Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Jobs Data
31. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobs that have been lost each month to date in 2018 by county compared to the number of jobs that have been created by county. [50386/18]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Action Plan for Rural Development
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress on the pilot scheme to encourage residential occupancy in rural towns and villages as committed to under the Action Plan...
- Dormant Accounts Fund Management
48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of projects in Galway city and county that benefitted from the €2 million dormant accounts funding...
- Departmental Reviews
49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the company employed to conduct the independent review with regard to the review of the charitable status of Pobal; the estimated cost...
- LEADER Programmes Administration
50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied that the application process for community groups applying to LEADER is efficient and that the process is not...
- Mobile Telephony Services
52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeline for the release of information on the mobile coverage blackspots pilot project to encompass all 31 local authority areas...
- Dormant Accounts Fund
53. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of social enterprise projects in Galway city and county that benefitted from the €2 million dormant...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of the rural development fund in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51845/18]
- Agricultural Shows Funding
55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided in 2018 for agricultural shows; his plans to provide funding for same in 2019 and in future years; and...
- RAPID Programme
56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding and supports provided for disadvantaged communities in RAPID areas since the establishment of the community enhancement...
- Walks Scheme
57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he plans to reopen the rural walks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51860/18]
- Regional Development Initiatives
58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on the key objectives of the Atlantic economic corridor task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tidy Towns Committees Funding
59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding provided to tidy towns committees in County Kildare and nationwide in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Irish Sign Language
60. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made to promote Irish sign language and users of same in community development and wider community engagement since the...
- Social Enterprise Sector
63. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of progress towards completing the development of a national policy on social enterprise following the announcement in...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Administration
64. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the implementation of the new SICAP programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51673/18]
- Departmental Expenditure
65. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated by current and capital expenditure to date in 2018 to schemes (details supplied); and the amount expended on each...
- Community Development Projects
66. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided in 2018 to men's sheds; his plans to provide such funding to same in 2019 and in future years; and if he...
- Project Ireland 2040 Funding
67. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if allocations of funding by his Department are guided by Project Ireland 2040; if not, if funding is allocated on an ad-hoc basis; and...
- Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the allocation made under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in 2018; when measure 2 approvals will be...
- Community Development Initiatives
69. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which the provision of essential community infrastructure will be supported in the north fringe of Dublin city; and if he...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications made under the rural regeneration and development fund; the number of applications granted funding; the...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans, timeline and targets to meet the terms of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and if he will make a...
- Estimates Process
72. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital expenditure to date in 2018 by subhead of his Department compared to the allocation in the Estimate; if he is satisfied...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- National Minimum Wage
73. To ask the Taoiseach the estimated number of persons that will benefit from the increase in the national minimum wage from 2019, by county in tabular form. [51815/18]
- Ministerial Travel
74. To ask the Taoiseach the details of visits abroad he has made since his appointment in 2017; the reason for the visit; the persons who travelled with him; and the cost of each trip. [51497/18]
- Legislative Programme
75. To ask the Taoiseach the number, date of publication and details of post enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form. [51498/18]
- Departmental Schemes
77. To ask the Taoiseach the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of funding in respect of each...
- Sports Facilities Provision
78. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the acquisition and refurbishment of premises in Ballybough, Dublin 3, for boxing; and when he expects this project to be completed as pledged through the...
- Brexit Issues
79. To ask the Taoiseach if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade, reciprocal arrangements and all other Brexit related matters that fall...
- Jobs Data
80. To ask the Taoiseach the additional jobs added in the 12 months to Q3 2018 in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal, from the latest labour force survey. [50488/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
87. To ask the Taoiseach the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in tabular form. [52062/18]
- Youth Unemployment Data
90. To ask the Taoiseach the number of young persons between 15 to 29 years of age in each year in who are classified as not in education, employment and training in tabular form. [52155/18]
- EU Bodies
92. To ask the Taoiseach the criteria for nomination of the Irish members of the European Economic and Social Committee; and if future appointments will be subject to public advertisement through...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Correspondence
93. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if correspondence sent to him by the parent of a member of the Defence Forces was received (details supplied); when a response to this...
- Air Corps Equipment
94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the replacement of CASA maritime patrol aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51786/18]
- Defence Forces Pensions
95. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the basis on which it is deemed that his Department has a right to continue recovery of a compensation award by the courts some 30 years ago by...
- Brexit Issues
96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has formally met his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other Brexit...
- Parking Provision
97. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of car parking spaces provided for staff working within Dublin, Limerick and Cork city and to agencies therein. [52008/18]
- EU Directives
98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a survey has been carried out of hours worked, hours on stand-by and hours on study leave the members of the Defences Forces of different...
- Defence Forces Training
100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who are trained EODs; and the number of vacancies. [52027/18]
- Air Corps Training
101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of apprentices in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnell, County Dublin; the number of vacancies that exist; the ideal number to ensure that...
- Departmental Staff Data
103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women and men, respectively, employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in tabular form; and if...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Consular Services
106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the plight of a person (details supplied); the steps he has taken to investigate and assist in this case;...
- EU Issues
107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions taken at national and EU level in view of the shrinking of civic space and freedom of democracy in Hungary; and if he will make...
