Written answers
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Department of Finance
- Brexit Preparations
48. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken and plans to take to date in preparation for post-Brexit customs checks at ports, specifically Rosslare Europort to date; and if he will...
- Economic Competitiveness
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economy performs robustly and competitively in line with other economies across Europe; if specific precautions are required at this...
- Financial Services Regulation
51. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to bring forward legislation on the regulation of personal contract plans as recommended by the review of regulation on personal contract plans;...
- Credit Union Lending
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking and the progress being made in establishing a mechanism that would allow and facilitate funds from an organisation (details supplied) to...
- Tax Code
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to change the lucrative tax arrangements in place in order to disincentivise commercial investors from distorting the market for new...
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
54. To ask the Minister for Finance when measures will be introduced to ensure insurance companies cannot refuse insurance in locations in which flood defence measures have been introduced. [10612/19]
- VAT Exemptions
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the precedent set by his predecessor (details supplied) in which his predecessor intervened in a decision by the Revenue...
- Tax Credits
56. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the refunding of unused tax credits to persons and couples on lower incomes; if his Department has costed different income levels of such refunds...
- Tax Code
57. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a recent presentation to the Oireachtas Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight that the cost of tax expenditures in revenue forgone is...
- NAMA Investigations
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider suspending the work of NAMA immediately pending the final report of the Cooke commission of investigation into Project Eagle; and if he...
- Tax Code
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review his Department is undertaking on the 100% increase in betting duty. [17641/19]
- Insurance Industry
60. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the competitiveness of the insurance section at present; the work he is carrying out in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
61. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the use of fixed assets receivers by vulture funds and State-owned banks to force the sale of buy-to-let properties in arrears; and if he will...
- Property Tax Review
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the local property tax review process undertaken by his Department; the reason for the deferral of changes; and if he will make...
- Tax Collection Forecasts
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the income tax receipts for the first quarter of 2019; the reason the budget 2019 projection for this tax yield was not achieved; and if he will make a...
- Insurance Costs
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to businesses closing down due to the cost, and in some cases unavailability, of insurance; his plans to protect such...
- VAT Yield
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the budget 2019 decision on VAT is reflected in the VAT yield for the Exchequer in the first quarter of 2019; and if he will make a statement...
- Oireachtas Select Committee Recommendations
70. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recommendation in the recent report by the Oireachtas Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight on tax expenditures requesting that his...
- Insurance Compensation Fund
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in bringing another court application for funds to pay claimants involved with the collapse of a company (details supplied); and if he...
- Tax Code
72. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will make a decision and implement the decision on a change to betting tax in view the ongoing impact on the sector and on independent bookmakers; and...
- Personal Injuries Commission
74. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recommendation in the recent report by the Personal Injuries Commission that a judicial council be established and the judges on it provide...
- Carbon Tax Implementation
75. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase carbon tax; his views on the impact of such an increase on the progressivity of the tax system; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Community Banking
76. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to support a public banking scheme based on the Sparkasse model due to the continued difficulties in lending volumes to SMEs, particularly in rural...
- State Aid Investigations
77. To ask the Minister for Finance when the appeal against the European Commission ruling in a case (details supplied) will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17797/19]
- Tax Reliefs Eligibility
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing income tax relief for the long-term lease of residential homes to address security of tenure in view of the success of a similar...
- Film Industry Tax Reliefs
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if film producers who apply for and receive section 481 tax relief are responsible to ensure that the requirement to provide quality employment and training is...
- VAT Registration
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the difference in the VAT registration threshold for the sale of services versus the sale of goods; if the anomaly will be reviewed; and if he...
- Tax Treaties
82. To ask the Minister for Finance when the OECD will bring forward its conclusions on potential digital tax reforms; the level of consultation there has been with the OECD in relation to...
- Brexit Issues
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have discussed the latest ESRI special article on Brexit published 26 March 2019; and its implications for the island of Ireland...
- Department of Defence
- Army Personnel
84. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which the last director medical branch conference took place; and the date on which the next conference is scheduled to take place....
- Defence Forces Pensions
85. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the decision not to award a person (details supplied) pension entitlements from their recently deceased spouse will be reviewed; and if he...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
86. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of recruitment campaigns for the Defence Forces in 2018; and the number of new recruits in the Defence Forces in 2018. [18048/19]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- British-Irish Agreement
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Good Friday Agreement, and in particular regarding strands 1 and 2 being suspended in their entirety; and if he has spoken...
