Written answers
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan tender process; when all homes and business in County Donegal will have access...
- Energy Resources
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the immediate steps he is taking to ensure Ireland takes responsibility for its own energy supply; the increases there...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a carbon tax on agriculture in line with Citizens' Assembly recommendations, with a credit scheme for farmers that...
- Energy Efficiency
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to meet the target of 45,000 deep retrofits per annum by 2021. [41104/18]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which Ireland's commitments to climate action and carbon reduction as per international agreements remain...
- Television Licence Fee Collection
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason there is a 15% evasion rate in relation to the television licence fee. [41227/18]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Environmental Protection Agency's figures from May 2018 that emissions from those sectors of the...
- National Broadband Plan
22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the procurement team will announce its decision on the remaining bid for the national broadband plan, NBP; the way...
- Inland Fisheries
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the establishment of an eel hardship fund; when this fund will be issued; the amount that will be...
- Online Safety
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the office of the digital safety commissioner will be established; and if he has been lobbied by social media...
- Mining Industry
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the monitoring and actions to be taken to address the opening of a sinkhole at Magheracloone, County...
- Post Office Network
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the announced closure of 159 post offices and the ongoing review process for these post offices, the policy...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the introduction of multi-year whole economy carbon budgets as a useful tool to tackle climate change and...
- Environmental Policy
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of use of single use plastics in public buildings; the likely environmental impact of a ban in public...
- Alternative Energy Projects
29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his policy for the development of alternative energy sources to fossil fuels in respect of the decarbonisation of the...
- Energy Policy
31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the development of a liquefied natural gas facility here would be compatible with the State's...
- Waste Management
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has considered a different model of household waste collection. [41137/18]
- Copyright Infringement
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to publish a task force on digital piracy. [41226/18]
- National Broadband Plan
34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the formal or informal discussions he has had with representatives of the remaining consortium competing for the...
- Renewable Energy Projects
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Citizens' Assembly recommendation that there should be community or public ownership of future...
- Broadband Service Provision
41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent of the progress to date in the provision of high quality, high-speed broadband throughout the country; the...
- North-South Interconnector
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the findings of two independent studies in relation to the North-South interconnector project; and if he...
- Energy Prices
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to use his powers under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to issue a policy direction to the Commission for...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Review
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 3 October 2018, if the gap analysis of skills sets in the Permanent Defence Forces has commenced;...
- Defence Forces Personnel
47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to conduct an independent external review of Defence Forces human resources management in view of the retention crisis in the...
- Air Corps Strength
48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staffing levels at Baldonnel Aerodrome in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [41441/18]
- Air Corps Operations
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the potential of the Air Corps being redeployed to provide helicopter support services for the Irish Coast Guard has been examined; and if a...
- Department of Finance
- Customs and Excise Staff
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the recruitment of 450 new customs officials in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41272/18]
- VAT Rate Application
51. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in budget 2019 to reduce the rate of VAT on non-oral animal medicines from the current rate of 23% to a rate of 5% as allowable under Directive...
- Tax Code
52. To ask the Minister for Finance if provision will be made in budget 2019 to decouple agricultural property from commercial property; and his plans to make provision for stamp duty rates in...
- Corporation Tax
53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an analysis of the known losses carried forward for corporation tax purposes at 31 December 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, under each...
- Tax Collection
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated increase in the number of high net worth individuals dealt with by the Revenue Commissioners large cases division if the threshold for inclusion...
- Tax Reliefs Availability
62. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 17 April 2018, his plans to introduce tax relief on membership subscriptions to trade unions as applies to costs...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pensions Data
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of accrued pension rights for serving civil servants up to 31 December in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he...
