Written answers

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

  • Department of An Taoiseach
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Regional Enterprise Development Fund
      76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when successful applicants under the 2018 regional enterprise development fund will be announced; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Brexit Issues
      79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she continues to monitor business openings and opportunities arising from Brexit with a view to maximisation of...
    • Industrial Disputes
      80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on an industrial dispute (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30631/18]
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the support available to female entrepreneurs to start and scale up small and medium businesses; the details and available funding...
    • Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group
      82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has reported on the operation of the household waste collection market; if this...
    • Proposed Legislation
      83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the introduction of legislation to enhance the powers of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board in view of the...
    • Trade Relations
      84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the economic nationalism now being practised in the United States of America; and the actions being taken to counteract...
    • Job Creation Targets
      85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps IDA Ireland is taking to increase job creation in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Trade Agreements
      86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Mercosur trade agreement will come before Dáil Éireann for ratification. [23725/18]
    • Brexit Issues
      87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an analysis on a regional basis has been undertaken of the sectors that will be most adversely impacted by Brexit; and if she will...
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits
      88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA Ireland site visits in addition to vacant IDA Ireland properties nationwide; and if she will make a...
    • Industrial Relations
      89. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if effective legal protection will be given to vulnerable workers by ensuring that they have a right to collective bargaining and trade...
    • Brexit Supports
      90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of take-up for the various supports in place to safeguard small and medium-sized enterprises from a hard Brexit scenario; if...
    • Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest
      92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding section 7 of SI No. 188 of 2018, which amended the Protected Disclosures Act 2014...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the work being undertaken to ascertain the way in which foreign direct investment may be affected by the Trump Administration's trade...
    • Enterprise Ireland Data
      94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs in County Kildare; the steps it is taking to increase this number; and if she will make...
    • Regional Enterprise Development Fund
      95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to make the Regional Enterprise Development Fund a rolling fund that can accept applications from local...
    • Copyright Legislation Review
      96. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to legislate to ensure that all Irish artists receive royalties from all online platforms that profit from the playing...
    • Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group
      97. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will publish its report on the operation of the household waste collection...
    • EU Directives
      98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that a sufficient window for public consultation was allowed in the run-up to the transposition of the EU trade...
    • Brexit Supports
      99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies and supports in place to protect Irish businesses from a hard Brexit scenario; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Trade Promotion
      100. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports for Irish businesses seeking to establish export links with Syria; and the supports offered to Irish businesses seeking...
    • Project Ireland 2040 Funding
      101. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the proposed €500 million disruptive technologies innovation fund which was included in Project Ireland 2040; and...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      102. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her priorities as part of Project Ireland 2040; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30443/18]
    • Trade Union Recognition
      103. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if legislation is planned to provide for union recognition in view of a dispute at a company (details supplied); and if she will make...
    • Research and Development Funding
      104. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether Ireland will attain the Innovation 2020 research and development intensity target of 2.5% of GNP; and if she will...
    • Tax Treaties
      105. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the work being undertaken to ascertain the way in which employment may be affected by an EU digital tax; and if she will make a...
    • Asylum Seeker Employment
      106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the role her Department has played in providing opportunities for asylum seekers to work here; if the information available to her,...
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits
      107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the most recent occasion on which the IDA visited counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of new jobs that have been created by the...
    • Trade Relations
      108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingency planning which has been undertaken in respect of the recent actions of the US Administration in seeking to undermine...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      109. To ask the Taoiseach if he met the Mayor of New York when he visited the city. [30537/18]
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      110. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A (Economy) last met. [30538/18]
    • Papal Visit
      111. To ask the Taoiseach the estimated cost to the State of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in view of the fact that it is a private rather than a State visit. [30033/18]
    • Data Protection
      113. To ask the Taoiseach the training his Department and agencies under its aegis will receive on GDPR legislation; and when it will be completed. [30077/18]
    • Constitutional Convention Agenda
      114. To ask the Taoiseach the Departments, legal experts and groups that made presentations to the Constitutional Convention in the context of its consideration of Article 41.2; and if he will...
    • Constitutional Reform
      115. To ask the Taoiseach if the need for a new Constitution to reflect the values of Ireland today will be addressed; and the process for developing same. [30413/18]
    • Ministerial Travel
      116. To ask the Taoiseach the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment. [30518/18]
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      117. To ask the Taoiseach the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; and the number that have been appealed and that are ongoing. [30576/18]
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      118. To ask the Taoiseach the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department. [30593/18]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      119. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [30691/18]
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      121. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E (Health) last met. [30693/18]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      122. To ask the Taoiseach the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing civil service or public service staff in his Department in 2017 and to date...
    • Legislative Measures
      126. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will...
    • Naval Service Data
      127. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days on patrol for Naval Service vessels off Cork Harbour in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will...
    • Ministerial Travel
      131. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30508/18]
    • Project Ireland 2040
      132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and that...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      134. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30583/18]
    • Air Corps Recruitment
      135. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a general service recruitment campaign for the Air Corps will occur later in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30869/18]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      136. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in his...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Legislative Measures
      137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he...
    • Irish Aid
      138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Irish Aid election observers are selected; if this system will be more open, transparent and accountable; if there are...
    • Passport Services
      139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the target turnaround time for passports across all services; the average turnaround time across all services for passports for May, June,...
    • Ministerial Travel
      143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Project Ireland 2040
      144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30587/18]
    • Middle East Issues
      147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at EU and international level to protect the Palestinian Bedouin community, in particular, to prevent the forcible...
    • Syrian Conflict
      148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the conflict in Syria; the EU's preferred outcome for the country post-conflict; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Election Monitoring Missions
      149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all members of election monitoring panels are informed of the make-up of each election monitoring delegation; and if he will make a...
    • Human Rights
      150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in Myanmar; the efforts being made to address the humanitarian crisis and human rights violations; and...
    • UN Security Council
      153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff who have been designated to work on Ireland's bid for a seat at the UN Security Council; if staff have been seconded...
    • Syrian Conflict
      160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request Jordan and Israel to urgently provide safe haven to civilians fleeing military attack; his views on the creation of UN...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing civil service or public service staff in his...
  • Department of Finance
    • Financial Services Regulation
      163. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals lodged at the Irish Financial Services appeals tribunal; the number that were accepted as appealable; the number of hearings held; the...
    • Help-To-Buy Scheme
      165. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme beyond its end date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30047/18]
    • Insurance Costs
      166. To ask the Minister for Finance when the next quarterly update is being published by the cost of insurance working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30052/18]
    • Property Tax Exemptions
      167. To ask the Minister for Finance if an exemption to the household charge will be examined to help support family carers. [30068/18]
    • Legislative Measures
      168. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement...
    • NAMA Staff Data
      169. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of NAMA staff who will transfer into Home Building Finance Ireland; the anticipated date of their transfer; and if he will make a...
    • NAMA Operations
      170. To ask the Minister for Finance the spending commitments or paying down of debt which has been entered into with regard to the profits arising from the winding down of NAMA; and if he will...
    • Tax Code
      171. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 29 May 2018, if the loan was not given to an employee or former employee at a preferential interest rate, then...
    • Tax Data
      172. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxes withheld in respect of a person (details supplied) through the RTC or C35 system for sub-contractors in each of the tax years 2005 to 2012; and if...
