many as 80,000 additional construction workers will be required to meet infrastructure targets; if...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposal to bring specialised therapists into schools and pre-schools will also provide services for applied behaviour analysis. [29225/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) and the plans for temporary accommodation for the...
- School Accommodation Provision
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to help oversubscribed secondary schools in Fingal, County Dublin. [29393/18]
- Teachers' Remuneration
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of efforts to achieve pay equality within the teaching profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28856/18]
- Schools Site Acquisitions
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the location for a new secondary school for the Castleknock-Carpenterstown area of Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the provision of a new school in Trumera, Mountrath, County Laois; and the projected timescale for same. [29331/18]
- School Accommodation Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the expansion to primary school provision in Ashbourne, County Meath. [29342/18]
- Schools Mental Health Strategies
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent survey by Dublin City University's school of nursing and human sciences of primary school principals and counsellors...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce primary class sizes and DEIS class sizes in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/18]
- Schools Establishment
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 19 June 2018, the extent of the engagement with existing schools in Swords regarding the decision to...
- Teaching Qualifications
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if one-in-five 14 year olds are being taught mathematics by a teacher who is not qualified in the subject; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Patronage
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress in the divestment of church run schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29415/18]
- Schools Establishment
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the development of the new second level school at Ballincollig, County Cork, which was announced earlier in...
- School Accommodation Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the ongoing review of the need for a new secondary school in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Refurbishment
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) for roof replacement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29238/18]
- School Curriculum
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the inspection of relationships and sexuality education in primary and secondary schools; if measures are being taken to...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the provision of autistic spectrum disorder specific classes in west County Dublin; if the provision of the classes will be...
- Schools Building Projects Status
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on the building process and site transfer for a new school build (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Establishment
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 12 June 2018, if primary school children in Dublin 8 and 12 will be able to access a school (details...
- School Admissions
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by Irish speaking families who partake in foster care regarding the impact of the Education...
- Education and Training Provision
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure that there are enough skilled workers to cater for the infrastructure projects required for the projected...
- Schools Building Contractors
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guarantees will be sought from the remaining partners of an organisation (details supplied) that it will pay subcontractors for work already...
- Schools Building Projects Status
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which a satisfactory conclusion in terms of the continuation of the school building project at a campus (details supplied) which has...
- School Staff
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has established a scheme in respect of the shortage of substitute teachers; if he has considered the appointment on a part-time basis of...
- Psychological Assessments
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he plans to implement to eliminate delays in children accessing necessary assessments by psychologists; and if he will make a...
- School Staff
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to assist teaching principals in primary schools who are struggling to absorb the stress and reported work overload...
- School Accommodation
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional classrooms and ancillary facilities at a college (details supplied). [29439/18]
- School Staff
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the administration days for teaching principals to one release day per week will be allocated to deal with the administrative...
- School Accommodation
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed extension and upgrade of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29224/18]
- Junior Cycle Reform
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to a provision by which students would be able to complete junior cycle music with an approved tutor external to...
- Special Education Review
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full consultation with a union (details supplied) will be conducted before implementing the recommendations contained in the NCSE special...
- Student Unions
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement his departmental officials have had with an organisation (details supplied) in the past 12 months; his plans to meet the...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of acquiring a site for a school (details supplied) and the development of a new school building on such a site which was announced in...
- Legislative Measures
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the progression to Committee Stage of the Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018 will be discussed at Cabinet (details supplied)....
- Apprenticeship Programmes
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his Department’s fulfilment of the targets set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in...
- University Global Rankings
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the decline in Irish universities’ ratings in international rankings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29339/18]
- Springboard Programme
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 641 of 16 January 2018, the further plans that will be in place for Springboard in September 2018; and if...
- Schools Establishment
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans announced in April 2018 to establish 42 new schools over the next four years (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Teachers' Remuneration
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to achieve full pay equality for all teaching grades; the timeframe for achieving same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- State Examinations
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to avoid non-teachers being hired to correct State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29338/18]
- School Accommodation
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); and his views on whether the existing buildings...