- Department of Finance
- VAT Exemptions
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been discussions on VAT rates payable for legal services specifically for family law; his plans to conduct a review to examine the idea of...
- Banking Operations
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will investigate the removal of small business customers overdrafts accounts and the sale of debt by a bank (details supplied); and if he...
- House Prices
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and the Central Bank continue to monitor the impact venture capital companies are likely to have on the housing market in view of their increased stake...
- Home Repossessions Rate
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he directly, or through the Central Bank, continues to monitor the levels of repossessions by lending institutions in respect of family...
- Credit Availability
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which working capital is being provided by the various lending institutions for the farming and business sectors with particular reference to the...
- Brexit Preparations
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the preparations undertaken by his and other Departments for Brexit notwithstanding the ongoing delays; and...
- Corporation Tax Regime
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position to defend the 12.5% corporation tax and dispel the misinformation propagated by certain persons; and if he...
- Economic Policy
97. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has identified particular or specific threats to the stability of the economy pre or post-Brexit, with particular reference to changing...
- Insurance Costs
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to monitor activities in the insurance industry with particular reference to arresting the upward spiral of premiums; and if...
- Economic Data
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which his Department can forecast economic prospects over the next five years in view of the variety of potential challenges globally; and if he...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- National Monuments
103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a site (details supplied); when it will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17904/19]
- Garda Station Closures
104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of the buildings in which Garda stations were formally located in counties Cavan and Monaghan which have been sold; and if he...
- Departmental Websites
105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual cost in 2017 and 2018 of hosting a website (details supplied); and the breakdown of all associated information and...
- Office of Public Works
106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a survey undertaken by the Office of Public Works in County Cork in October 2018 will be provided to a person (details supplied)....
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the updated position on the restorative elements of FEMPI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18038/19]
- Garda Station Refurbishment
108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress towards the reopening of the Garda station in Bawnboy, County Cavan; the works involved; the projected cost; the timeframe...
- National Monuments
110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on a site (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17908/19]
- Garda Communications
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the duration remaining on a contract with a company (details supplied) for the provision of digital radio services to An Garda...
- Public Procurement Contracts
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the tender process will open for competition in respect of finding a provider for digital radio services to An Garda...
- Garda Communications
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has consulted with An Garda Síochána and other emergency services in the context of their changing needs in respect of...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding pension provision for community employment scheme supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects Status
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the additional funding request submitted by a school (details supplied) due to an estimated increase in cost of impending...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no procedures are in place to enable the transfer of an allocated SNA from a primary school to a secondary school for a child; if his...
- Gaelscoil Issues
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial resources and other supports that can be provided to new independent Gaelscoileanna in the Dublin 10 and 12 areas (details...
- School Patronage
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide for more diversity of choice for parents of primary school children in an area (details supplied); if divestment or other...
- Home Tuition Scheme Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17899/19]
- Departmental Staff Data
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school inspectors employed in each of the years 2008 to 2018. [17900/19]
- Schools Building Projects Status
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if representatives of a campus (details supplied) will be notified regarding a new date on which he will meet them to discuss the Maynooth PP...
- Apprenticeship Data
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships established in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [17976/19]
- Education and Training Boards
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for ongoing delays in the development of the new Louth and Meath Education and Training Board headquarters facility in Drogheda,...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Residency Permits
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if residency will be updated or extended in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Data
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí located in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Deployment
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda division since recruitment resumed in Templemore in 2014, by year in...
- Domestic Homicide
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 26 March 2019, when a reply will be provided. [17932/19]
- Legal Aid Applications Data
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons waiting on mediation through the free legal aid system by county; the length of time they are waiting;...
- Garda Resources
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if extra funding is being provided for Garda resources in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division in 2019 in view of the recent ATM...
- Garda Station Closures
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that have been closed in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division in the past decade in tabular form; if...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the death of a person (details supplied); his views regarding unanswered questions of the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- IDA Ireland Site Visits
133. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the most recent occasion on which IDA Ireland visited counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the number of new jobs that have been...
- Job Creation
134. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the 200 jobs announced for Athlone by a company (details supplied) in July 2018; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Examinership Arrangements
135. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied); if she has spoken with the management of the company...