    • Ministerial Travel
      173. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of travel expenses for him and those who travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30511/18]
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      174. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and that are ongoing;...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      175. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30586/18]
    • Tax Appeals Commission
      176. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of requests received from the Tax Appeals Commission for permission to hire additional staff in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; if each request for...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      177. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to have a bilateral meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Mr. Bill Morneau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30865/18]
    • Insurance Costs
      178. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the recommendations from the working group on insurance; the measures implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30879/18]
    • Banking Sector
      179. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks here are compliant with Article 2(2) of the European Union (Payment Accounts) Regulations 2016 (details supplied). [30898/18]
    • Gambling Sector
      180. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a media report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30910/18]
    • Corporation Tax Regime
      182. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address Ireland's poor international reputation regarding profit shifting by corporate tax incentives; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Motor Insurance Costs
      183. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the working group on car insurance has been a fruitful exercise; his plans to address the difficulties being faced by many motorists that...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      184. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in his Department in 2017...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 15 May 2018, if he has received the independent report to examine the proposed changeover...
    • Election Expenditure
      186. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full cost of each presidential, Dáil Éireann, local, European Parliament and Seanad Éireann election and by-election...
    • Referendum Expenditure
      187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full cost of each referendum held since February 2011, in tabular form. [30292/18]
    • Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory
      188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when work on the forensic laboratories at Backweston will commence; the expected duration of the works; when the facility will be...
    • Drainage Schemes
      189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed regarding the draining of a river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30138/18]
    • Ministerial Travel
      190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Project Ireland 2040 Implementation
      191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30591/18]
    • Coastal Erosion
      194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if financial assistance will be provided to Fingal County Council to tackle the rate of coastal erosion that is occurring at a location...
    • Departmental Strategies
      195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in the preparation of a national coastal erosion strategy or plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/18]
    • Public Sector Staff Remuneration
      196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reimburse public servants in temporary acting-up roles who paid the pension related deduction at their full salary rate but...
    • National Monuments
      197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW's plans regarding Dunsoghly Castle, Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30672/18]
    • Flood Relief Schemes Funding
      198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when flood alleviation funding will be made available for three flood prevention works in Ballybay, Inniskeen and Monaghan, County...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in...
    • Garda Accommodation
      200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if requests from the Department of Justice and Equality to refurbish, renovate or make repairs to a habitable standard official Garda...
    • State Visits
      201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to the State of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis in view of the fact that it is a private rather than a State...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Transport Eligibility
      202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extending the remit of the family support allocated to a family (details supplied) in County Dublin to address the difficulties encountered in...
    • Third Level Admissions Data
      203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that have registered to study pre-medicine at medical schools here for the academic year 2018-2019; and if he will make a...
    • Education and Training Provision
      204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which business and enterprise continues to be appropriately supplied with apprenticeships in line with requirements; and if he will...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school project (details supplied); the projected timeframe for commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a SNA for the 2018-19 academic school year. [30046/18]
    • School Accommodation
      208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if adequate accommodation will be provided to a school (details supplied) for the 2018-2019 school year following the removal of the existing...
    • Legislative Measures
      209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will...
    • Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
      211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a process by which a child with a progressive disability can automatically renew their home tuition rather than having to reapply on...
    • Disabilities Data
      212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a fall of some 10% in the numbers of vision impaired or blind persons going on to higher education; and if so, the steps he is...
    • Autism Support Services
      213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of ASD unit places in primary schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15; his plans to address the...
    • Education and Training Boards
      214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an agreement to develop a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30330/18]
    • School Transport Eligibility
      215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending the medical card waiver to all students eligible for concessionary school transport. [30346/18]
    • Schools Building Projects
      216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to secure a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in order to facilitate the demand for places in Educate...
    • School Patronage
      217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of non-religious schools in Dublin 9; the capacity and availability in such schools for those that wish to send their children...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an emergency works application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30398/18]
    • School Management
      219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the information for the running of a school (details supplied) has not been forthcoming from his Department; and if a direct contact...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken about a permanent building for a school (details supplied) which was originally scheduled for September 2019; the new...
    • School Management
      221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of release days for principals will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30407/18]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a programme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30416/18]
    • School Staff
      223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching principals in County Kildare; and the schools that have teaching principals. [30420/18]
    • Digital Strategy for Schools
      229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the significant cost burden placed on parents of children in digital schools using tablet computers instead of...
    • Ministerial Travel
      232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30509/18]
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter (details supplied) regarding a new school building will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30520/18]
    • School Patronage
      234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason parents in Duleek, County Meath are excluded from the patronage competition for a new secondary school in areas (details supplied)....
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the completion of two new secondary schools in Maynooth. [30527/18]
    • Departmental Circulars
      237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of departmental circulars issued in respect of primary schools, their staff or management in each of the years 2000 to 2017. [30528/18]
    • Project Ireland 2040
      241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30584/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a new secondary school at Mungret, County Limerick will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30621/18]
    • School Enrolments
      249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new secondary school for the Malahide and Portmarnock areas of County Dublin will be enrolling in September 2018; if so, the location of...
    • Schools Establishment
      250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Swords area of County Dublin as announced in November 2015; if he has identified...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on a new school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Establishment
      256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied) as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the works to provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in addition to the associated refurbishment works will commence as...
    • Teacher Recruitment
      258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be granted an extra teacher it is now entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30673/18]
    • Free Education Scheme
      259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30697/18]
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
      260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount remaining in the Caranua fund; his views on whether the closure of the fund to applicants from 1 August 2018 is appropriate; and if he...
    • School Accommodation
      261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being made for September 2018 with respect to schools (details supplied) in view of the delay in delivering the new buildings;...
    • School Funding
      262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the funding levels paid to schools under the capitation grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30739/18]
    • School Services Staff
      263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to address the discrepancies which exist in the rates of pay and benefits paid to school secretaries and caretakers; the...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed new primary school in Kanturk, County Cork; when this project will progress to construction stage; and if he will make a...
    • School Services Staff
      266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to change the terms and conditions for school secretaries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30777/18]
    • School Transport Eligibility
      267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be allowed to travel in transport provided for their sibling; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the identification and acquisition of a site for a proposed new school (details supplied) in County Limerick that is due to open in...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether an organisation (details supplied) is fit to continue as a trustee of a school in view of its failure to do so at a...
    • Schools Facilities
      270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to prevent an organisation (details supplied) charging for the use of a swimming pool built by a school in 1973; and if he...
    • Schools Grievance Procedures
      272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the board of management of a school (details supplied) to withdraw its threat of legal action against the parents' association...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when work will resume on a pitch (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30957/18]
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for a special needs assistant will be expedited. [30977/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for a new building will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30991/18]
    • School Accommodation
      277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); the contact which has been had with the school to progress the development; and if...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a school (details supplied) in view of An Bord Pleanála approval; if a contract for the new works...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in his...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Constitutional Convention Recommendations
      281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the recommendations of the Constitutional Convention regarding Article 41.2 have been considered; the implications the...
    • Parental Leave
      282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce reforms to the parental leave regime including changes to the qualifying age of the child and to the...
    • Visa Applications
      283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the requirements there are by way of cash assets persons must bring with them in the case of a Syrian citizen who is...
    • Traffic Calming Measures
      284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the average speed enforcement system as operated in the Dublin Port tunnel has substantially helped to...
    • Deportation Orders
      285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a cut-off point for a person who has had a deportation order for a number of years (details supplied); and if he...
    • Garda Vetting Applications Data
      286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the backlog of Garda vetting applications for volunteers for an event (details supplied) will be addressed; if Garda vetting...
    • Irish Prison Service
      287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 21 June 2018, the reason the information requested has not been made available in...
    • Wards of Court
      288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on the wards of court has not received a response in...
    • Legislative Measures
      290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has identified laws that are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution;...
    • Direct Provision Data
      291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location and number of direct provision centres in operation; and the number of persons residing in each centre. [30118/18]
    • Direct Provision System
      295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the integration services set up in 2016 to provide supports for families living in the Mosney direct provision...
    • Prison Staff
      297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 28 June 2018, if he will provide a copy of the respective formal notices of...
    • Departmental Funding
      298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been awarded to centres (details supplied); if so, the amount; the period and purpose of same; and when the...
