Written answers
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
- Department of Defence
- Army Barracks
34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reintroduce a new Army barracks in counties Cavan and Monaghan or the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible...
- European Defence Agency
35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether Ireland’s proposed role in a European Defence Agency Project may lead to SOFA agreements and foreign troops being...
- Permanent Structured Co-operation
36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost in the coming years of participation in PESCO related operations; and the capital costs related to procurement processes under...
- European Defence Agency
37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific role the Defence Forces will play in the proposed European Defence Agency Project - Military Search Capability Building; if the role...
- Curragh Plains Representative Forum
38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress being made in liaison with Kildare County Council on the development of an overall management plan for the Curragh Plains; and if he...
- Defence Forces Medical Services
39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a psychiatrist for the Defence Forces will be appointed following the retirement of the in-house psychiatrist in May 2018; and if he will...
- Defence Forces Veterans Associations Funding
41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the supports that will be provided to military veteran organisations such as an organisation (details supplied) in order to increase the services...
- Naval Service
42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the eyesight standards in relation to applicants for the Naval Service Reserve have been updated and implemented; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions taken by the implementation group on foot of the recommendations of the reports of the working group on Lariam; and the further...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his recruitment plans for 2019; the extent to which he plans to increase the strength of the Defence Forces in 2019; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to address concerns raised by the Defence Forces Reserve representative association regarding the state of the force;...
- Army Barracks
47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the former Dún Uí Néill Barracks, Cavan town, County Cavan will be available for use by the Permanent Defence Forces should...
- Defence Forces Remuneration
48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when back payments and allowances will issue to the staff of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8988/19]
- Defence Forces Strength
50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the whole-time equivalent number of those serving in the Defence Forces has dropped from 9,173 at the end of 2017 to 8,957 at the end...
- Curragh Plains Representative Forum
52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of work within his Department regarding the management and maintenance of the Curragh Plains; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Properties
53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to a site being filled at Donnelly’s Hollow on the Curragh; and if it was filled by his Department. [9358/19]
- Defence Forces Training
55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members enlisted in the Permanent Defence Forces at the end of 2018; the projected enlistment for 2019; if he is satisfied that...
- Permanent Structured Co-operation
56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the significance for Ireland to be an observer on PESCO projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9405/19]
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Staff Data
58. To ask the Taoiseach the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of staff that attended...
- Departmental Expenditure
59. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, by...
- Departmental Data
60. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his Department or agency under the...
- EU Funding
61. To ask the Taoiseach the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds supported. [9557/19]
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Staff Data
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number...
- Departmental Expenditure
63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent in advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years 2017, 2018...
- Departmental Data
64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
65. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 58 of 12 July 2018 and 115 of 12 February 2019, the reason different figures were provided for days of...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to make changes in the recruitment criteria for apprenticeships within the Defence Forces to allow persons that have colour vision...
- Defence Forces Pensions
67. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a pension issue for a former member of the Defence Forces (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Permanent Defence Force recruits under the minimum height requirement of 157.48cm that were admitted to the Defence Forces in each...
- EU Funding
69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds...
- Defence Forces Operations
70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ireland’s agreement to the EU SOFA would expand the breadth of the peacekeeping missions of the Defence Forces to include crisis...
- Defence Forces Training
71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Army, Naval Service and Air Corps personnel have access to up-to-date modern training facilities and standards with a view to...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which recruitment to the Defence Forces remains ongoing; the number recruited to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Strength
74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Air Corps; if numbers have increased in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9722/19]
- Overseas Missions Data
79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army, Naval Service and Air Corps personnel serving overseas with the UN or otherwise; the number of missions anticipated in the...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
80. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which retirements and resignations in the Defence Forces have been replaced with a view to ensuring an adequate management...
- Defence Forces Equipment
81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces are adequately equipped to deal with emergencies in respect of which they may be called upon; and if he...
- Search and Rescue Service Provision
82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps and Naval Service continues to co-operate in air and sea rescue missions; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Preparations
83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the launch of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019 on 22...
- Anti-Racism Measures
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the rise of anti-Semitism in some European countries; and if the matter was discussed when he met other EU counterparts...
- Brexit Issues
85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the changes citizens of the UK living here post Brexit will face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8990/19]
- Military Aircraft Landings
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 14 February 2019, the meaning of weapons intended for use in international crisis management and...
- Departmental Correspondence
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if correspondence from a person (details supplied) has been reviewed; if so, the reason no reply has issued; when a response will issue; and...
- Middle East Issues
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at EU and international level against countries in the Middle East in which there are flagrant abuses of human rights;...
- Syrian Conflict
90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to assist persons in Rukban, Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9097/19]
- Ministerial Meetings
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9103/19]
- Passport Applications
92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the options available to a person (details supplied) to renew a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9158/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the...
- Departmental Expenditure
94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively, in each of the years 2017,...
- Departmental Data
95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his...
- Diplomatic Representation
96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the Irish Consulate General offices in Los Angeles, Cardiff and Frankfurt will be opened. [9344/19]
- All-Island Civic Dialogue
97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of the fifth plenary session of the all-island civic dialogue held on 15 February 2019 by each expenditure item; and if he will make...
- Passport Applications Data
98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of passport waiting times; the length of time online applications are taking to process; the length of time postal express...
- Middle East Issues
99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the bank account of an organisation (details supplied) has been closed, consequently making...
- Election Monitoring Missions
100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the accommodations and-or special dispensations afforded to applicants with disabilities with respect to the rapid response corps and...
- EU Funding
103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds...
- Employment Rights
104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a review of legislation will be considered to allow employees who work at an embassy here to avail of rights under employment law here,...
- Rights of People with Disabilities
106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to promote the inclusion of disability in international development through Irish Aid and representation at EU, UN and other...
- Diplomatic Representation
107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to develop the embassy in Monrovia to full ambassador strength; if he will directly support civil society in Liberia; and if the...
- Election Monitoring Missions
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to release the terms of reference, members of the board and allow oral hearings regarding the results of the 2018 election...
- Brexit Negotiations
110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the Brexit negotiations in ensuring that the rights and entitlements provided for in the Good Friday Agreement for...
