Written answers
Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige
6. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs cén fáth nach bhfuil an eagraíocht a dhéanann freastal agus comhordú ar na naíonraí atá ag...
- Childcare Services Funding
7. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which the €1.2 million funding to provide first aid training for each registered childcare service has been dispersed by...
- Early Childhood Care and Education Data
8. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of take-up of the ECCE free preschool year for 2017 and 2018; the way in which it has been impacted by the change in dates and...
- European Council Meetings
9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the purpose of her recent visit to Brussels; and the way in which the European Solidarity Corps will operate in an Irish context. [52443/18]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the developments related to the working group seeking to streamline children’s access to mental health services...
- Ministerial Travel
19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs associated with her most recent visit to New York; the meetings she attended over the three days; and if those meetings were...
- Early Childhood Care and Education Data
20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new ECCE places created nationally, and specifically in Ballincollig, County Cork, as part of the 2018 early years and school...
- Family Reunification
21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her role in the family reunification process; and if her attention has been drawn to the stress and anxiety caused to certain children due...
- Illegal Adoptions
22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made to identify cases of illegal or incorrect adoption registrations; the steps taken to inform the person identified as...
- Affordable Childcare Scheme
23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the affordable childcare scheme; and the further status of efforts to build an information technology infrastructure and make...
- Parental Leave
24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to support stay-at-home parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52431/18]
- Child and Family Agency Policy
25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action 1.4 in the corporate plan of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52424/18]
- Home School Community Liaison Scheme
26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the home school liaison programme will be expanded to non-DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52298/18]
- Child Abuse Reports
27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the report of the national review panel which commenced on 16 May 2016 on the care of three children in a foster home in County Galway...
- Foster Care Supports
28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a review of the foster care allowance has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52470/18]
- Child Abuse Reports
29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports being prepared by the national review panel; the subject matter of each; the date on which each review was commenced;...
- Child Protection
30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with Tusla’s management of child welfare and protection concerns and reports thereof; and if she will make a...
- Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a report by the European Migration Network and published by the ESRI, regarding unaccompanied minors; the...
- Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige
32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs cén beartas atá aici lena dhéanamh cinnte go speagtar úsáid na Gaeilge i naíonraí agus naíolanna na...
- Value for Money Reviews
33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a value for money review will be undertaken of the national childcare investment programme which operated from 2006 to 2010 with a...
- Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
34. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the response she has received from the board of Tusla following her engagement with the board on matters raised on the findings of the...
- Departmental Budgets
35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget available to her Department to cater for the full extent of...
- Child Protection
37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains satisfied that adequate protection is in place to ensure early reporting and prompt action in cases of...
- Family Support Services
38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family support workers working with homeless families in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the ratio of...
- Question Heading
39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of educational welfare officers in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county; her plans to increase these...
- Child Protection Guidelines
40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the protections and protocols in place to avoid a repetition of the traumatic removal of a child from the breast-feeding mother in a...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Remuneration
41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the restoration of pay for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52493/18]
- Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date 2018,...
- Army Equitation School
43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be made available for the purchase of additional horses for the Defence Forces equitation school; and if he will make a statement...
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated full year cost of increasing the number of personnel in the Reserve Defence Forces to 4,500; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Reserve
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of reservist recruits who have been assigned to combat and combat service support units within the Defence Forces, that is, units...
- Ministerial Meetings
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to meet formally with the US Secretary of Defence. [52548/18]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Issues
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his UK counterpart since the deferred voted in the UK Parliament on the draft withdrawal treaty. [51796/18]
- Passport Data
48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to date in 2018; the type of passport in each case, that is, first time, renewal and so on; and if he will...
- Northern Ireland
49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress in dealing with legacy issues in Northern Ireland and the provision of necessary support to victims and survivors as outlined in...
- Brexit Negotiations
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position on the backstop following the deferred vote in the UK Parliament. [52118/18]
- Foreign Conflicts
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking by way of diplomatic efforts through the EU to ensure that the peace deal in South Sudan holds; if Ireland will...
- European Council Meetings
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent Foreign and General Affairs Councils; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on...
- Citizenship Status
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the residency status and eligibility for naturalisation and consequently an Irish passport in the case of persons (details supplied) in view...
- Department of Finance
- VAT Rate Increases
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if an independent review will be conducted of the VAT rate increase in the hospitality sector after three months of its implementation in order to assess its...
- Consultancy Contracts Data
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the audit and consultancy fees paid by his Department and agencies or bodies attached to or under the remit of his Department to companies (details supplied)...
