Written answers
Thursday, 25 October 2018
- Department of Finance
- Motor Insurance Costs
12. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the report on the cost of insurance working group for motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43967/18]
- Tax Strategy Group
13. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no progress was reported on budget day on the merging of PRSI and USC. [44210/18]
- Central Bank of Ireland Reports
14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he anticipates legislative changes as a result of the report from the Central Bank on the behaviour and culture of Irish retail banks; if he has had further...
- Brexit Issues
15. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the likely impact on the economy of a hard Brexit in March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43974/18]
- Tax Reliefs Costs
16. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the tax breaks to private landlords announced in budget 2019; if the cost benefit analysis of direct investment in public housing has been...
- Banking Sector Remuneration
18. To ask the Minister for Finance when the report he commissioned on bankers’ pay will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44221/18]
- Film Industry Tax Reliefs
19. To ask the Minister for Finance if the granting of section 481 status for film productions and his Department's role in sanctioning such production will be examined in view of concerns that...
- Credit Union Advisory Committee
20. To ask the Minister for Finance the timescale for the conclusion of the Credit Union Advisory Committee's work; when it is next to report to him; the outstanding projects to be completed; and...
- Banking Sector
21. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made in respect of the establishment of the banking culture board; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by a union...
- Tax Code
22. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a tax incentive to owners of vacant properties to refurbish same provided they are ceded to the local authority for social housing...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
23. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a simplified process by which small and medium enterprises can avail of the research and development tax credit. [44219/18]
- Insurance Costs
24. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has taken to meet and engage with insurance companies here regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers, particularly in counties...
- Betting Regulations
25. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the uncertainty the increased betting duty has caused for small betting shops; and if his attention has been further drawn...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
26. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce mortgage interest rates; his views on whether interest rates being charged here are reasonable; and if he will make a...
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
27. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether consideration should be given to diverting €1.5 billion of excess funds in the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to develop the...
- Motor Insurance Costs
28. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on spiralling costs in the motor vehicle insurance industry and the negative impacts this is having on commercial and personal users of motor...
- VAT Rate Application
29. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had in relation to the retention of the 9% VAT rate for the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37887/18]
- Legislative Measures
30. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the proposed structure and aims of the rainy day fund; when the promised national surplus (reserve fund for exceptional contingencies)...
- Credit Union Advisory Committee
31. To ask the Minister for Finance the process and details of his most recent appointments to the Credit Union Advisory Committee; the persons nominated to fill the vacancies on the committee;...
- Credit Union Services
32. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in putting in place a strategy for the development of growth for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Banking Sector
33. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of loan sales by State backed banks he and his predecessor have been notified of and not raised an objection to since February 2016; the value of...
- Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products
34. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated loss on an annual basis due to illicit trade in fuel, alcohol and tobacco products from Northern Ireland and elsewhere; and if he will make a...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he is making with the NTMA to establish a funding vehicle capable of facilitating off-balance sheet investment in delivering social and private...
- Insurance Costs
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the key recommendations of the cost of insurance working group, including the report on employer and public liability, he plans to implement in the next six...
- Ministerial Meetings
38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent meetings with the principals of companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43977/18]
- Life Insurance Policies
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding life assurance providers rejecting applications based on a mental health condition from which a person has since recovered; and if he...
- Tax Code
41. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the PAYE modernisation scheme will place an unfair burden on small firms and businesses that cannot afford to have a dedicated member of...
- NAMA Operations
42. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in relation to NAMA and the contribution it could make to delivering public and affordable housing in view of the housing emergency; and if he will...
- Fuel Rebate Scheme
44. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to rework the diesel rebate scheme for hauliers in view of the industry’s exposure to Brexit. [44218/18]
- European Investment Bank Loans
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible in an emergency situation to avail of a low interest EU loan to facilitate an immediate onsite start of sufficient houses to alleviate the...
- Tracker Mortgage Examination
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the tracker mortgage scandal; the measures being put in place for those in arrears after being wrongly removed from tracker mortgages; and if he...
- Property Tax Review
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if the review of the local property tax announced in 2018 is complete; the main recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Motor Insurance Regulation
48. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason commercial drivers such as taxi drivers are unable to buy motor insurance from insurance companies based in other EU states in view of the free...