- Department of Finance
- State Pension (Contributory) Data
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts he has made to ascertain the number of persons in receipt of the qualified adult dependant increase on the State pension (contributory) affected...
- European Investment Bank Loans
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland, through its appointed director to the European Investment Bank, will support the cessation of lending to fossil fuel projects through the new...
- Carbon Tax Implementation
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if the carbon tax that applies to peat extracted for fuel, horticultural or other purposes will be extended in view of the fact that the emissions of...
- Electric Vehicles
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new electric vehicles registered by each local authority in each of the past five years in tabular form. [9606/19]
- Insurance Costs
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if insurance companies will receive a guarantee that premiums will go down if a Garda insurance fraud unit is established; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Code
116. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT on natural gas bills is calculated including the carbon tax or minus the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9041/19]
- Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears Breaches
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if all banks should adhere to the Central Bank code of conduct on mortgage arrears; the action taken by the regulator if a bank is found not to be following...
- Customs and Excise Staff
118. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of operational customs officials; the number that will be operational on 29 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9100/19]
- National Children's Hospital
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount drawn down to date of the €490 million loan secured from the EIB to construct the national children’s hospital; if a further loan is...
- NAMA Property Sales
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the party to which land at a location (details supplied) in the possession of NAMA was recently sold. [9138/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of conferences attended by staff of his Department in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of staff who...
- Departmental Expenditure
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences, external and internal, respectively, in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date...
- Departmental Data
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his Department or agency...
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of SMEs that received loan funding by firm size of less that ten, 11 to 49 and 50 to 249 employees, respectively, in tabular form. [9254/19]
- VAT Rate Application
128. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the changes in the VAT rate for cookery schools between 2016 and 2019 and the rationale for the change in view of the skills shortage in the...
- NAMA Board
129. To ask the Minister for Finance if conducting a recruitment process for the position of chairperson of NAMA during 2019 (details supplied) has been considered; and if he will make a...
- Film Industry Tax Reliefs
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his proposed changes to section 481 tax relief for film production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9261/19]
- Fuel Rebate Scheme
131. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the terms of the diesel rebate scheme in view of the rising costs of fuel for Irish hauliers. [9262/19]
- Tax Data
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims and the amount claimed under the med 2 dental expenses scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/19]
- Revenue Commissioners Staff
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of extra Revenue Commissioners staff due to be posted to Dublin Airport and Dublin Port following the recent recruitment campaign; and if he will...
- Tax Collection
134. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 14 February 2019, the amount involved under each tax heading (details supplied); the number of cases in each...
- Excise Duties
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportions of sales according to different cigarette pack sizes that were or are available for sale here in the past ten years in tabular form; and if he...
- Financial Services Regulation
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the bank account of an organisation (details supplied) has been closed; if the case will be reviewed; and if...
- Insurance Costs
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of measures being taken to tackle insurance costs, particularly public liability insurance costs; when these measures will be put in place and take...
- EU Funding
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds supported. [9571/19]
- Insurance Costs
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to help alleviate the cost of insurance for the leisure industry; and his views on whether insurance price rises within the sector have...
- Banking Sector Regulation
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the Irish banks that have to become compliant in advance of the impending PSD2 regulation. [9669/19]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- State Properties
143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 9 October 2018, if the matter will be expedited with the Chief State Solicitor's Office,...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to uphold the Labour Court decision of 2008 under which community employment supervisors should be granted access to a public...
- Garda Stations
145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when Bawnboy Garda station, County Cavan will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9714/19]
- Flood Relief Schemes
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the property of a person (details supplied) is being flooded for 14 years and the problem has not been resolved. [9038/19]
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a flood defence project will be funded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9056/19]
- Flood Relief Schemes
148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if rock armour will be put in a gap in the flood defences at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Data
149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Expenditure
150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences, external and internal, respectively in each of the years...
- Departmental Data
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to...
- Brexit Expenditure
152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current and capital expenditure for each Department; the amount spent or expenditure committed to be spent in 2019 to deal...
- Public Procurement Contracts Data
153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contracts, the duration of each and values that have been awarded to companies (details supplied) for the restoration of Leinster...
- Office of Public Works Projects
154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 18 September 2018, when planning permission will be sought for the State data centre; when...
- Flood Risk Assessments
155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 9 October 2018, if consultants have been hired to complete the reassessment of the local...
- Flood Relief Schemes
156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the raising of a road was not funded by the OPW as part of a flood relief scheme; the arrangements being put in place to...
- EU Funding
157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann has a preferred bus type or model, for example, 53 seater single deck, when tendering for the school transport scheme. [9019/19]
- Tax Code
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to communicate with substitute teachers regarding the pay and tax issue; and when he expects to have the matter resolved....
- Schools Building Projects Status
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding applications for additional accommodation by schools in County Wexford including extensions and new builds; the type and...
- Special Educational Needs Staff Data
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements necessary to qualify as a SENO; the way in which the performance of SENOs in employment are monitored or assessed; the person or...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial remuneration for each board member of the Teaching Council; the frequency with which membership of the board changes; if his...
- Student Accommodation
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of higher education student housing units built over the period of 2018 to date in 2019, nationally; the number of student...
- Home Tuition Scheme
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition will be continued for a child (details supplied) until they are assessed and the services required put in place in school for...
- Teacher Redeployment
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding post-primary teacher redeployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9037/19]
- School Curriculum
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when coding will be included on the curriculum for primary and secondary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9043/19]
- Summer Works Scheme
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision not to grant the application by a school (details supplied) for funding under the emergency works scheme will be reviewed; and if...
- School Enrolments
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary schools that do not have a primary school designated as their feeder school as part of their enrolment and admissions...
- Schools Building Projects Data
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building works planned and or under construction in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9054/19]
- Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency funding will be granted for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9055/19]
- School Admissions
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a place in a school for the school year commencing September 2019; and if he will make a...
- School Enrolments
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children on the waiting list for a school (details supplied) for September 2019. [9068/19]
- Schools Healthy Living Strategies
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines in place for primary schools regarding the setting aside of time for eating lunch and taking breaks; the guidelines for children...
