Written answers
Thursday, 8 November 2018
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Development Policy
2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on whether adequate provisions have been made to protect rural Ireland from further decline in view of budget 2019; if budget...
- Local and Community Development Programme
10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the review of local community development committees due in quarter 2, 2018 will be published; and if he will make a statement on...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
11. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications to the rural regeneration and development fund will be assessed and approvals notified to the successful applicants....
- Urban Renewal Schemes
13. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports he will make available to other disadvantaged communities in the Dublin area in view of the €5.5 million investment...
- LEADER Programmes Administration
14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied that the application process for community groups applying to LEADER is efficient and that the process is not...
- Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the Action Plan for Rural Development specifically relating to the revitalisation of towns and villages; and...
- Rural Resettlement Scheme
16. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the scheme announced in October 2018 to encourage families to return to living in rural town centres will be extended to offshore...
- Dog Breeding Industry
17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he will take with regard to oversight and monitoring of the inspections of dog breeding establishments to ensure that the new...
- Community Development Initiatives
18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he continues to address the stigmatisation of rural or urban communities in view of the fact that such communities...
- Departmental Agencies
19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the independent review of Pobal’s charitable status will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46022/18]
- Walks Scheme
23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made towards reopening the rural walks scheme; when he plans to reopen the walks scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- Community Development Initiatives
25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of services within his portfolio in the coming years with particular reference to the need to develop and...
- Post Office Closures
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to ensure the viability and sustainability of towns and villages in rural areas which have lost or are losing their local...
- Broadband Service Provision
27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made between his Department and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in removing the barriers...
- Comhairle na Tuaithe
29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of meetings held of Comhairle na Tuaithe in 2017 and to date in 2018; the progress made in the development of rural and...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Data
30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number serving in each rank in the Army in tabular form. [46235/18]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take in view of reports that the LGBT community are being targeted in Tanzania; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Policy
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the current political situation in Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/18]
- Foreign Conflicts
35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46311/18]
- British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46312/18]
- Foreign Conflicts
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a deal agreed between Myanmar and Bangladesh to start repatriating Rohingya refugees; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the political situation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46314/18]
- Department of Finance
- Bank Codes of Conduct
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in establishing a banking culture board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46246/18]
- EU Issues
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the proposed introduction of an EU wide digital tax; the estimated annual impact of such a tax on State finances; and if he will make a...
- European Central Bank
42. To ask the Minister for Finance his strategy and views on the impact on Ireland of the cessation of asset purchases by the European Central Bank and winding down of the quantitative easing...
- Financial Services Sector
43. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of block chain technology on the financial services industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46258/18]
- Fiscal Policy
44. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross and net fiscal space for each year up to 2023 if the expenditure benchmark and the medium term objective is met accounting for contributions to the...
- State Claims Agency
46. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the State Claims Agency to make an application to the High Court to seek authorisation to pay compensation to claimants involved in the...
- Brexit Negotiations
48. To ask the Minister for Finance if support for Ireland's position in Brexit negotiations will not be conditional on Ireland's position on corporation tax, CCCTB, the digital tax or otherwise;...
- Credit Union Lending
49. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Credit Union Act 1997 to enable credit unions to lend to approved housing bodies rather than invest subject to protections for members'...
- Mortgage Data
50. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank holds data on the number of mortgage drawdowns each year before an organisation (details supplied) began collecting such data; the number...
- Tax Credits
51. To ask the Minister for Finance when the details of the appropriate tax free credit and or allowances will be furnished in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Tax Reliefs Application
52. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the issues raised by a farming organisation (details supplied) regarding the cumulative lifetime cap of €70,000 on the amount of tax relief...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Contracts
53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the completed design and build projects commissioned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46160/18]
- Office of Public Works Expenditure
54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to date of remedial works to buildings commissioned by the OPW as design and build projects; and if he will make a statement on...
- Equality Proofing of Budgets
55. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of the introduction of equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46227/18]
- Metropolitan Area Networks Programme
56. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Government Procurement was involved in the renewal of the metropolitan area networks contracts in 2017; if so, the role...