- Schools Building Projects Status
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 31 May 2018, the number of times contact has been made with a school (details supplied) to date in...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress with securing a site for the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; if a site has been purchased; the...
- Education Policy
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the need to accelerate the separation of church and State in the area of education and in particular to ensure that no particular religious...
- Special Educational Needs
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had discussions with the Minister for Health about delays in assessments of need for children resulting in delayed supports being put...
- Schools Building Contractors
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of subcontracting companies that have incurred losses as a result of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if plans are...
- Schools Building Projects Status
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school redevelopment project at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29407/18]
- Third Level Charges
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce or abolish the student contribution for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/18]
- Capitation Grants
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the programme for partnership Government commitments on increasing capitation will be honoured; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Education Review
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ongoing review of the NCSE is reviewing the need for permanent contracted SNA jobs in schools in the future particularly with the...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made in securing a permanent site for the new regional second level school for the Carpenterstown and Castleknock...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has lost the service of a full-time teacher due to being assessed on 2014-15 student numbers for learning...
- Apprenticeship Data
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of registered apprentices in 2018; the target for registered apprentices in each of the years to 2021, by gender; and if he will make...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- National Debt
132. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which Ireland's total debt and current debt compare with other European countries. [29376/18]
- European Council Meetings
134. To ask the Taoiseach if he contributed to the discussion at the June 2018 EU Council meeting regarding immigration. [29354/18]
- Strategic Communications Unit
135. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has received legal correspondence from a company (details supplied) on the strategic communications unit. [29041/18]
- Departmental Expenditure
136. To ask the Taoiseach the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Redeployment
137. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department working on the visit of Pope Francis. [28756/18]
- Departmental Expenditure
139. To ask the Taoiseach the cost of operating a web page related to the visit of Pope Francis which outlines the programme of religious events. [28758/18]
- Electric Vehicles
140. To ask the Taoiseach the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department. [28903/18]
- Strategic Communications Unit
142. To ask the Taoiseach when the staff of the strategic communications unit will be transferred. [29050/18]
- Exports Data
143. To ask the Taoiseach if figures have been compiled regarding the number of goods and services exported to Europe overland through the United Kingdom but which were not used, bought or sold...
- Departmental Contracts Data
144. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each of the past two years; the names...
- Department of Defence
- Military Medals
145. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a person (details supplied) will receive their 1916-2016 commemorative medal as a member of the Defence Forces. [29513/18]
- Defence Forces Personnel
146. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason Defence Forces Regulation A.11 paragraph 16 was altered; if he will engage with the representative organisations in contravention of...
- Departmental Legal Cases Data
147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of cases settled by his Department with members of the Defence Forces who have taken court cases for infringements of the working...
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations
148. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the legislative and procedural changes he plans to introduce to settle outstanding grievances with the Defence Forces representative...
- Defence Forces Properties
149. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has engaged with the Department of Education and Skills with regard to the need to upgrade schools on the Curragh Camp; and if he will...
- Departmental Contracts Data
151. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each of...
- European Council Meetings
152. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the agreements made by Ireland at the EU Council meeting in respect of security and defence matters; and if he will make a statement on the...
- European Defence Action Plan
153. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to include a dedicated budgetary heading on security and defence in the multi-annual financial framework of the EU and the budgetary...
- Permanent Structured Co-operation
154. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if details have been given on the second wave of PESCO projects with the updated list of projects and participants to be decided by November...
- European Defence Capabilities
155. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps that have been taken by Ireland to implement priorities identified by the capability development plan and co-ordinated annual review...
- European Defence Action Plan
158. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposals to increase the mobility of military personnel, material and equipment at EU level as discussed at the recent European Council...
- Common Security and Defence Policy
162. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the details of the upcoming new joint declaration on EU-NATO co-operation in July 2018 and the obligations it...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Issues
164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and his officials have requested Brexit scenario plans from each Department and State agency since President Juncker's address to the...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of discussions with the British Government in regard to the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [29049/18]
- Sustainable Development Goals
166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in the context of budget 2019, he will in line with a campaign (details supplied) be spending 0.7% of GNI on overseas development aid by...