- Youthreach Programme Staff
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Youthreach coordinators in the City of Dublin Education and Training Board who have received payments above their annual salaries...
- School Accommodation Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impending eviction of a school (details supplied) from its site; and if the school will be facilitated to...
- National Children's Hospital Expenditure
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the body or bodies that will be prepaid for a school building at the national children's hospital; and the amount they will be paid from his...
- Schools Building Projects Status
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the 16 year delay that has prevented the commencement of construction work on a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if...
- State Examinations
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision within the education system for a derogation from set exam time allowed for students with additional needs, learnings difficulties...
- Departmental Staff Data
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of conferences that staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the...
- Departmental Expenditure
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years 2017, 2018...
- Emergency Works Scheme Funding
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) can expect a decision on an appeal for emergency funding. [9237/19]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase apprenticeships in the construction sector in view of the shortage of skilled staff to address the housing crisis; and if...
- Schools Building Projects Status
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school building programme for County Wicklow at both primary and secondary-level and the start date for the construction of...
- Schools Building Projects Data
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by the school building programme for tendering procurement; and the changes to this criteria and scoring since 2011 to date....
- Schools Health and Safety
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of guidelines for schools on the specific issue of restraint or seclusion in educational settings; and the current...
- European Globalisation Fund
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarification on the application process to the European globalisation fund in the context of the decarbonisation restructuring strategy of...
- Apprenticeship Data
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and subsector as of 18 February 2019, for craft based and...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he plans to fill the shortfall in classroom spaces for children with special needs including autism at a school (details...
- Schools Building Projects Status
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the time delays with regard to the construction of a school (details supplied); and if the project is still within budget. [9332/19]
- Special Educational Needs Staff
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 20 October 2018, if progress has been made in relation to allocating breastfeeding breaks for SNAs;...
- Schools Amalgamation
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a matter (details supplied) in relation to a school amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9342/19]
- Schools Building Projects Status
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new development for a school (details supplied); if the deadline is the same for completion; and if he will make a statement on...
- School Staff
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a reduction of one in-post primary school class size from September 2020. [9346/19]
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 on 5 February 2019, the reason two public bodies under the remit of his Department, SOLAS and QQI are...
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SOLAS is continuing to add additional conditions onto the renewal of the safe pass cards in the absence of the proposed draft...
- Schools Building Projects Status
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if planning permission has been submitted in respect of a school building project (details supplied). [9402/19]
- Schools Building Contractors
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a contractor of a school building project has been successfully pursued for costs arising out of failure to comply with a building contract...
- School Accommodation Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 15 January 2019, if the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) have been agreed; if so,...
- Schools Building Projects Status
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the pre-qualification report in relation to the building of a school (details supplied); if so, if it has been approved; when...
- Schools Building Contractors
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited from the shortlist of contractors for a school (details supplied); if so, the closing date for receipt of tenders...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the required clarifications have been received from the vendor of the site for schools (details supplied); if satisfactory, if a design team...
- School Patronage
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on an application by a school (details supplied) to become co-educational; if not, the issues delaying the...
- Education Grants
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when applications will be accepted for the non-mainstream music education bursary scheme for 2019. [9501/19]
- Schools Building Projects
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 5 February 2019, the reason the construction project will not now be delivered until the final...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit places available for school years (details supplied) in tabular form. [9521/19]
- Preschool Services
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the situation of a playschool (details supplied) which faces eviction from its premises; if his attention has...
- Autism Support Services
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an ASD unit for autistic children is included in the accommodation to be provided in a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if...
- Schools Building Projects Status
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited for the completion of a campus (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of contractors from which tenders...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 21 November 2018, if agreement has been reached on a new site for the school; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 9 October 2018, if tenders have been sought for the appointment of a design team for the school...
- EU Funding
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds...
- DEIS Eligibility
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria, scoring and other assessment parameters which a school has to achieve at a minimum in order to qualify for DEIS status;...
- Schools Building Projects Status
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the appointment of a project manager for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/19]
- School Accommodation Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are regulations which would stop the board of management of a school (details supplied) from designing an extension to the classrooms...
- Schools Facilities
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools which have provided facilities (details supplied) to achieve the objective of increased use of school buildings since the publication...
- Teachers' Remuneration
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding substitute primary teachers who have had difficulty in receiving payment in January and February 2019 (details supplied);...
- School Patronage
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an Educate Together primary school in Dungarvan, County Waterford; the timeframe for this proposal; the proposed location;...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Medical Negligence Cases
234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 12 February 2019, the reason the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 and the 2012...
- Brexit Issues
235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a non-EU spouse who holds a stamp 4-EUFAM residency permit will be permitted to remain living with their spouse with British...
- Garda Operations
236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the provision of structures at locations (details supplied) by the OPW will be completed; and if he will make a statement...
- Sentencing Policy
237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reinstate a sentencing database similar to the defunct Irish sentencing information system which is accessible to...
- Courts Service
238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if ring-fenced funding has been provided in 2019 to improve courtroom technology in particular to facilitate victims of sexual...
- Departmental Programmes
239. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the development of the criminal justice operational hub, in particular the development of agreed definitions and...
- Military Aircraft
240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his policy in regard to the advice given in relation to the Air Navigation (Carriage of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods)...
- Prison Service Data
241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the census of restricted regime prisoners October 2018 and the census of cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation October...
- Immigrant Investor Programme Administration
242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the immigrant investor programme; and if this is standard procedure. [9036/19]
- Proposed Legislation
243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a rights of grandparents Bill similar to the 2013 proposed legislation which did not proceed through the...
- Naturalisation Applications
244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 18 December 2018, when a decision will issue in relation to the case of a person...
- Departmental Staff Data
245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular...
- Departmental Expenditure
246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively, in each of...
- Departmental Data
247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the...
- Legal Aid
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review into the legal aid scheme terms and conditions was initiated; when it was concluded; if the terms and...
- Garda Stations
250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place in which Garda stations are not open and a person makes a phone call to that local Garda station; if...
- Courts Service Properties
252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the final cost for renovation of the courthouse in Mullingar, County Westmeath; and the percentage increase on the original...
- Anti-Social Behaviour
253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile anti-social behaviour orders issued in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 under Part 13 of...
