Written answers
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Telecommunications Services Provision
4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the mobile phone and broadband taskforce implementation group to date; the way in which it will impact on the...
- Community Services Programme
5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on the review being carried out of the community services programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
6. 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. [2991/19]
- Charities Regulation
7. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to amend the Charities Act 2009 and the regulations thereunder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2921/19]
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of capital developments in the County Donegal Gaeltacht that come under the remit of his Department; if funding will be...
- Rural Recreation Policy
19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of rural recreation in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2824/19]
- Departmental Funding
20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) under the scheme for supporting national organisations will be renewed in...
- Local Improvement Scheme Data
21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of rural roads that have received funding under the LIS in each of the years 2016 to 2018, by local authority in tabular...
- Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date on transport initiatives and proposals under the action plan for rural development; and the input has he has had...
- Departmental Expenditure
23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure outturn in 2018 under all budget headings for which he is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Funding
24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied that allocated funding is having the desired effect in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Language
25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has submitted a language scheme for approval to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; when it is...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications made under the rural regeneration and development fund to date per category; the number of applications...
- Community Enhancement Programme Funding
27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the allocation of €132,385 for County Longford and €136,571 for County Westmeath under the community enhancement fund...
- CLÁR Programme
29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date on the review of the CLÁR areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2988/19]
- Charities Regulation
31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to bring forward legislation to reform the Charities Act 2009 which disallows political activity such as that seen in a...
- Community Development Projects
32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the projects funded by his Department to provide digital communication tools for members of the deaf community in rural...
- Dormant Accounts Fund
33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the success or otherwise of the operation of the dormant accounts funding programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
34. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be allocated to local authorities for the local improvement scheme for 2019; and if he will make a statement...
- Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure outturn for 2018 under the outdoor recreational infrastructure scheme; when he plans to invite proposals for the 2019...
- Departmental Budgets
36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the final capital spend in 2018, including the capital carry over from 2017, by subhead; the provision under each subhead, including...
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the independent review of the charitable status of Pobal will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2825/19]
- Public Participation Networks
40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided in 2018 to the public participation networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2804/19]
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Expenditure
41. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure outturn in 2018 under the social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Local Improvement Scheme Administration
42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme to local authorities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3001/19]
- CLÁR Programme
43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria applicable for the award of funding pursuant to the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Agencies Funding
44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the role of Pobal in the allocation of funding for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Funding
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 to agricultural shows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2996/19]
- Community Development Projects Funding
47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 to organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/19]
- Voluntary Sector
48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made in developing a national volunteering strategy; the consultative process involved; the timeframe for developing such...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Brexit Staff
51. To ask the Taoiseach the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants hired in advance of...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Recruitment
52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be provided for the recruitment of one additional full-time clinical psychologist for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Equipment
53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be available in 2019 to purchase additional 4x4 armoured utility vehicles and additional armoured logistic vehicles for the...
- Departmental Funding
54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of annual funding provided to an organisation (details supplied); the reporting requirements in respect of this funding; and if he...
- Brexit Staff
55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Consular Services
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to refurbish the embassy in Madrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3119/19]
- Passport Applications
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3195/19]
- Irish Aid
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the decision of an organisation (details supplied) to close its international department; the process for Irish Aid to work with...
- International Election Monitoring
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to public dissatisfaction with the recent election observation competition; and the reason the qualifications...
- Brexit Staff
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to pursue with members of the administration, Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America the need to...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Clearance Certificates
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax clearance certificate will be issued to a person (details supplied). [3150/19]
- Insurance Costs
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps in the cost of insurance working group report relevant to agricultural marts; the progress made to date in relation to same; and if he will make a...
- Banking Sector
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made for a transfer of a banking business under section 33 of the Central Bank Act 197; the number of transfers carried out; if a...
- IBRC Liquidation
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the name of the creditors that received payments from the joint special liquidators of IBRC since the liquidation commenced on 7 February 2013; the amounts...
- VAT Rate Application
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the financial and health advice received from the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Health, respectively, in relation to the proposed introduction of...
- Credit Union Services
75. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to proceed with proposals to increase the interest rate limit for credit unions; when this change is likely to come into effect; and if he will make...
- Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons working in the Revenue Commissioners on EIIS; the number that were working on same in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the potential penalties for a company and an investor if they incorrectly apply for EIIS following changes in Finance Act 2018; if there is interest or...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if an application submitted under the disabled drivers tax concession scheme by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [3281/19]
- Brexit Staff
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants hired in...
- Revenue Commissioners Staff
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of extra Revenue Commissioners staff and-or customs officials hired in the past two years to specifically deal with Brexit issues; and if he will...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Brexit Issues
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if lands proximate to Dublin Port and Rosslare Europort have been identified for purchase in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he...