- Revenue Documents
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if copies of previously issued P45 documents can reissue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52560/18]
- Mortgage Book Sales
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the year in which the Central Bank code of practice on the transfer of mortgages was established; if it is still deemed applicable by the Central Bank; if it...
- Licensed Moneylenders
60. To ask the Minister for Finance when proposals will be brought forward on the regulation of moneylenders and the rates that are charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52634/18]
- Insurance Industry Regulation
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the implications for an insurance company if it does not fulfil its duties and obligations under the Solvency II Directive; the role the Central Bank plays in...
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount invested by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in absolute return funds; the annual return from such funds in each year since 2014; the way in...
- Central Bank of Ireland Properties
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of building a skybridge between the Central Bank buildings; if a full cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken for such a project; and if...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Garda Stations
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the reopening of Bawnboy Garda Station, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52574/18]
- Children's Science Centre
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the development of the national children’s science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52575/18]
- Flood Prevention Measures
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if ongoing flooding at a location (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52505/18]
- Public Procurement Regulations
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person (details supplied) who has defaulted on payments to the Revenue Commissioners can hold a public contract with a local...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for flood relief schemes in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52596/18]
- Public Procurement Regulations
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if section 38 or section 39 health organisations have an obligation to follow State procurement policies or guidelines; if obligations...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects Status
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 6 December 2018, if the housing of the new school in the existing permanent facility will be...
- School Transport
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a compulsory retirement age for school bus drivers; and if so, the details. [52562/18]
- Autism Support Services
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Galway city with a dedicated autistic unit; the services available in each unit; the schools that have as part of this service...
- Language Schools Closures
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teachers whose money was taken from them by their employer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Early School Leavers
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for school leavers under 18 years of age still living at home and dependent; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Parliamentary Questions
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is deemed acceptable for SUSI by way of answer to a parliamentary question to refer to an email address rather than a direct reply in line...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Wards of Court
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if wards of court continue to benefit adequately from their status in the case of children or adults that have been made wards...
- Court Accommodation Provision
83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a new court house in Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52488/18]
- Garda Vetting Applications
84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda vetting application will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Recruitment
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the maximum age limit of 35 years of age for normal entry into An Garda Síochána in order to...
- Insurance Fraud
86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of establishing a publicly funded Garda insurance fraud unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Transport Provision
87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the office holders and non-office holders, both political and non-political, provided with a car and driver; the cost associated...
- State Pathology Service
88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the policy on the provision of transport for persons (details supplied); the cost associated with same; and if he will make a...
- Immigration Status
89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the determination of applications pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) in the case of...
- Deportation Orders
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order will be deferred in the case of a person (details supplied); if the deportation order will be revoked in...
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data
91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal that have not been completed; if he will provide an age...
- Immigration Status
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 will issue to meet employment requirements in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Temporary Travel Documentation
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when travel documents or stamp 4 are likely to issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Naturalisation Applications
94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); if all documentation required has...
- Citizenship Applications
95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all required documentation has been submitted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Residency Permits
96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for naturalisation and consequently an Irish passport in the case of persons (details...
- Immigration Status
97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency and or naturalisation status in the case of a person (details supplied); if all documentation...
- Proposed Legislation
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if legislative changes are proposed in respect of inheritance legislation with particular reference to minimising the...
- Immigration Status
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 3 will upgrade to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Health
- Health Services Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the most common causes of stress among young persons continues to be identified and provisions made to accommodate needs arising; and if he...
- Services for People with Disabilities
103. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reconsider the school leavers process with special attention to the application process and allocation of funding for adult service placement...
- Nursing Staff Provision
104. To ask the Minister for Health when a specialist Parkinson's disease nurse will be appointed for south County Tipperary (details supplied). [52499/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
105. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for Mayo University Hospital; the number of persons on a waiting list for the same period in 2017; and if he will make...
- Home Help Service Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52503/18]
- Parental Leave
107. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which hospitals within the HSE are operating the unpaid parental leave scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that nursing staff fall...
- Home Help Service Provision
108. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52507/18]
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
109. To ask the Minister for Health when the independent review group formed in July 2017 and chaired by a person (details supplied) will publish its findings. [52509/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
110. 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. [52513/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
111. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with scoliosis by age and length of time waiting to be seen at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement...
- Healthcare Professionals
112. To ask the Minister for Health the reports and or data citing evidence of a worldwide shortage of psychiatrists; the steps such reports recommend to tackle the shortage; and if he will make...