    • Immigration Data
      299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused entry to the State in each of the past four years for the reasons set out in the First Schedule...
    • Coroners Service
      300. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2016 in view of the fact that its passage has been noted as urgent by...
    • Northern Ireland
      301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the Independent Reporting Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/18]
    • Jury Service
      302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the working group to examine and report on the jury system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30349/18]
    • Prisoner Data
      303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of remand prisoners held alongside persons serving a prison sentence by prison; and the number of remand prisoners...
    • Deportation Orders
      304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 status will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30387/18]
    • Immigration Status
      305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Visa Applications
      306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the rise in refusals for visas for tourists from Thailand, all of which have received the same refusal explanation, will be...
    • Prison Staff
      307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants that sought to be included under the disability percentage programme in terms of recruitment in the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to address the issue of maternal deaths; the aims and objectives of the proposed...
    • Immigration Status
      309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of travel expenses for him and those who have travelled with him since his appointment; and if he will make a...
    • Immigration Status
      311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is appropriate that a person (details supplied) that made an online visa application can be given no...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement...
    • Freedom of Information Data
      313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies on state boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30590/18]
    • Direct Provision System
      315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a notice (details supplied) issued to residents at a direct provision centre in Newbridge;...
    • Garda Stations
      316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the reopening of Rush Garda station which was announced in 2016; the date it is due to be opened; and if he will...
    • Garda Recruitment
      317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase cultural diversity in the membership of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the Garda office holder fleet to a range of electric and or hybrid fuelled vehicles; if funding was granted...
    • Garda Resources
      319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda custody suites in operation nationally [30704/18]
    • Criminal Prosecutions Data
      320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the operation of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008; the number of prosecutions and convictions that...
    • Family Law Cases
      322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Circuit Family Court, which was due to sit in Clonmel, County Tipperary, from 3 to 6 July 2018, inclusive, had...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the duties carried out in an office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30770/18]
    • Spent Convictions
      324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances under which convictions become spent and will not appear in a Garda clearance. [30782/18]
    • Immigration Policy
      325. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take regarding the recent agreement at the European Council regarding migration flows into Europe; and if he...
    • Garda Operations
      326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will contact the Garda authorities and request that they have a zero tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour, drug...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional funding will be provided to purchase additional Garda vehicles between July 2018 and year end; if so, the number...
    • Garda Transport Data
      329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars, vans and motorcycles that were attached to north Dublin roads policing unit as of...
    • Immigration Data
      330. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused permission to enter the State via Dublin Airport and Dublin Port in each of the years 2015 to...
    • Garda Training
      331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who took the motorcycle course in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the duration of...
    • Garda Civilian Staff Data
      332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff per Garda station in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30873/18]
    • Asylum Seeker Employment
      333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residents of direct provision centres eligible to apply for the right to work under the EU (recast) reception...
    • Gambling Legislation
      335. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a regulator; his views on a media report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Accommodation
      336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a budget allocation to refurbish and make habitable official Garda living accommodation. [30919/18]
    • International Agreements
      337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland plans to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and...
    • Parental Leave
      338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017, which was referred to the Dáil Select Committee on Justice and...
    • Gambling Legislation
      339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Gambling Control Bill 2018; when it will proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31026/18]
    • Legal Services Regulation
      340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 13 July 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the position of the...
    • Statelessness Determination Process
      342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual applications for recognition of statelessness that have been received. [31046/18]
    • Naturalisation Applications
      345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for permission to reside here made by persons (details supplied) on 16 June 2016; when a...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing civil service or public service...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      347. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if increased specific grants will be offered to home-grown business start-ups to contribute to an innovative, research led economy and...
    • Legislative Measures
      348. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if...
    • Ministerial Travel
      349. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of travel expenses for her and those who travel with her since her appointment; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      350. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of times she has met her officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      351. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of FOI requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      352. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30579/18]
    • Skills Shortages
      353. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to identify areas in which there are particular labour shortages; the measures she is taking to address these...
    • Labour Court Recommendations
      355. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether it is acceptable that a publicly funded body refuses to implement the recommendation of the Labour Court in the...
    • Company Closures
      356. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she is taking in view of the announcement by a company (details supplied) to close its assembly facility in Kanturk,...
    • Trade Strategy
      357. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which potential challenges or threats to the development and expansion of trade and marketing for Irish goods have been...
    • Trade Promotion
      358. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that Irish products on world markets remain sufficiently attractive in view of the various international...
    • Enterprise Ireland
      359. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which business expansion can rely on innovation as a means of improving efficiency and competitiveness in the global...
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      363. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which enterprise led by women continues to be supported and promoted; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • IDA Ireland
      365. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which IDA Ireland’s development programme continues to develop to maximise advantages for job creation and...
    • Knowledge Development Box
      366. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the knowledge development box continues to be an asset in securing investment in jobs here; and if she will make a...
    • Job Creation Data
      368. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created in the past two years to the indigenous sector; the number of such jobs created through foreign direct...
  • Department of Health
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      370. To ask the Minister for Health if transport will be provided for a person (details supplied) to attend a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30116/18]
    • Legislative Reviews
      371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Anatomy Act 1832; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30615/18]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      372. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the implementation of the national framework for recovery in mental health 2018-2020 to date; the indicators being used to monitor the progress...
    • Motorised Transport Grant
      373. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reinstating the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30822/18]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      375. To ask the Minister for Health the basis upon which public sector recruitment may be restricted to existing staff, including the basis for the common recruitment competition pools operated...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      376. To ask the Minister for Health when and the way in which an organisation (details supplied) decided not to provide therapies in a school in view of the fact it received funding to do so; and...
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      379. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment. [30021/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      380. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; the reason for the delay in issuing a date for the procedure; if the person can undergo...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      381. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times in respect of prostatectomy procedures across all the relevant hospitals in the Saolta University Healthcare group; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Staff Data
      382. To ask the Minister for Health the consultant urologist vacancies across all hospitals in the Saolta University Healthcare group; the length of time for which these posts have been vacant;...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      383. To ask the Minister for Health if persons under 18 years of age will be able to access personalised budgets in the demonstration project in view of the recommendations by the Task Force on...
    • Hospital Services
      384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the decision to provide a new modular cardio cath lab service for Waterford University Hospital has been made before the national cath lab report...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      385. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in order to facilitate the purchase of medically essential cooling equipment for their home. [30036/18]
    • Hospital Staff
      386. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be relocated to the palliative care unit of a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30037/18]
    • Hospital Investigations
      387. To ask the Minister for Health the anonymised details of all disciplinary actions which have taken place or are planned in response to or relevant to patient safety incidents in maternity...
    • Patient Safety
      388. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patient safety incidents which have taken place; the number which have resulted disciplinary actions in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to the...
    • General Practitioner Services
      389. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding general practitioners charging medical card holders for blood tests; and if persons are not required to pay for the service, the way in...
    • Emergency Departments Staff
      390. To ask the Minister for Health the recommended staff to patient ratio for emergency departments; the ratio for same at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Emergency Departments Services
      391. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the overcrowding in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry. [30051/18]
    • Hospital Procedures
      392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries carried out on intersex infants in 2017 in Crumlin Hospital to align the infant's genitals with chromosomal sex. [30053/18]
    • Medical Card Applications
      393. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/18]
    • Health Services Provision
      394. To ask the Minister for Health if all health services provided in a practice (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be maintained. [30059/18]
    • Maternity Services
      395. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recommendations that have been made in internal and external reviews of maternity services in each maternity hospital for the past ten years;...
    • General Practitioner Services Provision
      397. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioner cards will be extended to all carers in receipt of the respite care support grant. [30066/18]
    • Health Services Provision
      398. To ask the Minister for Health if panic buttons and personal alarms will be made available to persons under 65 years of age who are vulnerable and require 24/7 care. [30067/18]
    • Medicinal Products Expenditure
      399. To ask the Minister for Health the level of drugs expenditure in the health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of the health budget spent on...