- Parental Leave
254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the additional paid parental leave announced as part of budget 2019 will be available to parents in respect of children born...
- Deportation Orders
256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of a case pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) in the case...
- Family Reunification Applications
257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the next date for persons to apply for reunification for families under the international humanitarian assistance programme;...
- Visa Applications
258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visa applications from citizens of Yemen who are family members of residents here; and if he will make a...
- Magdalen Laundries
259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 436 of 6 November 2018 and 127 of 24 January 2019, the status of an application by a...
- Garda Recruitment
260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria which will be used by the implementation group for police reform in the recruitment of Garda sergeants scheduled...
- EU Funding
261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the...
- Data Protection Commission
262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a data protection centre (details supplied) will be moved in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Insurance Fraud
264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda insurance fraud unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9696/19]
- Garda Transport Data
265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional marked and unmarked Garda cars and vehicles allocated to the Wicklow Garda division in 2018 and to...
- Immigration Status
266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Biofuel Availability
267. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the European Commission is controlling the importation of biofuels specifically biodiesel from Argentina; if Irish and other EU...
- Pension Provisions
268. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the benefits that accrued to a person (details supplied); if a record of their contributions will be provided; and if she will make a...
- Brexit Supports
269. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of all Brexit supports under the remit of her Department; the number who have applied for support to date; the number...
- Departmental Staff Data
270. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of conferences staff of her Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Expenditure
271. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively, in each of the years...
- Departmental Data
272. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in her Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to...
- Work Permits Eligibility
273. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if jockeys will be included in the occupation lists for employment permits due to the chronic shortage in the industry; the specific...
- Food Waste
274. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if measures will be introduced to prevent food waste by supermarkets in order that usable food can be diverted to those in need; and...
- Meat Processing Plants
275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislation that allowed for the anti-competitive practice of meat processing companies owning bovine feedlots or contracting...
- Company Law
276. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to update the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001. [9345/19]
- EU Funding
277. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the breakdown of funds received by her Department or channelled through her Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these...
- Department of Health
- Transport Support Scheme
278. To ask the Minister for Health when a new transport allowance will be established to replace the mobility allowance that was closed in 2013. [9331/19]
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
280. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of employing a fully qualified agency nurse on a full-time basis for a period of one year; the cost of employing a fully qualified full-time staff...
- HSE Staff Data
281. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons provided with permanent contracts of employment by the HSE in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, under the HSE job evaluation scheme; the...
- HSE Staff
283. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a minimum tenure period which a person must remain in post before they have an entitlement to permanency in instances in which a person is employed...
- Supported Residential Accommodation Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding has been refused for the provision of a supported housing solution in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the...
- General Practitioner Services Provision
285. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the provision of general practitioner care in a town in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
286. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal scheme application by a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cross-Border Health Initiatives
287. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place in relation to the cross-border initiative for healthcare procedures in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Pharmacy Regulations
288. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the proposals of an organisation (details supplied) relating to pharmacy assistants to be unfair in view of the fact that the pharmacy...
- Nursing Staff Provision
289. To ask the Minister for Health if a night nurse will be accommodated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9002/19]
- Home Care Packages
290. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for withdrawal of home care support in the case of a person (details supplied); the action being taken to reinstate the home care support required...
- Midwifery Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health the level of midwifery staffing in the 19 maternity units as measured against the 2016 birthrate plus; and the recommended midwifery staffing levels. [9013/19]
- Midwifery Services Provision
292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 100 midwifery posts recommended by the 2016 birthrate plus consultancy report and advertised in 2016 under phase I of the report that are...
- Midwifery Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the additional 100 midwifery posts recommended by the 2016 birthrate plus consultancy report and advertised in 2017 under phase II of the report...
- Maternity Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent midwives in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [9017/19]
- Midwifery Services Provision
296. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 5 February 2019, the proportion of women that will be accessing the supported care pathway entirely by the end of...
- HSE Properties
297. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the planned transfer of a HSE-owned site at a location (details supplied) to a refuge for development as a step-down facility was cancelled in...
- Hospital Appointments Status
298. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9033/19]
- Regional Health Forums
299. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the role of regional health forums in the governance of health services; if regional health forums will be retained in their current form; if...
- Health Services Reform
300. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the alignment of community health organisations and hospital groups and for the establishment of regional integrated...
- Home Care Packages Provision
301. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for a home care package by a person (details supplied) will be processed to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9052/19]
- Consultancy Contracts Data
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of urologist consultants in each of the RCSI hospitals in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of consultant urology hours provided in each hospital...
- Home Help Service Provision
303. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9062/19]
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
304. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 30 January 2019 and the response of the HSE, the action taken to inform the person (details supplied) of the...
- Proposed Legislation
305. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of legislation to provide for exclusion zones for protests around health institutions such as general practitioner offices and hospitals in which...
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list aged zero to four, five to 12 and 12 to 18; and the number waiting less than...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
309. To ask the Minister for Health when Spinraza treatment will be rolled out to spinal muscular atrophy, SMA, sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9094/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
311. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9115/19]
- Medical Card Data
313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card and general practitioner card users; the number of discretionary medical cards and discretionary general practitioner visit cards in...
- National Children's Hospital Expenditure
314. To ask the Minister for Health the amount drawn down to date of the €490 million loan secured from the European Investment Bank, EIB, to construct the national children’s...
- Hospital Appointments Status
315. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the reason there is a delay in appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9128/19]
- Capital Expenditure Programme
319. To ask the Minister for Health the health projects affected due to the re-profiling of projects to accommodate the reduction in the capital budget for health in 2019 due to the overrun on...
- National Children's Hospital
320. To ask the Minister for Health the person that held his office when the two stage procurement strategy was agreed and signed off upon for the new national children’s hospital. [9136/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [9155/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of staff who...
- Departmental Expenditure
323. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on advertising, sponsorship or both in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively, in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date...
- Departmental Staff Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his Department or agency...
- Health Services
325. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE policy states that information regarding the fact that the use of morcellators during fibroid surgery may spread cancer and decrease long-term survival...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
326. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to the waiting time for test results for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9218/19]
- Patient Safety
327. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to patient safety (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9228/19]
- Mental Health Services
328. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected by the HSE from public patients that were involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act 2001 since 2015; and if he will make a...