- Election Monitoring Missions
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to concerns about the lack of transparency in regard to the election observation roster that his Department...
- Departmental Contracts Data
168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each...
- Department of Finance
- Insurance Costs
169. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and the Minister of State with special responsibility for financial services and insurance will continue to meet a group (details supplied) to ensure...
- Departmental Investigations
170. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 2 July 2013, the cost and outcomes of the investigation referred to as ongoing at the time; and if he will make a...
- Tax Reliefs Data
171. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes planned for the capital acquisition tax thresholds and rates over the next three years. [29474/18]
- NAMA Receivers
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid to receivers by NAMA to date and by year; the fees received by each receiver to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mortgage Lending
173. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 121 and 123 of 26 June 2018, if the Central Bank has undertaken an assessment of compliance with provision 6.12 of the...
- Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
174. To ask the Minister for Finance if all recommendations of the Moriarty tribunal have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; and when they will be implemented. [29040/18]
- Departmental Contracts Data
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each of the past two...
- Tax Appeals Commission
176. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of tax appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission; the value of tax these disputes amount to; the appeals by ranges (details supplied),...
- Tax Reliefs Abolition
180. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the restoration of tax relief for union subscriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29644/18]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works Properties
181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status and future plans for a closed OPW building (details supplied). [29475/18]
- State Properties
182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State and NAMA owned buildings in Newbridge. [29534/18]
- Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all recommendations of the Moriarty tribunal have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; and when they will be...
- Departmental Contracts Data
184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in...
- Office of Public Works Properties
185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding an empty house (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29583/18]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Teacher Training Provision
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that all teachers have a basic understanding of administrating adrenaline auto injectors in emergencies; and if he will make...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lack of capital expenditure on the printing apprenticeship programme. [29606/18]
- Student Grant Scheme
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the non-adjacent rate of the grant below the current 45 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29388/18]
- Student Support Schemes
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if part-time and further education students will receive the same supports as full-time students in the same circumstances; if a hardship fund...
- Special Educational Needs Staff Data
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing an additional 450 resource teachers. [29445/18]
- Psychological Services
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation provided for educational psychologists; and the estimated cost of employing a further ten, 20, 30, 40 and 50 educational...
- School Accommodation
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of completing the prefab replacement scheme in one, two and five years, respectively. [29448/18]
- Information and Communications Technology
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation being invested in information technology infrastructure. [29449/18]
- Third Level Funding
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation being invested in minor works and grants at third-level. [29450/18]
- Speech and Language Therapy Staff
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of speech and language therapists employed; and the estimated cost of employing an additional 100. [29451/18]
- Further Education and Training Programmes
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking in respect of the back-to-education initiative, BTEI, conversion deal and the implementation of same in County Cork...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision not to allocate SNA hours at a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29463/18]
- Departmental Legal Costs
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all monetary compensation as a result of High Court orders against his Department have been paid to the persons involved; if not, when the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision not to allocate special needs assistant hours at a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on...
- Teacher Training Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that all teachers and special needs assistants receive training on administrating EpiPen adrenaline auto-injectors in...
- Minor Works Scheme Payments
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the payment of the minor works grant each year will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29493/18]
- Capitation Grants
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase to the primary school capitation grant will be considered further to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Teacher Training Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make training available for principal teachers on enactment of the schools admission legislation in view of the fact that these...
- Schools Data
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students on roll in the 20 smallest schools; if his Department takes responsibility to manage school amalgamations in circumstances...
- State Examinations Data
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons required overall in recent years and to date in 2018 to correct papers and to assess projects in the State examinations;...
- Teacher Data
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who in the most recent years for which statistics are available were in receipt of a principal teacher’s allowance...
- Schools Mental Health Strategies
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to promote teacher well-being; and if such measures will be augmented in view of international concerns regarding the...
- Education and Training Provision
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the agreed apprentice school at a site (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the possibility of partnering the school with...
