Written answers

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Advertising Budgets
      11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the proposed budget for social media advertising in his Department for 2019. [45715/18]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to County Derry. [46989/18]
    • Taoiseach's Communications
      18. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation with Prime Minister May on 5 November 2018. [46729/18]
    • Seanad Reform
      26. To ask the Taoiseach the status of work of the Seanad Reform Implementation Group. [46731/18]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      28. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his bilateral meetings with the President of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister of Finland, Mr. Juri Sipilä in Helsinki and...
    • Brexit Issues
      36. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his Department in Brexit preparedness. [47847/18]
    • Departmental Staff Data
      41. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department that provide supports for Independent Ministers in Government. [48205/18]
    • British-Irish Council
      42. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council on the Isle of Man on 8 November 2018. [47845/18]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
      64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the levels of capital expenditure which will be allocated for infrastructure projects for County Donegal; the timeframe for these...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts that have been made to incorporate retired public servants into the wider public pay discussions; if there are legislative...
    • Office of Public Works
      71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans of the OPW to purchase property for State organisations in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the stages in negotiation for each; and...
    • Departmental Funding
      72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projects that will be funded by his Department under the INTERREG and PEACE programmes in 2019; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Properties
      74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an audit of all lands and properties owned by his Department has been undertaken with a view to making suitable properties available...
    • Cross-Border Projects
      75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cross-Border co-ordination group established in 2009 by the OPW and the UK Department of Infrastructure has a particular programme...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Status
      76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when construction of the flood relief works on the Sullane River at Ballyvourney will be advanced; the remaining stages to bring the...
    • Legislative Measures
      77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he expects the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 to pass all Stages before Christmas; if he will consider...
    • Office of Government Procurement
      78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the supervision of publicly funded construction contracts; the oversight he provides for such work; and if he...
    • Coastal Erosion
      79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met with Fingal County Council to address the issue of coastal erosion in Portrane; if funding has been provided to prevent...
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the properties which are vacant and are either owned or being rented by the Office of Public Works; the amount of rent paid to date on...
    • Industrial Disputes
      81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has had discussions with the Minister for Health with regard to the possible upcoming industrial dispute involving nurses; and if...
    • Public Private Partnerships Data
      82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the annual unitary payments for each of the past and current public-private partnerships will be published; and if he will make a...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy in relation to the delivery of public infrastructure to examine the long-term costs and benefits of the present reliance on...
    • Coastal Erosion
      84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action his Department is taking to tackle coastal erosion in Portrane, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Flood Risk Management
      85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details on the management of the River Shannon as part of the report managing flood risk in Ireland; the timelines of the projects...
    • Freedom of Information
      86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the 40-plus agencies that are either fully or partially exempt from freedom of information requests; his further views on...
    • Public Service Stability Agreement
      87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he plans to use FEMPI legislation to deal with unions and workers that do not sign up to proposed pay deals; if he has...
    • Garda Divisional Headquarters
      88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that have been taken by the OPW in the securing of a site for the development of a new Garda divisional headquarters in County...
    • Estimates Process
      89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the supplementary expenditure estimates he plans to introduce in Dáil Éireann; and the timeframe for same. [49207/18]
    • Brexit Issues
      90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Brexit funding available to Departments; if requests for additional expenditure have been received; if so, the Departments and the...
    • Fiscal Policy
      91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his preferred options to meet the ongoing social and economic requirements of the country in the context of current and capital...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the protocols in place regarding disclosure of complaints or disciplinary processes in relation to persons going for promotion in the...
    • Public Service Pay Commission
      93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be a review of the terms of reference of the Public Service Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information Legislation
      94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the functioning of the freedom of information system in place under the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if he...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Labour Market
      95. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobless households in each county in tabular form. [49129/18]
    • European Council Meetings
      96. To ask the Taoiseach if he had bilateral meetings when attending the November EU Council meeting; and the issues that were discussed. [49142/18]
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      97. To ask the Taoiseach the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [49432/18]
  • Department of Defence
    • Permanent Structured Co-operation
      98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Government plans to participate in the Joint EU Intelligence School; the funds that will be spent on the project; his views on reports...
    • Defence Forces Medicinal Products
      100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary question No. 30 of 9 October 2018, if the figures provided include persons being double-counted such as in an example...
    • Army Barracks
      101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the potential to conclude the sale of married quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks with the occupants in view of the fact...
    • Army Personnel
      102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number serving in each rank in the Army in tabular form. [49366/18]
    • Air Corps Recruitment
      103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when an Air Corps flying officer cadet recruitment campaign will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49402/18]
    • Air Corps Expenditure
      104. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on overseas aircraft maintenance for the Air Corps in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018; and if he...
    • Air Corps
      106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the observations made by the HSA to the Air Corps by letter dated 21 October 2016 regarding risk assessments and safety statements have been...
    • Defence Forces Training
      107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all Defence Forces and Air Corps officers are trained in the use of respirators and-or breathing apparatus in the context of handling...
    • Air Corps Operations
      108. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps maintains a short- and long-term record for staff; if an assessment of same is reviewed; if deaths in service are recorded; if...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Ministerial Meetings
      111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has recently addressed the European ambassadors based in Dublin. [49147/18]
    • Maritime Jurisdiction
      112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is a plan to define a boundary for the territorial seas of Ireland; his plans to provide for that boundary in legislation; and if...