- Consular Services
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has been involved in dealing with allegations of abuse regarding a person (details supplied). [51617/18]
- Brexit Issues
110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent European Court hearing on Article 50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51640/18]
- Religious Persecution
111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the persecution of Christians in over 60 countries often happening alongside the persecution of other...
- Foreign Conflicts
114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for Ireland to increase its diplomatic efforts through the EU to ensure the peace deals in South Sudan hold; and if he will make a...
- Passport Data
117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of online passport renewals submitted since the launch of the service in March 2017, by county, in tabular form. [51820/18]
- Brexit Issues
119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Brexpo events that took place nationally as part of the Getting Ireland Brexit Ready campaign; and the number of attendees at...
- EU Agreements
122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, in particular with regard to the position of western Sahara; and if he will make a...
- Passport Services
124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) in County Cork can avail of a three-year passport instead of a ten year passport [51982/18]
- Parking Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of car parking spaces provided for staff working within Dublin, Limerick and Cork city and to agencies therein. [52010/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of women and men, respectively, employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department, in tabular form;...
- Human Rights Cases
129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised human rights abuses in Turkey such as the case of a person (details supplied) imprisoned without due process at EU level...
- Department of Finance
- Execution of Wills
130. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the deed of family arrangement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51705/18]
- Tax Agreements
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the EU proposal to introduce digital taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51635/18]
- Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports
132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recent Fiscal Council report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51636/18]
- Economic and Monetary Union
133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on future economic and monetary integration in the EU; the developments on same; his views on proposals from France and Germany; and if he...
- Revenue Commissioners
134. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the restructuring and realignment of the internal structure of the Revenue Commissioners; the estimated impact on staff and the location in...
- Tax Code
135. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether legislative changes are required to the tax code in view of a Tax Appeals Commission ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- VAT Exemptions
136. To ask the Minister for Finance if the drugs Nivolumab and Pembrolizumab will be made VAT exempt and tax allowable in circumstances in which a patient has no option but to self-fund these...
- Waterways Ireland Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if the flat rate allowance for Waterways Ireland personnel who perform their duties on the River Shannon was included in the review of flat rate allowances by...
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties that have been transferred to the National Asset Residential Property Service, NARPS, since 2014 by year and dwelling type, that is,...
- Tax Code
139. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the employees of a company (details supplied) are having their health insurance entitlements taxed; and if he will make a statement...
- Insurance Industry
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the consequences for consumers of the collapse of a company (details supplied); the number of policy holders affected; the recourse open to those consumers;...
- Tax Avoidance
145. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the changes made in the Finance Act 2017 to section 135 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; if he is satisfied as to the way in which it...
- Brexit Issues
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other Brexit related...
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
148. To ask the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive will be finished in December 2018; if so, if contracts must be paid in advance of 31 December 2018 if the contract has...
- Tax Credits
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if a series of matters regarding a company (details supplied) regarding PAYE modernisation will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tax Rebates
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a tax rebate for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51932/18]
- NAMA Legal Cases
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of criminal cases arising from breaches of section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 since its introduction; and if he will make...
- Departmental Staff Data
152. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Company Liquidations
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of outstanding claims here affected by the failure of a company (details supplied); if these claims will be paid out of the liquidation process; if...
- Appointments to State Boards
158. To ask the Minister for Finance the public bodies and entities under the aegis of his Department for which he is responsible for making all or some appointments not subject to the guidelines...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Communications
159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the different plain language policies in use across Departments; and his plans to introduce and implement a...
- Flood Prevention Measures
160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if local authorities are obliged to record the number of flooding incidents on a monthly or annual basis, or otherwise; if his...
- National Monuments
161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have visited a location (details supplied) in County Meath in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 25 September 2018, the status of the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied);...
- Coastal Erosion
163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter will be addressed regarding coastal erosion works at a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Monuments
165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 27 November 2018, if he will provide additional information regarding the planning process...
- Brexit Issues
166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has formally met his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other...
- Public Procurement Regulations
167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a company (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to register on the 2018 Government procurement list; and if he will...
- Departmental Staff Data
168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of women and men, respectively, employed in his Department and in the agencies under the remit of his Department in tabular...
- Government Expenditure
171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service will review its demographic projections for public expenditure in view of latest CSO...
- Appointments to State Boards
172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public bodies and other entities under the aegis of his Department for which he is responsible for making all or some appointments...
- Equality Proofing of Budgets
173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the membership, terms of reference and work programme for the Equality Budgeting Expert Advisory Group; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Language Schools
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if language schools will be required to provide evidence of financial viability to ensure that closures such as that of a college (details...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which demands for second level school places in 2019 in special education units in Celbridge, County Kildare will be met; the options...
- Teaching Qualifications
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure in cases in which a person (details supplied) wishes to become a primary school teacher if they have to resit their mathematics...
- Ministerial Correspondence
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to an interim reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51550/18]
- State Examinations Commission
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all honours mathematics leaving certificate examination correctors for the leaving certificate in 2018 were qualified honours mathematics...
- State Examinations
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the case of a person (details supplied) is resolved in a similar manner in order to ensure fairness and equity in the...
