Written answers

Tuesday, 14 May 2019

  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • IDA Ireland Data
      47. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new first-time investments by new IDA client companies in County Donegal in each of the past ten years; the percentage of...
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases
      54. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the full report of the trial of a person (details supplied) should be made available to Members of Dáil...
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      55. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the additional resources that will be made available to the Workplace Relations Commission in order for it to implement the objectives...
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available through her Department and the agencies under her remit to help businesses trade online; the impact the national...
    • Regional Enterprise Plans
      57. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact of the regional enterprise plans in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20597/19]
    • Job Initiatives
      58. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address the issue of unemployment and the need for further investment in the south east; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Staff Remuneration
      59. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons working in her Department who earn less than the living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Job Initiatives
      60. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to promote job creation in the mid-east region, including County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
      61. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures being implemented to strengthen the powers and effectiveness of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and...
    • Brexit Data
      62. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department monitors the take-up of the Brexit loan scheme operated through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; the...
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      63. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the next round of the disruptive technology fund will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20599/19]
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      64. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if recent changes in the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 with regard to contracts of employment and so on will see extra...
    • Economic Policy
      65. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the launch of Future Jobs Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20600/19]
    • Brexit Issues
      66. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there has been an increase in entrepreneurial activity in the Border counties in view of Brexit; if the LEOs have seen an increase...
    • Export Controls
      67. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if applications for the export of arms or dual-use items to Saudi Arabia were refused between 2011 and 2017 on the basis of criterion...
    • Regional Enterprise Development Fund
      68. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the next round of the regional enterprise development fund will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when legislation to provide for a minimum five-year expiry date on gift vouchers will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Trade Agreements
      70. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the process for ratifying CETA here and the recent European Court of Justice ruling on the compatibility of the...
    • State Aid
      71. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of negotiations with the European Commission or other European Union bodies in respect of the relaxation of state aid rules...
    • European Financial Forum
      72. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on her address to the European Financial Forum recently; and if the IFSC will increase in numbers as a result of...
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
      73. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has provided the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement with additional resources to account for the two new...
    • National Broadband Plan
      74. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact the national broadband plan will have in implementing strategies such as Future Jobs Ireland; and if she will make a...
    • State Aid
      75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has formally submitted a request or is preparing to submit a request at EU level to revise state aid rules as set out in...
    • IDA Ireland
      76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the performance of the IDA in terms of attracting investment and creating jobs both nationally and in County Louth; and if...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      77. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the Action Plan for Rural Development to increase the spread of jobs in all regions. [15474/19]
    • Brexit Preparations
      78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to assist companies in the Border counties to be prepared for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Brexit Supports
      79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if further supports are available to businesses that are affected by the uncertainty surrounding the decision of the United Kingdom to...
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits
      80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA site visits by county; the number and status of vacant IDA properties nationwide; and if she will make a...
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to include jockeys and skilled work riders for employment in horse training yards on the critical skills list and other...
    • Export Controls
      82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Ireland put its name to a working paper opposing the strengthening of dual-use export controls on cybersurveillance software...
    • Legislative Measures
      83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will introduce legislation or guidelines to regulate remote working to protect both the rights of workers and interests of...
    • Job Initiatives
      84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made by her Department and agencies under her remit in driving job creation in the mid-west region; and if...
    • Regional Enterprise Plans
      85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the regional enterprise plans; the benefits for County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20533/19]
    • State Aid
      88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions she has had with the European Commission or other European bodies on the possibility of additional funding as a...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • European Council Meetings
      89. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions at the informal European Council meeting in May 2019 on protecting citizens and freedoms in addition to immigration. [20562/19]
    • Central Statistics Office Data
      90. To ask the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office, CSO, has a formal quality assurance policy and programme to assure the quality of official statistical outputs. [20378/19]
    • Central Statistics Office
      91. To ask the Taoiseach if the National Statistics Board received a document outlining concerns with staffing and culture at the CSO in August 2018; and if so, the action taken by the board to...
    • Central Statistics Office Staff
      92. To ask the Taoiseach the professional qualifications required of those seeking or occupying statistical positions on the management board of the Central Statistics Office, CSO. [20380/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Budgets
      97. To ask the Taoiseach the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form. [21127/19]
  • Department of Defence
    • Naval Service Vessels
      98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if tenders for building the multi-role vessel, MRV, have been received (details supplied) in view of the fact that the 2019 budget is now in...
    • Emergency Planning
      99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to ensure that the optimum response is always deployed by the State in circumstances in which communities face the threat...
    • Air Corps Operations
      100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the precise time the request for the Air Corps to be deployed to provide support to local fire services tending to the recent wildfires in...
