Written answers
Thursday, 7 February 2019
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that has been given to the requests by nurses for restoration of pay in view of the fact that this was introduced as a...
- Departmental Properties
7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the lands and properties owned by his Department deemed suitable and made available for social and affordable housing in tabular form; and...
- Public Spending Code
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to enhance the oversight of major construction contracts in order to prevent costs escalating and to safeguard taxpayer funds...
- Protected Disclosures
14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of the discussions that took place between his Department and the Department of Justice and Equality that led to the...
- National Children's Hospital Expenditure
19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that officials in his Department voiced concerns regarding the National Children’s...
- Brexit Preparations
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he is making the necessary preparations to combat the effects of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Private Partnerships
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected role public private partnerships will play in capital projects under the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027; and if...
- Brexit Staff
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Brexit preparations under way in his Department in the event of a hard Brexit; the number and grade of staff assigned to Brexit...
- Brexit Preparations
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the detailed action plan on the requirements of Rosslare Europort in advance of Brexit is due for publication and or finalisation;...
- Brexit Supports
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement to date his Department has had with the European Commission regarding flexibilities and additional supports from the EU...
- Brexit Preparations
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the key areas administered by his Department in circumstances in which emergency legislation may be necessary in the event of a no-deal...
- Estimates Process
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work carried out in improving annual expenditure forecasting models across each Department; his views on the level of Supplementary...
- Public Private Partnerships
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has carried out a review of the cause of the recent collapse of public private partnership contracts; if he has reconsidered the...
- Public Sector Staff
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to facilitate more civil servants who wish to relocate out of Dublin to other locations; and if he will make a...
- Public Sector Reform Review
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which reforms throughout the public sector remain in place to ensure accountability, collective responsibility and good...
- Garda Stations
32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the reopening of Ballinspittle Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Directives
33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans of the OPW and the Department for Infrastructure Rivers in Northern Ireland to advance their work on a cross-Border basis to...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for works on Rush Garda station; the date the station is scheduled to be reopened by; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Procurement Contracts
35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure detailed oversight of public contracts for building works in view of the recent closure of publicly built schools; if...
- Outdoor Events Licensing
36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans of the Office of Public Works to host large scale concerts and events in the Phoenix Park during 2019; his plans to ensure that...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for flood relief schemes in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5760/19]
- Brexit Preparations
40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work carried out to cost and estimate additional expenditure for the actions outlined in preparing for the withdrawal of the United...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects to be delayed or deferred in each of the years 2019 to 2022 as a result of the cost overruns in the National...
- Protected Disclosures
43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the resources put in place to support the work of a panel of barristers to assess protected disclosures by members or former members of...
- Department of Defence
- Military Medals
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider awarding a posthumous Distinguished Service Medal to a person (details supplied); and if the promotion for which they had...
- Departmental Budgets
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of the €106 million capital allocation in Vote 36 of the budget 2019 expenditure report within his Department for 2019 by...
- Defence Forces Data
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel serving in the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service on 31 December 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Question Heading
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the €5.5 million capital allocation under A our people, in Vote 28 of the Budget 2019 Expenditure Report within his...
- Economic Sanctions
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the application of the Helms-Burton Act in the USA has been discussed at EU level recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Meetings
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been contacted by representatives of the Chinese Administration with regard to the use of technology by a company (details...
- Passport Applications Administration
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 31 January 2019, the reason Part 10 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 does not...
- Middle East Issues
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the most recent report by EU diplomats in Ramallah (details supplied); his views on the report; if he has...
- Brexit Preparations
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations made to protect the interests and entitlements of frontier workers here when the UK leaves the European Union; and if he...
- Northern Ireland
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has held with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the activation of the legacy issues aspects of the...
- Irish Aid
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements Irish Aid has made in recent years to encourage disabled volunteers as part of the volunteer rosters maintained by his...
- Department of Finance
- Insurance Coverage
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding farm insurance that farmers are unable to attain cover for livestock other than sheep that are worried or...
- VAT Rate Increases
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 23% increase on certain health supplements will be reviewed in view of the possible negative impact the hike will have on persons (details supplied);...
- Brexit Preparations
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the contingency plans in place to deal with possible customs checks at the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6086/19]
- Departmental Budgets
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the €945,000 capital allocation under A economic and policy division in Vote 7 of the budget 2019 expenditure report by specific...
- Tax Data
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recent significant increase in non-domiciled registered tax units here; the estimated level of taxation foregone in this regard for...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if the criteria for the disabled drivers and passengers scheme will be amended in view of the concerns that have been outlined by the Ombudsman regarding the...
- Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of discussion papers in regard to potential topics of value for money examinations prepared and submitted for consideration by the reporting...
