Written answers
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Operations
17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [41802/18]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
27. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Council, Mr. Donald Tusk. [41825/18]
- National Reform Programme
35. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the National Reform Programme 2018 submitted to the European Commission. [41819/18]
- Government Communications
38. To ask the Taoiseach the progress made in establishing a single Government visual identity. [41820/18]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Capital Expenditure Programme
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of capital expenditure which will be allocated for infrastructure projects in County Donegal; the timeframe for these...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Ennis south flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43836/18]
- Bord Gáis Privatisation
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific use to which the €400 million proceeds from the sale of Bord Gáis has been put; and if he will make a statement...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital funding being provided for works in Mountmellick on flood relief. [43885/18]
- Foireann Roinne
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cén céadatán den státseirbhís atá inniúil chun seirbhísí in a Roinn a chur ar fáil...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the issue of pension provision for community employee supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43892/18]
- Drainage Schemes Status
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 3 July 2018, if there have been recent discussions with the authorities in Northern Ireland...
- Flood Risk Management
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the management of the River Shannon as part of the managing flood risk in Ireland report; the timelines of the projects...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Ballybofey-Stranorlar flood relief scheme will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43905/18]
- Living Wage Implementation
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce a living wage for all civil servants and public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Reports
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the assessment of the balance between capital and current expenditure as recommended by the spending review 2018 analysis of OPW...
- Foireann Roinne
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn le...
- Public Procurement Contracts
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review existing public procurement contracts in view of the liquidation and insolvencies of over 40 construction firms since...
- Legislative Measures
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 will be brought to Dáil Éireann; if the qualification for...
- Public Sector Pensions
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in respect of the establishment of a supplementary pension in relation to public service pensions; and if he will make a...
- Construction Contracts
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce regulations, new practices or legislation to offer enhanced protection to sub-contractors that are engaged on...
- Departmental Expenditure
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the controls in place to prevent Departments from breaching their expenditure ceilings in a given year; and if he will make a statement...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 3 July 2018, if specific funding will be allocated in 2019 to a local authority (details...
- Public Sector Pay
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if recent comments concerning circumstances in which some nursing staff may not be awarded the same increases offered to other public...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Departments retain capital funding in the event that they underspend capital expenditure at the end of the year; and if he will make a...
- EU Funding
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has held discussions with the European Commission in relation to the possible allocation of additional funding for the Border...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will advance the flood relief works along the Sullane River at Ballyvourney to construction; the duration of the works; and if he...
- Departmental Budgets
95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sources of funding to be utilised for supplementary estimates in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Defence
- Naval Service
96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if letters of invitation are being issued to Naval Service reservists to transfer to the Naval Service; and his views whether this is an...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Issues
97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the draft Bill that has been drawn up in France for a no-deal Brexit with his French counterpart at the October 2018 EU...
- Human Rights Investigations
98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the case of a person (details supplied) has been raised at EU level; the action taken by the EU in relation to this matter; if he has...
- Northern Ireland
99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Northern Ireland Executive will be reconvened by March 2019. [43890/18]
- Brexit Issues
100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the study conducted by the British Government and the European Commission which listed 142...
- British-Irish Co-operation
107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his conversations with British Government Ministers and officials to protect and support continued North-South and...
- Ministerial Meetings
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the Majority Leader of the United States of America Senate Mr. Mitch McConnell by the end of 2018; and if he will make a...
- Ministerial Communications
109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken recently with his South African counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44213/18]
- Foireann Roinne
111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn le...
- Department of Finance
- Motor Insurance Costs
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to ensure that the loadings applied by insurance companies for previous accidents are proportionate particularly in which there is no driving...
- Revenue Commissioners Data
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the moneys and savings made through the actions of the large cases division focusing on high wealth individuals at the Revenue Commissioners for each of the...
- Insurance Compensation Fund
119. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the next payment from the insurance compensation fund in relation to the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if payments will be made...
- Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity
120. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have seized gaming machines from premises operating under an amusement licence or operating as a private members club; the...