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public servant that has already availed of a one year extension of their service can avail of the new measures to extend their...
- Public Expenditure Data
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of projects that have undergone a cost benefit analysis per annum since 2011 by year and Department; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Data
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff based in the central expenditure evaluation unit per annum since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Brexit Staff
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Higher Education Institutions
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 21 November 2018, if his Department has received the cost benefit analysis from Maynooth University,...
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date of retirement in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3156/19]
- Departmental Agencies Funding
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in each of the years 2011 to 2017. [3217/19]
- Departmental Agencies Staff Data
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the staff complement and grades of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. [3218/19]
- School Curriculum
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the request for the NCCA to initiate a review of the sex education curriculum. [3219/19]
- Skills Shortages
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocation to regional skills fora in 2018 and 2019. [3221/19]
- School Accommodation Provision
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of second-level places in the County Kildare; and his plans to address the matter. [3222/19]
- Higher Education Institutions
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at institutions (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3227/19]
- Institutes of Technology Funding (1 comment)
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital investment allocated to each institute of technology and university for the years 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Institutes of Technology
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the merger process between Carlow Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on...
- School Transport Eligibility
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3271/19]
- Schools Building Projects Status
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new school building by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/19]
- Brexit Staff
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when details of the summer works scheme will be announced; if all categories up to and including category ten will be eligible under the new...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Resources
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been made available in 2019 to purchase additional marked large vans for use by Garda public order units; if so,...
- Courts Service
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 21 November 2018, if the review is now complete; if so, if the report on the...
- Legislative Process
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the courts and civil law miscellaneous provisions Bill will be introduced and in particular the provision stating that a...
- Garda Stations
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the development of a new Garda station for Clonmel, County Tipperary; the cost expended on this project to date;...
- Garda Confidential Recipient
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the appropriateness of appointing the Garda confidential recipient to conduct a section 42 inquiry arising from...
- Garda Data
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí suspended for periods of more than one year; the duration of each suspension; the rank of the member...
- Brexit Staff
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist...
- Crime Data
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycles stolen nationally in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [3391/19]
- Courts Service Data
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of bike theft court cases in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [3393/19]
- Crime Investigation
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has directed An Garda Síochána or if it has already decided to undertake a review of cases not progressed in...
- Juvenile Offenders
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the audit of juvenile justice cases (details supplied) by Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Staff Data
120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 12 field inspector posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- IDA Ireland
121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 6 November 2018, if the IDA has received the material to market a site (details...
- Work Permits Applications
122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if approval will be given to grant an employment permit for a person (details supplied); and when a permit is likely to be issued....
- Brexit Staff
123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of regular grade civil servants her Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade...
- Department of Health
- Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
124. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the selection of a new environmental health officer panel as outlined by the Brexit no-deal contingency plan. [3130/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
125. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3112/19]
- Hospitals Building Programme
126. To ask the Minister for Health if phase 3C of Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare is included in the plan to provide 2,600 acute hospital beds under the NDP 2018 to 2027; and if he...
- Disabilities Assessments
128. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for an assessment of a child with a special need within the public service, for example, for speech and language, occupational therapy and so...
- National Children's Hospital Expenditure
129. To ask the Minister for Health the capital allocation for the construction of the new children’s hospital; the final outturn for same in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the breakdown...
- Hospital Appointments Status
130. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin 2.; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
131. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/19]
- Medical Card Eligibility
132. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that persons that are given a cancer diagnosis receive a medical card without delay; if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting...
- Hospital Appointments Status
133. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect a hospital appointment. [3153/19]
- Medical Products
134. To ask the Minister for Health his views on introducing a scheme to make epipens available in schools, workplaces and other public places similar to the provision of defibrillators; and if...
- General Medical Services Scheme Data
135. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims made to the primary care reimbursement service of the Health Service Executive under the general medical card scheme for children between...
- Disability Support Services
136. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 707 and 708 of 15 January 2019, the way in which there will be an increase of 170,000 personal assistant hours over the...
- Industrial Disputes
137. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for negotiation as a dispute resolution regarding the threatened paramedic dispute in relation to the withdrawal of labour on the 22 January 2019;...
- Drug Treatment Programmes
141. To ask the Minister for Health if methadone treatment facilities are included in the primary care centre promised for Ballyboden, Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Transport Support Scheme
142. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the reintroduction of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3200/19]
- EU Directives
143. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation he has had with pharmacy representative groups in advance of the implementation of the falsified medicines EU directive; if his attention has...
- National Children's Hospital
144. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses that will be needed at 25%, 50%, and 100% capacity, respectively for the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Health the details of extensions to a facility (details supplied) in the past eight years; the details of announcements of extensions to the facility; and if he will...