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if colour blindness is an automatic disqualifier for application to the Defence Forces; if there have been changes to same; and if he will make...
    • Defence Forces Training
      102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding has been made available for a new electric target range at the Defence Forces Training Centre, the Curragh; if so, when this work...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to have a bilateral meeting with the United States Secretary of the Air Force, Ms Heather Wilson. [20683/19]
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      104. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will review the circumstances of a recent applicant (details supplied) to become a cadet in the Army; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Civil Defence
      106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to instances in which branches of the Civil Defence are unable to fulfil their role or provide service due to a...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Foreign Conflicts
      108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the latest attacks in Israel and Palestine were discussed at the recent Foreign Affairs Council. [20556/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Stamp Duty
      110. To ask the Minister for Finance if a matter regarding green certificate qualification will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20455/19]
    • Corporation Tax Regime
      111. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland’s corporation tax rate was discussed at the ECOFIN meeting in May 2019. [20548/19]
    • Sustainable Finance
      112. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the final report by the high level expert group on sustainable finance published by the European Commission in 2018; his...
    • Tracker Mortgage Examination
      113. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps which will be taken with regard to the fines received by the Central Bank in relation to the tracker mortgage scandal; if the fines will be directed...
    • VAT Exemptions
      114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt the drug Pembro from VAT in cases in which persons are raising public donations to purchase the drug until such time as the HSE gives...
    • Vehicle Registration
      115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the VRT rate on the importation of motorhomes with an EU category of M1, M2 or M3 and an EU bodywork code of SA as defined in EU/678/2011 in...
    • VAT Rate Application
      116. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a correction to the record of Dáil Éireann is required regarding his replies on the issue of the historic treatment of food and...
    • Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
      117. To ask the Minister for Finance if a borrower is entitled at all times to pay off the arrears owed in full at any point in time and if it is not open to the loan owner to refuse to accept...
    • Tax Code
      118. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding betting tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20648/19]
    • Nursing Home Fees
      119. To ask the Minister for Finance if further time can be given to the representatives of a person (details supplied) who are attempting to dispose of some of the assets to meet the outstanding...
    • Tax Credits
      120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a tax credit in respect of childcare expenses incurred by taxpayers; the consideration given to this proposal previously; and if he will...
    • Tax Reliefs Costs
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year if the earned income credit increased from €1,350 to €1,500 for those in receipt of a gross income up to...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      122. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Service Pay Commission Reports
      123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Public Service Pay Commission will complete its work on the examination of recruitment and retention challenges in the defence...
    • Departmental Staff Redeployment
      124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants within his Department on a transfer request list; and his views on whether civil servants should work...
    • Government Expenditure
      125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the ministerial gross expenditure ceilings in each year of their projections (details supplied) since expenditure ceilings were...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Home Loan Scheme
      127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be available to progress a significant number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications within counties Louth and...
    • National Broadband Plan Expenditure
      128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he will accommodate the cost of the national broadband plan, which was not fully accounted for in the National...
    • National Broadband Plan
      129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the briefing given to the Cabinet from his Department in regard to the national broadband plan; and if he will make a...
    • Heritage Sites
      132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has a facility to accept online bookings for admission fees to each heritage site under its remit. [20689/19]
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he has taken to solve the issue of community employment supervisor pension and redundancy claims since the Minister for...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received written agreements between two local authorities over the management and direction of a flood relief scheme (details...
    • Office of Public Works Staff
      135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants that are placed on the Office of Public Works midlands recruitment list are...
    • National Broadband Plan
      137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cost-benefit analysis for the national broadband plan in February 2019 did not comply with the public spending code; if it is...
    • Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory
      139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when construction work on the new forensic science laboratory at Backweston Campus will commence; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding plans to reopen a Garda station (details supplied) in County Dublin; when works at the station will be completed...
    • Coastal Erosion
      141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration will be given to establishing a high-level interdepartmental task force working with local authorities to drive...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Third Level Fees
      142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is acceptable that a family that was forced to emigrate to Australia in 2012 due to the recession and has now returned...
    • School Transport Provision
      143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Bus Éireann cannot facilitate an earlier morning service to a school (details supplied) in order that the school can attract more...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 26 March 2019, the status of the matter raised. [20321/19]
    • Schools Facilities
      145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding access for a school (details supplied) to the sports hall building programme for the provision of adequate physical...
    • Education Expenditure
      146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding on average per annum spent of supporting STEM in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Accommodation Provision
      147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that prefabs will not be needed for a school (details supplied) and that the structural defects will be fixed...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the delivery of a school (details supplied) which had a promised commencement of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Education Policy
      149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps parents can take to an seek a secondary school exemption in Irish for their child in circumstances in which the school is not willing...
    • Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
      150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a regulation or statutory instrument recognising the title of guidance counsellors; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the 2009 report by a company (details supplied) on school transport services provided by Bus Éireann without redactions...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in building a new school building for a school (details supplied); and when the pre-qualification of contractors will be finalised...
    • School Staff
      153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of its staffing allocation for the 2019-20 school year...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school placement in an ASD unit will be sourced for a person (details supplied). [20470/19]
    • School Accommodation Provision
      155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding essential repair works required to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the timeline of plans for a new school...
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an extension and-or new build; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to appoint a clerk of works on all the projects on the current status of large-scale projects list being delivered under the school...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be ensured that children with autism in the north Dublin area receive an appropriate education; if the necessary special classes and...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of the proposed new special school to replace schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/19]
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the acquisition of a site for a post-primary school to serve the Citywest and Saggart areas of County Dublin; and if...
    • School Patronage
      161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made and the timeline for the selection of a patron for a proposed post-primary school in Citywest and Saggart, County Dublin....
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding insufficient secondary school places for children in ASD units in County Wexford; his plans to increase provision of...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made with regard to the provision of new primary school sites and buildings for schools (details supplied). [20610/19]
    • School Placement
      164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of primary school places in Rathcoole, County Dublin; his plans to assist the approximately 24...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a school (details supplied); the status of the tendering process; the date of the tender awarded; the timescale...
    • School Staff
      166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 26 March 2019, if a principal has been appointed for the north County Kildare Gaelcholáiste; if...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when tenders will be invited from the shortlist of contractors for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 26 March 2019, if there has been further progress on the site acquisition; and if he will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited for the completion of a campus (details supplied) from the shortlist of seven contractors; if so, the closing date...
    • Teacher Discipline
      174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if circular 0071/2014 will be reviewed with a view to defining exceptional circumstances; if the circumstances and criteria for such exceptional...
    • School Transport Provision
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding a school bus route (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20660/19]
    • School Placement
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that travel outside Donabate, County Dublin, to attend secondary school; the number of children that travel into Donabate...
    • Schools Building Projects
      178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 10 July 2018, the status of the steps he is taking to secure a permanent building for a Dún...
    • School Management
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of 6,000 additional release days for teaching principals in primary schools. [20684/19]
    • Special Educational Needs
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet a union (details supplied) to address the many questions that special needs assistants have regarding the 13 recommendations of...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of job security for special needs assistants; if he will consider establishing a SNA panel modelled on the supplementary...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for emergency works due to the urgent circumstances will be expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • SOLAS Staff
      185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 2 April 2019, if there has been progress to date in resolving the discrepancy between pay scales for...
    • School Transport Provision
      186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the provision of places on school bus services by lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20748/19]
    • School Transport Eligibility
      188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the distance a student must live from a school in order to qualify for the provision of a place on a school bus service; and his...
    • School Playgrounds
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been refused funding for the purposes of repairing the outdoor play area. [20763/19]
    • Minor Works Scheme
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 6 December 2018, the reason category 10 under the summer works scheme was not approved; the further...
    • Technological Universities Status
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the establishment of a technological university for the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/19]
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school (details supplied); his plans to provide permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Prison Accommodation
      194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to address prison overcrowding in view of the fact that the number of prisoners in prisons here has...
    • Court Judgments
      195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 273 of 29 November 2017 and 168 of 25 October 2018, if he will report on developments...
    • Garda Equipment
      196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a project (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20391/19]
    • Student Visas Data
      197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of decisions made to date in the special student scheme 2005 to 2010; and when he expects decisions to be made in...
    • Garda Resources
      198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the staff level at each of the Garda stations in the mid-western area of Dublin (details supplied); and the additional Garda...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average time Garda vetting is taking for applicants to An Garda Síochána; the reason for the delay with this...
    • Garda Equipment
      200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age of the computer-aided despatch system used by An Garda Síochána; his plans to upgrade or invest in a new...
    • Missing Persons
      201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016-2021 does not make reference to a policy or practice regarding...
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of legislation to tackle the ongoing issue of scrambler and quad bikes; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Policing Issues
      204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the reason for the drop in the number of personnel exchanges from An Garda Síochána to the PSNI from...
    • Garda Deployment
      207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers attached to each Garda division in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in...
    • Garda Transport Data
      210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles attached to the Cork city division that are ten years old or older. [20487/19]
    • Visa Applications
      211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes in visa requirements for transit passengers; the problems caused to some of these persons as a result of lack of...
    • Garda Investigations
      212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will order an investigation into the handling of a case by An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Compensation Awards
      213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, is accepting applications from...
    • Community Policing
      216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the number of community gardaí by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Deployment
      217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 31 December 2017, 31 December 2018...