    • Emergency Departments Staff
      402. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the staff shortages in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      403. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the transitional care funding works, which funding is in place to bridge the gap in the interim for fair deal applicants who are occupying a...
    • Health Screening Programmes
      404. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in regard to sickle cell disease; his plans to fund a national screening programme to detect children affected by the disease; his plans to found...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      405. To ask the Minister for Health if the proceeds of the sale of a site (details supplied) will be invested in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30109/18]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      406. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the capacity and or number of beds for forensic patients beyond the 3.5 per 100,000 envisioned for the new forensic mental health...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
      407. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which CAMHS patients will be treated within the new forensic mental health hospital to replace the Central Mental Hospital; if these patients will...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if transport services will be provided for a person (details supplied) to attend a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30114/18]
    • Cross-Border Health Services Provision
      410. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue of cross-Corder healthcare for a person (details supplied) will be addressed and clarified; if they have a right to equality of treatment which...
    • Disability Services Provision
      411. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 12 dedicated respite houses announced on 12 December 2017 (details supplied). [30127/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      412. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 12 children on the waiting list for scoliosis surgery who have had their cases and surgeries suspended; if his attention...
    • Disability Support Services
      413. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30141/18]
    • Constitutional Convention Recommendations
      414. To ask the Minister for Health if expert advice or data, including existing and or projected costings to the Constitutional Convention in the context of its consideration of Article 41.2...
    • Disability Services Provision
      415. To ask the Minister for Health the CHOs that have established a residents’ council, family forum, service user panel or equivalent for disability services. [30153/18]
    • Disability Services Data
      416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30154/18]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered to persons with a disability to date in 2018 by CHO area in tabular form [30167/18]
    • Disability Services Provision
      431. To ask the Minister for Health when the task force on personalised budgets will report. [30169/18]
    • Disability Diagnoses
      432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of June 2018 or latest date available by local health...
    • Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
      433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list by local health area; and the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list in each local health office area; the number waiting less than four, four...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of initial tobacco sales to minors test purchase inspections carried out at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30176/18]
    • Sunbeds Regulation
      439. To ask the Minister for Health the number of test purchases carried out under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30177/18]
    • Food Safety Authority of Ireland Inspections
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the number of official food control planned and unplanned surveillance inspections of food businesses at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available....
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections of e-cigarette and refill container manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers under the European Union (Manufacture,...
    • Health Promotion
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have completed a structured patient education programme for diabetes at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30182/18]
    • Health Services Data
      445. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breast-fed exclusively and not exclusively at first PHN, postherpetic neuralgia, visit at the end of June 2018 or the latest date...
    • Home Care Packages Data
      449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of an intensive home care package; and the percentage of same with a key worker assigned. [30187/18]
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      451. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten community physiotherapists or hospital physiotherapists at entry level, and five and ten years of experience, respectively....
    • Health Insurance Data
      452. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated saving if the full economic cost for the use of beds in public and voluntary hospitals for the purposes of private medical practice were paid for...
    • General Practitioner Data
      454. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding general practitioner training intake to 200. [30192/18]
    • Health Services Staff Data
      456. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost and breakdown of providing practice nurses to work with 25 general practitioners, including cost of their training and pay for work for that...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      462. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the estimated cost of reopening the minimum of 1,000 hospital beds that are in the health service but closed, as deduced from a comparison of bed...
    • Medicinal Products Supply
      467. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the savings in 2018 through the four-year deal agreed with the pharmaceutical sector. [30205/18]
    • Prescriptions Charges
      468. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the estimated cost of reducing the medical card prescription charge by 50 cent. [30206/18]
    • Dental Services Provision
      471. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the expenditure on the six-monthly scale and polish entitlement under the dental treatment services scheme in 2009. [30209/18]
    • Dental Services Staff
      473. To ask the Minister for Health to set down in tabular form the estimated cost of increasing the number of dentists by ten and 40, respectively. [30211/18]
    • Ambulance Service Funding
      476. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the estimated cost of employing and equipping one ambulance with its complement of personnel and support staff. [30214/18]
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      477. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the estimated cost of training and recruiting 110 advanced paramedics. [30215/18]
    • Ambulance Service Funding
      478. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the estimated cost of an additional three ambulances, including personnel for each of the four HSE regions. [30216/18]
    • Ambulance Service Data
      479. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of purchasing three fully equipped ambulances for each of the four HSE regions, that is, 12 ambulances in total. [30217/18]
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      480. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the required whole-time equivalent personnel for 12 ambulances. [30218/18]
    • Home Help Service Expenditure
      481. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of home help hours by 10%. [30219/18]
    • Occupational Therapy Staff
      483. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten occupational therapists at entry level, five years and ten years of experience, respectively, in tabular form for each...
    • Physiotherapy Provision
      485. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten physiotherapists at entry level, five and ten years of experience, respectively. [30223/18]
    • Psychological Services
      487. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 150 psychologists. [30225/18]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Staff
      488. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing ten speech and language therapists at entry level, five years experience and ten years experience, respectively. [30226/18]
    • Disability Support Services
      490. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 500,000 hours of the personal assistant scheme. [30228/18]
    • Respite Care Services Provision
      493. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing respite care services by 20%. [30231/18]
    • Suicide Prevention
      494. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing 11 suicide crisis assessment nurses. [30232/18]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
      496. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing an additional 14 community child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, teams in line with A Vision for Change. [30234/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      497. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of filling the remaining posts of the mental health intellectual disability posts for children that have not yet been filled. [30235/18]
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      498. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of filling 30 mental health intellectual disability posts for children. [30236/18]
    • Mental Health Services Data
      499. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of doubling the budget for counselling in primary care. [30237/18]
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      500. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of opening the remaining child and adolescent psychiatric beds that are not open. [30238/18]
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      501. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing addiction counsellors by 10%. [30239/18]
    • Health Services Reports
      502. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Health Service Executive's value improvement programme, which is targeting improvement opportunities up to €346 million; the...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      503. To ask the Minister for Health if an additional six beds have been provided in the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [30241/18]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      504. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of the nursing home support scheme as of 1 July 2018. [30242/18]
    • Hospital Beds Data
      505. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds provided to date in 2018 in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. [30243/18]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the project to provide a modular build at South Tipperary General Hospital. [30250/18]
    • Health Services Data
      513. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the expansion of the medical assessment services at Roscommon University Hospital. [30251/18]
    • Nursing Education
      516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of postgraduate education programmes for nurses and midwives being provided. [30254/18]
    • Nursing Staff
      517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives with authority to prescribe medicines. [30255/18]
    • Nursing Education
      519. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of six national foundation education programmes for nurses in critical care, surgical pre-assessment, acute medicine unscheduled...
    • Health Services Staff Training
      520. To ask the Minister for Health if a national education programme to prepare 130 nurses for advanced practitioner roles has been commissioned; and if not, when same will occur. [30258/18]
    • Nursing Education
      521. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the expansion of the public health nurse sponsorship programme to 150 nurses. [30259/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      526. 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. [30266/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Meath waiting for a cataract operation; the average wait time; the longest wait time; and the actions being taken to reduce...
    • Respite Care Services Data
      528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for child and adult respite, respectively in County Meath; the average waiting time for respite; the longest wait for...
    • HSE Data
      529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracts agreed between the HSE and a company (details supplied) since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/18]
    • HSE Expenditure
      530. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by the HSE to a company (details supplied) since 2011 for services, infrastructure or projects by year in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      531. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the implementation of a new home care scheme; and when it will be put on a statutory basis. [30274/18]
    • Ambulance Service Data
      532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of ambulances in the greater Dublin area; the average response times for ambulances following receipt of a 999 call; the...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
      533. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health supports available for children awaiting scoliosis surgery here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30283/18]
    • Illicit Trade in Tobacco
      535. To ask the Minister for Health the next national steps to be taken with respect to the WHO protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products in view of the fact that the conditions for...