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter relating to the plans to increase the compulsory retirement age in the pubic sector (details supplied) will be addressed; and...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Teachers' Remuneration
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be restored in budget 2019 for middle management teaching posts in national schools. [41417/18]
- Disadvantaged Status
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding resources will be provided in budget 2019 to reduce class sizes in DEIS schools. [41418/18]
- Teachers' Remuneration
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if pay equality will be restored for teachers in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41419/18]
- Capitation Grants
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made in budget 2019 to increase the capitation grant to primary schools. [41420/18]
- Minor Works Scheme Payments
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made in budget 2019 to increase the annual minor works grant to primary schools. [41421/18]
- School Transport Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a taxi under the school transport scheme will be provided for a person (details supplied) to transport them to and from an ASD unit in a...
- School Transport Eligibility
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a solution will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41298/18]
- National Educational Psychological Service
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the digitisation of files under the National Educational and Psychological Service; and if paper based files are still in use. [41322/18]
- Schools Building Projects Applications
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension and associated building works by a school (details supplied) to the school capitals...
- Teachers' Remuneration
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason new full-time primary school teachers have to wait six weeks to receive their first salary payment; and if he will make a statement on...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students can lose their SUSI grant if they register as homeless. [41385/18]
- Departmental Communications
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/18]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant application for an ASD unit for a college (details supplied) will be expedited. [41394/18]
- Schools Building Projects
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of developments with regard to the provision of a new post primary school serving Citywest, Dublin 24. [41395/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects for schools (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [41396/18]
- Schools Building Projects Applications
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of developments with regard to a project at a school (details supplied). [41397/18]
- Capitation Grants
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the primary school grants calendar will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41400/18]
- School Staff
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made in budget 2019 to provide teaching principals with one day per week administrative relief substitution cover. [41414/18]
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the criteria that must be met by students with regard to SUSI grants particularly in the case of students that miss out on a...
- Data Protection
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the interpretation by SUSI in respect of GDPR regulations when making representations on behalf of students and their families with...
- School Curriculum
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, developed curriculum for religious education serves to meet the...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Commencement of Legislation
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to commence Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Citizenship Ceremonies
91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be included in the next conferring ceremony. [41307/18]
- Citizenship Applications
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a language test as part of the citizenship application; if so, the way in which such a test will operate;...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Brexit Supports
93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the engagement the Irish Embassy has to support exporters to the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41320/18]
- Department of Health
- Professional Qualifications
95. To ask the Minister for Health if the Royal Life Saving Society, RLSS, first aid qualification will be recognised here. [41293/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
96. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a hip operation at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41288/18]
- Orthodontic Services Provision
97. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an orthodontic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41289/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
98. To ask the Minister for Health when the transition of services from the school age disability team to the progressing children's disability services is likely to be complete. [41302/18]
- Health Services Funding
100. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for an additional community based diabetes podiatrist in County Limerick will be made available in budget 2019; the reason for the sudden increase...
- Health Services Provision
101. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a human milk bank here. [41311/18]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care centre projects announced on 17 July 2012, in tabular form; the status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41314/18]
- Health Services
103. To ask the Minister for Health when a trust in care activated in May 2018 in relation to a person (details supplied ) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41315/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
104. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is on a waiting list for a procedure; the number of persons on this waiting list; the expected waiting time; if...
- Services for People with Disabilities
105. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a suitable placement for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41317/18]
- HSE Staff Data
106. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologist vacancies in primary care by community healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologist vacancies in the child and adolescent mental health service by community healthcare organisation; and if he...
- Haddington Road Agreement Implementation
108. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 20 September 2018, if persons (details supplied) can provide the evidence that they circulated the appeals...
- HSE Staff
110. To ask the Minister for Health if a review will be conducted and a process commenced such that those who are entitled to full regularised posts under circular 017/2013 but who have not yet...
- Hospital Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade at which they are employed in the radiography unit at Louth County Hospital; the number of persons on the waiting list for...
- Hospital Beds Data
114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical beds open in Louth County Hospital day service unit; the number of staff employed in this unit; the grade in which they are employed;...
- Hospital Services
115. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days the geriatric service unit operates at Louth County Hospital; the number of persons on the waiting list for the service; the length of time...