- Office of Government Procurement
58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of procurement officers in the Office of Government Procurement; the responsibilities and functions of each; and the annual...
- Public Procurement Contracts
59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the relationship between the Office of Government Procurement, Departments and local authorities preparing, tendering and awarding...
- Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses
60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if social value targets, provisions or clauses exist within the national procurement strategy. [46305/18]
- Public Procurement Contracts
61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of employing one specialist procurement officer annually with the relevant and necessary qualifications and...
- Public Procurement Regulations
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value of contracts for which local authorities can tender; and the value of contracts for which local authorities can tender without...
- Office of Government Procurement
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a central database system for suppliers throughout the State for the purpose of procurement contracts exists. [46308/18]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Staff Data
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants who were employed in Cork city and county in each of the years 2011 to 2017. [46321/18]
- Departmental Contracts Data
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the completed design and build projects commissioned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46159/18]
- Schools Building Projects
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to construct a car park; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Services Staff
67. 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. [46179/18]
- Minor Works Scheme Data
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the minor works grant in 2017; the number of schools supported by this grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46239/18]
- Modern Language Teaching
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to re-establish the modern languages in primary school initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46240/18]
- School Guidance Counsellors
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of the restoration of 100 guidance counselling posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46241/18]
- Traveller Education
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the visiting teacher service for Travellers. [46242/18]
- Student Grants Data
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the third-level maintenance grant by 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46243/18]
- Public Procurement Contracts Data
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46276/18]
- Protected Disclosures
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a protected disclosure is not being enacted (details supplied). [46293/18]
- Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that a route planner (details supplied) is used when assessing distances for the adjacent or non-adjacent SUSI grant; and if...
- School Funding
80. 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. [46297/18]
- Skills Development
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount granted on street and online betting companies via the Skillnet scheme since Skillnet Ireland was founded; the betting companies that...
- Educational Organisations
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount outstanding that Skillnet Ireland is trying to recover for non-compliance with the way in which grants are to be used by successful...
- Mobile Telephony Use
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to effect a new circular to ban the presence and use of mobile phones by students in all national schools; and if he will make a...
- Springboard Programme
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for entry requirements to access Springboard+ courses; if there are courses specifically aimed at persons who are underemployed; the...
- Skills Development
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the participation rate in lifelong learning in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the EU average rate for same based on latest...
- National Digital Strategy
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of persons in the labour force who have basic or above basic digital skills based on the latest available data; the corresponding...
- Apprenticeship Data
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new consortia led apprenticeship programmes forecasted under the action plan to expand apprenticeship and traineeship in Ireland in...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 11 October 2018, the basis on which a person (details supplied) has been assessed in respect of their...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Station Opening Hours
91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the early closure time of Malahide Garda station with a view to extending the hours of operation to 24 hours...
- Naturalisation Certificates
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delays in finalising an application by a person (details supplied) for a naturalisation certificate; and if...
- White Collar Crime
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the recent Law Reform Commission report, Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offenders; his plans for same; the...
- Prison Service Strategies
96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the review of the incentivised prison regimes policy has been completed; and when it is expected to be published. [46289/18]
- Naturalisation Applications
97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a stamp 4 application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/18]
- Asylum Seeker Accommodation
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46337/18]
- Prison Service Staff
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if disciplinary proceedings have been initiated within the Irish Prison Service within the past three years specifically with...
- Protected Disclosures
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a protected disclosure made to him has been concluded with respect to the Irish Prison Service (details supplied); and if he...
- Residency Permits
102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or potential residency status in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Divorce Process
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the legislation in recognition of foreign divorce here having particular regard to the difficulties created...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision to deport in the case of persons (details supplied) will be reviewed; if their case will be re-examined with a...
- Naturalisation Applications
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46414/18]
- Deportation Orders
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which consideration can be given to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Residency Permits
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Visa Applications
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all required information has been submitted to the relevant section of his Department by a person (details supplied); and if...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an order to deport in the case of a person (details supplied) will be set aside; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Work Permits Applications
110. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Personal Contract Plans
111. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the recommendation (details supplied) on the state of regulation of personal contract plans, PCPs, that the consumer...
