Written answers
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Services for People with Disabilities
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if extra funding and resources will be provided to address the ongoing problems of disability friendly infrastructure in train stations...
- Sport Ireland
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the anti-doping programme managed by Sport Ireland based on the testing results for 2018; and if he will make a statement on...
- Road Traffic Legislation
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his officials have met with Dublin City Council and An Garda Síochána to address the issue of licensing horse-drawn...
- Road Network
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to funding for the extension of the M3 motorway to Cavan town and the east-west link which are needed in...
- Rail Network
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has applied to the European Union to designate the Dublin to Rosslare railway line with Trans-European Transport Network, TEN-T,...
- Rail Services Data
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which rail facilities can be enhanced in the north County Kildare commuter belt with particular reference to the need to...
- Railway Stations Upgrade
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the need for the provision of funding for necessary upgrade works of various facilities at Thomastown...
- Sports Capital Programme
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of timelines for sports capital grant allocations including the large scale sport infrastructure fund; and if he will make a...
- Aviation Policy
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is putting forward to address the increasing carbon emissions from the aviation sector (details supplied); and if he will...
- Bus Services
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of his Department in the evolution of the BusConnects project being led by the NTA; and if he has recently met with the NTA in...
- Tourism Policy
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he remains satisfied that tourist facilities continue to be evenly spread nationally with a view to ensuring tourist...
- Ports Development
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to ensure that cruise ships will have sufficient docking space within Dublin from 2021 onwards; and if he will make...
- Light Rail Projects Provision
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to undertake a feasibility study for light rail in Galway in view of climate mitigation commitments and the proposed development...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to take to increase the use of public transport in view of the declaration of a climate emergency; and if he will...
- Sports Capital Programme
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has assessed the impact the removal of State funding to an organisation (details supplied) has had on grassroots football; his views...
- Bus Services
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that fossil fuel natural gas will not be considered as a future potential fuel source in the national bus...
- Rail Services
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the lack of capacity, both carriage and service, on the Galway to Dublin rail line, particularly as it affects...
- Brexit Issues
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the possible impact of Brexit on the tourism sector; his further views on whether the tourism industry is Brexit...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his goals and targets on an annual basis to decarbonise the transport sector further to the fact that a climate emergency has been...
- Football Association of Ireland
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether an organisation (details supplied) is in a precarious financial situation with approximately 200 jobs at risk; his...
- Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ongoing investigation into the management practices at an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Road Improvement Schemes
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA has been in discussions with South Dublin County Council regarding the provision of a grade segregated intersection at the...
- Homeless World Cup
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the bid by an organisation (details supplied) will be supported to host the Homeless World Cup 2021 to 2022; and if he will make a...
- Project Ireland 2040
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the major public transport projects under construction or that are in the planning and-or rail order process. [22093/19]
- Rail Services Staff
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further reduce the hours of staffing at Donabate train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22067/19]
- Bus Services
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the service provided by a company (details supplied) in south County Dublin has seriously...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policies in relation to reducing the transport carbon footprint of public transport; the discussions he has had with the Minister for...
- Rail Network
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to funding for the re-establishment of the rail line from Dublin to Kingscourt, County Cavan; the status of...
- Taxi Data
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural taxis that will be funded under the proposed rural taxi scheme. [21997/19]
- Road Traffic Legislation
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements he has had with the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the matter of legislating or regulating the reckless...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cabinet Committees
80. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet committees that exist; the areas they cover; and the dates each committee has met in 2019. [22208/19]
- Department of Defence
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if civilian personnel under the aegis of his Department are checked and security vetted by the Garda Central Vetting Unit prior to being assigned...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Birth Registration
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for foreign birth registration by a person (details supplied) was received; if so, if same will be expedited; and if he...
- Department of Finance
- NAMA Operations
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA recovered funds from a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22145/19]
- Corporation Tax Regime
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the corporation tax rate here; and if his EU counterparts have discussed same with him recently particularly in view of comments from the...
- Insurance Industry
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a complaints mechanism in place for claimants wishing to make a complaint against a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Code
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will resolve the anomaly in which the means of a person is taken into consideration when their partner is being assessed for a social welfare payment but...
- Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a Central Bank code of conduct specifically for employers and public liability insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/19]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Expenditure Data
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the forecasts for the trajectory of certain demographic related costs over the next 20 years and beyond, for example, the State social...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Capitation Grants
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the capitation grant to €200 per annum per child in view of the significant capital funding constraints that primary...
- Schools Building Projects Status
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on the development of a new permanent school building for schools (details supplied) to replace their temporary...