- Tax Code
122. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to section 110 companies using the 2020 tax residency exemption to avoid paying taxes following the closing of the loophole in...
- Tax Clearance Certificates
123. To ask the Minister for Finance if the urgent need for a tax credit certificate to be issued to a person (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the services provided by each company (details supplied) with regard to the published Payments to Suppliers (Purchase Orders over €20,000) 1 July to 30...
- Tax Data
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual State average of all income taxes paid by PAYE employees for each years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [44204/18]
- Foireann Roinne
129. To ask the Minister for Finance cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn le seirbhísí a...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Ministerial Meetings
131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met with officials regarding the funding of a project in County Cork; and the status of the decision. [43995/18]
- Northern Ireland
132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of recent discussions he or his Department have had with the authorities in Northern Ireland in relation to ensuring that...
- Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications
133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of applications received from Cork County Council in respect of the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection...
- Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme
134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of dedicated schemes announced in May 2018 under the CFRAM flood mapping study to provide flood mitigation and defence...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of measures being undertaken by the Office of Public Works working in collaboration with the local authority for purposed...
- Office of Public Works Projects
136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 17 October 2018, if he will quantify the relatively small number of projects the 4500,000...
- Public Sector Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person availing of an extension of employment under the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 will remain on...
- Expenditure Reviews
138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which all Departments remain compliant with the criteria laid down in respect of public expenditure and reform; and if he...
- Brexit Issues
139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department has made the necessary preparations to combat the effects of Brexit; and if he will make a statement...
- Public Expenditure Policy
140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department in the context of reform has introduced new criteria in view of the international and global trading...
- Public Sector Pay
144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the FEMPI cycle has been completed and-or will be completed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Procurement Regulations
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific issues that have been brought to his attention which indicate a lack of compliance with the criteria set down by his...
- Construction Contracts
150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to protect small contractors that engage in State work; and if the final payment in relation to a social housing site (details...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Educational Supports
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if 19 speech and language therapists and 12 occupational therapists have been specifically recruited by the HSE since May 2018 to work in a pilot...
- Site Acquisitions
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to independently assess the controversy caused by the acquisition of a stadium (details supplied) by his Department for...
- Ministerial Correspondence
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence in respect of a matter (details supplied) has been received by him. [43988/18]
- School Transport Eligibility
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) is not being accommodated on school transport despite appeals being made. [43990/18]
- Teaching Qualifications
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress he has made in considering whether more challenging thresholds of competency are required for those planning to teach in the Irish...
- School Management
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will facilitate and support the school management of a school (details supplied) in providing a number of car parking spaces on land that...
- DEIS Review
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the qualifying criteria, including scores and other assessment parameters, which a school had to achieve at a minimum in order to...
- DEIS Status
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome, including scoring, of the assessment which was carried out in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of...
- DEIS Administration
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the additional quality assurance work being carried out on the identification model employed for the purpose of assessing schools as part of...
- School Services Staff
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the decision to deny an ancillary grant to a school (details supplied); if he will engage with the school on this matter; if his...
- Teacher Training Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to train teachers in the use of adrenaline autoinjection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44047/18]
- School Staff
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied). [44068/18]
- Schools Building Projects
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if he will meet with a delegation to discuss proposals regarding a new...
- Schools Building Projects Status
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a submission by a school (details supplied) which was submitted for approval on 11 September 2018; and if he will make a statement...
- School Discipline
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's policy on the use of prone restraints in schools; and if his attention has been drawn to schools that use such restraints on...
- Special Educational Needs
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific aspects of the Education for Persons with Special Needs Act 2004 that have been implemented; and the timeline for the implementation...
- School Staff
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 18 October 2018, the procedures to cover maternity and sick leave absence; if there is panel of...
- National Educational Psychological Service
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an educational psychologist will be assigned to a school (details supplied); the reason this service was withdrawn; and if he will make a...
- School Transport Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can expect school transport to be provided for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44160/18]
- School Management
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44167/18]
- Digital Strategy for Schools
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the banning of recreational electronic devices, phones, tablet computers and other screen devices with Internet capabilities from...