- School Accommodation Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford seeking grants for a new classroom which opened in September...
- School Funding
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to primary schools for the installation of acoustic panels which absorb background noise to assist children with cochlear...
- Schools Establishment
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the proposed new second level school in County Wicklow in view of the fact that there is at least one other school that has the...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency working scheme application received from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the application will be...
- School Management
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the governance manual 2015-2019 and the Education Act 1998 is the only legislation in place governing the removal of persons by a patron from...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Building Projects
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding appointing a design team for a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51736/18]
- School Accommodation
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51742/18]
- School Transport Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the parents (details supplied) of children with special needs in County Donegal can expect to receive a decision with respect to school...
- School Accommodation
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details regarding the lease of a school (details supplied) by his Department from a trust; the reason for the decision not to renew the...
- Ministerial Meetings
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to meet with the acting chief executive officer of Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51784/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas on a waiting list to access an ASD unit; the number of ASD units within schools in these...
- Construction Contracts
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on completing works committed to under a construction project (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if these works...
- Brexit Issues
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other...
- University Governance
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if applications will be requested to fill a position on the governing body of a university (details supplied) for 2019; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the proposed extension of a school (details supplied); the status of the project; the timeline for completion of the works; and if...
- School Admissions
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the admission policies of a school (details supplied); if the recommendations of the inspectors' reports of 2013 and 2015...
- National Educational Psychological Service Staff
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the child behavioural psychologist post for the north west region based in Letterkenny is vacant in relation to the NEPS; if so, the date on...
- National Educational Psychological Service Data
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the north-west region who, having been referred to the NEPS by schools, are waiting to have a psychological assessment...
- Child Protection
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure that the safety issues raised by a person (details supplied) are being addressed. [51981/18]
- Parking Provision
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of car parking spaces provided for staff working within Dublin, Limerick and Cork city and to agencies therein. [52009/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52014/18]
- School Enrolments Data
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of secondary school places available in 2019 by school in County Louth and east County Meath in tabular form; the level of demand for...
- Schools Data
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children who will be in sixth class over the next number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52031/18]
- School Enrolments Data
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of male and female students in secondary school classes in County Louth and east County Meath by school; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has been in contact with a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the concern of the local community in respect of...
- Departmental Staff Data
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in tabular form; and if...
- Pátrúnacht Scoileanna
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an nglacann sé leis go bhfuil a Roinn ag déanamh faillí ar an nGaelscolaíocht agus ag teacht salach ar an Straitéis 20...
- School Attendance Data
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons who left second-level education in the each of the years 2013 to 2017, in tabular form. [52159/18]
- Educational Projects
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of out-of-school education provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52161/18]
- Appointments to State Boards
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of public bodies and entities under the aegis of his Department for which he is responsible for making all or some appointments to...
- Schools Building Projects
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open a new, permanent, non or multidenominational co-educational secondary school serving children in an area (details supplied) in...
- English Language Training Organisations
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if measures can be taken to ensure that checks are put in place in order that language schools involved in overseas trade missions encouraging...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Stations
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations here which do not have broadband. [51548/18]
- Visa Applications
221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51549/18]
- Prison Facilities
222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works advised his Department against the purchase of the Thornton Hall site on the basis that the site...
- Prisoner Transfers
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a dialogue has commenced in regard to matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51570/18]
- Irish Prison Service
224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to instances in which professional visits have been recorded by members of staff in the Irish...
- Prisoner Transfers
225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the prisoner transfer scheme following the Supreme Court judgment in a case (details supplied); if legal...
- Garda Civilian Staff Data
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of non-civilian Garda staff forced to retire due to injury sustained in the performance of official duties in the...
- Prison Service Staff
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officer staff forced to retire due to injury sustained in the performance of official duties in each the...
- Prison Service Data
229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications from his Department to the Departments of Finance and or Public Expenditure and Reform for injury...
- Leave to Remain
230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for renewal of permission to remain in the case of a person...
- Residency Permits
231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the regularisation of residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Refugee Status Appeals
232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive contact with regard to their successful appeal for refugee status as advised in...
- Citizenship Applications
233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision is expected to be made with respect to an application by a person (details supplied) for Irish citizenship; and...
- Garda Vetting Legislation
234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider reviewing and amending the Garda vetting process to change to a situation in which those who are Garda...
- Garda Vetting Applications
235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the wait time for Garda vetting for a teacher. [51778/18]
- Garda Data
236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles seized for having no insurance in the Garda R and J districts, respectively to date in 2018; the number...
- Brexit Issues
237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and...
- Naturalisation Certificates
238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of certificates of Irish naturalisation that have been revoked in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in...
- Direct Provision Data
239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees staying in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51939/18]
- Direct Provision System
244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number, location, capacity and occupancy of all temporary direct provision centres; the details of the contracts in place...
- Courts Staff
245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of different judges who sat in the family law court in a location (details supplied) since 2015; and if he will make...
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications
247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a case (details supplied) will be dealt with by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; if he is satisfied with the...
- Immigrant Investor Programme Administration
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the immigrant investor programme is finalised; when this review will be published; if the immigrant investor...
