Written answers

Wednesday, 6 February 2019

  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Departmental Expenditure
      7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget and spending of his Department in expanding the trade in dairy and beef herds internationally since 2010. [3773/19]
    • Fish Landings
      14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the designation of ports in County Donegal to allow fish landings ahead of a potential hard Brexit; and if he will make...
    • Brexit Staff
      15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of SPS and fisheries control officials who will be operational on 29 March 2019, out of the planned recruitment of 116...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the priorities for the climate change mitigation measures needed in the agriculture sector; the measurable targets for each quarter of...
    • Brexit Supports
      17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to improve beef prices and protect the sector from Brexit; the area to target; and if he will make a statement...
    • Brexit Preparations
      18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of action being taken to prepare for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5722/19]
    • TAMS Funding
      19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to spend the €11.6 million in TAMS approved funding that has lapsed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Live Exports
      20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which live exports have performed in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5720/19]
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if policy on dairy and beef herd growth for export can be compatible with Ireland's plans to become a leader on climate change...
    • Greyhound Industry
      22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is engaging in Europe-wide discussions on the export and welfare of greyhounds, in particular to countries with little or no...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
      23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a €60,000 ceiling for direct payments under the next CAP in order to safeguard small and medium-sized farmers; and...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
      24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities for hill farmers under the new CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/19]
    • Brexit Preparations
      25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application has been submitted to the European Commission to designate Rosslare Europort as a designated border inspection posts...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will view the new CAP taking into account climate change obligations of Ireland; and if he will make a statement...
    • Forestry Sector
      27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if national forestry supports are being reviewed in view of concerns in communities in County Leitrim and other areas relating to...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
      28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that the next round of CAP funding, both EU and Exchequer funding, matches the present round of...
    • Live Exports
      29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recent progress in the development of live export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5711/19]
    • Brexit Supports
      30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of food companies that have been sanctioned funding under the Brexit working capital loan scheme; the value of same; when...
    • Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot
      31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the beef environmental efficiency pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5713/19]
    • Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
      32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if indications have been given at recent European Council of Agriculture Ministers meetings and at meetings with the European...
    • Clean Oceans Initiative
      33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the clean oceans initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5715/19]
    • Agrifood Sector
      34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that the agrifood sector is adequately protected against competition from third countries...
    • Climate Change Policy
      35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans and the timetable to implement the recommendations of a Teagasc report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Food Industry Development
      36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to seek new markets in the context of Brexit; the efforts being made by State agencies under his remit to...
    • Labour Court Recommendations
      37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding exemptions for stable staff to the...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the tendering process for the recruitment of consultants for the development of the national CAP strategic plan and...
    • Brexit Supports
      39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports provided to Bord Bia to assist agrifood businesses to find new markets for their produce in the context of a potentially...
    • Fisheries Protection
      40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated impact of the decision to protect waters within the six-mile limit; the estimated impact this measure will have for...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Reform
      41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of recent discussions at the European Council of Agriculture Ministers and with the European agriculture Commissioner on...
    • Animal Welfare
      42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that the 2015 ruling of the European Court of Justice which ensures the welfare of animals during live export will...
    • Brexit Preparations
      43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect farmers in Border counties from a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5464/19]
    • Trade Missions
      45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for trade missions for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5712/19]
    • Brexit Preparations
      46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been carried out within his Department and at EU level with regard to the impact of Brexit on the breeding...
    • Fishery Harbour Centres
      47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities for investment under the fisheries harbours infrastructure programme for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Brexit Preparations
      48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency steps being taken to mitigate the impact a no-deal Brexit on the agriculture sector. [5729/19]
    • Felling Licences
      49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the removal of trees at a location (details supplied); if he will report on the investigation into the removal of those...
    • Sugar Industry
      50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken and actions carried out to re-establish a sugar beet industry; and the progress in this regard. [5579/19]
    • Brexit Data
      51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated impact a no-deal Brexit will have on the dairy and beef industry here; and the contingencies being put in place in this...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Reform
      52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position with regard to discussions on the next CAP reform and the protection of the CAP budget; and if he will make a statement...