    • Brexit Issues
      113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if citizens of Northern Ireland will have the same access to rights as all other citizens here after the draft withdrawal agreement is...
    • Brexit Documents
      114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request a copy of the EU report or confidential document dealing with the mapping exercise carried out by the EU and the British...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will increase its diplomatic efforts through the EU to ensure that South Sudan's peace deal holds (details supplied); if Ireland...
    • Brexit Supports
      120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs associated with the Getting Ireland Brexit Ready forums in tabular form including events due to take place over the coming weeks;...
    • Trade Agreements
      129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his views on the EU-Mercosur trade deal have altered to take into account the new incoming far right government in Brazil. [49158/18]
    • Humanitarian Aid Provision
      130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the aid being provided to assist with the famine appeal in Yemen; and the best option for a person who wishes to donate to the cause. [49178/18]
    • Human Rights
      131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received representations from an organisation (details supplied) regarding legislation introduced by the Turkish Grand National...
    • Human Rights Cases
      133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the potential threat to a person (details supplied); his plans to offer assistance; and if he will make a statement...
    • Missing Persons
      134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49391/18]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to cease having dealings with an organisation (details supplied) in view of the substantial amounts of Saudi funding to same; and...
    • Syrian Conflict
      136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will lobby his EU counterparts to undertake an analysis of the humanitarian impact of the sanctions imposed on Syria and the impact on...
    • Northern Ireland
      139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the conviction of persons (details supplied) for the murder of a person; if he will lobby the criminal cases review commission...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Finance
    • National Development Plan Expenditure
      143. To ask the Minister for Finance if the social housing construction commitments in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027 are accounted for in the general Government balance in each of...
    • Tax Code
      144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent announcements on increasing the tax thresholds at the lower and upper rate. [49141/18]
    • Banking Operations
      145. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost incurred by a bank (details supplied) for its corporate hospitality event at the recent Ireland versus New Zealand rugby match. [48844/18]
    • Imports and Exports Data
      146. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 9 October 2018, if a response will issue to a further related query raised in correspondence (details supplied)....
    • Betting Regulations
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance the analysis undertaken regarding increasing betting taxes; if the industry was consulted in relation to the issue; if revenue raised from a betting tax will...
    • Tax Collection
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 19 September 2018, the way in which tax (details supplied) that has been deducted in the UK will be reflected...
    • Childcare Services Data
      149. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees that have availed of childcare as a benefit-in-kind in each year since 2005. [48865/18]
    • Mortgage Lending
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that availed of exemptions under the Central Bank’s macro-prudential mortgage rules by first time buyers and second and...
    • Tax Data
      153. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost or revenue raised by a policy of a 5% income levy on income above €140,000 for individual income based on the latest available individualised...
    • Tax Code
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by introducing a digital services tax of 1%, 2% and 5% respectively on digital services firms with turnover of €50 million or over...
    • Recycling Policy
      156. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue to be raised by introducing a 1%, 2% and 5% levy on products with packaging which does not have at least 30%, 40% and 50% recyclable material, in...
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      158. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by standardising all pension tax relief at the 20% rate. [48965/18]
    • Tax Code
      159. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of equalising the earned income credit with the PAYE credit. [48966/18]
    • Mortgage Interest Relief Data
      160. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in budgetary terms of retaining mortgage interest relief at the level it will be at from the 1 January for the next three years. [48967/18]
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      161. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that would be expected if the special assignee relief programme, SARP, scheme was abolished. [48968/18]
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      162. To ask the Minister for Finance if recommendations by an organisation (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/18]
    • Tax Credits
      163. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the personal tax credit for the single, married, and so on credit by €50, €100, €200, €300,...
    • Tax Code
      164. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 13 November 2018, if the date of 1 January 2019 for removal of flat rate expenses is accurate. [49051/18]
    • Insurance Costs
      166. To ask the Minister for Finance when it is planned to implement the outstanding recommendations of the cost of insurance working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49085/18]
    • Corporate Tax Compliance
      167. To ask the Minister for Finance if the European Commission has been in contact with his Department about ongoing state aid investigations relating to the tax arrangements of companies...
    • Customs and Excise Controls
      168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek from the Revenue Commissioners' customs department a progress report on developments on combatting the importation of drugs in the border...
    • Pension Provisions
      169. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will re-examine the tax calculation for a person (details supplied) and have it re-assessed in view of the fact that their spouse...
    • Motor Insurance Coverage
      170. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49255/18]
    • Tax Credits
      171. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of tax credits for a person (details supplied). [49295/18]
    • Revenue Documents Issuance
      172. To ask the Minister for Finance when the correspondence requested will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49314/18]
    • Tax Data
      173. To ask the Minister for Finance the net cost or gain if new tax bands (details supplied) were introduced. [49382/18]
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
      174. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible for persons to avail of the home renovation incentive scheme who have contracted to have work carried out now but where tradespeople are not...
    • VAT Rate Application
      175. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the VAT regime on food supplements which have been zero rated for tax purposes to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49398/18]
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      176. To ask the Minister for Finance the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
      177. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints outstanding at the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; the number of complaints outstanding at the end of each month in 2018...
    • Tax Data
      180. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of PAYE taxpayers eligible for the flat rate expenses tax allowance; the number that claimed the allowance in 2017; the cost to the...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      181. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49568/18]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 26 April 2018, if he will provide a detailed update on plans for a flood relief scheme...