- Brexit Issues
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding insurance policies held with insurance companies prudentially regulated in the UK or Gibraltar but operating here under freedom of...
- Brexit Preparations
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultation or engagement that has taken place between him and the insurance industry; the number of times in the past six months he has met with...
- Insurance Industry
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of insurance companies operating here under freedom of services which are prudentially regulated in the UK or Gibraltar by the type of insurance...
- Insurance Compensation Fund
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the compensation mechanisms in place if after the UK leaves the EU an insurance company operating here under freedom of services but prudentially regulated in...
- Tax Deduction Systems
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review on tax treatment of flat rate expenses; if these changes will come into force in 2020; if there are changes from the original proposal...
- NAMA Staff Data
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of NAMA staff who will transfer into Home Building Finance Ireland; the anticipated date of their transfer; and if he will make a...
- Revenue Documents
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if a P21 will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6210/19]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Records
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the actions by staff in his Department that have mistakenly altered documentation (details supplied) on the grounds that...
- Departmental Budgets
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the €84,000 capital allocation under A public expenditure and sectoral policy division in Vote 11 of the budget...
- Public Spending Code
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of his Department in invigilating the procurement process for the new National Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a...
- National Children's Hospital Expenditure
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date, format and person or body by which he was informed of the cost overruns in the National Children’s Hospital in November...
- Departmental Staff Data
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff allocated to the infrastructure projects office; the number at year end 2018; the allocated budget for 2018 and 2019;...
- Public Expenditure Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which levels of public expenditure continue to be monitored with a view to ensuring that a high level of competitiveness...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he continues to strive towards a fair and equitable restoration of income throughout the public sector with a view to...
- Brexit Supports
97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he has identified particular issues arising from Brexit and in respect of which he will take action to protect the...
- Economic Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which further reform is likely to be required arising from impending international economic pressures in the future; and if...
- Public Procurement Regulations
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific issues to which his attention has been drawn to which indicate a lack of compliance with the criteria set down by his...
- Shared Services
102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the national shared services office will be fully established; the original budgeted cost for the office; the cost incurred to...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects Status
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the design team will commence work on a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5974/19]
- Departmental Budgets
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €764,055,000 capital allocation in first, second and early years education within his Department for 2019, by...
- Schools Building Projects Status
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to provide a new school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if a site has been identified and secured for the school;...
- Teachers' Remuneration
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new PAYE modernisation scheme which came into effect on 1 January 2019 will be utilised by his Department (details supplied). [6077/19]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNA hours can be increased for a child (details supplied). [6079/19]
- School Transport Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport can be provided for a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) [6081/19]
- School Enrolments
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined. [6082/19]
- Third Level Institutions
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the practices of hazing at Trinity College, Dublin in respect of student initiation into certain societies. [6105/19]
- Teachers' Remuneration
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason incorrect tax was deducted in January 2019 from a teacher (details supplied); when the matter will be rectified; and if he will make a...
- School Accommodation Provision
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a general purpose room will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6118/19]
- Teaching Qualifications
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the H5 minimum grade requirement in Irish will be retained for entry to the primary professional master of education from 2020 onwards; and if...
- Schools Building Projects Status
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed new primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; when the project will progress to the construction stage; and if...
- Adult Education Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a course (details supplied) will go ahead in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6122/19]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the failure to request an additional SNA by a school (details supplied) will be investigated in view of the gravity and escalation of the...
- School Management
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for national school principals who are struggling to address the need for one administration day per week (details supplied); and if he...
- Schools Amalgamation
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if specific funding has been committed in respect of a proposed project (details supplied); when such a decision was reached; his role in such a...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Passports for Investment Scheme
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the historical facts, take-up and status of the passports for sale scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6055/19]
- Passport Applications Administration
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps to be undertaken by a non-national with no qualifying ancestral entitlement to secure Irish citizenship; the...
- Commencement of Legislation
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sections of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 which remain to be commenced; and the status of the...
- Personal Insolvency Arrangements
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 31 January 2019, the options open to a company or person (details supplied) in such...
- Northern Ireland
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the four-person international oversight of paramilitaries established under the Fresh Start agreement; and if he...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to the community CCTV scheme in Fingal, Dublin; the number of applicants that have been approved and...
- Departmental Budgets
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the €28,920,000 capital allocation in the justice division within his Department for 2019, that is,...
- Garda Deployment
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the practice of having a large number of gardaí present at court proceedings outside the Dublin area; the...
- Prisoner Data
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floor each night in all prisons during November and December 2018 and...
- Garda Investigations
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1046 of 24 July 2018, if there has been further progress concerning the need for a full...
- Garda Equipment
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of the roll-out of body cameras for all gardaí; if he has received such a request from the Garda...