    • Horse Racing Ireland
      53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he had discussions with an organisation (details supplied) prior to its decision in 2016 to sell broadcast rights to a company; and...
    • Agrifood Sector
      54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the agrifood sector continues to seek out new markets for food and food products both within the EU and elsewhere...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to create an indigenous supply of biomass to supply material for power generation. [5578/19]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on to the report commissioned by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament in 2017...
    • Consultancy Contracts Data
      57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of different information technology consultants providing services to his Department; the way in which they are sourced;...
    • Brexit Supports
      58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has formally made a request to the European Commission under EU regulations further to an announcement (details supplied); if...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • National Children's Hospital Expenditure
      59. To ask the Taoiseach the date in November 2018 on which his attention was first drawn to the cost overruns in the National Children’s Hospital. [5780/19]
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Medical Services
      60. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a psychiatrist has been appointed to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5889/19]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Election Monitoring Missions
      61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a request for reasonable accommodation was considered in the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for the Irish Aid election...
    • Irish Aid
      62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the organisations that received funding through the main civil society funding schemes administered by Irish Aid in each of the years from...
    • UN Funding
      63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to provide funding in 2019 to the United Nations Population Fund supplies (details supplied) in view of the global contraceptive...
    • International Election Monitoring
      65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the public competition for election observers and the specific subject of disability will be in line with the Civil Service...
    • Brexit Issues
      66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the possibility of the loss of human rights for citizens in Northern Ireland if there is a no-deal Brexit with his...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Collection
      67. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that qualify for the deferred payments scheme; the length of time it takes to process an application for the scheme; if the Revenue...
    • Tax Credits
      68. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in tax revenue foregone for all capital allowances to private health facilities in each of the years since 2011; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      69. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons on temporary contracts will now pay PAYE income tax on a week 1 basis under the new tax arrangement introduced in 2019 by the Revenue Commissioners;...
    • Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
      70. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the event of new evidence in the case of persons (details supplied), a further review of their case can be undertaken by the Financial Services and...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if permits or permissions are required to be sought for an activity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public servants being referred to in section 3A(6) of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; if employees in...
    • Departmental Staff Grievance Procedures
      74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if constructive criticism by an employee in the public sector, which is in the interest of addressing failures within a public sector...
    • Civil Service Code of Conduct
      75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date from which the present Civil Service code dates; his views on whether such codes require updating every few years; and if he...
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 30 January 2019, if the rules surrounding compulsory retirement outlined apply to employees...
    • Cross-Border Projects
      78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the schemes and projects on a cross-Border basis that will be funded in 2019; if he is satisfied with the structures in place to ensure...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • DEIS Eligibility
      79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5789/19]
    • Schools Building Projects
      81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a new school for Meakstown, Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5793/19]
    • Autism Support Services
      82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for autism units in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5830/19]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the July provision is not available to the majority of children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes planned for the delivery of resource hours to primary schools; when changes are expected to be implemented; and if he will make a...
    • School Services Staff
      86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding caretakers and cleaners at schools becoming direct employees of his Department; if investigations into same have been...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools in counties Laois and Offaly with ASD units. [5858/19]
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to buy or rent a building (details supplied) which is being converted to provide accommodation for a temporary primary school. [5887/19]
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location a person (details supplied) can apply for vacant positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/19]
    • Technological Universities
      91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if powers or duties under the Technological Universities Act 2018 have been delegated. [5932/19]
    • National Children's Hospital Expenditure
      92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is required to contribute to the cost overruns on the National Children's Hospital. [5934/19]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which Garda vetting has been completed in respect of candidates who have applied for recent posts in the Prison...
    • International Conventions
      94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the outstanding issues concerning the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received in 2017 and 2018 by county for the community CCTV scheme in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Garda National Immigration Bureau
      98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 142 of 26 September 2018, 420 of 6 November 2018 and 162 of 28 November 2018, if he will...
    • Proposed Legislation
      99. 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...
    • Garda Resources
      100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of Garda resources in County Kildare; his plans for further recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      101. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in rectifying deficiencies in the ESB safety procedures identified by the Health and Safety Authority; the...