    • Immigrant Investor Programme Applications
      220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the processing times for applications under the immigrant investor programmes; if there are undue delays; if so, if he has had...
    • Garda Deployment
      221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to Portarlington Garda station each year for the past ten years. [20549/19]
    • Garda Reserve
      222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reserve gardaí in the force in each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20569/19]
    • Prisoner Transfers
      223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for the transfer of a sentenced person (details supplied) was received; the progress made to date; when it...
    • Garda Reserve
      224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an advocate for the Garda Reserve has been established within An Garda Síochána as recommended by the commission...
    • Garda Vetting
      226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to speed up the process of delays being experienced by persons being vetted by An Garda...
    • Garda Operations
      227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an incident reported to An Garda Síochána (details supplied); the action he would...
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to upgrade the public trading licensing code (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/19]
    • Garda Operations
      229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda specialist protective services unit for the north Dublin Garda division will be effected. [20685/19]
    • Garda Recruitment
      230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full year cost of recruiting three additional digital forensic specialists for the Garda National Economic Crime...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the 15 extra large Garda public order vans have been delivered to Garda divisions; and the divisions within Dublin that...
    • Hospital Services
      232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of post-mortems, specifically those that entailed a subsequent inquest, carried out at the mortuary in University...
    • Garda Investigations
      233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting times for examination of items of possible evidence by trained forensic technicians; if there is a fast-tracking of...
    • Crime Data
      234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of child abduction offences that occurred under section 16 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 in...
    • Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
      235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the results of an assessment of the caseload of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal as requested by him;...
    • Garda Equipment
      236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age of each truck attached to the Garda water unit; if funding will be provided for the replacement of the oldest age truck...
    • Garda Recruitment
      237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full-year cost of recruiting four additional full-time vehicle technicians for An Garda Síochána; and if he will...
    • Gambling Legislation
      238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline on the redrafted heads of the gambling control Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20860/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits
      242. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits made to midlands regions in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the specific interventions that will be made to...
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      243. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the inclusion of healthcare assistant as a role for employment within the employment permits system; and if she...
    • Industrial Relations
      244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to ensure retired workers have representation at State arbitration services,...
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits
      245. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits by the IDA to County Cork in 2018; the steps she is taking to increase the number of visits to the county;...
    • Brexit Supports
      246. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake in the number of schemes in support of businesses preparing for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Local Enterprise Offices
      247. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for the further development of the local enterprise offices into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding
      248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated cost in a full year if the budget for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement increased by 30%. [20690/19]
    • IDA Ireland Data
      249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the most recent occasion on which the IDA visited counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the number of new jobs that have been created by...
    • Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy
      250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she has identified that science and technology will remain an integral part of business promotion and job creation...
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she continues to support and drive the creation of new enterprises in the indigenous sector nationally with...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she continues to take to develop and improve the competitiveness of Irish goods and services on world markets; and if she...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which the development programme of the IDA continues to develop to maximise advantages for job creation and economic...
    • Regional Enterprise Development Fund
      254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she continues to liaise with the business sector throughout the regions with a view to the maximisation of investment...
    • Innovation Fund Ireland
      255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which innovation continues to be a feature of enterprise and investment here; if she remains satisfied that new...
    • Skills Development
      256. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she has continued to monitor the availability of the requisite skills in the workplace, having particular regard...
    • Enterprise Support Services Provision
      257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she continues to encourage start-up enterprises in all regions nationally; the issues to date identified as being...
    • Brexit Preparations
      258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she continues to engage with investment and job creation interests in Northern Ireland with a view to maintaining...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the costs incurred by her Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Health
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      261. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [20310/19]
    • Long Stay Residential Units
      263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in County Louth who have requested long-term residential care. [20313/19]
    • HSE Funding
      266. To ask the Minister for Health the annual HSE budget for residential care in County Louth. [20316/19]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      268. To ask the Minister for Health the residential care providers, both public and private here; the funding which each received in 2018 from the HSE; and the funding allocation for 2019. [20318/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      269. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [20319/19]
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      270. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20322/19]
    • National Cervical Screening Programme
      271. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the results of a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20323/19]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Provision
      272. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a replacement speech and language therapist will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20324/19]
    • Medicinal Products
      273. To ask the Minister for Health when work is expected to be completed in view of the fact that he previously indicated that he would give further consideration to the need for an inquiry into...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      276. To ask the Minister for Health if the healthcare assessment and needs of children suspected of having foetal valproate syndrome will be prioritised; and if there will be no delay in...
    • Clinical Trials
      278. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical trials conducted on sodium valproate here prior to its licensing in 1975; and if no clinical trials were conducted, the international clinical...