- Brexit Issues
331. To ask the Minister for Health if Irish citizens in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for a European health insurance card through the HSE post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement...
- Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
332. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding that will be made available to drug task forces and community drugs projects in 2019, by project; if an emerging needs fund will be...
- Hospital Appointments Status
333. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a hospital appointment. [9256/19]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
334. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have surgery; if the procedure will be carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund or the EU cross-border...
- Autism Support Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the provision of specialised autism specific respite services in Cahir, County Tipperary, will be approved; if the case of persons (details...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9309/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see each consultant neurologist at Beaumont Hospital; the average waiting time to see each consultant; the steps...
- Hospitals Discharges
339. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing and configuration deficits in each of the early supported discharge teams; the additional funding needed to address same; the number of persons...
- HSE Reports
340. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 5 February 2019, the costs associated with the publication in tabular form. [9323/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
341. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in relation to a hip replacement. [9326/19]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Health the costing and funding spent on a project (details supplied) in its first design stage before it stopped. [9329/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
343. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for patients referred to Cork University Hospital for ophthalmology assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9337/19]
- Brexit Issues
344. To ask the Minister for Health if the medication of a person (details supplied) is on a list of medications that may be affected by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Transfers
345. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a bed in the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9340/19]
- HSE Agency Staff
346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to the use of agency staff in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Alcohol Sales Legislation
347. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to implement the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, in particular the policy regarding minimum unit pricing; and if he will make a...
- National Children's Hospital
348. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the first contract awarded to a company (details supplied) for the national children’s hospital; the variation of final cost from original...
- Ambulance Service
350. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a survey and a report carried out by a company (details supplied); if so, if his attention has been further drawn to the...
- Industrial Relations
354. To ask the Minister for Health the action he plans to take to prevent the upcoming ambulance dispute strikes on 28 February and 1 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service
356. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that only 4% of staff have confidence in senior management within the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Children's Hospital Administration
359. To ask the Minister for Health the tender process which was undertaken before it was agreed that a company (details supplied) would be hired to compile the report into the national...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cervical smear tests provided by the national screening service in each of the years 2012 to 2018. [9392/19]
- Ambulance Service
362. To ask the Minister for Health if matters (details supplied) will be addressed regarding the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9401/19]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
363. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his officials received advice from the national screening service between 25 and 28 April 2018 that recommended against the introduction of out of...
- Disability Services Provision
364. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to create a community transport service for those with disabilities needing to attend services which are a substantial distance from their home; and...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Reports
365. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the implementation of each of the 22 recommendations in the National Youth Mental Health Task Force Report 2017 in tabular form. [9465/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
367. 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. [9468/19]
- HSE Legal Cases
368. To ask the Minister for Health the details of damages and settlements paid out by or for the HSE in each of the years 2014 to 2018, by CHO respectively in tabular form; and the nature of the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
369. 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. [9478/19]
- Ambulance Service
372. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken by the National Ambulance Service over the finding in the Health Sector National Staff Survey 2016 that only 3% of staff agree that senior...
- Hospital Facilities
374. To ask the Minister for Health when the construction of the modular unit of South Tipperary General Hospital will be completed; if the €7.5 million required to staff it has been...
- Home Help Service Provision
375. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applications for home help or home care packages submitted to the HSE by medical social workers or public...
- Hospital Facilities
376. To ask the Minister for Health when Mayo University Hospital will receive the modular unit for the overcrowded emergency department; if it is in the capital plan for 2019 or 2020; and the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
378. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the parents of a child (details supplied) were informed that once they reached eight years of years they were no longer entitled to such support....
- Home Help Service Data
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help or home care packages on the pending list of the HSE. [9502/19]
- Hospitals Capital Programme
380. To ask the Minister for Health if phase 3C of Naas General Hospital is included in the revised HSE capital plan 2019 following adjustments for the new national children's hospital overrun;...
- Medical Card Applications
385. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); when the application is likely to be finalised; and if...
- Brexit Preparations
386. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 322 and 331 of 19 February 2019, the details of the comprehensive and co-ordinated set of preparations to ensure...
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
387. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place for persons who access treatment under the EU cross-Border directive in the UK; and if he has requested an arrangement with the UK to...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
390. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date on the proposed cannabis access programme; if potential suppliers have been identified; and the timeframe for the implementation of...
- Youth Services Provision
394. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the provision of a youth worker in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the average waiting time for persons waiting for a bed; his plans to...
- EU Funding
398. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds supported. [9573/19]
- Vaccination Programme
399. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Health Products Regulatory Authority plans to monitor the safety of the HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 as a black triangle product; if it is to be...
- Hospital Appointments Status
402. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [9586/19]
- Pharmacy Services
404. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to the temporary absence of legislation for pharmacists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service
405. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service has embarked on a process of converting ambulances with excessive mileage that have been withdrawn from front-line...
- Air Ambulance Service
407. To ask the Minister for Health if four of the five helicopters in use for inter-helicopter transfers are not capable of landing on the rooftop planned for the new national children’s...
- Ambulance Service
408. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are two ambulance controls in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9602/19]
- Ambulance Service Staff
409. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has paid members of the National Ambulance Service in relation to bullying in the past 15 years; the number of cases in which bullying was...
- Hospitals Capital Programme
412. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE capital plan for 2019 will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9609/19]
- HSE Funding
413. To ask the Minister for Health when additional funding (details supplied) will be allocated; if it can be allocated as an increase to core funding to support existing projects and programmes...
- Hospital Appointments Status
414. 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. [9612/19]
- Health Services Funding
415. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a specific separate Traveller health budget in future budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/19]
- Public Transport
416. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the possibility of introducing free public transport; if there are costings on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9626/19]
- Tender Process
417. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a competition (details supplied) which was due to go out to public tender in 2017; the progress with the tender; when it will be published or...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the neurology waiting list in Tallaght Hospital over the past three years by the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will...
- National Drugs Strategy
422. To ask the Minister for Health the programmes and projects undertaken to achieve strategic action 1.2.8 of the national drugs strategy, to improve services for young people at risk of...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
424. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 24 January 2019, if a person is eligible for the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9651/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
425. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a hospital appointment. [9657/19]
- Hospitals Funding
426. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of funding for the upgrade of the central sterile services department at Sligo University Hospital for which planning permission...