- IDA Ireland Site Visits
112. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits in each county in quarter 1, 2 and 3 of 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Brexit Supports
113. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings that have taken place to date since the formation of the working group comprising representatives from the...
- White Collar Crime
114. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the report, Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences, by an organisation (details supplied); her plans to implement the...
- Skills Shortages
115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a sectorial analysis has been carried out of skills shortages in the economy for the next 5, 10, 15 and 20 year period; the impact...
- Departmental Staff Data
116. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants in her Department by grade who are specifically allocated to work in the economic migration policy unit...
- Programme for Government Initiatives
117. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the regional job targets and unemployment rate projections under A Programme for Partnership Government for 2020 and Enterprise 2025,...
- Gender Balance
118. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with the latest female participation rate in the labour force here compared with the EU rate; if she has carried...
- Economic Competitiveness
119. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with Ireland’s rankings in the 2018 global competitiveness report published by the World Economic Forum on...
- Personal Injuries Commission
120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the most recent Personal Injuries Commission report and the recommendation to establish a judicial council and for the...
- Enterprise Support Schemes
121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when applications to the disruptive technologies fund will open and close; and the 2019 budget allocation for same. [46386/18]
- Workplace Relations Services Staff
122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the allocation to the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court in each of the years 2015 to 2018 broken down between current...
- Health and Safety Authority
123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of farm safety inspectors employed by the HSA; and the number of new inspectors who have been hired in 2017 and to date in...
- Farm Safety Scheme
124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by the Health and Safety Authority on farm safety initiatives; the number of inspections in each of the years 2016,...
- Department of Health
- Tobacco Control Measures
126. To ask the Minister for Health the funding spent on tobacco control in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46153/18]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
128. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of a hearing aid requested by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46156/18]
- Speech and Language Therapy Provision
129. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if maternity cover has been sanctioned; if not, when it is...
- Departmental Contracts Data
130. To ask the Minister for Health the completed design and build projects commissioned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46161/18]
- Home Help Service Eligibility
131. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be reassessed for home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46162/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
132. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 16 October 2018, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [46176/18]
- Emergency Departments Waiting Times
133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital trolleys in all hospitals in the north-west region, including Roscommon University Hospital, in each month since September...
- Mental Health Services Staff
134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions for psychiatric nurses within the Louth-Meath mental health services; and the measures being put in place to ensure that these...
- Hospital Staff Data
135. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis in each hospital in the Louth-Meath hospital group and to each position in which there is a...
- Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
136. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress regarding the assisted human reproduction Bill; when this Bill will be ready to come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make...
- Childcare Services
137. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the baby friendly initiative oversight group which was to be set up earlier in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46193/18]
- Health Services
138. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 13 June 2018, the status of the meeting with a group (details supplied); the results of this meeting; the steps...
- Health Services Provision
139. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of in access to treatment for Hepatitis C in community settings by the national hepatitis C treatment programme; the results of...
- Hospitals Funding
140. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which additional funding announced in budget 2019 is being dispensed in Sligo University Hospital in view of the fact that it is among the worst...
- Disease Management
141. To ask the Minister for Health the position on improving diagnostics and treatment for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46198/18]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
142. To ask the Minister for Health if modern glucose monitoring systems involving readings of sensors attached to patients will be made available to senior citizens suffering from diabetes; and...
- Hospital Staff Data
143. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies unfilled or filled on a temporary basis respectively in hospitals (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and the details of...
- Services for People with Disabilities
144. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding issued to an organisation for services in respect of a person (details supplied); the period involved; the attendance record of the...
- Paediatric Services
145. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) with the paediatric services at Kilcreene Hospital, Kilkenny; and if...
- Traveller Community
146. To ask the Minister for Health when the last national Traveller health advisory committee met; when the next meeting is to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46211/18]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
148. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be referred to child psychology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46217/18]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children up to the age of 16 years who are in receipt of the long-term illness scheme for mental illness are no longer entitled to the benefits of...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
150. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre device will be added to the long-term illness scheme for all type 1 diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46238/18]
- HSE Properties
151. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on investigations or checks into the construction of three health facilities at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, by a company (details supplied);...