    • HSE Staff Recruitment
      279. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of physiotherapists in counties Laois and Offaly; if there is a freeze on recruitment or a freeze on appointing those...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      280. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be assisted in being assessed for home help. [20347/19]
    • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
      281. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 18 April 2019, if he will amend his response that all protected disclosures received by his Department are given...
    • Maternity Services
      282. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information relating to maternity units (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20392/19]
    • Hospital Facilities
      283. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been sanctioned for planned refurbishment and upgrade works at St. Joseph's and Ramelton community hospitals; and if so, when works will...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      284. To ask the Minister for Health if an MRI scan will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [20412/19]
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      285. To ask the Minister for Health the date the HSE drugs group will meet to discuss the revised offer submitted by a company (details supplied); the date the HSE leadership team will meet to...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
      286. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no CAMHS clinics held in Clifden, County Galway; the reason all persons who wish to avail of this service from the area must make a round...
    • Disability Services Funding
      287. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding to the HSE western region for the provision of full-time residential care for persons with severe intellectual disabilities...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet a person (details supplied); the progress made on the case of the person following his meeting with the person in County Kilkenny; if the...
    • Hospital Appointments Delays
      289. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/19]
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      290. To ask the Minister for Health if he has sourced extra capacity to deal with the backlog in CervicalCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/19]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      295. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for ASD assessment for a child (details supplied). [20440/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      296. 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. [20441/19]
    • Audiology Services Provision
      297. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with the audiology department. [20444/19]
    • Air Ambulance Service Provision
      298. To ask the Minister for Health when the air ambulance service based in Rathcoole, County Cork, will commence operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20447/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      299. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a renal ultrasound scan in Crumlin children’s hospital. [20448/19]
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      300. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an appointment to the position of healthcare assistant after being interviewed at least a year ago; and...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments
      301. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive payment under the nursing home support scheme; the reason for the delay in same; the waiting period from approval...
    • Respite Care Services Provision
      302. To ask the Minister for Health if additional respite will be provided to the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20472/19]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      303. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can expect to be called for an operation in Merlin Park University Hospital; and if he will make a statement...
    • Emergency Departments
      304. To ask the Minister for Health if appropriate measures will be taken to prevent persons who are drunk causing noise and disturbance in emergency departments; if his attention has been drawn...
    • Emergency Departments Data
      305. To ask the Minister for Health the admissions figures to Beaumont Hospital emergency department on the weekend of 6 and 7 April 2019; the number of doctors on duty per shift; if his...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      306. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been requested to meet Rehab over the past 12 months; the dates these requests came in; if a meeting took place; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      307. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for an orthopaedic appointment at Croom Hospital in view of the fact they have been waiting...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      308. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for an assessment of needs with the Blackberry Park team in Limerick; and if he will make a...
    • Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
      310. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 18 April 2019, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [20514/19]
    • Nursing Home Services
      311. To ask the Minister for Health when the last unannounced inspection carried out by HIQA at St. Mary's Hospital nursing home, Drogheda, took place; the staff-patient ratio at the hospital;...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      312. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding reimbursement of the drug, Spinraza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20539/19]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
      313. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the review of nursing home prices as per the nursing home support scheme; his plans to publish the report; and if he will make a...
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      314. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding negotiations concerning the revised general practitioner contract; if negotiations cover the duties of general practitioners to attend...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
      315. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no CAMHS clinics held in Clifden, west Connemara, County Galway; the reason all persons who wish to avail of this service from the area...
    • Disability Support Services Provision
      316. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding to the HSE western region for the provision of full-time residential care for persons with severe intellectual disabilities...
    • Speech and Language Therapy Provision
      317. To ask the Minister for Health the speech therapy services available in An Cheathrú Rua, Contae na Gaillimhe, to children resident in the south Connemara area at present; his plans to...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      318. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the home help provision of hours for a person (details supplied); if home help will be immediately granted in this case; and if he will...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the occupational therapy and physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged under 18 years of age awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in each county; the number of these patients waiting longer than...
    • Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
      322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged under 18 years of age awaiting speech and language therapy in each county; the number of these patients waiting longer than six, 12,...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
      323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged under 18 years of age awaiting a CAMHS appointment in each county; the number of these patients waiting longer than six, 12, 18, 24...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      324. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20647/19]
    • HSE Properties
      325. To ask the Minister for Health when a long-term lease will be granted in County Kildare (details supplied). [20662/19]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
      326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list at the end of March 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list at the end of March 2019 or the latest date available; the number waiting...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number...
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      331. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the granting of importation licences for medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20669/19]
    • Health Services Staff Data
      332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of counsellors and psychotherapists employed by the HSE nationally and in County Kildare; his plans to increase current levels; and if he will make...