- Financial Services Sector
49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the study being carried out by a company (details supplied) into pay across the financial sector; his views on performance related...
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
50. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to use the surplus generated from winding down NAMA to build housing. [44209/18]
- EU Meetings
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement with his European counterparts regarding the proposed digital tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43971/18]
- Motor Insurance Claims
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); when the Insurance (Amendment) Act 2018 will be fully enacted; when he expects the next payment...
- Departmental Schemes
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies and employees that availed of the key employee engagement programme to date in 2018; the impact he expects to result from his proposed...
- Corporation Tax
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if the application of accounting rules known as the International Financial Reporting Standard 15 provided a one-off boost to profits and therefore a windfall...
- Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of small and local retailers regarding the threat of illegal selling of cigarettes'by continual increases in...
- Community Banking
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rebuttal published by an organisation (details supplied) has been examined in respect of the conclusions of the public banking investigation; the...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Reserve
61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason pay is being held up for members of the Defence Forces Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44243/18]
- Air Corps Recruitment
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Air Corps pilot applicants recruited in each of the past four years despite failing a colour blindness test, in tabular form; and...
- Departmental Staff Data
63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44352/18]
- Defence Forces Strength
64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength in whole-time equivalent terms of the Permanent Defence Force with regard to all three services and all ranks in tabular form. [44405/18]
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
65. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength in whole-time equivalent terms of the Defence Forces Reserve with regard to all three services and all ranks. [44406/18]
- Defence Forces Data
66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Permanent Defence Force has taken to date in 2018 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown...
- Army Bomb Disposals Data
68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices that the Army disposal unit has dealt with to date in 2018, by county in tabular form. [44409/18]
- Naval Service Data
69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve in 2017 and to date in 2018. [44410/18]
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of sick days taken by members in each service of the Defence Forces to date in 2018. [44411/18]
- Departmental Budgets
71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of the €106 million capital allocation, that is, Vote 36 of the budget 2019 expenditure report within his Department for...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Military Neutrality
72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he maintains the position asserted in September 2018, that he supports Irish neutrality, in view of the 2003 judgment in a case (details...
- Human Rights Cases
73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has taken action at intergovernmental or bilateral levels on the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan Government...
- Departmental Staff Data
74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44356/18]
- Military Aircraft Landings
75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason conditions are not imposed on all civilian aircraft on contract to the US military that are approved by the Department of...
- Passport Applications Data
76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications made from outside Ireland in the past three years to date; the number of those passport applications that...
- Departmental Budgets
77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the €5.5 million capital allocation under A, our people, in Vote 28 of the budget 2019 expenditure report within his...
- Department of Finance
- Motor Insurance Costs
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason motor insurance costs are still rising; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is making it almost impossible for young drivers...
- Tax Data
82. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the report on tax expenditures of October 2018; the key components and estimated total cost of tax expenditures as a percentage of total voted...
- Fiscal Policy
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the relationship between the withdrawal of funds from the rainy day fund and the EU fiscal rules under the Stability and Growth Pact; and if he will make a...
- Bank Branch Closures
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if the diminution of banking services in rural Ireland will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40596/18]
- Irish Aid
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the dates on which funds from budget 2018 were drawn down by Irish Aid through Vote 27; the amount of each drawdown; if the total of over €500 million...
- Ministerial Meetings
87. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 18 October 2018, if he will provide copies of all briefing notes and minutes provided by all parties at the...
- Tax Forms
88. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Revenue Commissioner's decision to make P60s available on an online basis only; the position regarding taxpayers that do not have access to a...
- Electric Vehicle Grants
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if the €50,000 cap on the original market value of a vehicle in the context of the 0% benefit-in-kind,BIK, rate for electric vehicles will apply to...
- Departmental Staff Data
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44355/18]
- Tax Data
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and value of instances of capital gains tax on the sale of company shares in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make...
- Loan Books Purchasers
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if unregulated loan owners are allowed to have direct contact with borrowers including face-to-face meetings or to send correspondence direct to the borrower...
- Electric Vehicle Grants
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is a cap on the original market value of the vehicles as part of the 0% benefit-in-kind, BIK, tax on electric vehicles; if his attention has...