- School Services Staff
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44197/18]
- Schools Building Contractors
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the main contractors appointed to construct each large scale school building project undertaken from 2010 to date. [44198/18]
- Departmental Agencies Expenditure
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the payments made by HEAnet to a company (details supplied) by research and education institution and-or location in each of the years 2013 to...
- Schools Building Projects Administration
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the outstanding issues in relation to a completed building project at a school (details supplied) will be reviewed that has a sum of...
- Foireann Roinne
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn le...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Stations
189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress of the new Garda Station in Macroom, County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the poor...
- Garda Reserve
190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when current applicants to the Garda Reserves will be called for training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43982/18]
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a public inquiry will be instigated in respect of the circumstance surrounding a person (details supplied). [43992/18]
- Departmental Properties
192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 27 June 2017, if he will provide an updated table of costs to date in respect of...
- Work Permits Applications
193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal of an application for access to the labour market in the case of a...
- Legislative Reviews
194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the legislation related to citizenship to include those persons that have been married for a defined length...
- Gambling Legislation
195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the agency and the State and the relevant legislation responsible for the monitoring of the home licence to carry out gaming...
- Money Laundering
196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the money laundering acts to include bookmakers and all forms of gaming; and if he will make a statement on...
- Assisted Decision Making
197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made since 27 June 2018 on the full implementation and commencement of the various sections of the Assisted...
- Criminal Assets Bureau
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent staff attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date...
- Citizenship Applications
203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- State Pathology Laboratory
204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of recruiting an extra three full-time senior laboratory analysts for the Office of the State Pathologist;...
- Garda Recruitment
205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the number of dedicated community gardaí by 30%; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foireann Roinne
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme
208. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to improve the conditions attaching to the microfinance scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that small-scale...
- Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme Data
209. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of loans issued to date by county under the microfinance scheme; the size of enterprises awarded such loan facilities; and...
- Science Foundation Ireland
210. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria employed for membership of the Science Foundation Ireland oversight review panel; if the director general or senior SFI...
- Military Exports
211. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the January to June 2017 summary data publication in regard to exports under the Control of Exports Act 2008 published in 2017 was...
- Trade Missions Data
212. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the location of trade missions she will participate in for the remainder of 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Foireann Roinne
213. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn le...
- Department of Health
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
215. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision in relation to the drug sapropterin following the report from the rare diseases technology review committee will be made; and if he will make a...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be provided with a wheelchair. [43991/18]
- Health Services Funding
217. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 16 October 2018, the number of additional acute beds that will be provided by the additional funding of €10...
- General Practitioner Services
219. To ask the Minister for Health the portion of the €206 million for the selected measures for Sláintecare implementation that will support the commencement in 2019 of a...
- Budget 2019
220. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2019 of specific measures announced in budget 2019 (details supplied). [44003/18]
- Hospital Charges
221. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is responsible to pay their outstanding bill from Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44004/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
222. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE should cease using the title early intervention in view of the fact that it acknowledged a 32 month waiting time for early...
- Hospital Appointments Status
223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44013/18]
- Nursing Staff
224. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the accreditation of school nurses to deliver training in the use of adrenaline autoinjectors to teachers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Deaths
225. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 17 October 2018, the assurance he has received in regard to ULHG having measures in place to appropriately support...
- Hospital Investigations
227. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to conduct a systems analysis investigation into the CPE scandal in UHL. [44051/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
228. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will expect to receive a pre-op appointment to attend at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin; when they can expect to be...
- Mental Health Services Data
229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant psychiatrists in each CHO and in each acute hospital; the number in each that are not on the specialist...
- Departmental Correspondence
230. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44075/18]
- Public Appointments Service
231. To ask the Minister for Health the details of investigations conducted by the Commission for Public Service Appointments in relation to the blic recruitment process in the University of...