- Legal Services Regulation
250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken to act on the 2006 recommendations of the Competition Authority to establish a legal services commission in...
- Prison Accommodation Provision
251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to develop the Thornton Hall site which was initially purchased as a site for a super prison; and if he will make a...
- Irish Sign Language
252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to enact the Irish Sign Language Act 2017. [52034/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in...
- Prison Service Expenditure
256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of former prison service staff employed as consultants by the Irish Prison Service; the former role of each in the...
- Garda Deployment
257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the six additional protective services units for Q4 2018 have been established in DMR south central, Waterford, Kerry,...
- Rural Crime
258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initiatives taken or proposed by him to tackle rural crime. [51843/18]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- National Standards Authority of Ireland
259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the NSAI will publish a standard on the recommendation that carbon monoxide alarms be included in sleeping areas of buildings...
- Proposed Legislation
260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the legislation on gift vouchers will be finalised; when legislation will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; the target...
- Company Law
261. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the regulation of receivers with particular reference to circumstances in which instances of the receiver...
- Work Permits Applications
262. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied). [51564/18]
- Copyright Infringement
263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the recent vote in the European Parliament on copyright legislation that will require digital companies to pay...
- IDA Ireland Site Visits
264. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland visits over the past 12 months; and if she is satisfied with the level of foreign direct investment in...
- Regional Enterprise Development Fund
265. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is an additional strand to a funding programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51696/18]
- IDA Ireland Offices
266. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the provision of the advanced IDA facility in County Carlow; the timescale for the commencement and completion of the...
- Brexit Issues
267. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has formally met with her UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and other...
- Departmental Staff Data
268. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of women and men, respectively employed in her Department and the agencies under the remit of her Department in tabular...
- Department of Health
- Commencement of Legislation
271. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the commencement of the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51634/18]
- Departmental Funding
272. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding increasing the level of funding for a group (details supplied); his views on its establishment in line with advice issued by the...
- National Carers' Strategy
273. To ask the Minister for Health when the latest review of the National Carers’ Strategy took place; and if additional actions have been added to the strategy since it was first...
- Medical Card Delays
274. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) have still not received a medical card even though they meet all the criteria and are fully eligible. [51510/18]
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
275. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for speech therapy and occupational therapy services after assessment for developmental language disorder a nationally;...
- HSE Governance
276. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken in relation to a protected disclosure from persons at a hospice (details supplied). [51526/18]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
279. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new facility (details supplied); his plans for a former facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51529/18]
- HSE Properties
280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a sale of State-owned lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51530/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51531/18]
- Disability Services Funding
282. To ask the Minister for Health the funding due from the HSE to a service (details supplied); when outstanding funding will issue; if no services will be impacted as a result of the delays in...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
283. To ask the Minister for Health if Leixlip, County Kildare is designated as a location for a primary health centre; if not, the reason therefore; if so, the progress that has been made...
- Medical Negligence Claims
284. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that can be offered to a person (details supplied) who is seeking compensation for medical negligence as a result of being fitted with a faulty...
- Respite Care Services
285. To ask the Minister for Health the rules and entitlements for a person who qualifies for respite care in a nursing home. [51562/18]
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
286. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for services in terms of speech and occupational therapy after assessment for a developmental language disorder at...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
287. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51568/18]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
289. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, referrals received by CAMHS to date in 2018; and the number of referrals seen by CAMHS over...
- Mental Health Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment and development of three multidisciplinary attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, clinics. [51579/18]
- Eating Disorders
291. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the mental health national clinical programme developing integrated care pathways for eating disorders. [51580/18]
- Health Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which jigsaw, youth mental health and other early intervention services specific to those aged 18 to 25 years of age identified as requiring...
- Mental Health Services
294. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which access by older adolescents to specialist mental health services and for those requiring acute admission to their continued appropriate...
- Mental Health Services Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which out-of-hours responses for general adult mental health services have been expanded to date in 2018 by moving to the 7/7 model; and the number...
- Disability Services Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of adult and child mental health intellectual disability teams in 2018; and the number of additional new staff...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to the child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, in each CHO area to date in 2018; and the net increase in...
- Mental Health Services Staff
300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalents required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes;...
- Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 26...
- Psychological Services Waiting Lists
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health service appointment in primary care; and the number...
- Mental Health Services Provision
303. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the commitment to develop low secure, high-dependency rehabilitation services for those with severe mental illness and complex presentations...
- Mental Health Policy
307. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the National Framework for Recovery in Mental Health. [51596/18]
- Mental Health Commission
308. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the improvement of compliance through monitoring services in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission to achieve real time oversight...
- Mental Health Services Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the Health Service Executive best practice guidance for mental health services in addition to development and...
- Health Services Reform
310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of a revised Health Service Executive, HSE, incident management framework. [51599/18]
- Mental Health Policy
311. To ask the Minister for Health the improvements made in mental health engagement in the design and delivery of services through the further development of forums in each community healthcare...
- Mental Health Services Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a standardised approach to inclusion of mental health service users in care planning and the promotion of enhanced...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Administration
314. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, advocacy model. [51603/18]
- Health Services Staff
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of the mental health workforce to ensure the right staff with the right skills are allocated to the right services; and if...