- HSE National Service Plan
113. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE service plan will be introduced; the reason for its delay; if it will include initiatives to improve recruitment and retention of mental health...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
115. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for braces by age and the length of time they have been waiting in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
116. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons as of 1 December 2018 waiting for orthopaedic surgeries in UHK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52521/18]
- Health Services Staff
117. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 444 and 452 of 27 February 2018 and the deferred reply from the HSE, the number of office staff and the number of...
- Vaccination Programme
118. To ask the Minister for Health if matters (details supplied) regarding the HPV vaccine will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52526/18]
- General Practitioner Services Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impending retirements of general practitioners at medical centres (details supplied); his plans to ensure that services...
- Health Services Provision
124. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by an organisation (details supplied) for increased funding will be considered based on its increased caseload of psychotherapy in the...
- Maternity Services Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 2 October 2018, the parties involved in the discussions regarding the draft legal framework; and if he will make a...
- Health Services Funding
126. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding made available for the treatment and research of motor neurone disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52555/18]
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
130. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recruit more nurses for an association (details supplied); if not, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52559/18]
- Hospitals Capital Programme
131. To ask the Minister for Health if the capital submission request from the HSE in respect of the upgrade of St. Patrick’s Community Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork has been approved....
- Hospital Appointments Status
132. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who has been waiting three years and five months for an appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, County...
- Trade Union Recognition
133. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the decision of the HSE to refuse to recognise a trade union that represents ambulance drivers will result in...
- Hospital Staff
135. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that Cork University Hospital has only one medical registrar at night due to staff shortages and that the hospital cannot procure a...
- Ambulance Service Provision
136. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided for the National Ambulance Service in the north-east region with particular reference to the urgent need to upgrade...
- Hospital Facilities
137. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of a ward (details supplied); if funding has been released to recruit the staff required; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Provision
138. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure additional resources are provided for orthopaedic assessment and procedures in the north east, in particular in counties Cavan and...
- Motorised Transport Grant
139. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the replacement schemes for the motorised transport scheme and the mobility allowance; when he plans to announce the details of same; and if he...
- Health Services Funding
140. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding requirement for an association (details supplied) for 2019 will be fully met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52595/18]
- Hospital Groups
141. To ask the Minister for Health if the management at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, and the HSE have undertaken an examination of the cost involved in renaming and...
- Hospital Appointments Status
144. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with medical treatment either here or abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52607/18]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
145. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements of persons qualifying for the long-term illness scheme; if provision is made for persons within this category to be included in vocational...
- Public Procurement Regulations
146. To ask the Minister for Health if section 38 or section 39 health organisations have an obligation to follow State procurement policies or guidelines; if obligations regarding procurement...
- Health Services Funding
147. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 38 health organisations that are availing of public funds; the amount each is receiving in 2018; the amount each received in each of the...
- Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
148. To ask the Minister for Health the accreditation system in place for the registration of occupational therapists; when same became operative; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- National Maternity Hospital Location
149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the relocation of the national maternity hospital to St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the timeframe for same; the issues arising...
- National Maternity Strategy
150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the relocation of the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly hospital; the timeframe for same; the issues arising with regard to ownership; and if...
- HSE Waiting Lists
151. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26,...
- Medical Card Applications
157. To ask the Minister for Health when arrangements will be made to issue a full medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52654/18]
- Health Services Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Health when diagnosis and treatment will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52657/18]
- Medical Card Eligibility
159. To ask the Minister for Health the position in regard to the determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services Provision
160. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 12 July 2018, if a programme of diagnostics and treatment has been put in place in the case of a person (details...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Scheme Data
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Kerry waiting for BPS and ANC payments for 2018 to issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Harbour Fees
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the review of the 2012 harbour charges order will be available for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Statutory Instruments
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken since May 2018 when the serious fishing infringement statutory instrument was rescinded by Dáil...
- Fishing Vessel Licences
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hours expended by senior officials in his Department both at national and EU level to secure a licence for a boat...
- Fishing Vessel Safety
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the hardship schemes in place from 2005 to 2008 and 2008 to 2013 to support fishermen under financial pressure or with fishing boats...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the area of Stonehouse, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, was not included in the review of areas qualifying for payment under...
- Animal Slaughtering Data
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name and location of beef processors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52570/18]
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a directors review of an appeal decision will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payments for 2013 relating to a herd (details supplied) will be issued to the beneficiaries of the probate taken out...