- Protected Disclosures Data
232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees that have made protected disclosures to him to date in 2018 in relation to concerns regarding patient care; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
233. To ask the Minister for Health the recruitment process involved in the appointment of the CEO of University Hospital Limerick in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44078/18]
- Nursing Staff Data
234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives on administrative leave; the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44079/18]
- Health Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works on a site (details supplied); when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44089/18]
- Hospitals Funding
237. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need for investment in regional hospitals and in particular in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Emergency Departments Data
238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Primary Care Services Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath more for than 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months,...
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
240. To ask the Minister for Health if five additional beds allocated to Monaghan Hospital in 2013 have been opened; if not, the reason therefor; his plans for additional allocation of beds to...
- Home Help Service
242. To ask the Minister for Health if extra resources are being allocated to assist with the backlog of those that have been approved home help hours but cannot get them due to a lack of carers...
- Home Help Service Data
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours approved by the HSE team but waiting to be provided the hours in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the length of time they have...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
244. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on plans to introduce a centre (details supplied) first announced in 2013 for County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Primary Care Centres Data
245. To ask the Minister for Health the status of primary care centres (details supplied); the stages these are at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44102/18]
- Medical Products
246. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44104/18]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in whole-time equivalent terms in the CAMHS service for each CHO in tabular form. [44105/18]
- Public Health Policy
248. To ask the Minister for Health when the regulations referred to in section 12(1) of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 which is now passed into law will be published and come into force...
- Services for People with Disabilities
249. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 891 of 7 September 2018, the number of children aged 0 to 18 years of age on waiting lists for an assessment of need...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
250. To ask the Minister for Health the schedule of types of medical treatments covered by the NTPF for 2017 and to date in 2018, including each treatment type; the number of procedures; the...
- Mental Health Services
251. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to the deaf community in accessing mental health supports, including the provision of mental health professionals fluent in sign...
- Dental Services Provision
252. To ask the Minister for Health if dental treatment will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44140/18]
- Vaccination Programme
253. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on the advertising and promoting of the HPV vaccine in each of the years 2014 to 2017. [44155/18]
- Cross-Border Health Initiatives
254. To ask the Minister for Health when a reimbursement will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44158/18]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
255. To ask the Minister for Health when a motorised wheelchair will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44170/18]
- Assisted Decision Making
256. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale for the full commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, in particular Part 8 of the Act; and if he will make a statement...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
257. To ask the Minister for Health the locations in which the laboratories carrying out the cervical test reviews are located; and if the laboratories testing the samples meet the accredited...
- Health Services Provision
259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to be fitted for shoes, pedro boots and insoles in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44223/18]
- Foireann Roinne
260. To ask the Minister for Health cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn le seirbhísí a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review by the inspectorate of a sheep welfare scheme penalty in respect of a person (details...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44010/18]
- EU Directives
264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on issues raised in correspondence by an organisation (details supplied). [44011/18]
- Forestry Grants
265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a constitutional grant will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Forestry Sector
266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the rules regarding replanting will be relaxed in circumstances in which there has been an outbreak of ash dieback to allow more...
- Ash Dieback Threat
269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to initiate a survey through the local authorities in...
- Brexit Issues
270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out investigations on the future of pet travel arrangements between the UK and here in the event of a...
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in assessing overclaims by a farmer under the BPS scheme and the ANC scheme, it is done on a parcel by parcel basis; if it is...
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44203/18]
- Diplomatic Representation
273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Irish embassies that currently have an agricultural attaché based at the embassy; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foireann Roinne
274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Citizens Assembly
275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress he has made to date on implementing the recommendations on the way in which the State can make Ireland a...
- National Broadband Plan Administration
276. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he expects the national broadband plan to retain its current delivery trajectory once the contract is awarded. [44065/18]
- Rural Broadband Scheme
277. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the provision of rural broadband for rural County Kildare (details supplied). [44066/18]
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
278. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure speedy roll out of the national broadband plan to the offshore islands; the steps he...
- Dúnadh Oifigí an Phoist
279. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment cad iad na critéir i leith daonra a bhaineann leis an scéim de chuid An Post le hoifigí poist a...