- Work Permits Applications Data
136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to increase the speed at which work permits are being issued; the number of outstanding work permits at the end...
- Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports
137. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she and her officials explored all possible mechanisms to date in the Houses of the Oireachtas, and-or legal options, to facilitate...
- Skills Development
139. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated to the expert group on future skills needs in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the 2019 funding allocation...
- Company Law
140. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on requiring large accountancy firms to separate audit functions from non-audit business; and if an impact analysis has been...
- Department of Health
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
142. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a medical chair. [17853/19]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
143. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which persons are selected for treatment via the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to be sent to private hospitals for treatment; if there is...
- National Children's Hospital Expenditure
144. To ask the Minister for Health the value of fees paid to a company (details supplied) for the national children’s hospital since 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disabilities Assessments
145. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no child assessments are being carried out at a facility (details supplied) due to a vacant position not being...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a primary medical centre in Millstreet, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17872/19]
- Speech and Language Therapy Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health if it is policy in CHO area 1 that access to speech and language therapy for children is not age dependent and that in cases in which a child is assessed as...
- Services for People with Disabilities
156. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 7 February 2019, his plans to fulfil the identified assessed needs of the 64 adults with an intellectual...
- Disabilities Data
159. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in County Wexford. [17894/19]
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
161. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the position of technician in the cardiovascular unit at University Hospital Waterford is vacant; his plans to...
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
162. To ask the Minister for Health when section 39 workers in Nenagh day care centre will have their pay restored in view of the fact it has been reinstated for their counterparts in the HSE;...
- Mental Health Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to rectify issues with sewerage at Deer Lodge mental health unit, Killarney, County Kerry, which is causing distress for both...
- Hospital Appointments Status
164. 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. [17911/19]
- Ambulance Service Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Health if ambulance shortages will be addressed for staff rostering in County Monaghan which has emerged due to the removal of a vehicle (details supplied); and if he...
- Ambulance Service Staff
167. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new ambulance personnel recruited in counties Cavan and Monaghan in the past year (details supplied); if these staff were already classified as...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
169. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale for the results of repeat cervical smears; the number of women waiting for same; the length of time they are waiting; and the reason for delays...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
170. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting list for children who need to avail of orthodontic treatment in County Cork in view of the fact there is a waiting period of...
- Hospital Services
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a unit (details supplied); the details of the review of same; when the review will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospitals Data
172. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances at a unit (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Emergency Departments
173. To ask the Minister for Health the status of work planned for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17938/19]
- Emergency Departments Data
175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Medical Card Eligibility
176. To ask the Minister for Health if eligibility for a medical card will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17946/19]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Health if all nursing and other services being provided at Mervue health centre, Galway, will be continued and staffing levels at the health centre be maintained at...
- Cross-Border Health Initiatives
178. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a refund under the cross-border directive by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [17961/19]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
180. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the approval process for the drug nusinersen, that is, Spinraza; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; the type of care...
- Respite Care Services
181. To ask the Minister for Health if days and nights spent in a public hospital count as respite days and or nights; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being refused...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
182. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for the reimbursement of a drug (details supplied). [17974/19]
- National Children's Hospital Location
183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that the site of the national children’s hospital at St. James’s will be unable to accommodate the co-location of the...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
184. To ask the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapists who were interviewed in 2016 and were placed on the national panel for physiotherapist staff grade in order of merit must now...
- Hospital Appointments Status
187. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allocating a person (details supplied) a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/19]
- Disabilities Assessments
188. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the length of delays being experienced by a person (details supplied); his plans to alleviate the waiting lists for children...
- Services for People with Disabilities
189. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative options available for a family to access help for their child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/19]
- Hospital Services
190. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a service in a hospital (details supplied); if cover has been secured to continue the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Expenditure
191. To ask the Minister for Health the overall quantum of expenditure undertaken by his HSE and the Department on non-medical professional expert advice, and-or services, on a quarterly basis in...
- Health Services Provision
192. To ask the Minister for Health the resources available in CHO1 for persons suffering from Parkinson's disease; his plans to allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied); if his...
- Health Services Funding
193. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the funding crisis facing a society (details supplied); if funding can be secured to ensure it continues to operate as normal; and if he will...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the regulations regarding the eligibility of donkeys for the purpose of achieving a minimum stocking density...