    • Departmental Properties
      183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated costs related to new properties at a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Private Partnerships
      184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the impact locally of pursuing the route of PPPs to develop State-funded projects (details supplied); and if he...
    • Office of Public Works
      185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which a person (details supplied) can tender for services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48986/18]
    • National Monuments
      186. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 21 February 2018, the status of discussions with a society (details supplied) on ensuring...
    • Public Sector Reform Implementation
      187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has quantified the extent to which reforms throughout the public sector are likely to yield further improved economic performance...
    • Legislative Reviews
      188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to review the Arterial Drainage Act 1945; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49268/18]
    • Drainage Schemes
      189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to establish arterial drainage schemes on the River Erne system in County Cavan in view of the difficulties caused by flooding...
    • Garda Stations
      190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to purchase property for Garda stations; the stages of negotiation for each; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Office of Public Works
      192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to purchase property for State organisations in Cavan and Monaghan; the stage of negotiation for each; and if he will...
    • Departmental Meetings
      193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his officials met with members of a political party (details supplied) in the past ten days; if he sanctioned this meeting; the...
    • National Monuments
      194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works is planning to provide a new entrance and exit to the Casino at Marino which is a designated national...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address flooding at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49456/18]
    • Estimates Process
      197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's general policy on Supplementary Estimates which he plans to introduce for 2018; his views in general terms on proposed...
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to implement the actions outlined in chapter 3 of the Budget Statement 2019 Expenditure Report relating to the...
    • Equality Proofing of Budgets
      199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the performance in both the public and private sectors with a view to ensuring a...
    • Housing Issues
      200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have identified issues likely to cause inflation in the property market thereby excluding...
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he remains satisfied that each Department continues to effectively operate best practice in the context of public...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full extent to date of recruitment throughout the public sector in the context of economic recovery; the expectation in respect of...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which public procurement and reform thereto continues to be part of policy with particular reference to the need to ensure...
    • Brexit Issues
      206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department continues to prepare for a worst case scenario arising from Brexit; and if he will make a statement...
    • National Broadband Plan Expenditure
      207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 859 of 6 November 2018, if his Department has costed the National Broadband Plan; the estimated...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the long promised Clonlara flood relief scheme following the decision of Clare County Council to withdraw its plans as a...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      209. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement...
    • Public Sector Pensions Data
      210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service pensioners who retired pre-March 2012 by public service pension reduction income bands in each of the years...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reduce the public service pension deduction beyond 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49579/18]
    • Flood Risk Management
      214. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position with regard to the provision of flood relief for Springfield, Kilrea, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the extension to a school (details supplied) is at a standstill; the progress of the new school...
    • National Training Fund
      216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue raised by increasing the national training fund levy from 0.7% to 1% and 2% and 5%, respectively. [48959/18]
    • Autism Support Services
      217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in Dublin 7 who are on a waiting list to access an ASD unit. [49523/18]
    • SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data
      220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of safe pass tutor accreditation programmes run by SOLAS in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [48899/18]
    • Education and Training Boards Administration
      223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of a series of matters relating to an invitation to tender for the supply of goods to a further education and training centre in...
    • Further Education and Training Programmes Fees
      224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Irish citizens living outside the EU for over three years must pay non-EU rates of fees for undergraduate courses; if his attention...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNA support will be provided for a person (details supplied); when SNA support will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Teacher Supply
      226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the concessions that will be made in relation to students at a school (details supplied) that are due to sit the leaving certificate exam in the...
    • Youth Employment Initiative
      228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the annual amount allocated to Ireland under the youth employment initiative in each year since it commenced; the amount that was...
    • Skills Development
      230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of businesses that availed of enterprise training, workforce learning and upskilling services from Skillnet Ireland in each...
    • School Attendance Data
      231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of children of school going age that are experiencing reduced hours during the school day. [48972/18]
    • Minor Works Scheme Payments
      233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 6 November 2018, when the payment will issue to schools; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding special educational needs support for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Transport Provision
      235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a special education school transport grant; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason a person (details supplied) cannot be assigned a special needs assistant in school; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of ASD units at both primary and post-primary schools by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the requirements placed on teachers at primary school level to train or qualify in the education of children with autism spectrum...
    • Schools Data
      239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of new schools that have been built in the Dublin area at primary and post-primary level since 2012; and the number that...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of an application for a new school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeline for the delivery of this...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status of applications for school building improvements and extension to the building made by a school (details supplied); the...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of applications for school building improvements and extension to the building made by a school (details supplied); the...
    • Autism Support Services
      247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the plight of a pupil with autism that will shortly complete primary school and whose parent has applied and been refused (details...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistance access to a student (details supplied) will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49089/18]
    • Schools Data
      252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places there are available in the Dublin 24 area at both primary and post-primary level; and if he will make a statement on...
    • School Accommodation
      253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on the renewal of a lease held by a school (details supplied) to secure permanent stabilising tenancy; and if he will make...
    • School Transport Provision
      254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 9 October 2018, when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied);...