- Carbon Tax Implementation
280. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 17 October 2018, if he will provide all correspondence; and if he will...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Foireann Roinne
281. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Vehicle Clamping
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal basis upon which an organisation (details supplied) clamps cars parked in its car park in Newcastlewest, County Limerick and...
- Bus Services
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the fleet of buses a company (details supplied) is using are State owned; if they are being leased to the company; if the fleet...
- Road Projects
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times his officials have considered funding for the north ring road completion in Cork city since 2016; and the measures he...
- Cycling Facilities Funding
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cycling programmes and geographic locations that have been allocated funding under budget 2019, in tabular form. [44063/18]
- Ministerial Meetings
287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with officials from Cork city or county councils in relation to congestion on the N20, N71 and N40 roads in the past six...
- Tourism Industry
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislative provisions that apply to safeguard the safety, health and welfare of those staying in caravan and camping parks; and his...
- Rail Services Data
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the scheduled arrival time and the actual arrival time of all evening train services serving Mullingar in the past two months in tabular...
- Driver Test Waiting Lists
291. 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. [44145/18]
- Taxi Licences
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of local area hackney licences active by county; his plans to review the rules and legislation pertaining to these licences in...
- Cycling Facilities Funding
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation to cycling projected in 2019; and the percentage this represents of all land transport funding. [44196/18]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Childcare Costs
294. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of the care of a child in a foster setting per annum; and the average cost of the care of a child in an institutional...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Development Projects
295. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are sources of funding or grants available that would assist a community group (details supplied) in County Limerick that are...
- Local Improvement Scheme Data
297. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation made to each county under the local improvement scheme in 2018; the basis on which these allocations were made; the...
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
298. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a further allocation of moneys will be allocated to local authorities under the local improvement scheme in 2018; if local...
- Departmental Funding
299. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation of funds made to each local authority since the inception of his Department under subhead A5 in the estimates national...
- Foireann Roinne
300. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a Roinn le...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Illness Benefit Payments
302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the remainder of an illness benefit payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will issue; and if she...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [43984/18]
- Disability Allowance Payments
304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a payment following an oral hearing. [43985/18]
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a qualified child payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied). [44008/18]
- Illness Benefit Payments
307. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the remainder of an illness benefit payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will issue; and if she...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason no correspondence has issued to a person (details supplied) in respect of a carer’s allowance issue that...
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will grant a review to allow back to education allowance for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [44067/18]
- General Register Office
312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the vacancy of registrar general will be filled in the General Register Office in Roscommon town in view of the fact...
- Illness Benefit Payments
314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an illness benefit payment will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
- Illness Benefit Applications
315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit payment for a person (details supplied); when the payment will issue; and if she...
- Foireann Roinne
316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Mayoral Election
318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to hold a plebiscite in County Cork on the issue of a directly elected mayor. [43994/18]
- Housing Issues
319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the new special purpose vehicle referenced recently by the Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, in a reply...
- Local Authority Housing Eligibility
320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the income eligibility limits for social housing. [44038/18]
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review on the tenant purchase scheme. [44039/18]
- Housing Assistance Payment Administration
322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities are prevented or not permitted to carry out inspections of rental properties identified for HAP prior to...
- European Court of Justice Rulings
323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date in discussions with the EU Commission on the implications of the Flemish Decree for Ireland; his...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Data
324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of RAS properties within the jurisdiction of Galway City Council that had their rents increased at the market rate...
- Land Development Agency
325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new land development agency will be operational; the remit the agency will have in making land available to housing...
- Project Ireland 2040 Funding
326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when decisions will be made under the Project Ireland 2040 Urban Regeneration and Development Fund 2018; if all suitable...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 on 16 October 2018, the details of the respective budget allocated to each of the...
- Local Authority Housing Maintenance
328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the person or body with responsibility for the maintenance of local authority owned properties within privately owned...
- Foireann Roinne
329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- National Library
331. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to over 1,800 books being lost at the National Library; and the meetings she has held with...
- Foireann Roinne
332. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aige lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil in a...