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of treatments carried out in 2017 and to date in 2018 under the EU healthcare directive up to quarter 3 of 2018 for persons here; the budgetary...
- Home Care Packages Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46259/18]
- Public Procurement Contracts Data
154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46271/18]
- National Drugs Strategy Budget
160. To ask the Minister for Health the process used to make a decision to increase or decrease an amount (details supplied); if this figure will increase for 2019; and his role in determining...
- Hospital Appointments Status
162. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46296/18]
- Medical Records
163. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a copy of their medical records from St. James's Hospital, Dublin; the reason previous attempts...
- Hospital Appointments Status
164. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/18]
- Health Action Plan
167. To ask the Minister for Health the action plan in place within his Department relating specifically to assisting children and adolescents with autism and co-occurring mental health...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
168. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed by CAMHS in Cork city and county. [46323/18]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Administration
170. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time between the date of a CAMHS referral and the date of assessment by a member or CAMHS. [46325/18]
- Disabilities Assessments
171. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests (details supplied) that were received for children and adults between 2016 and May 2018; and the number of these requests that were met...
- HSE Board
172. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding reconstituting the HSE board; the grounds of eligibility to become a member of the board; the timeline for the creation of the board;...
- Transport Support Scheme
173. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring proposals to Cabinet regarding the replacement scheme for the mobility allowance and the motorised transport scheme; the reason for the...
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
174. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions in place to recruit and retain graduate psychiatric nurses within the local mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Nursing Staff Data
175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of 2018 graduate psychiatric nurses who have been provided employment contracts; the number recruited; the type of contract provided in each area in...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
176. To ask the Minister for Health if orthopaedic procedures will be funded under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2019 in view of the delays for patients in areas such as counties Cavan...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Wexford awaiting an ENT consultation for more than three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively; and if he will make a...
- Service Level Agreements
178. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the agreement made between the HSE and a section 39 organisation (details supplied); the core deficit that was initially identified by both...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for CAMHS will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/18]
- Health Services Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children, young persons and adults in counties Cavan and Monaghan waiting for appointments in primary care (details supplied); and if he will...
- Services for People with Disabilities
181. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which support services can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46427/18]
- Health Services Funding
182. To ask the Minister for Health if the almost €50 million which was earmarked for the provision of additional hospital beds and for developments for medical card patients is to be used...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Afforestation Programme
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects afforestation to affect climate change in the future with particular reference to the extent to which...
- Fish Quotas
185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46149/18]
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an inspection on a farm (details supplied) that is preventing the SFM being paid to the owners [46163/18]
- Exports Data
187. 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...
- Brexit Issues
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to prepare and protect the agrifood industry from the impact of Brexit. [46166/18]
- Equine Identification Scheme
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions since January 2013 with regard to the failure of owners to chip their horses. [46167/18]
- GLAS Payments
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund will issue to a person (details supplied) which has been withheld due to a departmental error; and if he will make a...
- Fish Quotas
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Fisheries Management Notice No. 72 of 2018 was only published on 31 October 2018 in view of the fact that it came into...
- Aquaculture Licence Applications
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46287/18]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for a cut in payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46331/18]
- Brexit Supports
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings that have taken place to date since the formation of the working group comprising representatives from the...
- Horse and Greyhound Fund
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to a fund (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2018 in tabular form; and the amount announced in...
- Forestry Data
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of broadleaf forestry planting as a percentage of total planting in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in...
- Environmental Schemes
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the environmental enhancement scheme has not been operationalised to date as set out in the forestry programme 2014 to...
- Afforestation Programme
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated and expended on the NeighbourWood scheme funded under the forestry programme 2014 to 2020 in each of the years...
- Forestry Grants
201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of proposals (details supplied) in tabular form. [46395/18]
- Forestry Data
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated and expended on forestry schemes in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [46399/18]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of data in his Department regarding the reduction in greenhouse gases by switching from calcium ammonium nitrate...
- Marine Institute
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the process and cost of procuring a new research vessel to undertake fisheries research, oceanographic and...