- Proposed Legislation
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress on the independent commission on information retrieval Bill; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Residency Permits
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of the correspondence submitted to the INIS on 4 April 2017 in respect of regularisation of...
- Leave to Remain
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for leave to remain will be processed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in regard to the determination of naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Family Reunification Applications
143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of a spousal application to join in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Leave to Remain
144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the necessary documentation required has been received by the relevant section in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Naturalisation Applications
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); if...
- Immigration Status
147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an extension of time will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Budgets
148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the breakdown of the €251,946,000 capital allocation in jobs and enterprise development within her Department for 2019 by...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
150. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the entitlements of a third year apprentice in respect of travel expenses in cases in which the apprentice is using their own vehicle...
- IDA Ireland Portfolio
151. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a facility will become available to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry and nationally; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Health
- Services for People with Disabilities
152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in County Wexford in each of the years 2012 to 2018,...
- Respite Care Services
154. To ask the Minister for Health the age at which children with intellectual disabilities are assessed for adult respite services in order to access adult respite waiting lists; and if adult...
- Health Services Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will be available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5973/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
156. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to a club (details supplied); if a decision has been made on allocating further funding to same; and if a reduction in funding has been...
- Home Care Packages Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5981/19]
- Dental Services Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for an implant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/19]
- Primary Care Centres Staff
159. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinic (details supplied) is in a position to provide postnatal care with qualified registered midwives on its staff. [5990/19]
- Respite Care Services Data
160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Wexford in each of the years 2010 to 2018, in tabular form. [5992/19]
- Cross-Border Health Initiatives
163. To ask the Minister for Health if he has held discussions regarding the future of the cross-Border directive, in particular regarding patients accessing services in Northern Ireland...
- Hospital Appointments Status
164. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6068/19]
- Home Help Service Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6089/19]
- Health Services Data
166. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals for counselling in primary care that were made in each CHO area in each of the years 2010 to 2018, in tabular form. [6092/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
169. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6100/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
171. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the cardiac rehabilitation waiting list at Ennis General Hospital. [6103/19]
- Mental Health Services Provision
172. To ask the Minister for Health the position on access to cognitive behavioural therapy through the County Clare mental health service; his plans to enhance the service; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
173. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6107/19]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments
174. To ask the Minister for Health if payment under the fair deal scheme would be subject to review in the event that a widow that was living alone and is now in a nursing home were to let their...
- Health Services Provision
175. To ask the Minister for Health the status a prescription for a person (details supplied); the date for the provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6123/19]
- Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
176. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations put forward by a group (details supplied) will be considered on the assisted human reproduction Bill; if he will re-engage with...
- Departmental Meetings
177. To ask the Minister for Health the dates, times, minutes and personnel present for all meetings between his officials and the chief executive or acting chief executive of the HSE in each of...
- Ministerial Meetings
178. To ask the Minister for Health the dates, times, minutes and personnel present for all meetings between him and the Chief Medical Officer in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in...
- Departmental Meetings
179. To ask the Minister for Health the dates, times, minutes and personnel present for all meetings between a person (details supplied) and the Chief Medical Officer in each of the years 2016 to...
- Mental Health Services Staff
180. To ask the Minister for Health if psychology graduates are being hired without pay to provide mental health services to patients including children with disabilities; and if he will make a...
- Medicinal Products
181. To ask the Minister for Health the suite of treatments available for persons who suffer from cystinosis; and the research carried out into the side effects of cysteamine as a treatment for...
- Services for People with Disabilities
182. To ask the Minister for Health the reason requests by a person (details supplied) for a service have been denied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6166/19]
- Mental Health Services Provision
183. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 451 of 27 November 2018, the progress made on the recommendation that eight staff be made available for training over a...
- HSE Waiting Lists
184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private laboratories here capable of carrying out cervical cancer testing for smears; the details of same; the price per test; the turnaround...
- Proposed Legislation
189. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the human tissue Bill. [6194/19]
- Medical Card Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6199/19]
- Health Services Reports
194. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the Sláintecare implementation plan; if he received the plan before the end of 2018 as promised; and the timeframe...
- Services for People with Disabilities
195. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) received notice of discharge from the HSE and or a service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6228/19]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Budgets
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the €4,756,000 capital allocation in food safety, animal and plant health and animal welfare within his...
- Meat Processing Plant Inspections
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 30 January 2019, if the factories will be named that had to revert to manual grading...
- Brexit Preparations
203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if action plans dealing with mitigating measures and contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit scenario have reached implementation...
- Trade Sanctions
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided by the European Union to support farmers and the agricultural sector in member states affected by the Russian...
