Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Hare Coursing Regulation
41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider the introduction of microchipping to ensure that hares are not subjected to trafficking and continuous...
- Commemorative Events
46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the upcoming centenary commemorations of the War of Independence, the Civil War, the 1st Dáil and partition; the...
- Gaeltacht Policy
47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she will take following the publication of a report (details supplied). [1768/19]
- Island Communities
49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the consultation process in relation to the airstrips at Cleggan and Inisbofin; when the consultation process began;...
- Arts Funding
50. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the €2.13 million in funding through Culture Ireland for Irish arts globally in 2019; and the projects with...
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has contact with the owners of an estate (details supplied) in relation to a public access proposal for the estate with...
- Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
52. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon cruinnithe le 12 mhí anuas a bhí ag an gCoiste atá le maoirsiú a dhéanamh ar Phlean...
- Commemorative Events
53. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a summary of the guidance of the expert advisory group on the decade of centenaries 1919 to 1923 and the plans...
- Soláthar Aersheirbhísí
58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard iad sonraí an chonartha maidir le hAersheirbhís Árann; cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag an...
- Scéimeanna Teanga
59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén tuairim atá aici faoin gcaoi a...
- Waterways Ireland Funding
60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional capital funding will be provided to Waterways Ireland in 2019 apart from the provision in the 2019 Estimates at...
- Commemorative Events
61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding and support she has provided to date for the commemoration of the Soloheadbeg ambush in County Tipperary. [1542/19]
- City of Culture Initiative
62. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of sponsorship raised by Galway 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1762/19]
- Film Industry
63. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a progress report on film industry stakeholder forum; the stakeholders the appointed chairperson of the forum...
- Departmental Projects
64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to extend the creative schools pilot project; and the number of DEIS schools that are part of the project. [1677/19]
- Heritage Sites
65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to promote the importance of heritage and burial grounds nationally, with particular reference to the...
- Arts Council Funding
66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address employment, income and career precarity and insecurity in theatre, film and across the arts sector; and if she...
- Abbey Theatre
67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on reduced employment and fees for actors and theatre staff due to the artistic model of a theatre (details supplied) of...
- Waterways Ireland Funding
68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of funding provided for Waterways Ireland in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the level of funding proposed for 2019, in...
- Commemorative Events
69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the most recent meeting of the all-party committee on commemorations; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding
72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the support funding which will be provided for built and heritage programmes in County Dublin and nationally in 2019. [1585/19]
- Cultural Policy
73. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the cultural ambassadors initiative; and the ambassador with connections to County Limerick. [1776/19]
- An Foras Teanga
74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéad airgid atá curtha ar fáil i meastacháin 2019 don Fhoras Teanga, agus é briste síos idir...
- Heritage Promotion
75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the current public consultation process for Heritage 2030; and the opportunities for residents of County Kildare to...
- Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard é stádas Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla; cén dáta a fhoilseofar an Bille; agus an...
- National Monuments
78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made on ensuring the Moore Street sites of national cultural and historic significance are safeguarded; and if she...
- Abbey Theatre
79. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has met with the directors, management and-or the board of a theatre (details supplied) following her receipt of an open...
- Commemorative Events
82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions which will be taken to ensure that commemorations in 2019 will be inclusive, sensitive and respectful commemorative...
- Hare Coursing Regulation
83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the findings of officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Service attending coursing meetings in 2018; if...
- Hedge Cutting Season
84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she will take to monitor the impact on wildlife and biodiversity of the extension to the periods for removing and...
- Arts Council Funding
86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is an expectation or obligation on recipients of funding from the Arts Council to promote and develop Irish based...
- Hare Coursing Regulation
87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to prevent illegal trapping of hares in view of recent reports from An Garda Síochána of persons...
- Inland Waterways Development
88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific capital funding that will be allocated towards maintenance and improvement works on the Erne and Shannon Waterway in...
- Film Industry Development
90. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that future public funding for the film industry will be strictly conditional on the provision of quality...
- Cultural Policy
91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the cultural ambassadors initiative and the ambassadors from County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Film Industry
92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will commission a report on work and conditions in the Irish film industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Commemorative Events
93. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role of her Department in planning for State commemorations in 2019. [48203/18]
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Staff Data
94. To ask the Taoiseach the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with other relevant professional...
- Exports Data
96. To ask the Taoiseach the volume of exports and value in euro terms on a percentage basis in 2017 and 2018, by country, in tabular form. [1992/19]
- Imports Data
97. To ask the Taoiseach the volume of imports and value in euro terms on a percentage basis in 2017 and 2018, by country, in tabular form. [1993/19]
- Exports Data
98. To ask the Taoiseach the amount in euro in value of goods only exported from Irish based firms by country in 2017 and 2018; and the percentage share of such exports to each country in this...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Data
99. To ask the Taoiseach the number of SMEs that account for total exports of goods and services on a percentage basis by each country in 2017 and 2018; and the number of persons employed in such...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Staff Data
100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with other...