- Schools Building Projects Status
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the extension for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [29536/18]
- Capitation Grants
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the capitation grant will be restored to €200 per pupil for primary schools; if this will be considered for budget 2019; and if he will...
- School Transport Provision
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus for a school (details supplied) will be retained; if the situation will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Contracts Data
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each of the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of new classrooms and resources at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29590/18]
- Third Level Funding
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the expert group’s report, the Cassells report, on the funding of third level here; the work being undertaken in regard to...
- School Services Staff
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the employment situation of school secretaries employed by boards of management will be examined with reference to their pay and conditions...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in securing a site for a new three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; if additional valuation reports for the sites have...
- Commissions of Inquiry
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 11 May 2017, the status of the bill of costs that has been submitted to the Commission to Inquire...
- School Enrolments
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary and second level educational requirements are being met in Maynooth, County Kildare; if adequate provision in line...
- Education Policy
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has examined a pre-budget submission presented by unions (details supplied) with a view to examining the extent to which...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to continue to ensure the availability of adequate special needs teaching places in all...
- Schools Refurbishment
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to progress the school building improvement and summer scheme programmes in respect of all schools in County...
- School Playgrounds
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the requirements of a school (details supplied) regarding the resurfacing of a playground surface have been facilitated; and...
- Schools Building Projects Status
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); the additional progress that has been made since the matter was last raised with his Department; the...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship programme curriculum areas that commenced for the first time in 2016 and 2017; the reviews of these programmes that...
- Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an anomaly between eligibility criteria for progression routes in the PAC system when...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no college classroom places for apprenticeship plumbers and that they are obliged to...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to improve pupil-teacher ratio and class size in all primary schools in County Kildare and...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Emergency Accommodation Data
248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the records that are kept of families that have had to seek emergency housing provision in Garda stations throughout the...
- Gambling Legislation
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce leglislation to enable problem gamblers to voluntarily self-exclude from locations in which gambling...
- Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all recommendations of the Moriarty tribunal have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; and when they...
- Garda Data
251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in County Louth by location; the number, rank and status of each station; if additional...
- Departmental Contracts Data
252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its...
- Crime Data
253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions in each of the past three years for driving without tax and insurance; and if he will make a...
- Garda Investigations
254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 25 April 2018, the status of the information requested; and if he will make a...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Work Permits Applications
255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29452/18]
- Work Permits Eligibility
256. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to standardise and register home care workers in cases in which all carers are documented and regularised in their...
- Industrial Relations
257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department will investigate the colleague representative committee in a company (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all recommendations of the Moriarty tribunal have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; and when they will be...
- Departmental Contracts Data
259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of times her Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in...
- Economic Competitiveness
260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the unit within her Department that co-ordinates a cross-departmental response to the national competitiveness report. [29352/18]
- Department of Health
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
261. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all fitness-to-practise inquiries by An Bord Altranais were carried out in full accordance with the rules and procedures as set out in...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
262. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on wheelchairs in 2017; if the HSE will consider repairing wheelchairs rather than offering new chairs; and if he will make a...
- Health Services Data
263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons diagnosed with dementia in County Louth and east County Meath; the existing services for persons with dementia in County Louth and east...
- Mental Health Services Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deliver mental health services for behavioural therapy and, in particular, dialectical behaviour therapy in County Clare. [29444/18]
- Air Ambulance Service Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of an air ambulance service in County Cork; if general practitioners have submitted a proposal in regard to same; his views on the...
- Ambulance Service Data
266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances in County Cork; the status of fleet replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29461/18]
- National LGBTI Strategy
267. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in respect of persons who have intersexual children. [29462/18]
- Home Care Packages
268. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to standardise and register home care workers in cases involving carers who are documented and regularised in their immigration status for the home...
- HSE Expenditure
269. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on crutches in 2017; the reason it does not take back used crutches when a patient wishes to return them; and if he will make a...
- Health Promotion
270. To ask the Minister for Health when the report relating to the healthy workplaces consultation process will be finalised, available and published; the amount allocated through the healthy...