- Respite Care Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41359/18]
- Hospital Services
127. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in general medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this...
- Maternity Services Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in the early pregnancy unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and the number of staff...
- Hospital Services
132. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade in which they are employed in oncology at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; if there is a waiting list for this unit;...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a free care system for persons over 21 years of age for the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system; and if he will...
- Mental Health Services Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll-out of the employability programme in association with mental health organisations; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
151. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no additional budgets covering the alcohol remit has been granted to drugs and alcohol task forces in view of the fact that alcohol was added to the...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the suspension of the two projects vital to future developments at Tallaght University Hospital; when these projects will commence; and if...
- National Children's Hospital Status
154. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the opening of the new national children's hospital to be located at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8. [41404/18]
- Hospital Facilities
155. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements being made for parking at the new national children's hospital; the number of parking spaces that will be available on site; the number of...
- Hospital Services
156. To ask the Minister for Health the building timeline for the national children's hospital satellite located at Tallaght University Hospital; the services to be provided there; and if...
- Primary Care Centres Data
157. To ask the Minister for Health the details of primary care centres in an area (details supplied). [41407/18]
- National Maternity Hospital
158. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ownership of the proposed new national maternity hospital. [41408/18]
- General Practitioner Data
160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in private practice in an area (details supplied); the number due to retire in the near future; and if he will make a...
- Home Care Packages Provision
161. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large backlog of persons awaiting approval of homecare packages in the CHO7 region; his plans to increase the funds for...
- Medicinal Products Availability
163. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Cariban available on the GMS and DPS schemes for the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum for pregnant women will be made available; and if he will...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
164. To ask the Minister for Health the status of joint operations at University Hospital Kerry; and the number of patients waiting for same at the hospital. [41451/18]
- Hospital Services
165. To ask the Minister for Health when the new operating theatre at University Hospital Kerry is expected to be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41452/18]
- Dental Services Provision
167. To ask the Minister for Health when full dental services will be provided in Carrick-on-Suir primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41476/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
168. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) in County Sligo in 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [41477/18]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
170. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each building project at each development stage including new builds, extensions and improvements; the cost of each project by county in tabular...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Industry
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if provision will be made in budget 2019 to provide low cost loans to farmers. [41473/18]
- Aquaculture Licence Applications
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Marine Institute of Ireland will complete assessments pursuant to the EU birds and habitats directive in respect of a person...
- Harbours and Piers Development
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the works proposed for Killybegs Harbour centre will proceed as planned in 2018 and 2019; if the next phase of the deep sea...
- Fisheries Protection
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority has made representations to the Department of Defence or the Naval Service in regard to the...
- GLAS Payments
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41337/18]
- Horse Racing Ireland
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or organisation that holds title to the lands comprising Dundalk racecourse. [41356/18]
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ANC payment will issue to a person (details supplied). [41442/18]
- Poultry Industry
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the scheme of grant aid towards the provision or upgrading of poultry units to include turkey grow houses, which...
- Greyhound Industry
183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if action is being taken, including the withdrawal of an animal transportation licence in relation to a person (details supplied)....
- Fur Farming
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a ban on fur farming will be introduced in 2018 in view of the growing level of support for an end to fur farming and the...
- Greyhound Industry
185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the subsidising of greyhound tracks with public funds will cease in view of falling attendances at greyhound tracks, the...
- Animal Culls
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a badger vaccination programme announced earlier in 2018 has commenced; and his plans to end the culling of badgers which has...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contingency plans in the event that the remaining bid for the national broadband plan is deemed untenable by the...
- Broadband Service Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed broadband will be installed in the Corrigeenroe, Boyle, County Roscommon; the timeline for same; if the...
- Electricity Grid
189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will make contact with ESB networks in order to identify a person within the company that Deputies can contact to...