    • Dietician Service Provision
      536. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no dietician in the Dublin 3, 5, 9, 13 and 17 areas; if funding will be made available for same; and...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      537. To ask the Minister for Health if the approval of the drugs Nivolumab and Pembrolizumab will be expedited in order to prolong the life of certain cancer patients and in particular in the...
    • Health Services Funding
      538. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for funding by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30315/18]
    • Commencement of Legislation
      539. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to commence Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; the resources that have been set aside to allow the commencement of this...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      540. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [30318/18]
    • Dental Services
      542. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 21 June 2018, if staff will be acquired to cover dental services in Virginia health centre; if his attention has...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      543. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30325/18]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      544. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed for a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/18]
    • Mental Health Services
      545. To ask the Minister for Health if the benefits of acupuncture in the management of mental health will be investigated with an organisation (details supplied); the way in which the...
    • Medical Products
      546. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 8 May 2018, if a detailed breakdown of patient entitlement to post-mastectomy products, including product types...
    • Hospital Procedures
      547. To ask the Minister for Health when the chief medical officer’s report into the investigation of claims regarding transvaginal mesh complications will be complete; and if he will make...
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received by the HSE for transvaginal mesh removal in the UK through the treatment abroad scheme; the number approved and denied,...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      550. To ask the Minister for Health if an occupational therapy appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/18]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      551. To ask the Minister for Health his plans on including a device (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme for persons over the age of 21 years; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals under the fair deal scheme made in each of the years from 2013 to 2017; the amount awarded on appeal for each year; and if he will make a...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
      554. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the policy of awarding appeals under the fair deal scheme from the date of appeal decision to that of backdating it to the date of the...
    • Legislative Measures
      555. To ask the Minister for Health if the legal parentage rights of same-sex couples who conceive a child through surrogacy will be addressed in upcoming legislation amending the Children and...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      556. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each community healthcare organisation area via the NTPF in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Patient Deaths
      557. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention or that of his predecessors has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30355/18]
    • Hospital Services
      558. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of deploying a modular cardiac laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30360/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      579. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30386/18]
    • HIQA Reports
      581. To ask the Minister for Health if reports produced by HIQA in relation to dental services in County Roscommon will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30389/18]
    • Dental Services Provision
      582. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to close or move the dental services provided in Castlerea County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/18]
    • Primary Care Centres Administration
      583. To ask the Minister for Health the services he is seeking to relocate to the Boyle primary care centre from other medical centres in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      585. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the HSE have plans to develop a new health centre or community health facility in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Drugs Availability
      586. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the requirement for medical card holders to obtain a prescription from their general practitioner to access nicotine replacement therapy...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      587. To ask the Minister for Health when needs assessment recommendations will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30399/18]
    • Hospital Complaints Procedures
      588. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a complaint by a person (details supplied) in respect of their child; the outcome of the review of the case that was...
    • Medical Products Supply
      589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children in counties Cork, Galway and Dublin can receive orthotics within months; the further reason that in County Limerick the waiting time is...
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      590. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in 2017 and to date in 2018 for the cross-border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30434/18]
    • Nursing Staff Data
      591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses employed by the HSE in hospitals in County Cork in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30436/18]
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new nurses hired by the HSE in hospitals in County Cork in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30437/18]
    • Nursing Staff Data
      593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses who retired from the HSE in hospitals in County Cork in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Help Service Data
      594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided to persons in County Cork in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30439/18]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      595. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting one year for a hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/18]
    • Home Care Packages
      596. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 14 June 2018, the process for the release of funding for the allocation of home support services for the remainder...
    • Ministerial Travel
      597. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30513/18]
    • Proposed Legislation
      598. To ask the Minister for Health whether there will be a review of the recent Court of Appeal judgment regarding a person who was prevented from leaving the hospital that was caring for them...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      599. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30543/18]
    • Project Ireland 2040
      600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30554/18]
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and that are ongoing; and...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30588/18]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      603. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30598/18]
    • Hospitals Capital Programme
      604. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has abandoned plans to complete a new 50-bed elderly care unit by 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Ennis in favour of a facility at an unknown...
    • Hospital Consultant Recruitment
      609. To ask the Minister for Health the consultant urologist vacancies across all hospitals in the Saolta University Healthcare group; the length of time for which these posts have been vacant;...
    • EU Directives
      610. To ask the Minister for Health when the EU safety standards for protection against dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation regulations 2018 will be signed; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      612. 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. [30624/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      613. To ask the Minister for Health if a post-surgery assessment will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30625/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      614. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for knee surgery at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      615. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drug Ocrevus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30665/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      616. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30667/18]
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      618. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of discussions held with the nursing home sector regarding difficulties in recruiting staff and possible changes to employment permits; and if he...
    • Elder Abuse
      619. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no statutory protection for old and vulnerable persons with regard to adult neglect (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      620. To ask the Minister for Health the status of CBT assistance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30700/18]
    • Health Services Provision
      621. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30702/18]
    • Mental Health Services Expenditure
      622. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of providing a single non-specialised mental health nursing position for out-of-hours care on an annual basis [30703/18]
    • Primary Care Services Provision
      623. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for primary care physiotherapy in County Louth; and the length of time these children have been waiting [30711/18]
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      627. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for primary care occupational therapy in County Louth; and the length of time these children have been waiting [30715/18]
    • Occupational Therapy Staff
      630. To ask the Minister for Health the qualifications of the HSE staff who are delivering occupational therapy courses for parents [30719/18]
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      631. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a minimum of one crisis house in each catchment area [30724/18]
    • Mental Health Services
      632. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health catchment areas in place nationally by CHO. [30725/18]
    • National Maternity Hospital
      639. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to a reconstituted national maternity hospital that will be a subsidiary of a group (details supplied) of which the ultimate owner...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      640. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an application by a person (details supplied) for an assessment of need which was received by the HSE on 15 June 2017. [30742/18]
    • Health Services
      643. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30748/18]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      644. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a full medical card including general practitioner, medical and surgical service, drugs, medicines and medical and surgical...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      645. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30756/18]
    • Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
      646. To ask the Minister for Health if suitable inpatient accommodation and a step-down facility will be provided for older persons in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in view of the fact that the...
    • Child Protection
      647. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body monitoring assessment and therapy services for children, young persons and their families in circumstances in which sexual abuse is a...
    • HSE Properties
      648. To ask the Minister for Health if a building will be signed over to a school (details supplied). [30774/18]
    • Data Protection
      649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30780/18]
    • Nursing Home Services
      650. To ask the Minister for Health the service level agreement in place with the HSE, HIQA and public nursing homes in relation to entitlements to services, treatment and therapies for persons...
    • Hospital Services
      653. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive necessary medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30789/18]
    • Orthodontic Services Provision
      654. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter regarding the case of persons (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30791/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      655. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for investment in disability services at a site (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30792/18]
    • Psychological Services
      656. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent paediatric psychiatrists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county for 2018. [30799/18]
    • Occupational Therapy Data
      658. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child occupational therapists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county. [30801/18]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Data
      659. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child speech and language therapists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county. [30802/18]
    • Psychological Services
      660. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child psychologists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county for 2018. [30804/18]
    • Occupational Therapy Data
      661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child occupational therapists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county. [30805/18]
    • Home Care Packages
      663. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which care companies contracted by the HSE to fill care packages are regulated; the standards they must adhere to; the mechanisms available for...