    • School Funding
      255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49150/18]
    • Schools Building Projects
      256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the schools building unit has considered a proposal from a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Sustainable Development Strategy
      257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a pilot programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49154/18]
    • School Staff
      258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school principals of a school (details supplied) since the foundation of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49171/18]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to extending the school year for children with special needs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • School Enrolments Data
      260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of junior infants places available in the Ballincollig catchment area for 2019; the projected enrolments; and the plans to accommodate...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a place at a local national school which they had been enrolled in prior to commencement...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the documentation a person (details supplied) can send to his Department in view of the fact that a university (details supplied) does not award...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when will the repair of the of the two schools (details supplied) will be completed; the estimated costs for same; if a supplementary estimate...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for an SNA by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49318/18]
    • School Accommodation
      268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 18 September 2018, if the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) have been agreed; when...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has received the pre-qualification report in relation to the building of a new school (details supplied); if his Department has...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the required clarifications have been received from the vendor of the site for a school (details supplied); if satisfactory, if a design team...
    • School Transport Applications
      273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment for a school transport grant will issue to a person (details supplied). [49340/18]
    • Schools Establishment
      274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the attention of the forward planning unit has been drawn to the prospective lack of secondary school places in an area (details supplied); if...
    • Residential Institutions Data
      275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received in respect of the two vacancies which arose in February 2018 on the board of Caranua; and if he will make a...
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
      276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason only one UK based survivor has been appointed to the board of Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49350/18]
    • Schools Review
      277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has carried out a review of the need for a new secondary school in County Kildare (details supplied). [49354/18]
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a...
    • School Curriculum
      279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the subjects which he and his predecessor have requested the NCCA to conduct a review of since 2011; the reviews completed since 2011; and if he...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the tendering procedure for the main construction contract for an education project (details supplied) in County Cork; when the...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the length of time it is taking the Teaching Council to process applications; and if there is a delay. [49525/18]
    • School Accommodation
      284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a matter which has been subject to long-term delays and is critically necessary to be reached in order for a school...
    • School Discipline
      285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in which a reduced timetable for certain students has been put in place by county; the number of students affected in each...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Parental Leave
      291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, further to his press release issued on 19 November 2018, it is his plan to increase both parents' parental benefit...
    • Prisoner Transfers
      292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward legislation regarding the repatriation of prisoners from the UK to here; and if he will make a...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation to facilitate community groups wishing to set up a community-led CCTV scheme in cases in which...
    • Residency Permits
      294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda National Immigration Bureau, GNIB, renewal will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Direct Provision Data
      295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of households of one, two, three, four and five or more persons living in direct provision centres at the end of...
    • Immigration Status
      296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 13 November 2018, if an appointment in early date can be made in the case of...
    • Garda Deployment
      297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Galway (Mill Street) and Salthill Garda stations in each of the years year...
    • Legislative Measures
      298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if section 19A regarding the disclosure of third party records in certain trials also applies to child victims under the...
    • Magdalen Laundries
      299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if women eligible to apply to the Magdalen redress scheme (details supplied) are not required to provide proof or evidence of...
    • Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data
      300. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal involving the Irish Prison Service; the length of time...
    • Bail Law
      302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are changes to bail laws being considered by his Department in view of the Garda Commissioner’s recent public...
    • Crime Data
      303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual number of crimes in which a knife was used and-or was an element of the crime in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and...
    • Direct Provision Data
      304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 20 November 2018, the extra bed capacity in the direct provision centre in County...
    • Court Orders
      306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide detailed consideration to the issues raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Direct Provision Data
      307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residents living in a facility (details supplied) including children and adults; the capacity of the centre; and...
    • Airport Security
      309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the production of a valid driver licence is sufficient proof of citizenship and identity for Irish travellers entering...
    • Garda Transport Data
      310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes allocated to each Garda station in the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division; and if he will make a...
    • Sentencing Policy
      311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of presumptive minimum sentences that was commissioned by his Department and was due to be published...
    • Leave to Remain
      312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Convictions Lists
      313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to expunge convictions of those convicted of same-sex sexual activity; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Missing Persons
      314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49390/18]
    • Visa Applications
      315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason numerous delegates who sought to attend a conference (details supplied) were denied visas for the purpose, with...
    • Garda Transport Data
      316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of Garda vehicles attached to the roads policing unit now fitted with automatic number plate...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all sections of the Criminal Justice Amendment Act 2009 are in effect; if not, when the remaining sections of the Act will...
    • Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications
      318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for processing an application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal by a person (details supplied); and...
    • Domestic Violence Policy
      319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 6 November 2018, when a reply will issue. [49410/18]
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Proposed Legislation
      322. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the 2019 allocation for the future growth loan scheme in view of the fact that the explanatory memo to the European Investment Fund...
    • Brexit Supports
      323. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants and participants in all Brexit schemes and supports provided by her Department or agencies under her remit;...
    • Trade Agreements
      325. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of discussions at EU level following the agreement between the United States of America Administration and the European...
    • Brexit Supports
      326. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses that have availed of the Brexit loan scheme by county and by sector; and the average breakdown loaned between...
    • Employment Data
      328. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of adults on the autism spectrum who gain meaningful employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/18]
    • Legal Costs
      329. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2018; the hours worked by each legal...
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
      332. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director restrictions imposed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2017 and to date in...
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations
      334. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of prosecutions the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has brought in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular...
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
      336. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant positions in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the length of time these positions have been...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      339. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings she held in 2017 and to date in 2018 with the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a...