- Basic Payment Scheme Administration
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers by county who will secure an increase in their basic farm payments; the number who will receive a reduced...
- Aquaculture Licence Administration
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding oyster licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17918/19]
- GLAS Payments
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan and nationwide by county waiting for GLAS payments; the number of part payments...
- Brexit Preparations
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency steps being taken to limit the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the agriculture sector. [17928/19]
- Coillte Teoranta Lands
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a health and safety hazard (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17953/19]
- Beef Exports
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing delay in securing final approval for a number of Irish companies from authorities...
- Thoroughbred Foal Levy Regulations
201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the operation of the foal levy and the legality of same; and his plans to change it. [17996/19]
- Brexit Supports
202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details and criteria on the new Brexit €50 million towards farmers for capital investment; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Climate Change Policy
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures in place to combat climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep global warming within the...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the initiatives in place to reduce the vulnerability and exposure of Ireland to expected climate change problems; and...
- Climate Change Policy
207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase warning signals for climate change storm mitigation in the future in order to reduce exposure to...
- Post Office Network
208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions or communications he or his officials have had with An Post regarding the relocation of the post office...
- Renewable Heat Incentive
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the introduction of a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/19]
- Departmental Reports
210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a report and its findings and outcome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- North-South Interconnector
211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the North-South interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/19]
- Trading Online Voucher Scheme
212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount allocated to the digital trading voucher scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the...
- Electricity Generation
213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to convert the Moneypoint power plant to a nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement on...
- Angling Sector
214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projects which have been completed under the National Strategy for Angling Development 2015-2020; and if he will...
- National Broadband Plan Administration
216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 9 April 2019, if any of the 300 locations referenced are in areas in which...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- National Driver Licensing Service
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that additional resources are provided for the National Driver Licensing Service in view of the additional demands...
- Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans on forming a bilateral agreement with the UK to honour driver licences post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Driver Test Waiting Lists
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons to date on waiting lists for driver tests in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the length of time they have been waiting...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for sports capital grant applications; and when he will announce recipients of funding under this scheme. [18010/19]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Missing Children
221. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children reported missing from residential care homes in 2018. [17857/19]
- Childcare Costs
222. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18002/19]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- CLÁR Programme
223. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will award funding under the CLÁR programme for a group (details supplied). [18003/19]
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Invalidity Pension Applications
224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details...
- Pension Provisions
225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be informed of the outcome of deliberations of the new pension payment rates for women...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing will be held in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Allowance Payments
227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue for a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times
228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time it is taking to process disability allowance applications; and the number of applications waiting to be...
- Invalidity Pension Waiting Times
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for the processing of applications for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for processing carer's allowance and carer's benefit applications; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Flexible Work Practices
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the legislative Acts and provisions in operation for consideration to be given to requests from employees for flexible...
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a self-employed person paying class S PRSI who has to retire from their employment to care for a sick partner is entitled...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied). [18001/19]
- Farm Assist Scheme Data
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in County Tipperary in receipt of the farm assist payment in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date...
- Disability Allowance Payments
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of arrears in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18024/19]
- Disability Allowance Applications
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18049/19]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Policy
239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the impact of a sizeable capital expenditure on the building of local authority houses as required nationally including...
- Local Authority Housing Data
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average time it takes for each local authority to relet council homes after they become vacant in tabular form; and if he...
- Housing Assistance Payment Data
241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP tenancies paying a top-up to the HAP payment out of all HAP and homeless HAP payments; the value of those...
- Local Authority Funding
242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason an application from Louth County Council for grant aid under the urban regeneration and development fund for the...
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for setting a 35% of net income threshold in his draft affordable housing regulations; and the way in which this...
- Approved Housing Bodies
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the AHB special purpose vehicle being set up for the purpose of accessing credit union finance will be operational; and...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the locations by local authority of the ten affordable purchase scheme sites approved to date; the estimated completion times...
- Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the delivery of affordable units under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; the locations of...
- Housing Data
251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing projects approved under the urban regeneration and development fund and or the rural regeneration and...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Archaeological Sites
252. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to unique or valuable artefacts discovered at various locations nationally over the past ten...
- EU Directives
253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the substantial number of seagulls recorded after use of the 2018.19 derogation in Balbriggan...