- Departmental Expenditure
316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the roll-out of agreed minor capital funds to enhance mental health facilities and infrastructure; and the specific facilities and capital...
- Mental Health Services Funding
317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the €55 million in new funding for mental health in 2018; the additional or new services being provided in 2018; the...
- Mental Health Services Staff
318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time equivalent positions the allocation of the €55 million in new funding for mental health in 2018 will provide; the number of...
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who received mental health services under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the past five years. [51609/18]
- Mental Health Services Staff
321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2015 €35 million funding for mental health; the number of posts this allocation supports; the number...
- Hospitals Discharges
324. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the issue of delayed discharge recordings; if an updated definition of delayed discharge has been provided to allow for a...
- Hospital Staff
326. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time security person at the Sliabh Mish unit, University Hospital Kerry, will be provided in view of the ongoing security issues; and if he will make...
- Healthcare Policy
327. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen the health services of the Askeaton protocol (details supplied); if the Askeaton protocol is still used for investigations of potential...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
328. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of the capacity of laboratories here to perform cervical screening; when this assessment will be completed; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Measures
330. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the legislation requiring mandatory disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51643/18]
- Medical Products
331. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and implementation times for the introduction of a managed access programme for the provision of Pembro; the number of women who will receive it in...
- Departmental Funding
332. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a centre (details supplied) is still available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51651/18]
- HSE Funding
333. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will continue to fund the running of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51652/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
334. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive confirmation of admission to National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
335. To ask the Minister for Health if the pause in the use of transvaginal mesh (details supplied) will be conditional upon the science proving the device is safe for use. [51656/18]
- Home Care Packages Data
336. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on home support packages in County Meath in 2018; the projected expenditure for 2019; the number of persons this will benefit; the waiting list...
- Hospital Appointments Status
338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if an appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51659/18]
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
340. To ask the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme is available for transvaginal mesh survivors; if not, his views on whether it should be available in view of the fact that the...
- Emergency Departments
341. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the emergency department of Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan. [51667/18]
- Home Help Service Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours previously provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Eligibility
343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of charges for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/18]
- Vaccination Programme
344. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pneumococcal vaccine when administered by pharmacists is not reimbursed for eligible patients in the same way as the flu vaccination; when such...
- Health Services Reports
345. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the publication of the findings of the 2016 pilot for a minor ailments scheme was delayed; the timeframe for delivery of the proposals; if...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
346. To ask the Minister for Health when the three-year cap on the fair deal scheme will be extended to owners of farms and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51683/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
347. To ask the Minister for Health if the application process for second-level students transitioning to adult services will be reviewed; if the application process and decision-making timeline...
- Speech and Language Therapy Staff
348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a delay in receiving appointments in CHO 8; the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Appointments Status
349. 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. [51702/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
350. To ask the Minister for Health when the psychological assessment in respect of assessment of needs under the Disability Act 2005 will be completed in respect of persons (details supplied);...
- Autism Support Services
351. To ask the Minister for Health the location in which a school can apply for autism-specific services for students transitioning from second-level to adult day services; and if he will make a...
- Services for People with Disabilities
352. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop more adult day services for persons (details supplied) transitioning out of a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51718/18]
- Disabilities Assessments
353. To ask the Minister for Health if private assessments are accepted which are required as part of the process of the assessment of needs under the Disability Act 2005 in circumstances in...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation to legalise certain cannabis-based products for the treatment of specific medical issues. [51738/18]
- Disabilities Assessments
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment by early intervention teams in each LHO area in CHO 4; and the number waiting zero to three, three to six, six to...
- Respite Care Services Funding
358. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available as requested by the HSE in its submission to the health estimates process for respite care services for counties...
- Disability Services Data
359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of personal assistance care provided in CHO7 in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Mental Health Services Data
361. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels for CAMHS teams in CHO area 9; the way in which this compares with the necessary full complement of staff as outlined by A Vision For...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51793/18]
- Hospital Appointments Administration
363. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient that is in long-term care in an institution needs to attend an outpatients appointment in a general hospital, the person or body responsible for...
- Hospital Appointments Status
365. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [51810/18]
- Healthcare Policy
367. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51814/18]
- Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
368. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with acquired brain injury in view of the slow progress over the years in the provision of facilities and the...
- Home Care Packages Provision
369. To ask the Minister for Health if a long-term home care package will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [51873/18]
- Brexit Issues
370. To ask the Minister for Health if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other Brexit related matters...
- Hospital Appointments Status
371. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [51914/18]
- HSE Properties
373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51948/18]
- Health Services Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Health if a meeting on a matter (details supplied) will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/18]
- Assisted Decision Making
375. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter will be addressed regarding the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Information and Communications Technology
376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of information and communications technology contracts in place in the HSE that involve prepayments in respect of work to be carried out by a third...
- Home Help Service Eligibility
377. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51996/18]
- Medicinal Products Availability
378. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with type 1 diabetes and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency will be provided with access to Creon under the long-term illness scheme (details...
- Orthodontic Services Data
379. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 4 December 2018, the number of children waiting on orthodontic treatment by grade and length of time waiting at...