    • Health and Safety Authority
      341. 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 hired in 2017 and to date in 2018 for farm...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      342. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      343. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a timeline for the development of her Department's specific climate change targets; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Health
    • Medical Card Applications
      344. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48843/18]
    • HSE Properties
      345. To ask the Minister for Health the details of HSE properties (details supplied). [48851/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      346. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 23 October 2018, if a date has been set for scoliosis surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
    • Disability Statistics
      348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with MS here; the number that have relapsing remitting MS; and the number that have primary progressive MS. [48861/18]
    • Disability Services Provision
      349. To ask the Minister for Health when an organisation (details supplied) in County Wexford will be advised of the date, time and location of a meeting with a HSE employee; and if he will make...
    • Nursing and Widwifery Staff Remuneration
      350. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of bringing the nursing and midwifery professions in line with the pay grades of other therapeutic grades. [48603/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      351. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a scan for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48886/18]
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) regarding cannabis licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48897/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      353. 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. [48908/18]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of new buildings and services at Youghal and Midleton community hospitals, respectively; the progress over the past 12 months;...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      355. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a cataract operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and the reason they have not been called to date as promised...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      356. To ask the Minister for Health when a place will be made available for a person (details supplied) in a community home in Kilkenny city; his views on whether persons fitting this profile...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      358. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [48918/18]
    • Risk Equalisation Scheme
      359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times since 2012 the Health Insurance Authority has reported that overcompensation has occurred through the risk equalisation scheme; the amount...
    • Eating Disorders
      360. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to tackle muscle dysmorphia also known as bigorexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48926/18]
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      361. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) to see an occupational therapist. [48929/18]
    • Disability Support Services Provision
      362. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a residential home to be opened seven days a week (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48930/18]
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      363. To ask the Minister for Health when a new home care staff member will be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48934/18]
    • Health Services Provision
      364. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1761 of 24 July 2018, the position regarding service provision at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Dental Services Provision
      365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the report of the investigation conducted by a person (details supplied) into allegations regarding children’s dental services; and...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
      366. To ask the Minister for Health the specific contracts available to staff employed by the child and adolescent mental health services in south west County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      367. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for women waiting on smear test results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48975/18]
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      371. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of prescribed medicinal cannabis for a person (details supplied) with multiple sclerosis will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Delays
      372. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if a hospital appointment will be expedited. [48982/18]
    • Medical Card Reviews
      373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card review for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48983/18]
    • Home Care Packages
      374. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a homecare package for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48984/18]
    • Counselling Services Provision
      375. To ask the Minister for Health the response from the HSE as a result of reviewing counselling and talk therapy services with the view of improving access and services to an organisation...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      376. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49002/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      377. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is on a non-urgent list for an MRI scan in Nenagh Hospital with a wait time of over 12 months despite being diagnosed...
    • Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
      378. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an assessment of needs carried out in view of the fact that under the Disability Act 2005 this assessment should...
    • Psychological Assessments
      379. To ask the Minister for Health if psychological assessments carried out privately can be used by the HSE when they are carrying out an assessment of needs if the HSE has not completed the...
    • Health Insurance Data
      380. To ask the Minister for Health the amount outstanding in payments due from private health insurers to public hospitals; the details of the amount due to each hospital (details supplied); if...
    • Hospital Staff Data
      381. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of the vascular laboratory at University Hospital Waterford is curtailed due to a lack of staff; if so, the staff shortages that exist; the number...
    • Patient Data
      382. To ask the Minister for Health if patients to the ENT ward at University Hospital Waterford who had an ear test in recent years have been recalled for a second ear test; if so, the reason...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      383. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49026/18]
    • Obesity Strategy
      384. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress with implementing the non-broadcast media advertising and marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages, including sponsorship and...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      388. 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. [49031/18]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      391. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a prescription for a person (details supplied); the date for the provision of the items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49038/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      392. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); if this appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Staff
      394. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49042/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      395. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49043/18]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      396. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49048/18]
    • Health Services Reports
      397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of a 2014 report (details supplied) into the genetic department at Crumlin children’s hospital;...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      398. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 30 May 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no contact has been made with the parent about an...
    • Bullying in the Workplace
      399. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE’s revisiting of its preventative measures on bullying and harassment in the workplace, specifically the actions laid out in a HR...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
      400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting for educational psychology therapy, clinical psychology, diagnostic and paediatric...
    • Cross-Border Health Services Provision
      401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have received cataract treatment under the Cross Border Directive in the past two years; the cost of this treatment; and if he will...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      402. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works on the new greenfield site for a service (details supplied); when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49080/18]
    • Cross-Border Health Services Provision
      404. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for a refund under the Cross Border Directive (details supplied). [49095/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      405. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49101/18]
    • National Cervical Screening Programme
      406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49110/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); if there is a timeframe for pre-assessment; their place on the waiting...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49119/18]
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      409. To ask the Minister for Health when the paediatric endocrinologist post at Cork University Hospital will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49120/18]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      410. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49125/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      411. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49152/18]
    • Disability Services Provision
      412. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be referred to a registered dietitian in south County Kildare, Dublin, Meath or Wicklow, in view of the fact that there are...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      413. To ask the Minister for Health if the current review of the legislation bringing in changes to the terms and conditions of farm businesses' means for the fair deal scheme will address the...