- Farm Inspections
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farm inspections were carried out on the farm of a person (details supplied) on 2 June and 16 November 2017 as part of an appeal...
- Live Exports
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives he plans to take to increase live exports in view of the oversupply of cattle available to meat factories that are...
- TAMS Eligibility
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if meal bins on dry stock farms will be made eligible for TAMS grants in view of the significant underspend under the scheme; and if...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the eligibility for the new ANC scheme will not delay payments in 2019; if the appeals process for farmers that are unhappy with...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants and the amount paid to same for each scheme (details supplied) in 2018. [52623/18]
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to ensuring that under the appeals process for the new areas that have been listed as eligible under...
- Animal Slaughtering Standards
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name and location of each beef processor that has broken EU trimming regulations regarding beef carcasses in each of the years...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Broadcast Advertising Standards Regulation
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which State advertising is regulated in view of the disbanding of the strategic communications unit; the...
- Post Office Network
181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Rural Independent Group motion passed in Dáil Éireann in November 2016 on the post office network will...
- Electric Vehicles
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if e-car charge points will be installed at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Renewable Heat Incentive
183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the opening of the second phase of the renewable heat support scheme; and if he will make a...
- Post Office Network
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans of An Post for mail centres nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52612/18]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects Status
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the upgrade of the N4 from Mullingar to Longford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Improvement Schemes
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a funding application (details supplied) by Sligo County Council under the non-national safety scheme; and if he will make...
- Public Transport Initiatives
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Royal Canal walkway and cycleway works will commence; the expected date for completion on the section from Castleknock to the...
- Marine Casualty Investigations Board
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a copy of a report (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52534/18]
- Public Service Vehicles
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the use of a service (details supplied) here; if an impact assessment or analysis has been carried out by his Department or...
- Roads Maintenance Funding
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that local authorities are notified at an early date of their roads allocations for 2019 in view of the fact that...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child and Family Agency Funding
191. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase Tusla's partial funding to a charity (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the...
- Care Orders
192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of emergency and interim care orders that have been sought and implemented by Tusla; the county in which they were enforced; the...
- Child Poverty
193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied the targets for the reduction of consistent child poverty are ambitious enough; the reason there is no explicit...
- Youth Services Funding
194. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to support a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52672/18]
- Cyberbullying Issues
195. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the ongoing efforts by her Department to counteract Internet bullying in respect of children and young adults outside of an educational...
- Children in Care
196. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate accommodation exists to the placement of children that may be at risk; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Child Protection Services Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department remains in a position to quickly respond to complaints of children at risk with particular reference to...
- Children in Care
200. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate protection remains available to children exiting residential care facilities in the public or private sector;...
- Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
203. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which support services and accommodation remains available for undocumented and refugee children; and if she will make a...
- Youth Services
204. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she and bodies under the aegis of her Department maintain regular and adequate contact with the various youth groups...
- Counselling Services Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she envisages improved counselling services for children at risk and their families; and if she will make a statement...
- Youth Services Funding
206. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason County Meath has the lowest level of youth funding. [52812/18]
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Registration of Births
207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on concerns raised by a person (details supplied) on the prescribed process regarding the registration of a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in County Kerry in receipt of rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52486/18]
- Social Welfare Payments Administration
209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for all applications under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Benefit Applications
210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on illness benefit certificates; if the majority of general practitioners are using the new forms; if general...
- Social Welfare Benefits Payments
212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of correspondence (details supplied) sent to her on carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Support Grant
214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the decision to refuse a carer's support grant in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the revised decision on the carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be made and arrears...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 15 November 2018, if the review referred to is now complete; if so, the result...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the correct amount of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Data
219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on RAS tenancies in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52485/18]
- Housing Assistance Payment Data
220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on HAP tenancies in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52524/18]
- Housing Adaptation Grant Data
221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council in 2018 for the administration of the housing adaptation, the disabled...
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of income eligibility limits for social housing will be published; when the limits will be increased; if his...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce amendments to the tenant purchase scheme; if tenants that were allocated council houses provided under...
- Local Authority Housing Funding
225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council in 2018 for social housing programmes including construction,...
- Water Supply Contamination
228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a matter will be addressed regarding water supply in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Planning Guidelines
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the new urban development and building heights guidelines for planning authorities under section 28 of...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Archaeological Sites
230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking in conjunction with Westmeath County Council to designate part of the Mayne high bog as a protected area...