- General Medical Services Scheme
380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with a medical card who is the patient of a doctor who has retired cannot transfer to another doctor even though their...
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for persons who take up healthcare under the cross-border directive to be refunded the moneys which they must pay up-front for surgery; if...
- Departmental Staff Data
382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under remit of his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Disability Services Provision
385. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an increase in the cost of long-term care sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52139/18]
- Patient Transport
386. To ask the Minister for Health when the operation of non-ambulance transport from Sligo University Hospital was last tendered; and when the next tender process for such transport will...
- Patient Forums
387. To ask the Minister for Health if patient advisory committees have been established by all seven hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52177/18]
- Patient Safety Agency Establishment
388. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to date and actions planned arising from the report of the consultation for the patient safety complaints and advocacy policy earlier...
- Appointments to State Boards
389. To ask the Minister for Health the public bodies and entities under the aegis of his Department for which he is responsible for making all or some appointments which are not subject to the...
- Primary Care Centres
390. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 20 November 2018, the reason the reply received from the HSE does not provide the breakdown of the costings...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
391. To ask the Minister for Health the nursing homes support in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52191/18]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51537/18]
- TAMS Applications
393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a TAMS II application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51563/18]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51569/18]
- GLAS Payments
395. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2018 GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Transfer of Entitlements
396. 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. [51744/18]
- GLAS Payments
397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will receive the outstanding 15% of GLAS payments for 2016 and 2017 and the 2018 advance payment; and...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals
398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the appeal procedure in place for an area not being designated under the area of natural constraint. [51748/18]
- Transfer of Entitlements Application
399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51756/18]
- GLAS Payments
400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2017 and 2018 GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fodder Crisis
401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the fodder situation. [51788/18]
- Trade Agreements
402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the situation regarding Mercosur; and if a deal will be completed in the coming months. [51789/18]
- GLAS Payments
403. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51812/18]
- Brexit Issues
404. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade, reciprocal arrangements and all...
- Íocaíochtaí Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta
405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar athbhreithniú atá iarrtha ag a Roinn ar chinneadh a rinne an tOifig Achomhairc...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals
406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the appeals process in place for farmers who are no longer in ANC areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51930/18]
- Imports Data
407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live bovine animals imported in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date 2018 by calves, weanlings, store cattle,...
- Parking Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of car parking spaces provided for staff working within the cities of Dublin, Limerick and Cork city and to agencies...
- Departmental Staff Data
409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under remit of his Department in tabular form;...
- Livestock Issues
412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52140/18]
- Departmental Correspondence
413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the correspondence between his Department and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in relation to...
- Fish Quotas
414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of restrictions that are in place as part of cod recovery measures in ICES fisheries management area 6a; and if he will...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Recycling Policy
415. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Kildare County Council has applied for a grant to provide a bring centre in north County Kildare; if so, the outcome...
- Noise Pollution
416. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce legislation governing the use of crop bangers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Broadband Service Speeds
417. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of broadband coverage at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51525/18]
- Climate Change Policy
418. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the national energy and climate plan will be informed by the principles of climate justice and just...
- Energy Policy
419. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which a 2015 energy White Paper that sets out a roadmap for the State to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the medical incontinence allowance; when it will be finalised; if it will be backdated in view of the...
- Postal Codes
421. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to delays in the provision of Eircodes to new or existing addresses; if this is...
- Air Pollution
422. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department plays in the monitoring of pollution emanating from the Ringsend incinerator. [51762/18]
- Brexit Issues
425. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal...
- Departmental Staff Data
427. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department...
- Climate Change Policy
430. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the mechanism he plans to put in place to ensure cross-departmental implementation of climate mitigation measures; if a...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
431. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of tangible emission reductions for each action funded under the national development plan and or Project...
- Exploration Licences
432. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on recent studies showing that the likelihood of offshore oil and gas deposits is low despite existing and...
- Carbon Budget
433. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the absence of carbon budgets explains the failure of the national mitigation plan to present...
- Climate Change Policy
434. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the implications of the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, report SR15, which...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
436. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount paid to a company (details supplied) for its reporting and consultancy in the context of works carried out...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Marine Safety
437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will raise matters concerning a fishing vessel (details supplied) with his German counterpart in view of errors in a stability book...
- Rural Transport Programme Funding
439. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if rural transport programme funding will be ring-fenced after 31 December 2018 to ensure that a full service (details supplied) can...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement that has taken place between Cork City Council and the NTA on the expansion of the public bike scheme. [51766/18]
- Public Transport Fares
442. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of increases and changes in Dublin Bus cash and card including Leap fares each year since 2008, in tabular form; and the...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
443. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the outcome of an application for funding under the sports capital programme for a club (details supplied) will issue; and if he...
- Road Traffic Legislation
444. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to bringing forward legislation to clarify the legal status of scooters; and if the parameters for their...
- Railway Stations
445. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if ongoing space issues at Dublin Connolly station will be examined; and the timeline for ameliorating these issues. [51827/18]
- Road Traffic Legislation
446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to bringing forward legislation to permit the use of cameras to enforce legislation with regard to the use...