- Electricity Generation
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the level of grant aid in budget 2019 for domestic solar energy systems; and his further plans to...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the monitoring undertaken of the roll-out of broadband in the DARK BLUE areas of the national broadband plan map; and...
- North-South Interconnector
194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the course of action he plans to take in respect of the North-South interconnector project having considered the two...
- Warmer Homes Scheme
195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grounds on which the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, will provide free window replacements under the...
- Climate Change Policy
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he has taken or plans to take to address priorities in regard to climate action; the extent to which such...
- Alternative Energy Projects
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is expected that wind, hydro or solar alternative energy production methods are likely to reach the required...
- Energy Policy
200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which an economic evaluation has been carried out of a shift away from dependency on fossil fuels here...
- Climate Change Policy
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he has taken or plans to take to address the issues identified by climatologists as being the most...
- Broadband Service Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he remains satisfied in regard to the programme to deliver high quality high-speed broadband on par with the best...
- Mobile Telephony Services
204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if directly or through the aegis of the regulator he can identify or audit particular areas throughout the country that...
- Electricity Generation
206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the combined electricity generating capacity of solar energy farms for which planning permission has been granted; and...
- Energy Policy
208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure security of electricity supply in a switch from fossil fuels to alternative energy without...
- Electricity Generation
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the economic benefits accruing to the economy from a switch to home based alternative electricity...
- Environmental Policy
210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a means can be found to incentivise a reduction in the use of plastic wrappings and containers that are...
- Waste Disposal
211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which landfill sites are being replaced with alternative means of waste disposal; and if he will make a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Cycling Policy
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the spending on cycling in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 as a proportion of spending on transport in general. [41399/18]
- Public Transport
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all of the new Luas trams which have been delivered are in use and on the line on which they are used. [41432/18]
- Bus Éireann Fleet
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the net increase in the fleet of Dublin Bus since 2015. [41437/18]
- State Airports
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action being taken by Shannon Airport DAC to fill the known equipment and service void and to avoid aisle chair transfer; and if he...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Data Protection
223. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the new GDPR regulations will impact on the ability of an adopted person in tracing their birth parents; the measures she is taking to...
- Child Abuse
224. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 2 October 2018 (details supplied), if guidance has been provided to social workers in regard...
- Education Welfare Service Staff
226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of whole-time equivalent education welfare officers employed by the education welfare officer; the location of each; the child...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
227. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some children are being denied a second ECCE year in the scheme that was expanded to two...
- Child Abuse
228. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 2 October 2018, the reason Tusla does not collect data on the number of child sexual abuse...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Services for People with Disabilities
229. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to introduce legislation for dog trainers that train to assist persons with disabilities. [41269/18]
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
230. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans in budget 2019 to continue the local improvement scheme; and his further plans to increase the level of funding available in...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Working Family Payment Data
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of members of the Defence Forces that are receiving working family payments; the overall annual cost of these...
- Autism Support Services
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to reduce costs for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in view of the recent...
- JobPath Programme
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date on which referrals to JobPath will cease in 2019. [41267/18]
- Illness Benefit Applications Data
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of new forms being received by the illness benefit section since their introduction; and if she will make a...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) to be placed on the back to work scheme will be reviewed; and if an...
- Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there were long delays with issuing the payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance in 2018; if...
- Illness Benefit Applications
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Foster Care Supports
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payments or supports available for a foster parent who fosters young children and that as a consequence is not available...
- Foster Care Expenditure
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the payment made by Tusla for fostering is not taken into account when means testing a foster parent's entitlement to...
- Social Welfare Appeals
242. 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. [41453/18]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of solar energy farms for which planning permission has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Loan Scheme
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if some county councils require that applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans pay council legal fees as part of the...
- Student Accommodation
246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the phenomenon of five night leasing affecting students in which a student must leave the...
- Local Authority Assets
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is a reserve power of the county manager to sell sites owned by the council; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Local Authority Expenditure
249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is a reserve power for county councillors to determine the county capital budget; and if he will make a statement on the...