    • Health Services Staff
      414. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no specialist in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome employed here; if one can be hired; when they can commence; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a request for long-term care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49242/18]
    • Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
      416. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent occupation of a charity's (details supplied) head offices by members of a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49244/18]
    • Palliative Care Facilities
      417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49245/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      418. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49247/18]
    • Pharmaceutical Sector
      419. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49251/18]
    • Nursing Home Services
      420. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 6 November 2018, if a reply will issue in relation to outlining an independent appeals process as requested but...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      421. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); if there is a timeframe for pre-assessment; the position of the person...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      422. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this person has been on the waiting list for...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      423. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [49264/18]
    • Health Services Provision
      424. To ask the Minister for Health the new sexual health clinics or testing services opened or expanded since the publication of the National Sexual Health Strategy 2015 to 2020; and if he will...
    • Hospital Staff
      425. To ask the Minister for Health the vacant posts at University Hospital Limerick; the length of time these positions have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49279/18]
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      426. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a sarcoma specialist for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49289/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      427. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery in Cappagh Hospital. [49296/18]
    • Hospital Procedures
      428. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied the necessary provisions are available here, including doctors who have undergone specialist training, to allow full removal for all women...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      429. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [49302/18]
    • Cross-Border Health Services Provision
      430. To ask the Minister for Health when a payment under the cross-border health care directive will issue to a person (details supplied). [49308/18]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      431. To ask the Minister for Health the commencement date for the construction of the 60 bed block at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49312/18]
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      433. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a management plan for persons waiting on hospital trolleys at Naas General Hospital; the per day trolley numbers for Naas General Hospital from 1...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      434. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of a specialised item of furniture recommended to a person residing in a private nursing home under the fair deal scheme is met by the HSE or the...
    • Hospital Overcrowding
      435. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to relieve overcrowding pressure at Naas General Hospital over the coming months under the winter plan, with particular...
    • Physiotherapy Provision
      436. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care physiotherapy service will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49339/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      437. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have surgery in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. [49342/18]
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      439. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a facility (details supplied) in County Kildare. [49356/18]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      440. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of plans for the development of a new mental health unit at Naas General Hospital included as part of the health priorities of the National...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      441. To ask the Minister for Health if dental treatment will be covered under the general medical services scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49370/18]
    • Air Ambulance Service Provision
      443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an air ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49372/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      444. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited based on medical evidence provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49375/18]
    • Psychological Services
      446. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a child psychology appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/18]
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      447. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a full-time consultant endocrinologist at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49401/18]
    • Disability Services Provision
      448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a personal assistant by persons (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [49404/18]
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      449. To ask the Minister for Health the fees paid to and services rendered by a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      450. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49457/18]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      451. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deliver mental health services for behavioural therapy and in particular dialectical behaviour therapy in County Clare. [49463/18]
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who are awaiting test results under the national cervical screening programme; the average length of waiting time for test results; the...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      454. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [49470/18]
    • HSE Properties
      455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek and secure from the HSE's corporate estates office or other sources a map or maps of all lands held by the HSE at and surrounding the former...
    • Health Services
      456. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a referral letter for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49481/18]
    • Home Care Packages Data
      457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided by LHO area; the waiting list for home care packages by LHO area by the length of time those waiting have been...
    • HSE Expenditure
      458. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on medicines and its percentage of the total health budget in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      459. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines that have been approved as cost effective by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics but have yet to be reimbursed by the HSE; and if he will...
    • Health and Social Care Professionals
      460. To ask the Minister for Health the qualification required to serve as a forensic psychiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49526/18]
    • Hospital Charges
      461. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a hospital bill in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49529/18]
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      466. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49570/18]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Bord Iascaigh Mhara
      467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will commission Bord Iascaigh Mhara, BIM, to carry out an archaeologist study in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
    • Achomhairc Talmhaíochta
      468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a bheidh cinneadh déanta ar achomharc maidir le deontas BPS (An Scéim Buníocaíochta), ANC...
    • Proposed Legislation
      469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2019 allocation for the future growth loan scheme in view of the fact that the explanatory memo to the European Investment Fund...
    • Brexit Supports
      470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of businesses that have availed of the Brexit loan scheme by county and by sector; and the average breakdown loaned...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) which has been ongoing for three years; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 774 of 6 November 2018, when the inspection will be completed; when payments will issue to a...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications
      473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 773 of 6 November 2018, when the inspection will be completed; when payments will issue to a...
    • Irish Land Commission
      474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 786 of 6 November 2018, the number of queries with the Irish Land Commission in the context of...
    • Herd Data
      476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves born in the suckler herd registered in the period 1 January to 30 June 2015 and 1 January to 30 June 2016; and...
    • GLAS Applications
      477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a GLAS 1 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been completed; and if he will make...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49130/18]
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49352/18]
    • GLAS Payments
      481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will have recalculations completed and receive a GLAS payment for 2016; and if he will make a...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made by the Agriculture appeals office in respect of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      485. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of an annual support towards the cost of pay-by-weight bin charges for homes which have a...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      486. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) will receive a broadband connection. [48922/18]
    • Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
      487. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on planned offshore wind farms; the status of planning and procurement for prospective offshore wind...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      488. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of including relevant coverage statistics for broadband provision in a village (details supplied) in County...
    • Environmental Policy
      491. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider introducing a pilot programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Climate Change Negotiations
      492. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has submitted a request to make a statement during the high-level segments of COP24; and if not, the reason....
    • Broadband Service Provision
      495. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a school (details supplied) can be included on the fibre broadband line being installed in the area; if not, the...
    • Inland Waterways Maintenance
      496. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 22 November 2017, the progress made regarding the removal of a weir...