    • Home Care Packages Data
      334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Kildare approved and awaiting a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20673/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      335. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a knee operation for a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20675/19]
    • Home Help Service Data
      336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting additional home help hours in County Wexford; the national average of the number of persons awaiting home help hours; and if he...
    • Home Help Service Eligibility
      337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20694/19]
    • Disease Management
      338. To ask the Minister for Health the actions carried out to bring about diagnosis and treatment facilities for those suffering from Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      339. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment for a person (details supplied) will be approved under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20715/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      340. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a MRI scan in Cappagh hospital. [20716/19]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      341. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied). [20718/19]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      342. To ask the Minister for Health the next start date of the dialectical behaviour therapy, DBT, programme at a hospital; if a person (details supplied) is on the shortlist to be included on...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      343. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20727/19]
    • Blind Welfare Allowance Applications
      344. To ask the Minister for Health when an appeal regarding the blind welfare allowance will be decided upon for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20732/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      345. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect surgery in the University Limerick hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20734/19]
    • HSE Agency Staff
      346. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which agency staff nurses in the HSE hospitals are encompassed into the overall governance of the nursing wards; if it is similar to HSE nurses; and...
    • Disability Services Provision
      347. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns relating to RehabCare's service in County Kerry will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20740/19]
    • Generic Drugs Substitution
      349. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to fast track the publication of the national biosimilar policy in order to increase the use of biosimilar drugs in order that better...
    • Medicinal Products Prices
      350. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to develop a national supply and pricing agreement for pharmaceutical products that creates a level playing field for all...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      351. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the pricing and reimbursement system of the HSE prioritises use of the most cost-effective medicines; and if he will make a statement...
    • Medicinal Products
      352. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand and overhaul the high-tech medicines scheme of the HSE in order to allow for more medicines to be on the list; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      353. To ask the Minister for Health further to Topical Issue No. 4 of 28 March 2019, the cost of the new diabetic day unit at Sligo University Hospital; the amount allocated from the capital...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      354. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of need will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      355. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for surgery will be accommodated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20764/19]
    • National Cervical Screening Programme
      356. To ask the Minister for Health if and when results awaited for a smear test will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20768/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      357. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to arrange an early assessment and operation at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied); if an immediate...
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the ministerial licences for medicinal cannabis granted that have been reimbursed for the cost of the medication; and if he will make a statement...
    • Garda Vetting
      360. To ask the Minister for Health if all agency staff in the position of both nursing and care assistants are Garda vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20850/19]
    • Health Reports
      361. To ask the Minister for Health the number and title of all reports, investigations and-or reviews commissioned since 1 January 2005 by the HSE and-or his Department that remain uncompleted...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      362. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on ongoing talks with a group (details supplied); the issues being discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20863/19]
    • Autism Support Services
      363. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an autism therapist for Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20864/19]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      364. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is such a long delay for applications to be decided upon for home help in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the funding allocated for home help in...
    • Health Screening Programmes
      365. To ask the Minister for Health the average time for the release of results to patients under the various screening programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/19]
    • Physiotherapy Provision
      367. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE provides physiotherapy services in Connemara, County Galway; the locations at which this service is provided; the frequency with which...
    • Fibromyalgia Support Services
      368. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund a registry of persons suffering from fibromyalgia in order that it is possible to ascertain the number of persons suffering from this...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      369. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend cover under the long-term illness scheme for drugs related to the treatment of fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      371. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that funding that has been recommended and approved to the CHO DNCC disability resource committee is released as a matter of urgency in the...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      372. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • TAMS Administration
      373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is not on the approved list for the TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • GLAS Payments
      374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20337/19]
    • Brexit Supports
      375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full details of the aid package for beef farmers he has proposed to the European Commission to cover the retrospective Brexit...
    • Food Imports
      376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of non-EU maize in euro and volume imported here annually over the 2016 to 2018 period; and if his attention has been...
    • Agriculture Scheme Data
      377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons participating in schemes (details supplied) who have received an advanced 2018 payment, by county, in tabular...
    • Future Growth Loan Scheme
      378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the €1 billion loan scheme for young farmers that will be ring-fenced for Irish young farmers; the lending rates...
    • Agriculture Industry
      379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers nationally referred to as the forgotten farmers (details supplied) by county, in tabular form; and the...
    • Veterinary Inspection Service Expenditure
      383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on the veterinary public health inspection service on an annual basis; the way in which this changed in the past...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
      384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the category of the ANC the lands of a person (details supplied) are under. [20445/19]
    • Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Applications
      385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a person (details supplied) has been lost; if the person can resubmit an application in the interests of...