- Disability Services Provision
432. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) is being expedited. [9671/19]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
434. To ask the Minister for Health when the second report into the CervicalCheck scandal will be published which was dealing with full contractual and quality control issues in relation the...
- Disability Services Provision
435. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 29 January 2019, if the attention of the HSE has been drawn to certain matters; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Brexit Issues
437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent comments made by the UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
- Brexit Preparations
438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put a proposal to the EU Commission regarding a package of market supports for beef farmers that are experiencing...
- Suckler Welfare Scheme
439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the supports in relation to the suckler cow scheme to help alleviate the weakness in the sector. [9011/19]
- Beef Industry
440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he held or plans to hold discussions with the beef processing industry to raise with it the problems farmers are experiencing...
- Animal Identification Schemes
441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the definition of a suckler beef cow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9024/19]
- Tuberculosis Incidence
442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds restricted due to TB; the number of restricted herds that took in cattle between the date of their last clear...
- Meat Processing Plant Inspections
443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 200 to 202 of 7 February 2019, when a mechanical grading machine is found to be out of sync,...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 5 February 2019, the number of herds in receipt of the beef data and genomics programme...
- Forestry Management
446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken and his plans to deal in a sustainable manner with the significant amount of timber left in situ following...
- Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals
447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a sheep welfare payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9050/19]
- Forestry Sector
448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the terms of reference for the recently announced independent review into forestry in County Leitrim report have been made public;...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an out of day payable order will be reissued to the estate of a person (details supplied); if not, if payment has been refunded to...
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9090/19]
- Veterinary Inspection Service Data
451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of operational veterinary inspectors; the number that will be operational on 29 March 2019; and if he will make a...
- Brexit Supports
453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the €25 million Brexit loan scheme announced in budget 2018 will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter in relation to payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9139/19]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Reopening
455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a new AEOS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9141/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Expenditure
457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent in advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years...
- Departmental Data
458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in his Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to...
- Fishing Vessel Licences
459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter will be examined in relation to boat length requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Brexit Preparations
460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to address concerns regarding the porcine genetic industry relative to a Brexit scenario (details supplied);...
- Equine Industry
461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the procurement process applicable to the granting of the sport horse studbook licence; the status of the...
- Legislative Measures
462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to update the Forestry Act 1946. [9347/19]
- Brexit Supports
463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures he plans to implement to support the farming and agri-food sector in view of the recent comments by British...
- GLAS Administration
464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to resolve the information technology issues with the processing of GLAS applications in order that a person...
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a TAMS application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9539/19]
- EU Funding
466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes...
- Forestry Data
467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to address the issues raised in the report Wood Supply and Demand on the Island of Ireland to 2025; the...
- Bord Bia Expenditure
468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the marketing and promotional expenditure of Bord Bia; if he is satisfied that this spend represents value for money; and if he will...
- Animal Welfare
469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dogs entering here each year under the EU pet travel scheme (details supplied); the countries of origin; the number of...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Gas Networks Ireland
470. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when gas pipeline works will take place in an estate (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a...
- Renewable Energy Projects
471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to include a pilot scheme for community owned renewable projects in the 2019 renewable electricity support...
- Air Quality
472. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is in breach of the EU emissions ceilings directive on emissions of NOx and the related World Health...
- Electric Vehicles
473. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to roll out fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Schemes
474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the scholarship schemes operated by his Department; the criteria for award; the amount of the award; the number of...
- Departmental Staff Data
475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff in his Department that work in communications, climate action, oil and gas exploration, regulation...
- Air Quality
476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when new air quality monitoring will be rolled out in Dublin city; the type of gasses, pollutants and so on that will...
- Departmental Staff Data
478. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
- Departmental Expenditure
479. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent in advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in...
- Departmental Data
480. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff in his Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018,...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
481. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of buying sufficient credits to prevent Ireland from breaching its EU climate obligations on the...
- Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility
482. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an application by a person (details supplied) under the warmer homes scheme to have external wall insulation...
- Broadband Service Provision
483. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if broadband will be provided in an area (details supplied). [9270/19]
- Legislative Measures
486. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce legislation to make it compulsory to keep leylandii trees under control (details supplied); and...
- Energy Policy
487. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a tender process exists for finance companies being promoted through advertising at Sustainable Energy Authority of...
- Waste Disposal
488. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which persons in towns and villages in County Wexford who dispose of rubbish using crushing machines will be...
- Energy Efficiency
489. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the energy saving grants available to SMEs and businesses; the grants available to SMEs and businesses for solar power...
- Landfill Sites
490. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 5 February 2019, the number of expressions of interest received by the...
- Environmental Policy
491. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if proposals will be brought forward for a pilot programme for a deposit return policy for plastic bottles to commence...
- Electric Vehicles
492. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if assistance is available, in the form of grants or otherwise, to enable rural service stations or others to provide...
- EU Funding
493. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the...
- Energy Efficiency
494. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding schemes or incentives available to public sector premises, such as schools and colleges, to retrofit their...
- Waste Management Regulations
495. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the practice by some waste management companies whereby customers are charged a service fee for weeks when they do...
- Waste Management
496. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 529 of 5 February 2019, if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he...
- Waste Disposal Charges
497. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress he has made with the relevant agencies and stakeholders to deliver the annual support of €75 for...
- Broadband Service Provision
498. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/19]
- EU Directives
499. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delayed implementation deadline for extended producer responsibility measures, which following...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 19 February 2019, his views on a revision upwards of the EU-wide...
- Broadband Service Provision
503. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if fibre broadband will be supplied to a property (details supplied) in phase one of the national broadband plan. [9707/19]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects Status
504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the M20 and N20 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/19]
- Coast Guard Services
505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislation will be introduced to allow emergency vehicles operated by the Irish Coast Guard to use blue lights and sirens; if his...
- Irish National Stud
506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if investments will be made to the National Stud to support it as an iconic tourist destination nationally; and if he will make a...