- Food Wise 2025 Strategy
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in percentage terms and number of jobs created for each Food Wise 2025 target (details supplied). [46444/18]
- Brexit Supports
210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funds from the €300 million working capital loan scheme can be made available to farmers in view of the fact that take-up...
- Census of Population Data
211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farming families per county based on census 2016 figures. [46446/18]
- European Innovation Partnerships
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each European innovation partnerships initiative project opened to date under the Rural Development Programme...
- Food Labelling
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions between his Department and the Department of Health on the implementation of an agreed statutory instrument...
- Knowledge Transfer Programme
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason participants in the knowledge transfer programme scheme for forestry are not eligible for an equivalent payment of up to...
- Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot
215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposals raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the BEEP, beef environmental efficiency pilot,...
- Departmental Staff Data
216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of civil servants by grade who are specifically allocated to work exclusively on market access; the number that work on...
- Tax Reliefs Application
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise with the Minister for Finance issues raised by a farming organisation (details supplied) regarding the cumulative...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Inland Fisheries Stocks
218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which restocking of rivers and lakes continues to be undertaken with particular reference to areas in...
- Electricity Transmission Network
219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Celtic interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46230/18]
- Departmental Reports
220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of the implementation of all recommendations contained within the report of the mobile phone and broadband...
- Renewable Energy Incentives
221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions taken to apply for state aid with regard to the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a...
- Public Procurement Contracts Data
222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46261/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and...
- Air Pollution
227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 14 December 2017, if the use of smoky coals will still be allowed for...
- Climate Change Policy
228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which a simple means can be found to explain the benefits of climate change protection measures available...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Transport Policy
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Castletownbere transportation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46155/18]
- Road Safety
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request TII to deal with traffic hazards on the N4 route at the Cootehall and Croghan junction between Carrick-on-Shannon and...
- Rail Services Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted an analysis on improving the train schedule by increasing the number of trains and the possibility of more direct...
- Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the NDLS will not allow a person (details supplied) to transfer a driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Car Test Data
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of NCTs provided for electric vehicle users from 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46228/18]
- Motor Tax Exemptions
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of a waiver for motor tax on electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46229/18]
- Driver Licence Data
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver licences issued to 16 to 24 year olds in each of the years 2011 to 2017. [46244/18]
- Rail Network Safety
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish a dedicated public transport police to invigilate all public transport services including DART and commuter rail...
- Public Procurement Contracts Data
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46266/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement...
- Road Traffic Legislation
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which DOE and or NCT testing in particular light transmission testing of tinted windscreens and front side windows is at...
- Brexit Issues
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions held to date with the British authorities and at EU level in relation to the adverse impact Brexit may have on...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Domestic Violence Services Funding
246. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be provided in her Department’s Estimates for 2019 towards the improvement and the provision of facilities in...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
247. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which the rural regeneration and development fund which will provide new funding streams for rural towns, villages and...
- Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
248. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will issue on a project (details supplied) under the scheme for outdoor infrastructure; and if he will make a...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
249. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a project (details supplied) that was initially granted funding under the SICAP programme was then informed that it was not...
- Clár Forbartha Tuaithe
250. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development an raibh aon chomhráite aige lena a chomh-Aire, an tAire Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil, maidir...
- Rural Social Scheme
251. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions he continues to take to address the issue of rural isolation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46428/18]
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
252. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he plans to develop the town and village renewal scheme in order to improve and enhance the standard of living for...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
253. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for support to be provided for voluntary, community groups and projects nationally and in County Kildare in 2019; and if he...
- Voluntary Sector
254. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he continues to have discussions with voluntary or statutory bodies nationally with particular reference to the...
- Rural Development Policy
255. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he has been in a position to offer financial support to the various eligible bodies and organisations throughout...
- Departmental Funding
256. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received from groups and bodies throughout north County Kildare for funding or support; and if he will make...
- Dormant Accounts Fund Administration
259. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be able to draw on the Dormant Accounts Fund to assist various bodies, groups or agencies in urban...