    • Waste Management
      497. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the next review of the national waste management strategy; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      498. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in...
    • Electric Vehicles
      499. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if charge points for electric vehicles will be installed in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Biofuel Availability
      500. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of used cooking oil, UCO, used in the production of biodiesel here in each of the years since 2010; the...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Motor Tax
      502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of abolishing the surcharge on non-annual payments of motor tax. [48969/18]
    • Ports Development
      503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for new properties at a location (details supplied) County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48850/18]
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that CIÉ superannuated pensions have not increased in eight years; his views on whether...
    • Bus Services
      505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a company (details supplied) or TII and-or NTA will be the beneficiaries of revenue from advertising onboard and on the sides of...
    • Road Network
      506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to extending the M50 to form a complete ring around Dublin city. [48987/18]
    • Dublin Bus Services
      507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected by Dublin Bus from advertising revenue from advertisements onboard its fleet; the revenue from full bus wraps and...
    • Rail Services
      508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected by Irish Rail from advertising revenue from advertisements onboard DART and commuter stock; the revenue from...
    • Driver Licence Data
      509. 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. [49070/18]
    • Bus Services
      510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the amended bus network redesign following submissions for BusConnects will be published; and if there will be an opportunity for...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase or decrease in transport greenhouse gas emissions compared with current levels expected to result from the implementation of...
    • Public Service Obligation Levy Increase
      514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the decrease in PSO support to Dublin Bus since 2011 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Bus Services
      515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the net increase in the Dublin Bus fleet since 2016. [49291/18]
    • Railway Stations Upgrade
      517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed upgrade of a train station (details supplied) in County Kildare. [49357/18]
    • Bus Services
      519. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the LocalLink bus service will consider providing competitive quotes for voluntary organisations seeking transport for group outings;...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet formally with the chief executive of Bus Éireann before Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will...
    • Legislative Process
      522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a pre-legislative scrutiny arrangement of one hour and five minutes is adequate preparation for the aircraft noise...
    • Road Network
      523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49555/18]
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child and Family Agency Staff
      525. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the new Tusla facility being developed in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, will require new nursing staff; if so, the location in...
    • Youth Services Funding
      526. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when an organisation (details supplied) will receive relevant funding to provide security for the service. [49004/18]
    • Child and Family Agency Funding
      527. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration is being given to providing funding to a service (details supplied) in order that the service can remain open; and if she...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      528. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a comprehensive plan for Irish language provision in the early years sector as outlined in the Action Plan for the Irish Language 2018...
    • HIQA Inspections
      529. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the treatment of children at a unit (details supplied) in which HIQA recently noted a...
    • Childcare Services Data
      530. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the registered community crèche facilities that are operational here; and the location of each. [48944/18]
    • Childcare Services Funding
      531. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that will be allocated to the capital grant scheme for childcare providers. [48945/18]
    • Departmental Operations
      532. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the parenting unit that is to be established within her Department; the date by which this unit will be established; and the...
    • Commissions of Investigation Expenditure
      533. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that has been spent on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters in each year since...
    • Domestic Violence Policy
      534. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide detailed consideration to the issues raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      535. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will...
    • Child Detention Centres
      536. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all members of the board of Tusla had been given an opportunity to read the operational review of Oberstown before the decision was...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      537. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a timeline for the development of her Department's specific climate change targets; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
      538. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made on an application submitted by Cork County Council for funding for the Kanturk relief road, Kanturk,...
    • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
      539. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost if the 2019 budget for the social inclusion and community activation programme increased by 5%; and if he...
    • Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
      540. 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....
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      541. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      542. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a statement...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Pension Provisions
      543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider reintroducing pension benefits for former CIÉ employees such as the telephone rental allowance and...
    • Legislative Reviews
      544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 13 November 2018, the amendments required to Part 9 of the Children and Family...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
      545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be contacted about their pension payment which is €14 under the maximum rate;...
    • Working Family Payment Appeals
      546. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48857/18]
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of illness benefit payments for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48858/18]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application for disability allowance; and if she will make a...
    • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
      549. 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 a partial capacity allowance at the maximum...
    • Pension Provisions
      550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 18 January 2018, if the form as requested by her Department from the UK...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Insurance
      552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the policy which excludes Irish citizens from building up A class contributions while...
    • Disability Allowance Eligibility
      553. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the limit for means to qualify for disability allowance; if there is leeway particularly for a person that has an...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied. [48913/18]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      555. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied). [48919/18]
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      556. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be approved; if supplementary welfare will be...
    • Paternity Leave Data
      557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48948/18]
    • Maternity Leave
      558. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the maternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [48949/18]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all carer's allowance applications are examined by a medical referee before refusal on care requirements as set out in...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory)
      560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in receipt of the non-contributory pension will have the pension amended following the change...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue of prisoners not receiving welfare payments and having to reapply upon release...
    • Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Data
      562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the part-time job incentive scheme in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018;...
    • Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Eligibility
      564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria used to determine whether a person can remain in receipt of the part-time job incentive scheme payment beyond...
    • Illness Benefit Payments
      565. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person in receipt of illness benefit is not entitled to a Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49076/18]
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance
      568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the policy on age-related jobseeker's allowance can continue to be justified as a preventative measure for...