- Mental Health Services Data
147. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in a facility (details supplied); the number of persons that occupied the beds in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
148. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale for a project (details supplied); the treatments and therapies that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3215/19]
- HSE Planning
150. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to install robotic dispensing systems to facilitate the implementation of the European Union falsified medicines directive; and if he...
- Dental Services Data
152. To ask the Minister for Health the funding for the public dental service in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [3251/19]
- Orthodontic Services Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3266/19]
- Vaccination Programme
154. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high cost for persons from low income backgrounds in accessing the meningitis B vaccine whose children were born before...
- Services for People with Disabilities
156. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce additional residential care places for the disabled adults of senior citizens; the number of such residential care places he hopes to...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
157. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking or will undertake to further reduce the outpatient waiting lists in dermatology at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Eligibility
158. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had their medical card taken away; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3279/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
159. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a knee replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3282/19]
- Dental Services
160. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental services for medical card holders; the reason medical card holders are reportedly only entitled to two fillings a year; the...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
161. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in view of the fact that the person has been awaiting...
- Brexit Staff
162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil servants hired in...
- National Children's Hospital
163. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the final project brief for the new national children’s hospital and the definitive business case for the hospital; and if...
- Services for People with Disabilities
165. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided and a facility put in place for vulnerable persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Nursing Staff
166. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to show support for nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3364/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
167. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will be waiting for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3380/19]
- Primary Care Centres
168. To ask the Minister for Health the services available at a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and the number of general practitioners and other medical professionals...
- Health Services Staff Data
169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults that have been recorded against front line staff, that is, nurses, doctors, social workers, ambulance staff and other health...
- Primary Care Centres Data
170. To ask the Minister for Health the operational status of all primary care centres, that is, under construction, planning phase, opened and so on; the healthcare and medical staff working in...
- Health Action Plan
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national physical activity plan; the progress to date on implementing each of the recommendations contained in the...
- Hospital Beds Data
172. To ask the Minister for Health the additional beds opened under the winter plan; the hospitals in which these beds were located; the number that were open in each hospital in tabular form;...
- HSE Planning
175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of winter ready clinics opened under the winter plan; the location of the clinics; the number of staff based in each clinic; the number of patient...
- Hospitals Discharges
176. To ask the Minister for Health the statistics for failed discharges in UHK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3431/19]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Fishing Vessel Licences
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recent announcement to ban fishing vessels over 18 metres from fishing inside the six mile limit will apply to mussel...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of a scheme will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Cork. [3193/19]
- Sheep Imports
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 14 of November 2018, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Forestry Premium Payments
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of forestry premiums paid on forestry in County Leitrim under the categories of premiums paid to farmers and landowners...
- Beef Quality Assurance Scheme
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of beef produced on quality assured farms in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of tonnes deemed...
- Animal Slaughtering Standards
183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulatory with which inspections were carried out by departmental personnel on weighing equipment in livestock processing plants...
- Animal Slaughtering Data
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a food business operator in a slaughter plant can access information on an animal that is not being presented for slaughter by a...
- Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the same compliance requirements in relation to CAP will apply to the new beef environmental economic pilot scheme in view of the...
- Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Funding
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated for the new beef environmental economic pilot scheme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Young Farmers Scheme
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the young farmers scheme for 2017 and 2018, per county in tabular form; if there are proposed changes...
- Common Agricultural Policy
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of preparatory work which has been carried out in relation to the reform of CAP 2020; the control national governments will...
- GLAS Eligibility
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if lands designated as habitats are eligible for GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/19]
- Brexit Staff
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade...
- Grant Aid
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are loans available to farmers that are required to upgrade farm buildings to comply with the regulations of his Department...
- GLAS Data
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1, 2 and 3 that have received the 85% advance payment of the 2018 payment; the number of...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Medical Waste Disposal
195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of €75 to households in which a member has adult incontinence towards the disposal...
- Internet Safety
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure children and their parents are protected against the hacking of Internet connected...
- Television Licence Fee
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the work of the interdepartmental television licence fee working group; and when he expects...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a scheme to convert methane to energy which has been trialled in other countries has been examined in view of the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to measures to complement or replace potential carbon taxation such as a proposal...
- Brexit Staff
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of...
- Postal Services
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that An Post does not increase its rates for domestic parcel delivery by 70%; if he will direct An...
- Renewable Energy Generation
204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the gas terminal in Tarbert, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Córas Iompair Éireann
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to address the ongoing situation faced by CIÉ salaried pensioners covered by the CIÉ 1951 superannuation...
- Brexit Issues
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the €3 million allocated under the Brexit no-deal contingency plan to address information and communication...