- Budget 2019
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the figure of €295 million cited as impact of new measures on budget 2019 forecast tax buoyancy was computed in respect of table 9 on...
- Fiscal Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected fiscal space for each of the years 2019 to 2024 net of known carryover costs, public pay deal commitments, national development plan commitments,...
- Financial Services Regulation
96. To ask the Minister for Finance when legislation updating the laws on limited partnerships will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44450/18]
- Credit Union Services
97. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on enabling credit unions to avail of debit cards for their members; if legislative changes are required; if it is solely a decision for the Central...
- Departmental Budgets
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the €945,000 capital allocation in the economic and policy division, that is, Vote 7 of the budget 2019 expenditure report of his...
- Banking Sector
102. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the establishment of the stakeholder forum on foot of the conclusions of the public banking investigation report; when a tender for the...
- Inflationary Pressures
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if inflationary tendencies in the economy have been detected which may arise from enhanced house prices leading to higher mortgage repayments which might lead...
- Brexit Issues
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which adequate provisions have been put in place to safeguard the economy in advance of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
105. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank will formulate a new code of conduct to regulate the repossession of properties in circumstances in which the borrowers have...
- Brexit Issues
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which inward investment is likely to be affected by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44582/18]
- Fiscal Policy
107. To ask the Minister for Finance if he remains satisfied regarding the attainment of budgetary objectives in 2019 notwithstanding international developments, Brexit and international trade...
- Housing Issues
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if the provision of affordable and local authority housing is deemed by the Central Bank to be an overheating issue in the economy (details supplied); and if...
- Household Savings Rate
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which investment in property is competing with savings in financial institutions; if low interest rates appear to favour property investment...
- House Prices
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he plans to take to combat house price inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44589/18]
- Housing Loans
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if in the effort to combat the cost of the housing crisis, consideration will be given to allowing first-time or subsequent purchasers to buy a rundown...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Budgets
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects all Departments to observe the budgetary situation as set out in the Budget Statement 2019; and if he...
- Project Ireland 2040
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects the various targets in Project Ireland 2040 to be achieved on time and within budget; and if he will make...
- Flood Relief Schemes
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if compensation was paid for structural damage which occurred to private properties during the construction of flood relief measures and...
- Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to establish a national support mechanism for the maintenance of rivers and watercourses in order to ensure that flood relief...
- Public Procurement Regulations
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific circumstances or criteria under which the Office of Government Procurement is used to advise on or implement a tendering...
- National Broadband Plan
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has been involved either through the Office of Government Procurement or otherwise to date with the tendering process...
- Departmental Staff Data
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44360/18]
- Civil Service Staff Data
122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rules that apply to recruitment campaigns that are limited to existing civil or public servants in terms of when such campaigns may...
- Seirbhísí Oileán
123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí chun áit páirceála shábháilte a...
- Departmental Expenditure
124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenditure ceilings for each Department in each of the years 2019 to 2024. [44424/18]
- Departmental Budgets
125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Departmental capital allocations applying to each Department in each of the years 2019 to 2024. [44425/18]
- Brexit Issues
134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the exact amount of Exchequer funding that his Department, including the Office of Public Works, has allocated and expended in each of...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of continuing the restoration of postgraduate grants with the restoration of the partial band rate; and if he will...
- Schools Grievance Procedures
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44255/18]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional supports being put in place for a person (details supplied). [44269/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44288/18]
- Teacher Recruitment
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the steering group set up earlier in 2018 to address the problems with teacher recruitment; and the progress of its work to date....
- Psychological Services
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason psychological services are no longer available at a school (details supplied); when the services ceased; when they will resume; and if...
- Schools Building Contractors
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the certification process undertaken at a school (details supplied) with regard to the standard of construction works completed in 2009; and if...
- Site Acquisitions
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the sale of a stadium (details supplied) to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44337/18]
- Teacher Data
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled teaching posts by school; the number which have been vacant for over six months in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of schools and colleges contained within the schools bundle 5 public private partnership; and if he will make a...
- School Transport Eligibility
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a provision for awarding the remote area grant to a person that has been refused same on the basis that there is a school closer to...
- Departmental Staff Data
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44353/18]
- School Accommodation Provision
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 9 October 2018, his views in relation to further correspondence (details supplied); and if he will...