- Food Safety Standards Regulation
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken following confirmation that unsafe meat has been exported to 12 EU countries (details supplied). [6231/19]
- Trade Agreements
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of Mercosur talks. [6232/19]
- Brexit Issues
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the WTO tariff that would apply for exports to the UK for sectors (details supplied) in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Food Wise 2025 Strategy
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the confirmation he gave that a carbon target for agriculture will be set (details supplied); the...
- Departmental Budgets
210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital allocations for the National Broadband Plan in each of the years 2013 to 2027 by allocation under the...
- National Broadband Plan Funding
211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding allocated for the national broadband plan but not spent remains in his Department until it is spent; if not,...
- Departmental Budgets
212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the €69,414,000 capital allocation under A communications in Vote 29 of the budget 2019...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if directives have been issued to ComReg with regard to the roll-out of 5G technology; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Brexit Issues
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if assurances will be provided to representatives from the haulage industry that measures for hauliers would largely remain the same for...
- Ministerial Meetings
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions on which he or his officials met with the four Dublin local authority CEOs to discuss traffic in Dublin; the...
- Departmental Budgets
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the €10,579,000 capital allocation in civil aviation within his Department for 2019 by specific project; the...
- Bus Services
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the community impact assessment made for the Cabra and Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 area when drafting BusConnects routes in the area; and if...
- Road Signage
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce share-the-road signs or other initiatives to improve respect between motorists, pedestrians and cyclists in the...
- Taxi Licences
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an anomaly in the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6059/19]
- Road Improvement Schemes
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all roads funding for Cavan County Council has been appropriately spent over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on...
- Airport Security
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the European Civil Aviation Council definition of a full background check for persons other than passengers working airside which is due...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications Data
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the recent round of sports capital fund applications; if clubs may expect feedback on technical errors arising; if so, if...
- Driver Test
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6139/19]
- National Transport Authority Funding
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown by local authority of funding provided in 2018 by the National Transport Authority under the sustainable transport...
- Rail Network Maintenance
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Dublin city centre resignalling project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6196/19]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Departmental Budgets
239. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of the €19,194,000 capital allocation under A children and family support programme, that is, Vote 40 of the budget...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided by Tusla to organisations providing counselling and psychotherapy supports to children and families in...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Budgets
242. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the €125,882,000 capital allocation under A rural development and regional affairs, that is, Vote 42 of the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5980/19]
- Departmental Budgets
245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the €14 million capital allocation, that is, Vote 37 of the budget 2019 expenditure report within her...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that a person (details supplied) continues to receive their rent allowance in view of the circumstances;...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rules on the awarding of a domiciliary care allowance in cases in which the child is in hospital; if the payment of the...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a jobseeker's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Working Family Payment Payments
249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the working family payment for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on same; and if she...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a full rate of carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) did not receive notice or was consulted on the...
- Departmental Budgets
252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Jobseeker's Benefit
253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if arrangements will be put in place to allow persons over 65 years of age who are claiming jobseeker's benefit who wish to...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance payment for the 12-week period after the death of the carer will issue to a person (details supplied);...
- Disability Allowance Payments
255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the full rate of disability allowance is being paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Fuel Allowance Applications
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance is payable in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits Payments
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which outstanding payments for a disability allowance or jobseeker's allowance remains in the case of a person...
- Working Family Payment Eligibility
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6214/19]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Irish Water Funding
260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 26 September 2017, the amount of subvention to Irish Water in 2017 and 2018; the...
- Departmental Budgets
261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the €1,335,680,000 capital allocation in the housing division, that is, Vote 34 of the budget 2019...
- Property Registration Authority Expenditure
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the €560,000 capital allocation in the Property Registrations Authority within his Department for 2019...
- Valuation Office
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the €250,000 capital allocation in the Valuation Office within his Department for 2019 by specific...
- Protected Disclosures
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he has taken regarding the protected disclosure received on the way in which roads funding has been spent in Cavan...
- Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made since the introduction of the mortgage to rent scheme; the number of applications successfully...
- Private Rented Accommodation Standards
271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the regulations in place concerning standards in privately rented accommodation in order that it is...
- Social and Affordable Housing Funding
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding to approved housing bodies, that is, not local authorities, for the provision of social housing in each...
- Homeless Persons Data
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there were 2,002 PEA beds and 2,162 STA beds occupied in November 2018, while in December 2018, the PEA beds had...
- Foreshore Licence Applications
275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/19]
- Local Authority Housing Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new guidelines being issued in regard to local housing assessments needs in each local authority as outlined under the...
- Departmental Staff Data
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office per annum since its establishment; the average length of service in...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations
278. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the forum on the film industry has not taken place as recommended by the report issued by the Joint Oireachtas...
- Departmental Budgets
279. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the €15,604,000 capital allocation under B heritage, that is, Vote 33 of the budget 2019 expenditure...