- Public Service Vehicles
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has reviewed or is reviewing the introduction of ridesharing services here; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Meetings
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times in quarter four of 2018 that he met formally with the CEO of Iarnród Éireann. [3247/19]
- Brexit Staff
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil...
- Railway Stations
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the plans of Irish Rail to install separated bins in and around stations in order to provide passengers an option to...
- Road Tolls
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the areas to which moneys are lodged in circumstances in which exact change cannot be returned to a customer at a road toll; the...
- Brexit Issues
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with his British counterpart and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland in relation to...
- Health Action Plan
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the national physical activity plan; the progress to date on implementing each of the recommendations...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure
214. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount it would cost in 2019 if the affordable childcare scheme universal subsidy increased from 50c per hour to €2 per hour...
- Child Protection Services Provision
215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate accommodation exists for the placement of children that may be at risk; and if she will make a statement on...
- Brexit Staff
216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of regular grade civil servants her Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade civil...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- LEADER Programmes Data
217. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the approvals and expenditure under the Leader Programme 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2992/19]
- Western Development Commission Funding
218. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding he plans to allocate to the Western Development Commission in 2019; the purpose of the funding; and if he will make a...
- Tidy Towns Committees Funding
219. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 to committees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2805/19]
- Ministerial Meetings
220. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he last met the chairperson of the Charities Regulatory Authority; and when he will next meet the chairperson. [3243/19]
- LEADER Programmes Data
221. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure by project and administration expenditure incurred under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme as at 31 December in each year...
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
222. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grant expenditure incurred by each local authority as at 31 December 2018 for the town and village renewal scheme with respect to...
- CLÁR Programme
223. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated first year cost and annual cost of a proposal (details supplied). [3290/19]
- Brexit Staff
224. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade...
- Community Development Projects Funding
225. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which the various programmes operated by his Department can be accessed by community and rural groups throughout north...
- Comhairle na Tuaithe
227. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role of Comhairle na Tuaithe going forward as envisaged by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3383/19]
- Community Enhancement Programme
228. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the success or otherwise of the community enhancement programme; the expenditure on this programme in 2018; the allocation for 2019;...
- Dormant Accounts Fund
229. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the success to date of the operation of the dormant accounts programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Agencies Funding
230. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role of Pobal in the allocation of funding for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3386/19]
- Dog Breeding Industry
232. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to review and update the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3388/19]
- Charities Regulation
233. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to amend the Charities Act 2009 and regulations thereunder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3389/19]
- Community Development Initiatives
234. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department continues to interact with urban and rural communities with a view to identifying ways by which...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Disability Allowance Applications
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Farm Assist Scheme
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the anomaly for those making contributory pension applications that have no credited contributions while...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have an application for carer's allowance assessed; and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons that are in receipt of a pension from the UK or other EU states are not entitled to the living alone...
- Working Family Payment Applications
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment claim by a person (details supplied); and when it is likely a decision will be made on...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance claim by a person (details supplied). [3208/19]
- Carer's Allowance Review
242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) in...
- State Pension (Contributory)
243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the changes announced recently to the contributory pension will have an affect on the entitlement of a person (details...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on a carer’s allowance application; and if she will make a...
- State Pension (Contributory)
245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if matters in relation to a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3280/19]
- Social Insurance
246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarification will be provided in relation to the responses to Parliamentary Question Nos. 187 and 188 of 15 November 2018...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on rent supplement in each of the years 2011 to 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3294/19]
- Brexit Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of regular grade civil servants her Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a file on a person (details supplied) will be forwarded to the social welfare appeals office; if the file will be issued...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications
253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason an application by a person (details supplied) was refused under the mortgage to rent scheme; and his views on...
- Rental Sector
254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of new regulations regarding those that have properties (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when registration...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1172 of 15 January 2019, if he will provide a further breakdown of the all in unit cost...
- Repair and Leasing Scheme
257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units provided through the repair and lease scheme in 2017 and 2018; the cost per annum; the estimated cost and...
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on family hubs in 2017 and 2018; the estimated cost in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Housing Assistance Payment Data
260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on the housing assistance payment per annum since its establishment; the estimated cost in 2019; and if he...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Data
262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on the rental accommodation scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2018; the estimated cost in 2019; and if he...
- Housing Data
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on the social housing current expenditure programme in each of the years 2011 to 2018; the estimated cost in...
- Rent Pressure Zones
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 17 January 2019, his plans to renew the areas designated as rent pressure zones...
- Brexit Staff
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of regular grade civil servants his Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist...
- Architects Register
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding registration fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Brexit Staff
269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of regular grade civil servants her Department has hired in advance of a no-deal Brexit; the number of specialist grade...