- Driver Test Waiting Lists
507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/19]
- Ministerial Meetings
508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Minister of State with responsibility for defence met the European Commissioner for Transport, Ms Violeta Bulc on 1...
- Military Aircraft Landings
509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 14 February 2019, if the only munitions on board the aircraft were unloaded personal weapons...
- Public Service Vehicles
511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has investigated international best practice in terms of evaluating the relative safety merits of different bus models;...
- Roadworthiness Testing
512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received concerns from the public that among the large number of cars imported in recent years are repaired vehicles which...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when successful applicants for the sports capital grant will be notified of funding; and the status of same. [9049/19]
- Road Safety Strategy
515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the cost of introducing a nationwide accident signalling system in order to alert motorists to the presence of accidents on major...
- Dublin Port Tunnel
516. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of allowing small public service vehicles, SPSVs, to utilise the Dublin Tunnel free of charge. [9073/19]
- Rail Network Expansion
517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to construct the DART underground tunnel. [9074/19]
- Public Transport Data
518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passenger journeys by operator in each of the years 2006 to 2010, in tabular form. [9086/19]
- Traffic Calming Measures
520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures and funding that can be provided to alleviate speeding in a village (details supplied) in County Cork. [9098/19]
- Public Transport Fares
521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce average Iarnród Éireann ticket prices by a quarter, a...
- Public Transport Data
524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated usage of Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus by estimated age groups of passengers in tabular form....
- National Transport Authority Funding
526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to the National Transport Authority from 2000 to 2019; and the amount expressed as a percentage of total general...
- Ports Development
528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his consideration of a report (details supplied) on the future of Rosslare Europort has concluded; if not, when it will conclude in...
- Railway Stations
529. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on reopening Killucan railway station. [9146/19]
- Taxi Licences
530. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter (details supplied) in relation to taxi licence exams will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9154/19]
- Road Projects Status
531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a road project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the efforts being made to complete the project on time. [9156/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Data
534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his...
- Disabled Drivers Permits
535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if concessions will be offered in cases in which more than one member of a family must purchase disabled parking discs in respect of the...
- Road Projects
536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of a footbridge over the N4 at Collooney to connect the commercial zones with the town and ensure public safety will be...
- Roads Maintenance
537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public lights repaired in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9247/19]
- Bus Services
538. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus to alleviate customer congestion on bus services from Bray and Greystones to...
- Airport Security
539. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions the National Civil Aviation Security Committee has met in the past five years to date; if it has identified new...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
541. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application by a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Railway Stations Car Park Charges
542. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average charge for the weekly use of park-and-ride facilities at Irish Rail stations. [9291/19]
- Park and Ride Facilities
543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average charge for the weekly use of park-and-ride facilities at Bus Éireann stops. [9292/19]
- Brexit Preparations
545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be put in place to mitigate, even temporarily, the effects of a no-deal Brexit on regional airports such as...
- Brexit Supports
546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support tourism businesses and visitor attractions in County Kildare ahead of Brexit; the financial support provided by his...
- Maritime Safety
547. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his officials will visit Inishmurray Island with engineers from Sligo County Council to ascertain the work that needs to be carried...
- Public Transport Expenditure
548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated for sustainable transport measures in 2019 by each heading; the funding code of his Department for same;...
- Tourism Data
550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of national and international visitors visiting County Cork; the bed nights available in north County Cork; the demographic of...
- Tourism Policy
551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the food tourism, activity tourism and initiatives (details supplied) in north County Cork fit within the market and...
- Brexit Preparations
552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to protect the road haulage industry in the event of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/19]
- Sports Facilities Provision
553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of his engagement of a mediator from an organisation (details supplied) to assist in discussions between Dún...
- Rural Transport Services
555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter regarding transport in rural areas will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9463/19]
- Driver Licences
556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures put in place to enable Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland to apply for an Irish driver licence post-Brexit; and if...
- Dublin Bus Fleet
557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buggy and wheelchair zones that will be aboard the new buses purchased for the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a...
- Bus Éireann
558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Ballydangan and Creagh bus stops will be reinstated in the expressway service in County Roscommon in view of the population base...
- Bus Services
559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the LocalLink bus service for counties Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon can be extended to the Ballydangan and Creagh areas of County...
- Driver Test
560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver test instructors that have been hired in each quarter since quarter one in 2016. [9533/19]
- Roads Maintenance
561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work will be carried out on a road (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9549/19]
- EU Funding
562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these...
- Bus Éireann Services
563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is acceptable that Bus Éireann requires at least 24 hours' notice for disability access; if public transport...
- Public Transport Provision
564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA will be requested to work with Irish Rail to ensure overcrowded services are supplemented with buses (details supplied). [9607/19]
- Park and Ride Facilities
565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Luas park and ride facility at a location (details supplied) is due to close on 31...
- National Car Test Regulation
566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason motorbikes are exempt from a NCT test or a similar test as required by other vehicles; if introducing such a test has been...
- Cycling Policy
567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the national cycle policy framework; the steps and timeframe for its full implementation; and if he...
- Railway Stations
568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in the opening of Kishogue train station, County Dublin, which has been undertaken by the NTA; when the station will be...
- Public Transport Provision
569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans, proposals and the timeframe to provide transport infrastructure to facilitate the development of a SDZ at Clonburris, County...
- Brexit Issues
571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the green card requirement for drivers entering the United Kingdom following Brexit; and if he will make a...
- Rail Services Provision
572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 8.25 a.m. DART from Bray towards...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Services Funding
573. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a project (details supplied) can be guaranteed its funding in 2019. [8974/19]
- Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
575. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the engagement she has had with Tusla, a refuge (details supplied) and the HSE on the planned transfer of the vacant site from the HSE to...
- Family Resource Centres
576. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a centre (details supplied) will be funded as a family resource centre. [9053/19]
- Child and Family Agency
577. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 22 January 2019, the reason the board of Tusla did not receive a copy of a report (details...
- Departmental Staff Data
579. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of conferences staff of her Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the...
- Departmental Expenditure
580. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years 2017,...
- Departmental Data
581. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff in her Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to her...
- Child and Family Agency Staff
582. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers employed by Tusla covering the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas by type of service provided; and if she will make a...