    • State Pensions Reform
      569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the State pension age; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of all social welfare entitlements arising from PRSI contributions for PAYE workers in receipt of widow’s...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare payments available at Ballylongford post office, County Kerry before its closure; the number...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason rent support has not been paid in the case of a person (details supplied) who has provided all the information...
    • Invalidity Pension Eligibility
      574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision on their invalidity pension application; and if she...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive illness benefit payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49126/18]
    • Illness Benefit Payments
      576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive illness benefit payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49127/18]
    • Working Family Payment Data
      577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in each county in receipt of the working family payment in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • State Pensions Payments
      578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a pension review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49131/18]
    • Housing Assistance Payment
      579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons on the housing waiting list and that have been in receipt of rent supplement on a long-term basis are...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if periods spent caring for an adult needing an increased level of care will count as homecaring periods if the person doing...
    • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
      581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disablement benefit will be disregarded from the financial assessment for payment of fuel allowance; and if she will make...
    • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme
      582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49170/18]
    • Rural Social Scheme Data
      583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the 2019 budget for the rural social scheme increased by 12%; and if she will make a...
    • Working Family Payment Applications
      584. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a working family payment by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [49325/18]
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied); if the person will benefit from forthcoming...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be assessed and decided without further delay; and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Payments
      587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time a social welfare inspector can stop payments to a person in receipt of a payment while they investigate a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason community employment sponsors are not given the same access to potential participants as rural social scheme, RSS,...
    • JobPath Programme
      589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the JobPath providers to establish pilot schemes specific to part-time workers or aimed at other groups of...
    • JobPath Implementation
      590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures in place in circumstances in which a person that is engaged with a JobPath provider moves to another county...
    • Jobs Initiative
      591. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on Turas Nua’s position regarding part-time employment whereby a Turas Nua client that works on a part-time...
    • Carer's Support Grant
      592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is likely a decision will be made on a carer’s support grant claim by a person (details supplied). [49374/18]
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for qualifying for the total contributions approach, TCA; and if a person (details supplied) will qualify. [49383/18]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      594. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49458/18]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
      597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a request to backdate a jobseeker's allowance award in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
      598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 317 to 323 of 21 March 2018, the outcome of the consultation process regarding...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit claim submitted on 24 September 2018 (details supplied) which has not been lodged...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a timeline for the development of her Department's specific climate change targets; and if she will make...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Vacant Sites Levy
      601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the revenue raised by increasing the rate of the vacant site levy by 1%, 2% and 5% respectively. [48960/18]
    • Housing Policy
      602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take in terms of reform to address the issue of families having to spend more than half the family income...
    • Land Development Agency
      604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the Land Development Agency will interact with councils and local communities during the development process;...
    • Planning Guidelines
      605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the planning guidelines on the installation of solar panels in both urban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spending commitment for social housing targets in the national development plan in total and by each year of the plan....
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected average unit cost of a new social housing unit to rent or to buy in each of the years 2020 to 2024. [48893/18]
    • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
      609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected average unit cost of a housing unit constructed under a scheme (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to...
    • Planning Data
      610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1207 of 6 November 2018, the number of applications received by An Bord Pleanála in...
    • Environmental Impact Assessments
      611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 24 May 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the decision (details supplied)...
    • Local Authority Funding
      612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a discrepancy in funding trends. [49083/18]
    • Pyrite Resolution Board Data
      613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether it is appropriate that an appeal under the pyrite remediation scheme against a decision to refuse would...
    • Planning Guidelines
      615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for building height regulations; when he plans on presenting these proposals to Dáil Éireann; and if he...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
      617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide detailed consideration to the issues raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Pyrite Issues
      618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when outstanding issues will be dealt with for a person (details supplied) under the pyrite remediation scheme. [49307/18]
    • EU Regulations
      619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the signing into law of the statutory instrument to enact the European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale...
    • Pyrite Issues
      620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he plans to take to address the needs of homeowners in which they require remediation of their homes due to the...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
      621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that were contacted in relation to the first call for affordable housing scheme proposals; the local...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish regulations under Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Funding
      625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding allocated to Kildare County Council for the housing adaptation grant, the housing aid for older people...
    • National Planning Framework
      626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress of the regional spatial and economic strategy with specific regard to the plans for County Kildare; and if he...
    • Private Rented Accommodation Standards
      627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to combat the online advertisement of lettings that contravene Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations or...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made on the use of factory fabricated homes to address the need for housing to be delivered as quickly as...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and...
    • Building Regulations
      630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 21 November 2018, his definition of a dispensation or relaxation of the building...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 1 November 2018 if his attention or that of his officials has been drawn towards...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 21 November 2018, and further to his statement that he has no plans to extend the...
    • Rental Sector
      633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes he is considering making to the exemptions in SI 582 of 2015 in relation to the definition of an excluded in...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a timeline for the development of his Department's specific climate change targets; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Appointments to State Boards
      635. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the procedure in place to appoint persons to the Irish Film Board; and when vacancies will arise. [48874/18]
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta
      636. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent by Údarás na Gaeltachta in relation to a planning application (details supplied) to...
    • Archaeological Sites
      637. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her reasoning for the introduction of a scheme similar to the portable antiquities scheme which operates in the United Kingdom to...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      638. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if...
    • Special Protection Areas
      639. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Middle Shannon Callows special protection area, SPA, is not eligible for the National Parks and Wildlife Service...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      640. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a timeline for the development of her Department's specific climate change targets; and if she will make a...