- Defence Forces Equipment
102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the sections of the Defence Forces using 5G communication technology here and-or abroad; if his Department use 5G here; his plans to make use of...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Issues
103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to Mr. Juncker or Mr. Barnier since the vote on the withdrawal treaty took place in London; and if so, the issues that were...
- Departmental Staff Data
104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with other...
- Northern Ireland
106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the lack of a Northern Ireland Executive in view of the fact it is absent for two years; and if it will be reinstated...
- Official Engagements
107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet formally with the US Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Nancy Pelosi, the next time he visits the United States...
- Department of Finance
- Credit Availability
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to financial institutions refusing to close loans of bankrupt persons until the house is sold thus extending the five year...
- Tax Exemptions
109. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 6 November 2018, his plans to alter this relief to include a measure (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the investments including lending made by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in the area of residential and non-residential property since its inception;...
- VAT Rate Application
111. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to apply VAT on health supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1857/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with other relevant...
- Banking Sector
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the stakeholders forum which was promised as part of the valuation of the public banking model has not met to date; if this is due to the failure...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Relief Schemes
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a review of the environmental impact assessment in respect of the flood relief for Glanmire, County Cork, is being carried...
- Tender Process
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a company (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to tender for a contract due to be published on the State procurement...
- Departmental Staff Data
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when works for Carndonagh, County Donegal, will commence under the flood relief measure scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1931/19]
- Higher Education Institutions
121. 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. [1847/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with other...
- School Enrolments
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of places at second level in a school (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn...
- Schools Building Projects Status
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the refurbishment and provision of an extension for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Site Acquisitions
131. 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. [1945/19]
- Schools Building Projects Status
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on a new school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Site Acquisitions
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied) as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the works to provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in addition to the associated refurbishment...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of officials in his Department that are involved with co-ordinating Ireland's response to immigration cases from...
- Departmental Staff Data
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the...
- Family Reunification
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rights given to a non-EEA citizen and their dependent children under 16 years of age in relation to visiting and or living...
- Naturalisation Certificates
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of certificates of naturalisation issued in 2018 to persons who were born here. [2009/19]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Job Creation Targets
145. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual targets for attaining 70,000 returned emigrants as per the Programme for A Partnership Government commitment; and the...
- Departmental Staff Data
146. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employees in her Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with...
- IDA Ireland Site Visits
148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA client visits to each county in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
- IDA Ireland Jobs Data
149. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of IDA supported jobs by county at 31 December 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1983/19]
- Enterprise Ireland Data
153. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs by county and, in the case of Dublin, by Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown,...
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
155. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of local enterprise office clients by county and, in the case of Dublin, by Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown,...
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
157. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff to be appointed in her Department and in State agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department in...
- Economic Competitiveness
158. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest report of the National Competitiveness Council, Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2017; and the...
- Work Permits Data
159. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employment permits granted for non-EEA workers in each of the years 2010 to 2018, by occupation and sector, in tabular...
- Work Permits Eligibility
161. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the occupations and sectors on the highly skilled eligible occupations list and the ineligible categories of employment list,...
- Personal Injury Claims
162. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide data (details supplied) for the period 2011 to 2018. [2001/19]
- Department of Health
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
163. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1822/19]
- Home Help Service Provision
164. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the level and quality of service being provided by a home care company (details supplied) on behalf of the HSE; his plans to ensure...
- Medicinal Products Availability
165. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to refuse a person (details supplied) with allergies preventing other forms of pain relief from obtaining Lidocaine patches will be reviewed as...
- Hospital Groups
166. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the spending or revenue allocation for 2019 to the maternity directorate in the South/Southwest Hospital Group; and if he will make...
- Hospital Procedures
168. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have undergone cataract surgery in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the cost of this surgery in each of these years. [1848/19]
- Vaccination Programme
171. To ask the Minister for Health the age children who may not have been previously vaccinated for the meningococcal B disease are now entitled to vaccination from the HSE; and if he will make...
- Medicinal Products Availability
172. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the drug Pembrolizumab is made available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1854/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with other relevant...
- Hospital Equipment
175. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 23 October 2018 and the response from the HSE, when capital works, that is, new building works to accommodate a CT...
- Medical Card Applications
176. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1926/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1930/19]
- Hospital Procedures
178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures carried out in UHK (details supplied) for certain time periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1932/19]
- Hospital Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health if a new 50-bed permanent unit is in the HSE capital plan; if so, when it will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1937/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
185. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment with University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Vaccination Programme
186. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to prevent further meningitis outbreaks; the steps being taken to encourage update of the vaccine and the booster shot for persons under...