- Public Transport Fares
447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to introducing contactless payment methods on buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51829/18]
- Bus Éireann Fleet
448. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of Bus Éireann buses that facilitate Leap card payments. [51830/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
449. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the purpose of the new accessibility application that will be provided for users of public transport; and the services they will be able...
- Bus Services
451. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that rental tenants will be part of the new community forums being established by the National Transport...
- Brexit Issues
452. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other...
- Rail Network
460. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if security services will be provided on all-night trains from Dublin to County Kildare; if so, the station the security will remain on...
- Driver Licence Data
461. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver licences that were required to be surrendered and those that were actually surrendered, respectively, in each of the...
- Parking Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of car parking spaces provided for staff working within the cities of Dublin, Limerick and Cork and to agencies therein. [52013/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
463. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in tabular form;...
- Tourism Industry
466. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if problems are anticipated in sustaining tourism growth in 2019 in view of the potential effects of Brexit; the steps he is taking to...
- Bus Services
467. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date with the BusConnects scheme in Dublin; when the service will be fully operational; and if his attention has been...
- Services for People with Disabilities
468. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce mandatory training for drivers of large public service vehicles in respect of wheelchair clamping and the...
- Public Transport Initiatives
471. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is proposed to roll out the Leap card on additional Bus Éireann and local link services in County Sligo. [52127/18]
- Public Service Obligation Data
472. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Bus Éireann operated public service obligation services which were operated by private operators on behalf of Bus...
- Rural Transport Programme
473. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide grant aid to large public service operators to allow them purchase wheelchair accessible vehicles for Local Link...
- Vehicle Clamping
475. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of clamping appeals which have been received since the commencement of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 on 1 October 2017, in...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Childcare Services Data
476. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of childcare services for pre-school children nationally; the average cost of such services in Dublin city and county; and...
- Legislative Programme
477. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; when same will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Early Childhood Care and Education
479. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if level 7 supports will be awarded to a playschool (details supplied) following an appeal to Pobal. [51740/18]
- Brexit Issues
480. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has formally met with her UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all other...
- Departmental Staff Data
481. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of women and men, respectively, employed in her Department and the agencies under the remit of her Department in tabular form;...
- Children in Care
484. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum who have been taken into the care of the State in each year since 2009 and to date in...
- Aftercare Services
485. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons who left State care in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [52163/18]
- Youth Services Funding
489. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the additional €1.5 million allocated to her Department in budget 2019 for youth services; and if she will make a...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
490. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 851 of 10 July 2018, the status of the pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Funding
491. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51541/18]
- Departmental Schemes
492. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has considered introducing a scheme in which small farmers or pensioners can avail of vouchers to subsidise the cost of spending...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
493. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of the rural development fund in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51805/18]
- Brexit Issues
494. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and all...
- Rural Development Policy
495. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on the development of the Atlantic economic corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51670/18]
- Dormant Accounts Fund
496. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken to raise awareness of the Dormant Accounts Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51922/18]
- Parking Provision
497. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of car parking spaces provided for staff working within Dublin, Limerick and Cork city and to agencies therein. [52011/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
498. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of women and men, respectively, employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in tabular...
- Community Development Initiatives
501. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for meeting the requirements of urban and rural populations by way of direct assistance or otherwise; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
503. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the schemes available by which community-based voluntary groups can avail of quality of life enhancement assistance; and if he will...
- Departmental Policy Functions
504. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he continues to interact with urban and rural communities with a view to identifying ways in which positive...
- Departmental Surveys
505. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he has undertaken appropriate studies with particular reference to isolated rural areas with a view to a...
- Charities Regulation
506. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which all charities come within the remit of the Charities Regulator, which is protecting the integrity of the sector;...
- LEADER Programmes
507. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which LEADER programme grant aid continues to be made available to local communities directly or through the aegis of...
- Broadband Service Provision
508. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which he can address issues of local connectivity in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52152/18]
- Tidy Towns Committees Funding
509. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he will be in a position to offer development assistance to the various Tidy Towns committees in County Kildare...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Direct Provision Payments
511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid to an adult living in direct provision; the amount provided for each child living in direct provision; and...
- Illness Benefit Applications Data
512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of illness benefit claims awaiting assessment; and the steps being taken to resolve issues being encountered by...
- Illness Benefit Payments
513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to consider giving greater responsibility back to the regional offices in terms of processing certain social...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Commencement of Legislation
515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in the commencement of Part 9 of the Children and Families Relationship Act 2015; the steps she has...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a back payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51540/18]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if she will...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Illness Benefit Payments
519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an illness benefit claim has not issued to a person (details supplied); if payment can issue as soon as possible;...
- Working Family Payment Applications
520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a family income supplement, FIS, application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51716/18]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance review will be completed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Public Service Vehicles
523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding public service vehicle, PSV licences; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has or is taking to address issues faced by returning emigrants in terms of information on and access to social...
- Departmental Reports
525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the research being undertaken by her Department; the expected publication date on each subject matter in tabular form; and if...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has examined the habitual residence clause in view of the increasing number of emigrants returning here; and if she...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a jobseeker's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the policy in place for reviewing social welfare payments in which the recipient is deceased having viewed their means once...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be awarded carer’s allowance. [51802/18]
- Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a partial capacity benefit in conjunction with an illness benefit application by a person...