- Family Resource Centres
583. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when family resource centres will receive notification of their 2019 allocations; if existing centres will see their annual budget increase...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
584. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the two directors of an organisation (details supplied) paid themselves €447,000 in...
- Childcare Services Inspections
585. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to revise the new compliance audits on childcare services in view of the issues regarding the matter by community...
- EU Funding
586. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of funds received by her Department or channelled through her Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these...
- Childcare Services
587. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter in relation to community childcare services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9614/19]
- Early Childhood Care and Education Data
588. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated proportion of children born in 2015 that are assumed to make use of the second year of the early childhood care and education...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Migrant Integration
589. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the review of the local community and economic plans; and if there is scope for migrant integration actions to be added...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
590. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to increase the funding allocation to the twelve volunteer centres that are funded below the minimum figure identified in...
- Departmental Staff Data
591. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Expenditure
592. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent in advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the years...
- Departmental Data
593. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff in his Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
594. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for funding under a scheme (details supplied) by county; the amounts that have been approved in respect of...
- EU Funding
595. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Insurance Rates
597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to a teacher in circumstances (details supplied); if such persons that commenced in 1991 are not...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals
598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for the State pension (non-contributory) by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Illness Benefit Applications
599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) has been refused; and if she will make a...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision to issue a pension to community employment supervisors in line with the LRC recommendations will be reviewed....
- Social Welfare Appeals
601. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the status of this matter; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Staff Data
602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of conferences staff of her Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
- Departmental Expenditure
603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent in advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of...
- Departmental Data
604. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff in her Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [9233/19]
- State Pension (Contributory)
606. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure an increased pension with regard to years spent as a carer or homemaker is awarded to a person (details...
- Social Welfare Payments Administration
607. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding social welfare payment methods; her views on the way in which recipients of social welfare payments...
- Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time for social welfare payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9246/19]
- Education Schemes
609. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of external training contractors running courses in County Clare under the Clare Education Board; the number of...
- Invalidity Pension Reviews
610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review for a person (details supplied). [9257/19]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if full payment of a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied). [9263/19]
- Free Travel Scheme
612. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review will be undertaken of the payment structure of the free travel scheme, that is, the percentage of commercial...
- Public Services Card
613. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the results of research commissioned by her Department into public attitudes to the public services cards. [9372/19]
- Parental Leave
614. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the additional paid parental leave announced as part of budget 2019 will be available to parents in respect of children...
- JobPath Data
617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare recipients who had their payments cut or reduced on foot of recommendations by Turas Nua or...
- JobPath Programme
618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 19 February 2019, if evidence of the financial costs referred to with respect to...
- Fuel Allowance Data
619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for fuel allowance refused as a result of being over the income threshold. [9451/19]
- Bereavement Grant
621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the bereavement grant which was cut in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9458/19]
- Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown local authority area for appeals for disability allowance, illness...
- Social Welfare Appeals Data
623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and percentage of appeals in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown local authority area that were allowed by appeals...
- Social Welfare Appeals
624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to regulate for-profit fixed fee welfare appeals services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9500/19]
- Illness Benefit Payments
625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payment of illness benefit will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if her attention has been drawn...
- EU Funding
626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of funds received by her Department or channelled through her Department from EU funds in 2017; and the...
- Social Welfare Cheques
627. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare schemes by which payment can be made to a person by cheque; the way in which a person can arrange for...
- Income Inequality
628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to provide stronger protections for workers here to reduce inequalities in view of a new economic...
- Living Wage Implementation
629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on implementing a living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9642/19]
- Disability Allowance Eligibility
630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9649/19]
- State Pension (Contributory) Data
631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases that have been reviewed under the new total contributions approach method for assessing pensioners that...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Home Loan Scheme
632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to include carer's allowance as income as part of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan. [9003/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 754 of 12 February 2019, if he has recovered and-or requested that part and or all of...
- Local Authority Functions
634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the flexibility local authorities have in rating vacant premises; and if the rates are set by his Department or each local...
- House Sales
635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to whether housing agencies, banks or NAMA sell directly to persons with disabilities who are...
- Land Development Agency
636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the land and property to be transferred to the Land Development Agency in tabular form; the lands which have been transferred...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason local authority apartment tenants are barred from availing of the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Data
638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of conferences staff of his Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
- Departmental Expenditure
639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent in advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of...
- Electoral Register
641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when voter registration forms will be amended to allow for United Kingdom citizens who hold citizenship of a European Union...
- Legislative Programme
642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to update the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. [9348/19]
- Housing Finance Agency Funding
643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount borrowed from the Housing Finance Agency in respect of the continuation of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme;...
- Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement
645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an exemption will be considered for a sheltered housing service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Funding
646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from European Union funds in 2017; and...
- Local Authority Housing Eligibility
647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason local authorities are not provided with discretion on eligibility for those marginally above the income threshold...
- Regeneration Projects Funding
648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if applications which have been successful under the urban regeneration fund can be carried over to the following calendar...
- Water Supply
651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has requested the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to carry out a review of the water supply project eastern...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Boat Permits
652. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if permission will be provided to a person (details supplied) to allow them to stop their boat at a pier; and if she will make a...
- Greenways Development
653. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken to address safety concerns regarding the greenway walk in the area of Cloncurry Bridge near Enfield, County...
- Commemorative Events
654. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the location for National Famine Commemoration Day that has been agreed for the third Sunday in May 2019; and if she will make a...
- Archaeological Sites
655. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a review of the National Monuments Acts will be considered with a view to amendments in order to ensure that persons that find...
- Arts Council Grants
656. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the bursaries paid out to date following her recent announcement of the Markievicz bursaries of €100,000; the persons or...
- Departmental Staff Data
657. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of conferences staff of her Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular...
- Departmental Expenditure
658. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal, respectively in each of the...
- Departmental Data
659. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in her Department that attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost...
- EU Funding
660. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of funds received by her Department or channelled through her Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes...
- National Monuments
661. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the applications received for funding from Louth County Council or other public bodies including Fáilte Ireland in relation...
- Departmental Funding
662. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an application has been made by Louth County Council or another body, organisation or person regarding funding for a proposed...