- School Accommodation Provision
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the accommodation issues at a school (details supplied) will be addressed; if the construction of the permanent building for the school will be...
- Schools Building Projects Status
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 15 May 2019, if the progression of the permanent building for a school (details supplied) will be...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 14 May 2019, if he will consider the acquisition of centres (details supplied) as potential sites for...
- School Funding
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) that made an application to the devolved grants section of his...
- Schools Building Projects Status
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Cork; and when construction will commence. [22182/19]
- School Patronage
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Educate Together has been recently approved to provide primary school education in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf areas; the location the...
- Education and Training Boards
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a night course (details supplied) has been cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22187/19]
- Schools Building Projects Status
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work that has taken place in designing the new campus for a school (details supplied) on lands; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there are sufficient ASD classes in primary schools in Cork city and county, and in particular, the south city area such as...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a SNA for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22217/19]
- Student Grants Data
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI grants awarded in each academic year since 2011-2012 to 2018-2019; the number of students receiving an award in each rate of...
- Public Sector Pensions
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not received increases to their pension. [22237/19]
- Schools Building Projects Status
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school building at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on the application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation and emergency works; and if he will...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigration Policy
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) has an entitlement to work here or in Northern Ireland while they are awaiting their...
- Parental Leave
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the qualifying age of the child in respect of whom parental leave can be taken by public sector employees, including civil...
- Direct Provision Data
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young persons resident in direct provision aged 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 years of age, respectively in tabular form;...
- Naturalisation Applications
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are scenarios in which a legal process (details supplied) is automatic; if fees are always incurred in relation to...
- Garda Data
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Henry Street district and the Roxboro road district of Limerick by rank in 2018 and to date in...
- Garda Resources
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will seek additional resources for traffic policing in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22210/19]
- Visa Applications
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an appeal in respect of a join family visa by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Driver Safety
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the traffic watch lo-call number will be converted to a free call number due the cost of waiting for a reply which can place...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Work Permits Data
121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the quota of workers allowed under the EU permit scheme to bring in workers from non-EU countries that was specific for the dairy...
- Corporate Governance
123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 16 May 2019, the social partners her Department has been in contact with regarding the...
- Department of Health
- Narcolepsy Issues
124. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of an adult narcolepsy centre in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/19]
- Home Help Service Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/19]
- Pharmacy Services
126. To ask the Minister for Health the expected date for the implementation and roll out of a comprehensive pharmacy based minor ailment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services Data
130. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the Central Mental Hospital; the number of operative beds there; the reason non-operative beds are not in use; and if he will make a...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
131. To ask the Minister for Health the approved positions and vacancies within CAMHS services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22142/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding FreeStyle Libre diabetes monitors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22149/19]
- Mental Health Services Provision
133. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/19]
- Primary Care Centres
134. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out an audit of a primary care health centre (details supplied) to assess the needs of the patients and the local population which are...
- Disability Support Services
135. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns in relation to the provision of services by RehabCare in Galway city and county have been addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- HSE Properties
136. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) is still in the ownership of the HSE; if so, if there are plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/19]
- National Children's Hospital
137. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a private facility that cannot be accessed by all children will be included as part of the new children’s hospital which is funded from...
- Medical Conditions
138. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to diagnose the neurological disease myalgic encephalomyelitis as described under G.93.3 WHO International Classification of Diseases, Tenth...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
145. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the Cork Kerry CHO4 area awaiting an appliance by six monthly wait intervals in tabular form; the details of the different types of...
- Health Services Reports
146. To ask the Minister for Health when a report (details supplied) on removing private practice from public hospitals will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22175/19]
- Disabilities Assessments
147. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22178/19]
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
149. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding staffing positions at University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); when the positions will be filled; and if he will make a...
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
150. To ask the Minister for Health the additional health service resources that will be required for the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [22191/19]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
151. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the practice of admitting children and young persons to adult mental health units to cease. [22192/19]
- Home Help Service Data
152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra home help hours that were provided in 2018 relative to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22193/19]
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
153. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on recruitment initiatives in CH07, particularly in lakeview unit, Naas Hospital and CAMHS in Kildare town; and if he will make a statement...
- Vaccination Programme
154. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to promote an increased uptake of the flu vaccine across all categories of persons and not only those deemed at risk; and if he will make a statement...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
155. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from County Kildare that have applied for the treatment abroad scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22196/19]
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
156. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to retain and recruit frontline staff in the health services, including nurses; the number of nursing staff needed in public national hospitals; and...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Health the updated timeframe for the refurbishment of the HSE owned day care centre on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare further to the appointment of the...