- JobPath Data
533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been activated to work through the JobPath programme since its foundation, by county, in...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of the treatment benefit scheme since its extension to the self-employed, by county,...
- Invalidity Pension
535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow persons on invalidity pension to work for rehabilitative purposes without the need to transfer across to...
- JobPath Data
536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of part-time or underemployed workers that have been referred to JobPath since its introduction. [51875/18]
- Local Employment Service
538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of job starts commenced through the local employment service in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [51877/18]
- Brexit Issues
540. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has formally met with her UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west reciprocal arrangements and all...
- Working Family Payment
541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive working family payment arrears; and when the new payment will...
- Illness Benefit Applications
542. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive illness benefit. [52003/18]
- Invalidity Pension Applications
543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [52005/18]
- Illness Benefit Applications
544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will have illness benefit issued. [52006/18]
- Parking Provision
545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of car parking spaces provided for staff working within Dublin, Limerick and Cork cities and to agencies therein....
- Invalidity Pension Applications
546. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a person (details supplied) and the refusal of an application for invalidity pension with particular...
- Illness Benefit Payments
547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 4 December 2018, if an application for backdated illness benefit for the years...
- Unemployment Data
548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the issue of underemployment here; if she will provide the available data relating to same; and if she...
- Social Welfare Schemes Data
549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in each county participating in each of the employment and activation programmes in tabular form; and...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding contractual, pay and pension concerns raised by community employment scheme supervisors; and if she...
- Irish Sign Language
551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made to enact the Irish Sign Language Act 2017. [52035/18]
- Social Welfare Schemes Data
552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer's allowance and carer's benefit in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in...
- Departmental Staff Data
555. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of women and men, respectively, employed in her Department and in the agencies under the remit of her Department...
- Departmental Bodies
558. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the work of the Labour Market Council in 2017 and 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52168/18]
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service Funding
559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason funding for the dedicated mortgage arrears programme is confirmed only until mid-February 2019; if long-term...
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service Data
560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Abhaile scheme vouchers which have been issued since the introduction of the scheme by county, in tabular form....
- Youth Employment Initiative
561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons who have commenced participation on the youth employment support scheme to date in 2018; and if...
- Social Welfare Schemes Data
562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of beneficiaries for each social welfare payment who are entitled and not entitled, respectively, to the Christmas...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
563. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated savings in each of the years 2009 to 2014, in tabular form, arising from the policy decision to reduce the...
- Back to Education Allowance Applications
564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to reviewing an application for back to education allowance in respect of a person (details...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wind Energy Guidelines
565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria which limit the proximity of a wind farm to the nearest occupied residence; and if he will make a statement on...
- Rental Sector Strategy
566. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the type of cost rental model he is examining; if there are pilot projects; if so, when the results of same will be reviewed...
- Economic and Social Research Institute
568. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a recent ESRI report which indicates that the construction workforce here is too small to produce the level of...
- Social and Affordable Housing
569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of installing gas heating systems for water and home heating for an average social house build; the...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential units owned by the State, local authorities or otherwise that have gas, oil and electric heating...
- Fire Service Staff
574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have discretion to allow retained firefighters remain in service until 65 or 66 years of age in spite of...
- Ministerial Correspondence
576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond directly to an organisation (details supplied) that has corresponded with him regarding a petition by it;...
- Planning Issues
577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the waiving of the €20 fee for planning observations and submissions applies only to councillors; if other public...
- Housing Agency
578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Housing Agency will review the discount of the market price in a mortgage to rent application in respect of persons...
- Brexit Negotiations
579. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has formally met with his UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and...
- Planning Issues
580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the headquarters, number of staff and estimated full staff complement of the office of the planning regulator; when it will be...
- Housing Agency
581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the Abhaile scheme granny flat pilot project in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; his views on whether the concept...
- Fire Service Staff
582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will correspond with Kildare County Council to ensure that a person (details supplied) is awarded a salary higher than...
- Departmental Staff Data
583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of women and men, respectively employed in his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in...
- Referendum Campaigns
586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the referendums he plans to hold in conjunction with the local and European elections in May 2019; the other referendums which...
- Appointments to State Boards
587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the public bodies and other entities under the aegis of his Department for which he is responsible for making...
- Question Heading for question(s) 588
588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process for the appointment of a chairperson and lay members to both the professional conduct committee and appeals board...
- Rental Sector
589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the registration of properties will be a registration or licence number for a company (details supplied); and if it will be...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Office of Public Works Properties
590. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the sale of a building (details supplied) by public auction; the work done to ensure the...
- Commemorative Events
591. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will be attending the centenary commemoration of the Soloheadbeg ambush in County Tipperary in January 2019. [50783/18]
- Brexit Issues
592. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has formally met with her UK counterpart to discuss Brexit and its impact on east-west trade reciprocal arrangements and...
- Commemorative Events
593. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether a permanent standalone exhibition to the Great Famine, An Gorta Mór, should be established at the...
- Departmental Staff Data
594. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of women and men, respectively employed in her Department and the agencies under the remit of her Department in tabular...