    • Health Care Professionals
      664. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a FETAC level 5 qualification is sufficient for carers employed by care companies contracted by the HSE to care for persons with severe...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      665. 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. [30816/18]
    • Palliative Care Facilities
      666. To ask the Minister for Health if a timeframe has been set out for the delivery of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30817/18]
    • Health Care Policy
      669. To ask the Minister for Health when the national dental health plan will be published; the reason it has taken so long to update the 1994 dental health programme; and if he will make a...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      670. To ask the Minister for Health when the medical supplement Kuvan will be approved for persons with phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30850/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist at Beaumont Hospital; the average waiting time to see the consultant; the steps...
    • Hospital Equipment
      672. To ask the Minister for Health the average age of lithotripsy machines in use in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30874/18]
    • Hospital Services
      673. To ask the Minister for Health if planning permission was necessary for the recent upgrade of cardiac catheterisation laboratory works at St. Vincent's University Hospital; the nature of the...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
      674. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the nursing home support scheme in relation to the financial assessment of farms and businesses; when he expects these proposed...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      675. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) will be reviewed; his plans to implement change in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30890/18]
    • Primary Care Centres
      676. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of the psychiatric day hospital in the primary care unit in Balbriggan; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its...
    • Hospital Services
      677. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of the Ashlin Centre in Beaumont Hospital; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its services. [30895/18]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      678. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry with a view to ensure new medicines become available to persons with...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
      679. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of the fair deal pricing mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30903/18]
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      681. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the position of the role of healthcare assistants from the ineligible categories of employment for employment permits list and their...
    • Health Services
      682. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the decision not to implement a full courier service for collection of blood samples from general practitioner surgeries (details supplied)...
    • Meals-on-Wheels Services
      683. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for a meals-on-wheels service (details supplied) in order to acquire new equipment to provide this service; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      684. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30921/18]
    • HSE Funding
      685. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the review of HSE funding to an organisation (details supplied) that was announced in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30942/18]
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      692. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug ixazomib for a person (details supplied) will be covered by the HSE; if permissions that may be needed to cover the cost and use of the drug will...
    • Hospital Charges
      693. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with haemochromatosis require several venesections per year and are paying €80 per venesection;...
    • Emergency Departments Services
      694. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the importance of the provision of emergency care being available at Monaghan Hospital particularly in the case of a person...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      696. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive an early date for an assessment and scopes at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, based on the referrals made by their...
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      697. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the recruitment process for public health nurses in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31037/18]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Ports Facilities
      698. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to he fact that Rosslare Port is not a designated port for food imports from outside of the EU; his...
    • Afforestation Programme
      699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in reviewing the effects of the heatwave with the local authorities, the planting of greater numbers of shade giving, soil...
    • GLAS Payments
      700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all farm payments which are due to a person (details supplied) will issue in full without further delays; and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal against a decision related to a recent cross-compliance inspection in the case of a person (details...
    • Rural Development Programme
      702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland opted to take forestry out of its rural development programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Poultry Industry
      703. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the licensed hauliers who are approved to transport poultry litter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30064/18]
    • Land Issues
      704. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections in place to prevent the monopolisation of farm or agricultural land that has the effect of significantly limiting the...
    • Legislative Measures
      705. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on, or in place as a consequence of, Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and...
    • Veterinary Qualifications
      706. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that can be taken by a person (details supplied) to have international qualifications recognised here; and if he will make...
    • Fodder Crisis
      707. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who availed of the fodder transport subsidy in numerical terms and expressed as a percentage of the overall...
    • Laboratory Facilities
      708. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed redeployment and redevelopment of his Department's laboratories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30305/18]
    • TAMS Administration
      709. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a risk of clawback on grants or payments under TAMS drawn down in the last two years if a partnership or sole trader is...
    • Animal Diseases
      710. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an outstanding payment will be made to a person (details supplied) without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Animal Sales
      711. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the public consultation on the sales of animals and the pet shop code of conduct to 31 July 2018 will be extended to facilitate...
    • Herd Data
      712. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy cows in the national herd in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement...
    • Live Exports
      715. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live cattle exports in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Herd Data
      716. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fallen cattle recorded in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Farm Data
      717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers in County Cork in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30466/18]
    • GLAS Data
      725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in the GLAS scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30474/18]
    • Animal Welfare
      726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have applied for help with animal welfare to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      727. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of penalties that have been overturned or reduced on appeal in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if...
    • GLAS Data
      728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of land in hectares designated as traditional hay meadow under the GLAS scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Electronic Tagging
      730. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the mandatory introduction of electronic identification, EID, tagging of sheep;...
    • Ministerial Travel
      731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of travel expenses for him and those who travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Veterinary Practice
      732. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a regulatory vacuum has been allowed to exist in the context of the decision by the Veterinary Council of Ireland, made in...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      734. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      735. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30578/18]
    • Farm Partnerships
      736. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an application for partnership by persons (details supplied) was refused; if the file will be reviewed; and if he will...
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if guidance will be offered on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30695/18]
    • GLAS Applications
      738. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30698/18]
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
      739. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for a landowner and dry stock farmer to apply for a disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Coillte Teoranta
      740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be made available through Coillte for required repair and maintenance of paths at an amenity (details supplied); and...
    • Animal Welfare
      741. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 726 of 20 March 2018, if China and Pakistan are on the list of export destinations that Bord na...
    • Food Exports
      742. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on efforts to expand markets for Irish food production in China, India and south east Asia; and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      743. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) did not receive a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31025/18]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      744. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Waste Management Regulations
      745. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the section in the legislation which gives powers to local authorities to demand proof from residents that they are...
    • Inland Fisheries
      746. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he plans to take after an organisation (details supplied) reported a significant loss of eel elvers at...
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland
      747. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address a problem (details supplied) regarding the lack of tags for salmon; and if he will make a...
    • Bord na Móna
      748. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Bord na Móna will be repurposed as a dedicated carbon sequestration utility in view of recent weather events...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      749. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a broadband service will be available in Ballydarton, Fenagh, County Carlow. [30049/18]
    • Legislative Measures
      750. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      751. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a premises (details supplied) will receive high-speed broadband; if this will be prioritised due to the urgent...
    • EU Directives
      752. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a complaint has ever been made to the European Commission by agencies within its remit in respect of a breach of the...
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      753. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issue regarding the lack of mobile phone signal and broadband signal in...
    • Energy Efficiency
      754. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the public sector energy efficiency action plan. [30481/18]
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      755. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30482/18]
    • Digital Hub Development Agency
      756. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are vacancies on the board of the Digital Hub Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Sporting Rights
      758. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review of designated sports events for free-to-air broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on...
    • EU Directives
      759. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has transposed the cost of the broadband directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30486/18]
    • Metropolitan Area Networks Programme
      760. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the review of metropolitan area networks has been completed; if the outcome of the review will be published; and if...
    • Environmental Policy
      761. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a national energy forum has been established; if so, the number of times it has met; and if he will make a statement...
    • Energy Efficiency
      762. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount provided for capital investment in energy efficiency in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018,...
    • Better Energy Programme
      763. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on schemes (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county. [30490/18]
    • North-South Interconnector
      764. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the two studies commissioned on the North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Broadcast Spectrum Management
      765. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the reallocation of the 700 MHz spectrum; the amount spent on same; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Biofuel Obligation Scheme
      766. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the biofuel obligation scheme; the steps he will take to ensure compliance in this regard; and if he will...
    • EU Directives
      767. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagements and representations he has made in regard to the EU's review of the oil stocks directive; and if he...
    • Bioenergy Strategy
      768. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the delivery of a joint venture between Bord na Móna and Coillte to capture synergies in the...