- Medical Card Appeals
158. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22209/19]
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
159. To ask the Minister for Health the barriers to the introduction of the access programme for medicinal cannabis; when the access programme will be finalised; and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Appointments Status
160. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a mammogram at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22229/19]
- Health Services Provision
161. To ask the Minister for Health if there are supports such as home help available to families struggling to cope with newly born triplets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22232/19]
- HSE Staff
162. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a lump sum payment in respect of a former employee of the HSE (details supplied). [22234/19]
- Transport Support Scheme
163. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on a replacement scheme for the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; the steps taken to date in finalising a new scheme since...
- Hospital Appointments Status
164. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22238/19]
- Disability Support Services Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for extra hours of care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22269/19]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
166. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of registered general nurses to CAMHS for phlebotomy services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Equipment
167. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a MRI scanner (details supplied) is still lying idle after two years. [22280/19]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Beef Industry
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a role in relation to Halal certification; if there is a Halal certified slaughterhouse here; and if so, the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll out of the national broadband plan at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his officials are involved in climate change initiatives. [22084/19]
- National Broadband Plan
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the equity being invested in the national broadband plan; the way in which the plan is being financed; the way in which...
- Broadband Service Provision
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an agreement has been reached in relation to the provision of broadband to rural areas that are awaiting the...
- National Broadband Plan
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the use of ESB poles in relation to the national broadband plan for those properties not within...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Smarter Transport
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schemes and the allocated funding of each from the capital expenditure from his Department between 1 January and 31 December 2018,...
- Road Improvement Schemes
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discussions have taken place on providing funding for the east-west link road and rural roads in general; and if he will make a...
- Corporate Governance
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ongoing investigation into the management practices at an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Services for People with Disabilities
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if inquiries will be made with the NTA and Bus Éireann if the new bus associated infrastructure being rolled out in Sligo town in...
- Rail Network Maintenance
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Irish Rail will provide maintenance to the railway line at the back of Maugheraboy Estate in County Sligo in view of the complaint...
- Tourism Industry
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects the tourism sector to grow in 2019 nationally in addition to the greater Dublin area; and if he will make...
- Tourism Promotion
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the development of tourist packages is being encouraged with particular reference to attracting and accommodating...
- National Roads Authority Projects
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timetable for the provision and upgrading of various traffic routes nationally and throughout the greater Dublin area in the context...
- Traffic Management
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which his Department monitors the various traffic routes nationally with a view to ensuring advancement of upgrading...
- Sports Events
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which provision continues to be made to capitalise on international sporting events as a means of expanding tourism here;...
- Tourism Policy
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which business and winter tourism can be explored with a view to maximising growth under various headings; and if he will...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications Data
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has assisted various community sporting facilities by way of major or minor capital grant schemes in the past...
- Sports Capital Programme
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to be in a position to proceed with the next sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Brexit Preparations
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he is making provision for the eventuality of Brexit with particular reference to its implications for air and sea...
- Railway Stations
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action taken to date to address the issue of the shortage of car parking spaces at Sallins train station, County Kildare; the...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Aftercare Services
196. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which afterschool services which focus on providing services to children from disadvantaged communities whose parents are...
- Childcare Services
197. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if supports will be provided to develop a centre (details supplied) in County Galway to assist childcare providers to extend or provide new...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Illness Benefit Applications
198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Working Family Payment Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22131/19]
- Illness Benefit Payments
200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the illness benefit section will contact the human resources department of the Houses of the Oireachtas (details...
- Civil Registration Service
201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when persons will be able to retrospectively register as parents as per the Civil Registration Bill 2019; and if she will...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if payment will issue to a person (details supplied) as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Child Benefit Eligibility
203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the payment term of child benefit to all children over 18 years of age that...
- Free Travel Scheme
204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to ensure that the free travel pass can be used on all private bus operators; and if she will make a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Commissioner of Valuation
205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the connection between small business owners in Fingal being notified by the Valuations Office of a reduction in...
- Ports Merger
206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a trustee elected by the members of the scheme can be vetoed by the council even though the members of the scheme have...
- Home Loan Scheme
208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received to date under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the number and value of mortgages...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual current and capital funding allocations made under the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021; the 2019...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- EU Legislation
210. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on proposed EU legislation involving restrictions on the use of lead in ammunition in areas of wetland; her plans to...
- Licence Applications
211. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of licences granted to import animals that have been killed as a result of trophy hunting in each of the years 2010 to...