- Proposed Legislation
271. To ask the Minister for Health when the Bill to legislate for access to abortion here will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29481/18]
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
273. To ask the Minister for Health if breast reduction surgery on medical grounds and supported by a consultant’s letter is available under the treatment abroad scheme and-or the...
- Home Help Service Data
274. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for staff shortages in home help support staff in Cork city and county; the number of home help support staff employed by the HSE in Cork city and...
- Proposed Legislation
275. To ask the Minister for Health if the forthcoming legislation to enact Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be drafted to include parents who have conceived...
- Disabilities Data
276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals handled by the disability appeals officer in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 regarding assessments of needs; the number of determinations...
- Medical Card Eligibility
277. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card scheme will be extended to cover all long-term illnesses which require ongoing care and ensure patients with these illnesses have an...
- Home Care Packages
278. To ask the Minister for Health the improvements he plans in the home care system; his views on whether substantial investment in the system is required to supply the level of home care...
- Autism Support Services
279. To ask the Minister for Health the services publicly available for children with autism in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29522/18]
- Medical Card Administration
280. To ask the Minister for Health the services covered by a full medical card that are not available free to holders of a 2015A scheme card; the reason a difference exists between both; and if...
- Hospital Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 12 June 2018, the reason convalescent care is not provided after an elective surgery; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Procedures
282. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 12 June 2018, the reason the surgery is classed as an elective surgery when the person was told it was necessary...
- Disabilities Assessments
283. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person is waiting for an assessment with the NDT in County Kildare; the reason for delays in assessments; and if he will make a statement...
- Services for People with Disabilities
284. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 720 of 12 June 2018, the reason diagnoses have not been carried out within the recommended six-month period from...
- Disabilities Assessments
285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists carrying out assessments in the NDT in County Kildare. [29528/18]
- Health Services Staff
286. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in cases in which a child psychologist employed in a NDT goes on maternity leave. [29529/18]
- Mental Health Services
289. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions made to develop woman-centred mental health services for 2018, 2019 and 2020, reflecting the commitment in the national strategy for women and...
- Health Services Provision
291. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment for support services will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disabilities Assessments
292. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for conducting an assessment of need following an application being received; if there are variations between different parts of the country; if...
- Hospital Admissions
293. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) currently in University Hospital Kerry will receive a bed in Listowel Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
294. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a colonoscopy requested by a doctor has taken four years to conduct; the waiting times for the procedure...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
295. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting times in St. James's Hospital, Dublin, for a colonoscopy appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29560/18]
- Hospital Procedures
296. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes in operating procedures in St. James's Hospital relating to conducting colonoscopies; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cancer Screening Programmes
297. To ask the Minister for Health the laboratories and-or hospitals in which screening tests for colon cancer are carried out; the number carried out since 2010 in each of these locations; and...
- Departmental Contracts Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each of the past two...
- Hepatitis C Incidence
299. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's plans to develop metrics for an elimination strategy for HCV; the steps the HSE will take to reach its stated goal of having Ireland HCV free by...
- Departmental Consultations
302. To ask the Minister for Health the stage the consultation on Portlaoise Hospital is at; and the timeframe for completion. [29623/18]
- Drugs Payment Scheme
304. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the minimum charge for persons with medical cards to pay for medicines which they receive by way of prescription; the minimum charge per...
- Hospitals Building Programme
305. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new proposed PPP community hospital for Letterkenny; the progress made to date; when planning permission will be sought for same; the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- GLAS Issues
306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if exemptions to the GLAS wild bird cover measures which require certain crops to be sown (details supplied) will be sought; and if...
- Harness Racing Industry
307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 27 June 2018, the locations of the education programmes that have successfully been...
- Consultancy Contracts Data
308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date for the roll-out of high speed broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Energy Efficiency
310. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in a company (details supplied) receiving approval from SEAI; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Contracts Data
311. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Taxi Regulations
312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure there is no shortage of taxis in view of the significant reduction in the number of taxi drivers in the...