- National Educational Psychological Service
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools in counties Roscommon and Galway in which psychological services are no longer available; the reason...
- DEIS Data
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary and secondary schools in County Donegal that have successfully obtained DEIS status and maintain DEIS status in tabular form; and if...
- DEIS Status
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Donegal does not have DEIS status; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the...
- Special Educational Needs
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he has taken with regard to six children with special needs who were due to commence school in County Kildare in September 2018 but...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to roll out new curriculum area apprenticeship programmes in 2018 and 2019; the level of academic attainment they will sit at; and if...
- Apprenticeship Data
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and subsector at 30 September 2018 for craft based and...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assessment by the Apprenticeship Council regarding the 77 proposals received in the second call for new apprenticeship categories which...
- Departmental Budgets
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €57,652,000 capital allocation in first, second and early years education (details supplied) within his Department...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the deportation order will be revoked in regard to a person (details supplied). [44323/18]
- Direct Provision System
164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the contracts between direct provision providers and RIA include requirements for the provision of menstrual hygiene...
- Asylum Applications Data
165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bisexual asylum seekers granted asylum in each of the years 2014 to 2017. [44334/18]
- Road Traffic Offences
166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are penalties in cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44342/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44359/18]
- Court Judgments
168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 29 November 2017, if he will direct the Chief State Solicitors Office to make an...
- Departmental Budgets
169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the difference between the capital allocation for his Department under the national development plan for 2019 given as...
- Protected Disclosures
170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the cultural and administrative dysfunction in An Garda Síochána that was identified in the Charleton...
- Insurance Fraud
171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views in relation to the establishment of a Garda fraud squad to tackle insurance fraud specifically; his plans in relation...
- Personal Injuries Commission
172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will request that the judicial council compile guidelines for appropriate general damages for various types of personal...
- Legislative Measures
173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Judicial Council Bill 2017 will go to committee stage in Seanad Éireann; when he expects it will be...
- Personal Injuries Commission
174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his interaction with the Law Reform Commission in relation to the third recommendation of the Personal Injuries Commission in...
- Departmental Budgets
175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the €43,920,000 capital allocation in the justice division within his Department for 2019, that is,...
- Immigration Status
180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status including update of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Immigration Policy
181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the previous coming to the attention of An Garda Síochána in the case a person (details supplied) prevents them...
- Immigration Status
182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Leave to Remain
184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position in regard to permission to remain or an alternative in the case of a person (details...
- Immigration Status
185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected position in regard to eligibility for permission to remain and-or naturalisation in the case of a...
- Residency Permits
187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44574/18]
- Immigration Status
188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding long-term residency and-or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Visa Applications
190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a new application to join a spouse will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Immigration Policy
191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes pending in relation to undocumented or long-time residents here that have been in this jurisdiction for a...
- Immigration Controls
192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which immigration officers are visiting employers throughout the country with a view to identifying undocumented...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Personal Injuries Commission
193. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken to ensure the implementation of the second and final report of the Personal Injuries Commission in relation to...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
194. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which various sponsored funding remains available to small and medium enterprises; and if she will make a statement on...
- Export Controls
195. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if military and dual-use items that transit through Ireland from other EU states en route to their final destination are subject to...
- Departmental Staff Data
197. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the breakdown of staff in her Department by grade. [44348/18]
- Arms Trade
198. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 18 October 2018, if she will clarify that obstacles to the implementation of a presumption...
- Personal Injuries Commission
200. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an implementation report with timelines for the recommendations of the Personal Injuries Commission in its second and final report...
- IDA Ireland Site Visits
201. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits by county in quarter 1, 2 and 3 of 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Jobs Protection
202. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied); the supports that have been put in place for employees that...
- Jobs Initiative
203. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date of the national jobs summit in November 2018. [44490/18]
- Departmental Budgets
204. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount announced by her Department in budget 2019 towards doubling Ireland’s global footprint. [44491/18]
- Departmental Funding
205. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated to the seed and venture capital fund in each year since established; and the number of approved applicants. [44492/18]
- Enterprise Ireland Funding
206. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated to regional innovation and technology clusters programme for SMEs by and in each year since established; and the...
- Science Foundation Ireland Data
207. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated to the strategic partnership programme for SFI in each year since it was established; and the number of approved...