    • Veterinary Inspection Service Expenditure
      386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost in a full year if five additional full-time senior superintending veterinary inspectors and 20 additional...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
      387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a penalty was imposed on a person (details supplied) under the BPS and ANC 2018 schemes; the position regarding same; and...
    • Live Exports
      388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent video showing cruelty to young calves exported taking place in Cherbourg, France; and the steps he plans to...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019 in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • European Council Meetings
      390. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if coal mining was discussed at a recent European Council meeting. [20561/19]
    • Environmental Legislation
      391. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the regulations regarding the sale of smoky coal in smaller towns and villages in rural areas; and if he will make a...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      392. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a property (details supplied) cannot avail of broadband while the neighbouring property can. [20407/19]
    • Departmental Reports
      393. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost, including VAT, of a report (details supplied). [20465/19]
    • Illegal Dumping
      398. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided to each local authority to tackle illegal dumping for 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      399. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of fibre in Lacken, Multyfarnham, County Westmeath. [20506/19]
    • National Broadband Plan Expenditure
      400. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding planned to be spent each year for the next 25 years for the national broadband plan by capital and current...
    • National Broadband Plan
      401. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the ownership of the national broadband network will not be owned by the State after 25 years; if the cost of buying...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      405. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be supplied to an area (details supplied). [20650/19]
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      408. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if broadband will be extended to a property (details supplied) under the State-led intervention under the national...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      409. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of efibre broadband, with specific regard to a location (details supplied). [20728/19]
    • National Broadband Plan Funding
      417. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the national broadband plan will be on or off balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20797/19]
    • National Broadband Plan
      419. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his announcement of the national broadband plan on 7 May 2019. [20563/19]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      420. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if research has been carried out into the improved lower carbon emissions that would result from lower speed limits on roads here; if...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      421. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of scheduled services that use private contractors on each route of the Bus Éireann network. [21062/19]
    • Bus Services
      423. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a service (details supplied) that ran from Swords to Portrane between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. has been cancelled; when the service...
    • Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements
      424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if moneys were paid by the State or an agency on behalf of the State in respect of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Taxi Regulations
      425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to differentiating between minor faults and major faults in the taxi suitability test such as with the...
    • Rail Services Provision
      426. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the electrification project of the northern commuter line to extend DART services to Donabate, Rush, Lusk, Skerries and...
    • Road Safety
      427. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if research has been carried out into improved road safety outcomes that would result from lower speed limits on roads here; if data are...
    • Electric Vehicles
      428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the Road Safety Authority report on electric scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20458/19]
    • Road Signage
      431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding weight restrictive road signage (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      432. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail will launch a new confidential text message scheme for members of public to report anti-social behaviour on the rail...
    • National Transport Authority Data
      433. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of complaints received by the National Transport Authority concerning decisions made by transport co-ordination unit managers...
    • Bus Services
      436. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans or the plans of bodies under his aegis to improve the local bus service in Kilcock, County Kildare, with particular reference...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital application by a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the announcement of these grants; and if he...
    • Sports Facilities Provision
      438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when construction works on the new national velodrome and badminton centre will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Bus Services
      439. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the urgent need to improve and expand a bus service (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Rail Services Provision
      440. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to provide much greater railway carriage capacity on the northern commuter line service; if urgent steps will be...
    • Road Projects Status
      441. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Cross bypass will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20931/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      442. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Childcare Services Funding
      443. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding is available for a childcare facility (details supplied). [20395/19]
    • Domestic Violence Services Funding
      444. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the initiative to reduce the waiting times for counselling for victims of domestic violence further to her statement on 25...
    • Childcare Services Provision
      445. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the provision of childcare facilities at a location (details supplied). [20652/19]
    • Foster Care Policy
      446. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the protocol regarding religion in the case of children who are fostered and if the religion of the parent or parents of the child will be...
    • Affordable Childcare Scheme Eligibility
      447. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will reconsider the eligibility of children whose parents are not in education, training or employment to participate in the...
    • Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
      448. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider referrals to the affordable childcare scheme from other educational practitioners in cases of vulnerable children in...
    • Census of Population
      449. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the deprivation score for an area (details supplied) is -20.2 according to the 2016...
    • Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
      450. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the new parental online application form for the affordable childcare scheme will cause...
    • Children in Care
      452. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is common practice for young boys and girls to be housed in small residential care houses of three or four beds together; if so, the...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      455. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs incurred by her Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • LEADER Programmes Funding
      456. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if grants are available for a business (details supplied). [20394/19]
    • Rural Development Policy
      457. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an initiative (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20338/19]
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      458. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the option under consideration regarding underfunded volunteer centres in County Monaghan (details supplied); when a decision will be...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development
      459. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason local action groups, LAGs, that are currently delivering the LEADER programme and are not local community development...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      460. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Illness Benefit Eligibility
      461. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a payment ceased for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20309/19]
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue relating to a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Free Travel Scheme
      463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the free travel pass to persons who are the recipient of the care provided by another person in receipt...