    • Industrial Development
      102. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a company (details supplied) will be open for business in Newcastlewest, County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      103. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if barbers can be removed from the list of ineligible categories under the work permit scheme in view of the fact that there is a...
    • Ticket Touting
      104. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of proposed legislation to tackle ticket touting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5904/19]
  • Department of Health
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      105. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to a person (details supplied) to provide support to maintain their mobility and independence; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
      106. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5785/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      107. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5787/19]
    • Medicinal Products
      108. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date towards the introduction of a national biosimilars strategy; if it will be drafted and implemented; the timeframe for each step; and if he...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      109. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a motorised buggy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/19]
    • Wards of Court
      110. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in Tullamore hospital in each of the years 2010 to 2018 that have been made wards of court; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • General Practitioner Services Provision
      114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners providing a medical service to Birr community unit; if the unit has a consultant geriatrician available to it; and if he...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      115. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an orthodontic appointment for a person (details supplied). [5842/19]
    • Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
      116. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) receives funding for rehabilitation services from the HSE. [5843/19]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments
      117. To ask the Minister for Health when a fair deal scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      118. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); if they will be placed on a cancellation list; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      119. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have their assessment of need carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5855/19]
    • HSE Agency Staff Data
      120. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency nurses recruited to fill vacancies at Portlaoise hospital in 2018. [5860/19]
    • HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
      122. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency nurses at Portlaoise hospital in 2018. [5862/19]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      124. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatients awaiting orthopaedic treatment at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [5864/19]
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      126. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of nurses at hospitals in Tullamore and Portlaoise. [5866/19]
    • Hospital Services
      127. To ask the Minister for Health the reason new beds announced in the winter plan have not been opened at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [5867/19]
    • Home Care Packages Data
      128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Laois on waiting lists for home help hours and home care packages. [5868/19]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
      130. To ask the Minister for Health if an ESG will be carried out on a minor following a referral from CAMHS. [5871/19]
    • Nursing Staff Data
      131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses on extended leave in the HSE by month in 2018; if each post empty due to leave is covered; and if not, the percentage of posts that were...
    • HSE Staff Data
      132. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists on extended leave in the HSE by month in 2018; if each post empty due to leave is covered; and if not, the percentage of posts that...
    • Occupational Therapy Staff
      133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists on extended leave in the HSE by month in 2018; if each post empty due to leave is covered; and if not, the percentage of...
    • HSE Staff Data
      134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physical therapists on extended leave in the HSE by month in 2018; if each post empty due to leave is covered; and if not, the percentage of...
    • Vaccination Programme
      135. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the differing public health standards here in contrast to Northern Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospitals Capital Programme
      140. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a delay in the provision of capital funding to Cavan General Hospital for the purpose of upgrading wards in view of the significant cost...
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      141. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to put funding in place for home care packages in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5911/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      142. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5933/19]
    • Medical Card Applications
      144. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement service has changed the way in which it receives emailed medical card applications by reducing the file size, thereby...
    • HSE Waiting Lists
      145. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age in each LHO area awaiting a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of 2018 or the latest date available;...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2018 area of natural constraints payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if forestry parcels on a basic payment application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reinstated; and...
    • Coillte Teoranta Governance
      153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bodies, public or private, responsible for providing certification to Coillte to permit it to trade in timber; and if he will...
    • Fishing Industry
      154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fish processing facilities remain adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5915/19]
    • Food Industry Development
      155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to encourage new markets for food and food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agrifood Sector
      156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which efforts are being made to ensure the delivery of quality agrifoods throughout the globe in the event of having to...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he can encourage mitigation action in respect of greenhouse gases with the minimum impact on agriculture...
    • Agrifood Sector
      158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the market for venison remains viable nationally and abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5919/19]
    • Dairy Sector
      159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the future of the dairy industry, notwithstanding Brexit, and in view of the need...
    • Tillage Sector
      160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which profitability in the cereal industry remains positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/19]
    • Artisan Food Sector
      161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which opportunities continue to exist for the artisan food sector; the degree to which the industry has grown over the...