    • Energy Policy
      769. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the renegotiation of a revised gas security of supply regulation. [30496/18]
    • EU Directives
      770. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the EU third energy package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30497/18]
    • Ministerial Travel
      771. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost of travel expenses for him and those who travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      772. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the rural broadband scheme will be extended to areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      773. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      774. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      775. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Energy Policy
      776. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his policy on fossil fuel divestment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30597/18]
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      778. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the basis on which a company (details supplied) can introduce a monthly service charge to customers who specifically...
    • Asbestos Remediation Programme
      779. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to provide assistance to persons to dispose safely of historical asbestos that they have on their land or in...
    • Waste Disposal
      780. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the precise role of each State organisation in the enforcement of conditions attached to waste licences, waste permits,...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      781. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the installation of broadband at a location details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Renewable Energy Projects
      783. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a service level agreement, in number of days, for the planning process for renewable energy projects from...
    • Electricity Grid
      784. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider using the Kilbarry project in Waterford city as a pilot scheme to reassess planning restrictions...
    • Renewable Energy Incentives
      785. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the roll-out of the renewable energy support scheme. [31053/18]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      786. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Legislative Programme
      788. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his priorities for traffic legislation, especially in the areas of excessive speed and dangerous driving, and in the co-ordination of key...
    • Public Service Vehicles
      789. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the documentation being checked by the NTA from northern operators, particularly for occasional licences at concert venues and sporting...
    • Road Safety Authority
      790. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter (details supplied) regarding prosecutions in relation to tachograph regulations will be addressed; and if he will make a...
    • Public Transport Provision
      791. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop and enhance the provision of additional bus services throughout rural County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Electric Vehicles
      792. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the work under way on preparing for the expansion of the application of hydrogen for cars and other energy uses in...
    • Legislative Measures
      793. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he...
    • Greenways Development
      794. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the greenway project between Castleknock, Dublin 15, and Maynooth, County Kildare, on a phased basis; the progress made to...
    • National Car Test Data
      797. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of private vehicles that undertook the national car test in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of vehicles that...
    • Road Projects Status
      798. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the construction and opening of the M11 service station at Ballyellin, Gorey, County Wexford; and if he will make...
    • Fáilte Ireland Expenditure
      799. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the spend by Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the breakdown of the spend; and the expected spend in 2018 for each...
    • Road Projects
      800. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional funding to Kerry County Council to carry out works on the Dale Road, County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Funding
      801. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of support given to a festival (details supplied) in each of the past five years. [30418/18]
    • Road Projects Status
      802. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to address a dangerous junction (details supplied) at Ballymaquirk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Roads Maintenance Funding
      803. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for the maintenance of national routes in County Cork in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and...
    • Driver Test Waiting Lists
      804. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times for driver tests in each of the testing centres in County Cork; the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting times; and...
    • Ministerial Travel
      805. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Project Ireland 2040
      806. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      807. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      808. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacancies on state boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30594/18]
    • Road Safety
      809. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided towards the implementation of essential safety measures at a location (details supplied); and if he will make...
    • Roads Maintenance
      810. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding roadworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30707/18]
    • Rural Transport Programme
      811. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason transport coordination units must be tendered for. [30722/18]
    • Sports Capital Programme
      812. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30738/18]
    • Driver Test
      813. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/18]
    • Climate Change Policy
      814. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be project trials funded under the Carbon Reduction Programme in 2018 other than vehicle trials; and if he will make a...
    • Road Projects Expenditure
      816. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated amount the M7 upgrade will cost upon completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30767/18]
    • Road Projects
      817. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work is carried out outside of normal working hours on the M7 road upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30768/18]
    • Road Projects Expenditure
      818. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to have work continue throughout the night and weekends to facilitate the M7 upgrade at a faster rate; and if he will...
    • Bus Services
      820. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full estimated costs of the BusConnects programme; the actual cost of the Dublin BusConnects redesign of the Dublin Bus network less...
    • Light Rail Projects Status
      821. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps under Project Ireland 2040 being taken by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2018 and 2019 to deliver metro north and other...
    • State Bodies Mergers
      822. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given consideration to merging Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority in view of the serious...
    • Driver Licences
      823. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he received a communication from the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the identity requirements of asylum seekers to...
    • Pension Provisions
      824. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason CIÉ pensioners have not received a post-retirement increase in their occupational pensions since 2008; when they will...
    • Road Safety Authority
      825. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30989/18]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      826. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public sector jobs offered through internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child Support Payments
      827. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the child care supports available to lone parents; the criteria to access such supports; the costs involved; and the age limitations in...
    • Departmental Programmes
      828. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a grant application by a person (details supplied) will be examined. [30042/18]
    • Legislative Measures
      829. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if she...
    • Visiting Teacher Service
      830. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration will be given to restoring the visiting teacher system for Traveller children; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Illegal Adoptions
      831. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanisms that will be put in place or that are already in place to assist a person who was illegally adopted via St. Patrick's, Navan...
    • Foster Care
      832. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps a person can take in circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30432/18]
    • Ministerial Travel
      833. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of travel expenses for her and those who travel with her since her appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Project Ireland 2040
      834. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of times she has met her officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      835. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of FOI requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      836. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30580/18]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure
      837. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the higher and lower capitation grants under the ECCE scheme by €5, €10, €15 and...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
      838. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 26 June 2018, if a callback will be arranged for the facility on its application (details...
    • Child Protection
      839. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the person or body monitoring assessment and therapy services for children, young persons and their families in circumstances in which...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      840. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost if Tusla recruited an additional 200 social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30863/18]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
      841. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children born in January will not be able to avail of their entitlement to two years of...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Constitutional Amendments
      843. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if...
    • Rural Recreation Scheme
      844. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that was issued to groups in County Kildare under the rural recreation, infrastructure and the town and village...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Applications
      845. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration is being given to an application (details supplied). [30356/18]
    • Ministerial Travel
      846. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      847. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the 2018 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30542/18]
    • Project Ireland 2040 Administration
      848. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      849. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      850. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of vacancies on state boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30592/18]
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      851. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1364 and 1365 of 17 April 2018, the progress made on a new pilot grant scheme (details...
    • Local and Community Development Programme
      852. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the community enhancement programme of €4.5 million; the steps local community development projects need...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      853. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Back to Education Allowance Data
      854. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the cost of education allowance to all recipients of the back to education allowance. [30347/18]
    • Child Benefit Data
      855. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of providing child benefit for young persons that are over 18 years of age for the duration of...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      857. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
      859. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a supplementary welfare allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if the appeal submitted recently...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      860. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30091/18]
    • Constitutional Amendments
      861. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      862. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Constitutional Convention Recommendations
      863. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if expert advice or data, including existing and or projected costings to the Constitutional Convention in the context of its...
    • Social Welfare Schemes Data
      864. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time of each social welfare scheme including the initial application decision, appeal decision, oral hearing...
    • Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
      865. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting the result of a retrospective...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Data
      866. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the age limit for the one parent family payment to 12 and 18 years of age, respectively....
    • Child Benefit Payments
      867. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending child benefit beyond 18 years of age for those in full-time education. [30333/18]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      868. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement...
    • Pension Provisions
      869. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the pension for persons that reach 67 years of age will be introduced; the arrangements in place for persons that leave...
    • Social Insurance Payments
      870. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding PRSI contributions by self-employed persons under class S in the year they reach 66 years of age...
    • Community Employment Schemes Administration
      871. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30480/18]
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      872. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person working full-time and paying PRSI on a widow's pension (contributory) is not entitled to illness...
    • Ministerial Travel
      873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of travel expenses for her and those that travel with her since her appointment; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      874. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times she has met her officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if she will make a...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      875. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of FOI requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      876. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Pension Provisions
      877. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for qualifying for the TCA; and if a person (details supplied) will qualify. [30741/18]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      878. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she...