- Departmental Schemes
208. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated to the retail online scheme in 2019. [44497/18]
- Foreign Direct Investment
209. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions being taken to ensure Ireland is an attractive place for foreign direct investment to locate in following a report...
- Work Permits Eligibility
210. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a case regarding the refusal to issue an employment permit to a person (details supplied); and the ruling issued. [44499/18]
- Departmental Budgets
211. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the breakdown of the €251,945,000 capital allocation in jobs and enterprise development (details supplied) within her...
- Department of Health
- Disabilities Assessments
213. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on the hiring of private psychologists for the assessment of needs in south and north County Tipperary since 2008; and the average waiting...
- Respite Care Services Data
214. To ask the Minister for Health the adult respite available in County Kilkenny; and the number of persons accessing this respite service. [44264/18]
- Respite Care Services Provision
215. To ask the Minister for Health if a service (details supplied) in County Kilkenny provides adult respite both day and overnight. [44265/18]
- Disability Support Services Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce personal or individualised budgets for children with severe disabilities in order that they can choose the services they require...
- Home Help Service Data
217. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing 2,000 extra homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44238/18]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
220. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a primary health care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/18]
- Pharmaceutical Sector
222. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for pharmaceutical assistants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44257/18]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
223. To ask the Minister for Health the schedule of types of medical treatments covered by the NTPF for 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of procedures and average fee paid for each treatment...
- Mental Health Services Provision
224. 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...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
225. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the three year cap for the fair deal scheme for farm families and small business owners; when it will be put in place; if...
- Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
226. To ask the Minister for Health the budget 2019 allocation to drug and alcohol task forces in view of the fact that head B3 of the health Estimate shows a figure of €6,987,000 which is...
- Services for People with Disabilities
227. To ask the Minister for Health when additional placements will be available in a service (details supplied); if the request will be given urgent consideration; and if he will make a...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
228. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive braces from the HSE. [44278/18]
- Health Services
229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44282/18]
- Home Care Packages Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Health when an approved home support package will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44283/18]
- Medicinal Products Supply
231. To ask the Minister for Health when a national biosimilar medicines policy will be produced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44284/18]
- Respite Care Services Data
232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care hours provided for the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2018 by CHO and LHO in tabular form. [44285/18]
- Home Care Packages Data
233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons waiting for home support packages; and the waiting lists for homecare packages by CHO and LHO in tabular form. [44286/18]
- Pharmaceutical Sector
235. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received the report from an organisation (details supplied) with respect to the public consultation on pharmaceutical assistants; if so, the way in...
- EU Directives
236. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 916 of 17 April 2018, if his departmental representatives have reported on whether chiropractors will be added to the...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not being provided with the necessary social needs supports by CAHMS or another service despite the significant...
- Primary Care Centres Data
238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute service centres available here for persons that suffer from migraine; the number of persons that visited each dedicated centre each year;...
- General Practitioner Services
239. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the HSE can continue to attract general practitioners to work in rural Ireland; his plans to increase the support for out of hours...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
241. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expand the long term illness scheme to include mental illness beyond 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44325/18]
- Health Services
242. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 18 September 2018, when he expects to receive the Chief Medical Officer's report on mesh implants carried out...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting oral maxillo facial services in Letterkenny University Hospital in tabular form; the number of persons on the waiting...
- Hospital Admissions
244. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a bed at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. [44330/18]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a CAMHS appointment; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks,...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
246. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has signed up to use a laboratory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44346/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
247. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44357/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
248. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has not been prioritised in view of the severity of their condition; and if he...
- HSE Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Health the reason legal fees can or cannot be returned to persons (details supplied). [44371/18]
- Departmental Correspondence
251. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of inquiries made in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44394/18]
- Rare Diseases Strategy
252. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the chair and composition of the technical review committee on rare diseases; and his views on whether a conflict of interest exists between the...
- Rare Diseases
254. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism in place to facilitate patient engagement in order that the views of SMA sufferers and their families can be factored into a decision arrived at...
- Suicide Bereavement Support
255. To ask the Minister for Health the LHO areas that have a suicide bereavement liaison worker in tabular form. [44427/18]
- Mental Health Services Staff
256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of adult and child mental health intellectual disability teams in 2018; and the number of additional new staff appointed...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to the CAMHS service in each CHO to date in 2018; and the net increase in staff numbers resulting from such...