    • Fishing Industry
      162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fishing remains a viable option for fishing dependent families nationally; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agricultural Production Costs
      163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the costs of farm inputs such as fertilisers are monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5924/19]
    • Food Safety Standards Regulation
      164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the reliability of labelling and traceability structures throughout the food...
    • Food Prices
      165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the finalisation of the unfair trading practices directive at EU level; his plans to transpose the directive; and if...
    • Food Industry Development
      166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objectives of the recently launched organic food strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5927/19]
    • Data Protection
      167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which a person (details supplied) obtained a private telephone number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5928/19]
    • Forestry Sector
      168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason carbon credits from tree plantations are being taken from persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Departmental Staff Data
      169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are climate change experts in his Department. [5682/19]
    • Litter Pollution
      170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to allocate additional funding to Limerick City and County Council to tackle litter; and if he will make a...
    • Waste Management
      171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the collection of the farm plastics collection levy; the amount collected; the reason only one...
    • EU Directives
      172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his predecessor supported the 90% separate collection target by 2025 for plastic beverage bottles contained in...
    • Statutory Instruments
      174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the assessment carried out before signing SI No. 4 of 2019 European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Peat...
    • Climate Change Adaptation Plans
      175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands he anticipates over the lifetime of the national mitigation...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration
      177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps which can be taken to assist a business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme Eligibility
      178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a review (details supplied) has taken place; if so, the decision in this regard; and if not, when the review will...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Motor Insurance Coverage
      179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the green card for cross-Border workers that the insurance industry proposes issuing in the context of a no-deal...
    • Taxi Regulations
      180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address issues in the taxi industry regarding individual owners of taxis who cannot sell or lease their licence out to a car...
    • Cycling Policy
      181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to promote cycling as a transport option in order to reduce carbon emissions from transport; the cost-benefit analysis...
    • Taxi Regulations
      182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 30 January 2019, his plans to introduce a service (details supplied) in either rural or...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available to local councils to improve road conditions and road safety outside schools; and if he will make a...
    • Cycling Policy
      184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with councillors (details supplied) to discuss the issue of cycling safety and infrastructure; and if he will make a...
    • Rail Network Expansion
      185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding extension of the short hop zone to Drogheda, County Louth, on the northern railway line in view of the fact that the...
    • Public Transport Provision
      186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application to the NTA by an organisation (details supplied) will be approved. [5878/19]
    • Driver Test
      187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5912/19]
    • Railway Stations
      188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a train station (details supplied) in County Dublin; if Irish Rail plans to close this station; if so, the reason...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Detention Centres Staff
      189. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of assaults on staff recorded at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in 2018; and the number of those assaults classified as...
    • Childcare Costs
      192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to reduce the cost of childcare, particularly in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an additional pre-school year for a child. [5895/19]
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Programmes
      194. 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...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      195. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he plans to make an allocation for the local improvement scheme for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5907/19]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • JobPath Programme
      196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if funding for the safe pass is provided for under the JobPath scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5784/19]
    • Pensions Data
      197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce a pension traceability system to ensure that on retirement persons are able to benefit from different...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if rent supplement is being issued to recipients at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) will be updated. [5816/19]
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for a back to education allowance was refused in the case of a person (details supplied); if the...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
      202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to change the rules or providing another payment that would apply when a child is still in...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the regulations for the new affordable housing scheme will be enacted; and the way in which the scheme will work. [5781/19]
    • Housing Regeneration
      204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the full costs of a project (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and his plans for the future of the scheme. [5817/19]
    • Departmental Websites
      205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to publish circulars issued on the website circulars.gov.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5828/19]
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the BER ratings of the local authority stock in the 31 local authorities nationally in tabular form. [5852/19]
    • Local Authority Staff Recruitment
      208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when permission will be granted to Galway County Council to appoint a permanent chief executive; the reason for the delay in...
    • Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
      209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his engagements with the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in the context of audits, inspections and...
    • Irish Water
      210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position in respect of a company (details supplied); the status of the contract extension; if there are plans to retender...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority housing units completed by local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Arts Centres
      212. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the shortfall of €1.6 million in funding required for the commencement of building works in respect of a community arts...
    • Commemorative Events
      213. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role of her Department in the planning for State commemorations from 2019 to 2023. [5376/19]