    • Carer's Support Grant
      879. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for a carer's support grant in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
    • Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
      880. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for a person (details supplied); the steps that will be taken to include free travel for persons with this level of...
    • Disability Allowance Eligibility
      881. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
      882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment has now issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
    • Company Closures
      883. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she is taking in view of the announcement by a company (details supplied) to close its assembly facility in...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      884. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      885. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Applications
      886. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been finalised in respect a claim for one-parent family allowance in the case of a person (details...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      887. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the progress to date in respect of an appeal for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      888. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the progress to date in respect of the determination of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied); when...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
      889. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      890. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in the case of persons (details supplied); when the appeal...
    • One-Parent Family Payment
      891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the social welfare payments in place specifically for lone parents; and the criteria in place to qualify for each....
    • One-Parent Family Payment Data
      892. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment and the working family payment. [30839/18]
    • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
      893. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline her views on the Indecon report showing the impact that changes to the one-parent family payment have had on lone...
    • One-Parent Family Payment
      894. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the supports in place to assist lone parents returning to education and returning to work. [30841/18]
    • Working Family Payment
      895. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the working family payment, formerly FIS, has been reviewed since its introduction. [30842/18]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      897. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the progress to date in the determination of a rent allowance review in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Back to Work Allowance Eligibility
      898. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the eligibility for the back-to-work family dividend scheme in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she...
    • Foster Care Supports
      899. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the estimated amount it would cost in a full year if the foster care allowance for a child aged under 12 years of...
    • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
      900. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the eligibility for the fuel allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      901. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the progress to date in the determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details...
    • Working Family Payment Applications
      902. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the eligibility for family income supplement in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Applications
      903. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress in the determination of an application for a widowed or surviving civil partner grant in the case of a person...
    • JobPath Programme
      904. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is necessary for a person who is applying for a community employment scheme to attend a Seetec or JobPath programme;...
    • State Pension (Contributory)
      905. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason this person is not receiving full entitlements in...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      906. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there has been no progress to introduce an agreed pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors...
    • Carer's Benefit Applications
      907. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for a delay of up to 11 weeks for applications to be processed relating to a person (details supplied); and if she...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      908. 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. [30958/18]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      909. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary allowance by a person (details supplied). [30978/18]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Home Loan Scheme
      910. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/18]
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      911. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the updated wind farm construction guidelines will be published. [30310/18]
    • Property Registration
      912. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a section 49 application (details supplied) submitted to the Property Registration Authority in 2015 will be assigned to...
    • Local Authority Staff Recruitment
      913. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the basis on which public sector recruitment may be restricted to existing staff, including the basis for the common...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      914. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to incidents in which there have been difficulties for emergency services gaining unhindered...
    • Legislative Measures
      916. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has identified laws which are dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution;...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      917. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses purchased by a local authority (details supplied); the funding made available to the local authority in...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      918. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the potential impact that a proposed development through the rapid build housing programme...
    • European Parliament Elections
      919. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a constituency report for European Parliament boundaries under section 5(1A) of the Electoral Act 1997 will be initiated;...
    • Project Ireland 2040 Implementation
      920. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the anticipated launch date of the national regeneration and development agency; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Planning Investigations
      921. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the report into certain planning matters in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Housing Provision
      922. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units covered by the enhanced leasing scheme by county; the anticipated cost in 2018; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      923. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office per annum since its establishment; the average length of service in...
    • Vacant Sites Levy
      924. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant site levy designations that have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála to date; the status of the...
    • Local Authority Housing Rents
      925. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the section of the Local Government Act 2014 that makes the making of a differential rent scheme a reserved function of...
    • Local Authority Funding
      926. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a fund from which local authorities can draw on for exceptional circumstances (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      927. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is policy across local authorities not to allow a prospective tenant to view a property offered before deciding whether...
    • Local Authority Assets
      928. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if lands or properties vested in wholly owned subsidiary incorporated bodies of local authorities in which the chief executive...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
      931. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding for a sewerage treatment tank upgrade in respect of a housing development (details supplied) in County Kerry will...
    • Ministerial Travel
      932. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of travel expenses for him and those that travel with him since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Local Authority Housing Funding
      933. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in funding provided to local authorities for the improvement works in lieu grant scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      934. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times he has met his officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if he will make a statement...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      935. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals;...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      936. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacancies on state boards under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Dog Breeding Industry
      937. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount collected by local authorities on an annual basis to licence puppy farms; the number of inspections that take...
    • Building Regulations
      938. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for legislative change to give effect to the section of the European Union's energy performance of buildings...
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme
      939. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a full review of the pyrite remediation scheme will be carried out with a view to including all homes with a category 1...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
      941. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be published; when changes to the scheme will be announced in view of the...
    • Foreshore Issues
      942. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the impact on proposed dune conservation works at Portrane Beach, The Burrow, Portrane County Dublin of a planning...
    • Urban Development
      943. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the new €2 billion urban regeneration and development fund, URDF; his views on its potential to deliver...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      945. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the serviced sites fund for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30730/18]
    • Irish Water Data
      947. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which Irish Water has in place the necessary plans and resources to replace the deficient pipe network; and if...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      948. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the housing list in east County Cork by local electoral area, LEA. [30795/18]
    • Housing Data
      949. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in east County Cork in receipt of housing assistance payment, HAP by local electoral area, LEA; and the...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      951. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation of Traveller specific accommodation funding to each local authority; and the value of the drawdown of that...
    • Pyrite Issues
      952. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the ongoing work to address the issue of securing green certs or a form of certification for homes affected by...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      953. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure within his Department by project or funding headline for 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [30909/18]
    • Legislative Measures
      954. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Bill to ban microplastics will be published. [30940/18]
    • Rental Sector Strategy
      955. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the part played by pre-63 accommodation in the housing market will be reviewed; if the effects of concentrations of pre-63...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      956. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Appointments to State Boards
      957. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to hold elections for appointment to the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Heritage Sites
      958. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a site (details supplied) in County Sligo will be taken in charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30532/18]
    • Wildlife Control
      959. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures in place for the control of the non-native grey squirrel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Architectural Heritage
      960. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the former Magdalen laundry on Sean McDermott Street will be prevented from being sold to private persons for use as a hotel as...
    • Departmental Funding
      961. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a grant commitment (details supplied) remains in place; the correspondence, communication and contact with Mayo County Council...
    • Greenways Development
      962. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the plans to link Shannon harbour and Dublin city centre with a greenway cycle and pedestrian path; and if she will...
    • Ferry Services
      964. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the agreement specifically reached between her Department and the community on Tory Island concerning the provision...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      965. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial contribution of the National Lottery to arts funding bodies over the past five years; and if she will make a...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      966. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital commitments towards the culture, heritage and Gaeltacht sectors in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 outlined in...
    • Departmental Funding
      967. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of support given to a festival (details supplied) in each of the past five years. [30419/18]
    • Waterways Issues
      968. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if flexibility will be given to farmers along inland waterways to access water for their crops from the canals and rivers during...
    • Ministerial Travel
      969. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of travel expenses for her and those that travel with her since her appointment; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      970. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of times she has met her officials regarding Project Ireland 2040 since its launch; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      971. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of FOI requests her Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      972. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies on State boards under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30582/18]
    • Turf Cutting
      973. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a permission to cut turf for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30622/18]
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      974. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 576 of 3 July 2018, her plans to lease land holdings (details supplied) on the private...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      975. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a 2018-2019 hare coursing licence will be refused and all hare hunting and shooting stopped in view of warnings from wildlife...
    • EU Directives
      976. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the review of the wild birds derogation process 2018 has been completed; if the final report has been submitted to her...
    • Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna
      983. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sí eolas faoin dul chun cinn atá déanta go dáta maidir le Togra Ché Mhachaire...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      984. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of public sector jobs offered through internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service...

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