- Community Development Initiatives
260. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be in a position to support community development throughout the country in 2019; and if he will...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Unemployment Data
261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions being taken to reduce the number of jobless houses; and the latest data on same. [46375/18]
- Occupational Injuries Benefit Applications
262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for an occupational injury benefit; and if she will make a...
- Working Family Payment Applications
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for the renewal of a working family payment claim; and if she...
- State Pension (Contributory)
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when correspondence will issue to pensioners who have the State pension (contributory) to inform them of proposed changes;...
- Illness Benefit Waiting Times
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of delays in processing new and existing illness benefit claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Illness Benefit Applications
266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for an illness benefit; and if she will make a...
- State Pension (Contributory)
267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when changes will be made to introduce a home caring credit; when eligible recipients will be contacted; and if she will make...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension will be processed; and if she will make a...
- Illness Benefit Applications
269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit application will be processed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be expedited; and if she will make...
- Jobseeker's Allowance
273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the lengthy problems faced by teachers who receive temporary contracts and are considered...
- Disability Allowance Applications
274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46318/18]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46330/18]
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person transfers from invalidity pension to partial capacity in order to take-up casual employment, the flexibilities...
- Employment Data
277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants in nationally accredited internships; the number in the public and private sectors; and the...
- Illness Benefit Costs
278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons in receipt of illness benefit must pay a €10 charge to their general practitioner to have a medical...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) can be clarified at an early date in order to avoid hardship; and if she will make...
- Household Benefits Scheme
280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a household benefits package by a person (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if she will make a...
- State Pensions
281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 11 October 2018, the extent to which the entitlement may be affected in 2019...
- Working Family Payment Eligibility
282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a current review of entitlements is likely to affect a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Jobseeker's Allowance
283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in regard to the restoration of payment and arrears due in respect of a jobseeker's allowance in the case of a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Commercial Rates
285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a reduction in the commercial rates levied on a vacant business premises (details supplied) in County Kerry will be...
- Wastewater Treatment
286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in order to cease sewage discharges into the Dublin Bay biosphere from the Howth peninsula with...
- Local Authority Funding
287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the allocation of emergency funding has been set up in case of a bad winter similar to that in 2017; and if he will make a...
- Rental Sector
288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in the introduction of a rental deposit protection scheme; when the scheme will be put in place; and...
- Local Authority Funding
289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application by Westmeath County Council (details supplied) for supplementary funding; and if he will make a...
- Building Regulations
290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is now a legal requirement to have a clerk of works on all building developments; if not, the reason therefor; and if he...
- Foreshore Licence Applications
291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a foreshore licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46213/18]
- Building Regulations
292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes to statutory regulations or legislation he is considering in relation to the planning, procurement and...
- Local Authority Funding
293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the overall level of funding to local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46281/18]
- Local Authority Contracts
295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of contracts tendered by each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018....
- Local Authority Staff Data
296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of procurement officers in each local authority charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and...
- Social and Affordable Housing
299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the necessary legal provisions are in place to enable local authorities approaching the development of large land banks...
- Housing Data
300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of loan approvals for house purchases in each year since 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46344/18]
- Election Management System
301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he has progressed the accessibility of voting and voter information for persons with disabilities. [46364/18]
- Approved Housing Bodies
302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the EUROSTAT classification of approved housing bodies as on balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on...
- Planning Guidelines
303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the working group comprising officials from planning authorities and his Department which was...
- Land Development Agency
304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed location of the headquarters of the regeneration and development agency; and if he will make a statement on the...
- An Bord Pleanála Data
305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff in An Bord Pleanála in each of the years 2008 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018, in tabular...
- Home Loan Scheme
307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when eligibility thresholds for Rebuilding Ireland home loans are likely to be raised in view of the fact that at the present...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Deer Culls
308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has given consideration to the introduction of a humanely directed deer cull in view of circumstances (details supplied);...
- Wildlife Conservation
309. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the species of birds, including game birds and animals, including hares extinct or deemed to be under threat of extinction; and if...
- Wildlife Data
310. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the hare population has been reduced; the cause of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46407/18]
- Disease Awareness
311. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to warn the public of the risks of Lyme disease in national parks; and if she will make a statement on...
- Animal Welfare
312. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46298/18]