- Departmental Contracts Data
313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in...
- Electric Vehicles
314. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the speed limits for electric bicycles will be increased from 25 to 30 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/18]
- Road Projects Data
315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the new intersection under construction on the M7 between junctions 9 and 10 outside Naas; if part of the cost is being met...
- Transport Infrastructure Provision
316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will agree to a request made in a letter sent by a group (details supplied) in County Donegal to meet with him, the relevant...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- School Completion Programme
317. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of restoring funding to the school completion programme to 2010 levels. [29447/18]
- Ministerial Appointments
318. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of other roles and board memberships a person (details supplied) has; and her views on whether the person will have the ability...
- Departmental Contracts Data
319. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of times her Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in each...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Library Projects
320. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the provision of a new library for Edgeworthstown; if the original funding commitment will be increased in view of the...
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
321. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason funding for public artworks as part of the town and village renewal scheme 2017 has been withdrawn; his views on whether...
- Community Development Initiatives
322. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to expand funding to rural training groups such as a group (details supplied) in order to provide additional and follow-on...
- Departmental Contracts Data
323. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf in...
- Leader Programmes Data
324. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount for approved projects under the Leader programme 2014-20 paid out to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Seniors Alert Scheme
327. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding funding for house alarms and grants payable to persons in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Free Travel Scheme
328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if proposals will be brought forward for a pensioner travel allowance prior to budget 2019 which would provide an allowance...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that no delays are made in the processing of the payment of a domiciliary care allowance and all...
- Working Family Payment Data
330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of administering the working family payment scheme; and the percentage of the annual spend on the...
- State Pension (Contributory) Data
331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the standard State pension will be returned to pre-recession levels as part of budget 2019; and if she will make a...
- Bereavement Grant
332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if reinstating the death grant as a social welfare entitlement will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a PPS number by a person (details supplied)will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme
334. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) whose glasses were stolen can avail of the treatment benefit scheme to have them replaced; and...
- Telephone Support Allowance
335. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the telephone allowance will be increased from €2.50 to €4 per month as proposed by an organisation (details...
- Departmental Contracts Data
336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times her Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its...
- Jobseeker's Payments
337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time persons must wait before applying for jobseeker's benefit and-or jobseeker's allowance in cases in which...
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an anomaly between eligibility criteria for progression routes in...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Housing
339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a full and urgent structural review of local authority flat complexes has been ordered in view of the severe structural...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme
341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is a requirement of the tenant purchase scheme that an applicant's income must be derived from work in cases in which...
- Housing Assistance Payment
342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports and services in place for persons in the Dublin City Council area who move from the rent supplement payment to...
- Emergency Accommodation Data
343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the records that are kept of families that have had to seek emergency housing provision in Garda stations throughout the...
- Housing Assistance Payment Data
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who have received the HAP, both homeless HAP and regular HAP, since its inception; and the number of...
- Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all recommendations of the Moriarty tribunal have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; and when they...
- Social and Affordable Housing
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the targets for social and affordable housing in each of the years 2018 to 2027; and the estimated capital spending targets...
- Departmental Contracts Data
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times his Department has engaged polling companies and-or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its...
- Planning Data
348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permissions for housing that were extended for five years on the basis of section 42A(1)(ii) of the...
- European Parliament Elections
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there will be a review of European election constituency boundaries following the provision of two extra MEPs to Ireland;...
- Water Conservation
350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of offences that have been prosecuted in the past five years by Irish Water for breaches of section 54(2) of the...
- Fire Service Staff
351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the matter of the extension of the retirement age of retained fire fighters; if an expert review panel will...
- Homeless Persons Data
352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless families in County Kildare; the number of families in emergency accommodation or awaiting allocation...
- Local Authority Functions
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the section in legislation in relation to the role of the chief executives of local authorities in respect of public health;...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Contracts
354. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of times her Department has engaged polling companies and or Irish market researchers to conduct research on its behalf...
- Invasive Plant Species
355. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to manage and resolve the issue of Japanese knotweed in County Louth; her plans to introduce measures or...