- Mental Health Services Data
258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52...
- Home Care Packages Data
259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of homecare support packages in County Donegal; the number of home support hours delivered in each month in 2018 to date; the...
- Patient Safety
261. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to introduce legislation and policy on mandatory open disclosure, independent of the patient safety Bill and in respect of the...
- Hospital Services
262. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical treatment was delayed and a patient transfer to another hospital was required due to the lack of...
- Hospitals Discharges
263. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be discharged to the care of their family on completion of treatment which they have requested; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Admissions
264. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Royal Hospital Donnybrook has a different admissions policy for patients that are based in Dublin hospitals than that for persons located in...
- Health Services Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied); and if timely medical treatment will be provided for them. [44523/18]
- Departmental Budgets
266. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €473,000 capital allocation in administration, that is, Vote 38 of the budget 2019 expenditure report within his Department for...
- Home Care Packages
272. To ask the Minister for Health if home care hours will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44563/18]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Extension
273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, will be extended; if not, if the GLAS scheme will be reopened for those farmers...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who are not on target to meet their 20% star rating under the beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, by the...
- Forestry Data
275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the acreage of land planted for forestry for the public and private sector by county; the species of trees in each of the years 2015...
- Forestry Management
276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of water samples taken under the acid sensitivity protocol in each of the years 2008 to 2017 in acid sensitive areas such...
- Exports Data
277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage level of exports to the UK by county of beef, dairy, poultry and pig, respectively; and if he will make a statement on...
- Agrifood Sector
278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the €25 million announced in budget 2018 for farmers, fishermen and agri-food producers will be made available; and the...
- Brexit Supports
279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to prepare and protect the agri-food industry from the impact of Brexit. [44314/18]
- TAMS Administration
282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason meal bins are only funded under the targeted agricultural modernisation schemes, TAMS, grant for dairy farmers and not for...
- Forestry Management
283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the water testing that has been done under the existing acid-sensitivity protocol developed by his Department, the EPA and COFORD to...
- Departmental Staff Data
284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44347/18]
- Forestry Management
285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that existing forests are appropriately restructured post clear fell to reflect water and other environmental...
- Wildlife Conservation
286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to initiate an investigation into whether myxomatosis has already been found in hares by coursing club personnel,...
- Forestry Grants
287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of proposals (details supplied) in tabular from. [44446/18]
- Forestry Data
289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of active participants in each of the forestry schemes in tabular form (details supplied). [44448/18]
- Woodland Improvement Scheme
290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2018 allocation towards the woodland fund. [44449/18]
- Departmental Budgets
291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the €3,485,000 capital allocation in food safety, animal and plant health and animal welfare (details...
- Brexit Issues
295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact amount of Exchequer funding his Department has allocated in each of the years and expended since June 2016 on upgrading...
- Brexit Data
296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of SPS and fisheries control officials who will be operational on 29 March 2019 (details supplied) will be provided;...
- Animal Disease Controls
297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the controls in place in view of the confirmation of a case (details supplied); the amount of live trade with this jurisdiction; and...
- Tillage Sector
298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recommendations of the report on the tillage sector by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the...
- Market Access
299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress on acquiring sheep and beef meat access to China. [44518/18]
- Beef Industry
300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of producer organisations in the beef sector that have registered with his Department; and the name of each such...
- Aquaculture Licences
301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the recommendations set out in the report of the independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group;...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overview of Ireland’s involvement in the new European joint action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from animal...
- Bord Bia Funding
303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated in 2016, 2017 and 2018 to Bord Bia's marketing intensification programme; and the provision made for...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan Funding
304. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital allocations for the national broadband plan between 2013 and 2027, inclusive, by allocation under the...
- Broadband Service Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of broadband of at least 30 Mbps to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as...
- Cyber Security Data
307. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of cyber attacks recorded here in 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these attacks that were...
- Cyber Security
308. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding allocated to the National Cyber Security Centre as part of his Department's budget per annum since the...
- Departmental Staff Data
309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44350/18]
- Salmon Hardship Scheme
310. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a compensation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/18]
- National Broadband Plan Data
311. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in counties Sligo and Leitrim included in the intervention area for the provision of a broadband...