- Mental Health Services
187. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance which will be provided to a group (details supplied) that provide a service in the area of mental health services in securing a long-term...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding section 3B of the fair deal scheme application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1964/19]
- Vaccination Programme
189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that have been vaccinated with the meningitis B vaccine since it was introduced in October 2016; the rates of incidence of meningitis B...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
191. To ask the Minister for Health the details, including locations and indicative timelines, of plans for the roll-out of primary care centres across Cork city and county; the details of the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
192. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that a replacement nurse with expertise in disability services is appointed to the child disability services team in...
- Infectious Diseases
193. To ask the Minister for Health the strains of meningitis responsible for the latest outbreak; the age breakdown of those affected; the regions they were based; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding required to reopen and fully staff the 20-bed short-stay ward of €1.8 million sought by the management of Letterkenny University...
- Hospital Overcrowding
195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days in 2018 that Letterkenny University Hospital deployed the full capacity protocol. [2022/19]
- Ambulance Service Funding
196. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding required to provide a second 24-hour ambulance based in Buncrana, County Donegal and serving the Inishowen Peninsula will be provided by the HSE...
- Hospitals Data
197. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds at Buncrana Community Hospital and nursing unit, County Donegal in each of the years 2004 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- TAMS Payments
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a supplementary TAMS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Forestry Premium Payments
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry grant premium will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- GLAS Payments
214. 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....
- Departmental Staff Data
215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with...
- Meat Processing Plant Inspections
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on adult sheep carcasses, that is, those over one year of age, in processing factories in each...
- Animal Identification Schemes
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times food business organisations have accessed herd numbers of farmers through the AIM system; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Climate Change Policy
221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration was not signed; the reasons for signing or not...
- Fuel Prices
222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason there is such disparity nationally in prices for a litre of petrol and diesel; if his attention has been...
- National Broadband Plan
223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the national broadband plan; when an area (details supplied) will have full broadband cover; and...
- Departmental Staff Data
224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied);...
- National Broadband Plan
226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the awarding of a contract in respect of the national broadband plan; if his officials have provided him...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Aviation Policy
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the pending introduction of a requirement of customs officials and airport police to be searched as a matter of routine...
- Air Safety
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contingency plans in place for drone attacks and illegal use of drones at Irish airports, in particular Dublin, Shannon and Cork...
- Departmental Expenditure
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure to the end of December 2018 under the heading of walking and cycling; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Network
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the completion of works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1851/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with...
- Railway Stations
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding persons who have the free travel pass and are travelling with Iarnród Éireann when the new system comes...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for capital funding under the sports capital grants scheme has been received from a club (details supplied); if so, if...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Departmental Staff Data
235. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of employees in her Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with other...
- Legislative Process
237. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; and the timeframe for the Bill to progress to Committee Stage. [1928/19]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Staff Data
239. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number with...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Illness Benefit Data
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount and dates of payment of illness benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of 2019. [1823/19]
- Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Appeals
242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a file for an appeal for partial capacity benefit for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be forwarded to...
- Departmental Staff Data
243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff working within the carer's allowance section; the number in each area within the section; when staff were...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received, awarded and refused, respectively for carer’s allowance and carer’s...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the resumption of full payment in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Appeals
246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's support grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
- Rural Social Scheme Eligibility
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the rural social scheme is not available to those in receipt of a blind pension in view of the fact that it is...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for invalidity benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Brexit Issues
249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will publish the analysis being undertaken examining all scenarios of Brexit on the reciprocal arrangements in place...
- Legislative Process
250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage plans are at to move the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 to Committee Stage; the...
- Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme Data
251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance and the short-term enterprise allowance as of the...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures an individual can take to remove an association between them and planning applications made in their name without...
- Building Energy Rating Compliance
253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a progress report on the efforts to meet near zero energy building requirements in 2018; if all public...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants
254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the provision of a septic tank grant for those who require to replace their existing septic tanks and do not have the...
- Departmental Staff Data
255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of employees in his Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the...
- Legislative Process
257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to introduce the residential tenancies (amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1955/19]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- National Cultural Institutions
258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the board of a theatre (details supplied) ratified the annual plans for the theatre; the corporate governance model that is...
- Arts Funding
261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the €2.13 million in funding through Culture Ireland for Irish arts globally in 2019; the projects with...
- Cultural Policy
262. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the cultural ambassadors initiative; the ambassador from County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Staff Data
263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of employees in her Department; the number professionally qualified with organisations (details supplied); the number...
- Heritage Promotion
265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she expects to encourage participation in heritage projects at community level in the foreseeable future; and...
- National Monuments
267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for archaeological excavation of historical sites that have not been investigated with particular reference to...
- Heritage Promotion
269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she can engage in the promotion of historical heritage sites with a view to maximisation of interest from...
- Waterways Ireland
272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to liaise with Waterways Ireland in order to address outstanding issues arising in respect of...