    • State Pensions Payments
      464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will see a change in pension payment in view of new rules; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Illness Benefit Payments
      465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason illness benefit was ceased in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      466. 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. [20384/19]
    • Social Welfare Appeals Data
      467. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the social welfare appeals office will release details of the test cases that it uses in terms of the determination of...
    • Carer's Benefit Applications
      468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      469. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20406/19]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      470. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be approved for a person (details supplied). [20410/19]
    • Carer's Benefit Applications
      472. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if priority consideration will be given to a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied). [20422/19]
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive payment and be issued with arrears in respect of carer's...
    • Child Benefit Payments
      475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the rules with regard to the payment of child benefit to separated parents by which both parents can...
    • Jobseeker's Payments
      476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a weekly reduction is being taken from a weekly social welfare payment in the case of a person (details supplied)....
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      478. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter will be addressed regarding a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20490/19]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if...
    • State Pensions Payments
      480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the State pension (contributory) payment a person (details supplied) is entitled to; the way in which...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for all social welfare payments as of 3 May 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter regarding community employment supervisors will be investigated (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Social Insurance Yield
      483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount that would be generated if the higher rate of 10.75% PRSI was increased to 15% on the portion in which...
    • Carer's Allowance Review
      484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Legislative Reviews
      485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to update the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20805/19]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability allowance and-or disability benefit was received from a person (details supplied) in March...
    • Widow's Pension
      487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if priority consideration will be given to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20900/19]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Wild Fires
      488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of significant wildfires that have occurred in forested areas since 1 January 2018; his plans to undertake a damage...
    • Regeneration Projects Funding
      489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the funding announced in November 2018 for a project (details supplied) in County Cork under the urban regeneration and...
    • Local Authority Housing Mortgages
      490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position in respect of the interest rate on local authority mortgages; if existing local authority mortgage holders can...
    • Rent Pressure Zones
      491. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 16 April 2019, if the areas (details supplied) will not be included in a rent...
    • Local Authority Housing Eligibility
      493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who is separated from a spouse and part owner of the family home can be considered for the housing assistance...
    • Local Authority Housing Funding
      494. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding Rebuilding Ireland funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Data
      495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date the non-principal private residence charge was introduced; the effective date for the charge for each year; the...
    • Housing Estates
      497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to sign the order to release the national taking-in-charge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Weather Events Response
      499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend the Roads Act 1993 in view of the review report on severe weather events recommendations by his Department;...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
      501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be released for housing adaptation grants and housing aid for older people to Limerick City and County...
    • Housing Grant Applications
      502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time applications for housing and mobility grants are waiting in County Donegal; the number of persons...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if points made in correspondence (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20737/19]
    • Mayoral Election
      505. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual cost of the Lord Mayor of Cork, including salary, office, assistant staff, driver and pensions; the difference...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      506. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to roll out a more sustained programme of cost rental properties through AHBs beyond the existing cost rental pilots...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      507. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he is taking to have tier 3 AHBs reclassified as off-balance sheet; the timeline for this reclassification; and if...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
      508. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the requirement by which there must be a household income other than from the Department of Employment...
    • Foreshore Licence Applications
      510. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a foreshore licence for a proposal (details supplied) in County Dublin; if there will be an opportunity...
    • Coastal Erosion
      511. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to establishing a high-level interdepartmental task force working with local authorities to...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      512. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the costs incurred by his Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • City of Culture Initiative
      513. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 10 April 2019, the breakdown of sponsorship raised by Galway 2020 to date; and if she...
    • Arts and Culture Capital Scheme Funding
      514. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital funding a theatre (details supplied) is being considered for; and if the 2016 €250,000 is the only committed...
    • National Parks Projects
      515. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter regarding a unit (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Artists' Remuneration
      516. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is policy that artists who engage with bodies funded in part or whole with public funds should be paid for their work; and...
    • Archaeological Sites
      518. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will publish the interim report she received regarding to the archaeological find at a site (details supplied). [20579/19]
    • Wild Fires
      521. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of significant wild fires that have occurred in national parks since 1 January 2018; her plans to undertake a damage...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service Expenditure
      523. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated full-year cost of recruiting 16 extra ecologists for the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if she will make a...
    • Wildlife Protection
      524. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legislation in place to protect wildlife habitats, with particular reference to tree felling; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      525. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the costs incurred by her Department in respect of advertising in all forms to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make...

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