- Mining Industry
313. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 434 and 435 of 9 October 2018, the status of the issues arising from...
- Departmental Budgets
314. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the €3,127,000 capital allocation for inland fisheries (details supplied) in his Department for...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Traffic Management
320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on An Bord Pleanála's decision to refuse planning permission for the proposed Dublin civic plaza at College Green that...
- Swimming Pool Programme Data
321. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public swimming pools, including swimming pools which are in contract with local authorities' PPP or similar arrangements,...
- Departmental Staff Data
322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44362/18]
- Military Aircraft Landings
323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he approved the transit through Shannon Airport of an aircraft (details supplied) in view of the fact that its presence at...
- Departmental Budgets
324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the difference between the capital allocation for his Department under the national development plan for 2019 given as €1,643...
- Cycling Policy
325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a penalty in place in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44433/18]
- Road Safety
326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protocols in place to deal with breakdowns on the M7 during the current roadworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Budgets
327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the €10,590,000 capital allocation in civil aviation (details supplied) within his Department for 2019 by...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Departmental Staff Data
332. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of staff in her Department by grade. [44349/18]
- Protected Disclosures
333. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the cultural and administrative dysfunction in Tusla that was identified in the Charleton report; the way in which she plans...
- Departmental Budgets
334. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of the €20,140,000 capital allocation in the children and family support programme, that is, Vote 40 of the budget...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Staff Data
336. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44361/18]
- Departmental Budgets
337. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the €125,882,000 capital allocation in rural development and regional affairs, that is, Vote 42 of the budget...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Exceptional Needs Payments
339. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there is no contractual undertaker provided by her Department in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement...
- Illness Benefit Payments
340. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a payment will issue for an application by a person (details supplied) for illness benefit; and if she will make a...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44274/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of job activation officers assigned to each county in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in...
- Departmental Expenditure
343. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department's spend on job activation measures by county in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular...
- Labour Activation Programmes Data
344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid to Seetec and Turas Nua to deliver the JobPath service in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018,...
- State Pension (Contributory) (1 comment)
347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a system (details supplied) will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44340/18]
- Illness Benefit Payments
348. 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...
- Departmental Staff Data
349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of staff in her Department by grade. [44354/18]
- Telephone Call Charges
350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the contact telephone numbers for her Department that are premium rate numbers; the reason freephone numbers are not used...
- Illness Benefit Applications
351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for illness benefit will be processed; the reason for the delay; and if...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) will be...
- Departmental Expenditure
353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the €14 million capital allocation, that is, Vote 37 of the budget 2019 expenditure report within her...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the exceptional...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 18 September 2018, if she will address a matter in the case of a person (details...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can be arranged in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits Applications
357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a basic social welfare payment or disability payment will be made available in the case of a person...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Rates
358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount windfarms contributed in rates for the period 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county and nationally; and if he...
- Health and Safety Regulations
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has had discussions with the Health and Safety Authority regarding progress on the review under way of the aspects of...
- Departmental Staff Data
360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44247/18]
- Fire Safety Regulations
361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date on a wider fire safety review of buildings at risk here as part of the response to the Grenfell...
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of income eligibility limits for social housing will be published; when the limits will be increased; if his...
- Departmental Staff Data
363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of staff in his Department by grade. [44358/18]
- Local Authority Staff Recruitment
364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 913 of 10 July 2018, the legislation upon which he is basing the policy of a capped...
- Health and Safety Regulations
366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the safety certificates his Department has received in respect of funfairs in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in...
- Vacant Sites Data
367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is monitoring the quantity of land identified by local authorities as vacant for the purposes of the vacant...
- Energy Efficiency
368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 11 October 2018, the minimum energy rating a boiler must hold for it to be...
- Departmental Budgets
369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the €1,335,887,000 capital allocation in the Housing Division Vote 34 of the budget 2019 expenditure...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige
376. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist go mbeidh an tacaíocht chéanna ar fáil do na Naíonraí Gaelacha agus atá...
- Departmental Staff Data
377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of staff in her Department by grade. [44351/18]
- Departmental Budgets
378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the €41,730,000 capital allocation in culture, that is, Vote 33 of the budget 2019 expenditure report...
