Written answers
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Arts and Culture Capital Scheme Funding
31. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress being made with regard to enhanced funding for a centre (details supplied) following a recent deputation by same; and...
- Irish Language
32. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the support provided by her Department for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24207/19]
- National Monuments
34. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a report commissioned by her Department on the conservation and management of the Hill of Tara will be published; and her...
- Special Areas of Conservation
35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which persons from County Sligo can find out more about and apply for the 2019 peatlands community engagement scheme...
- National Raised Bog Management Plan
36. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of the 17 bogs that Bord na Móna stated it would close in late 2018 that have been rewetted; and if she will make a...
- Hare Coursing
37. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the survey of Irish hares will be completed; if, in the interim, she will consider suspending netting of wild hares for the...
- Ministerial Appointments
38. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of recent appointments to the board of Galway 2020 and the plan for events during 2019; and if she will make a statement...
- Calafoirt agus Céanna
39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na pleananna atá aici chun feabhas a chur ar Ché na Reannaí, Athphort ar oileán Árainn Mhóir;...
- World Heritage Sites
40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the seven sites on the 2010 tentative list for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and if she will make a...
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has read the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht report The Arts Matter and in particular its...
- Hare Coursing Regulation
42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason two hares which a veterinarian confirmed had suffered injuries after being caught and held by muzzled greyhounds were...
- Cuanta agus Céanna
43. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le forbairt na gcéibheanna ar Inis Meáin agus ar Inis Oírr; agus...
- Artists' Remuneration
44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will commission a report on the issues faced by artists who are parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Abbey Theatre
45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Abbey Theatre has met the conditions of improving the quality of employment opportunities it provides for Irish based...
- Historic Structures Fund
46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if provision will be made to Monaghan County Council for the restoration of a building (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Film Industry
47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the establishment of a forum independent of other forums to address ongoing industrial difficulties in the...
- Performing Arts
48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase the provision of audio description captioning for the hard of hearing and the availability of Irish Sign...
- National Heritage Plan
49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of response she received from County Louth during the Heritage 2030 public consultations; and the remaining opportunities...
- Film Industry
50. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to improve employment and working conditions for workers in the film industry following the recent debate in Dáil...
- Inland Waterways Maintenance
51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for dredging or otherwise removing weed from the Royal and Grand canals, particularly through County Kildare, to enable...
- Departmental Funding
52. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the local festivals and summer schools she is supporting in County Sligo through the 2019 scheme; and if she will make a statement...
- Heritage Projects
53. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to create a specific funding scheme for community groups to assist them in the care, conservation and promotion of old...
- Invasive Plant Species
54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the threat that invasive species are posing in County Louth; and the measures being taken to combat same. [24188/19]
- Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá le déanamh i mbliana i bhfeidhmiú na Straitéise Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge; agus an...
- Film Industry Tax Reliefs
56. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of plans for the regional uplift element of section 481 relief; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24330/19]
- Arts Funding
57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the number of artist studios and creative community spaces that are at risk of closing down due...
- Wildlife Protection
58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request the national biodiversity centre to cease listing specific locations including grid references of sightings of...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sí sásta leis na hullmhúcháin atá déanta don Bhreatimeacht chun go mbeidh cliant...
- An Coimisinéir Teanga
60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad a cheapann sí faoi Thuarascáil Bhliantúil 2018 an Choimisinéara Teanga. [24267/19]
- Na hOileáin amach ón gCósta
61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici maoiniú a sholáthar d'oileáin i nDún na nGall maidir le bóithre...
- Waterways Ireland Funding (1 comment)
62. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of capital funding provided to Waterways Ireland in 2018; the expenditure to the end of 2018; the capital funding...
- Arts Promotion
63. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider establishing an expansive nationwide public programme to employ artists and creative workers to work in...
- Arts Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to fund arts projects in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24055/19]
- Commemorative Events
65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the State commemorative events under the decade of centenaries she will organise and attend in the next 12 months. [24256/19]
- Arts and Culture Capital Scheme
66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the engagement between her Department and Cork County Council regarding repairs to a theatre (details supplied) and...
- Invasive Plant Species
67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether more can be done to highlight the invasive species in Ireland projects and the need for collaborative...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Department of Defence
- Naval Service
72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a recruitment campaign for the diving section in the Naval Service will happen in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24505/19]
- Defence Forces Expenditure
73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the allocation made to the Defence Forces for pay and pensions in each of the past ten years; the amount spent in each of the years; and if he...
- Defence Forces Strength
74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the last time the establishment number was achieved; the shortfall each year it was not achieved; if this figure takes into account those on...
- Air Corps
75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he first received the report on the findings of the independent third party appointed to investigate protected disclosures relating to...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Applications
76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application by a person (details supplied) is likely to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24365/19]
- Northern Ireland
77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of progress on the talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24449/19]
- European Council Meetings
78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Israel and Palestine were discussed at the recent EU meeting of foreign ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24450/19]
- Ministerial Meetings
79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met or spoken with Mr. Michel Barnier recently; if so, the issues that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Passport Applications Administration
80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for passport applications; his plans to recruit more personnel to deal with the additional summer volume; and if he...
- Foreign Conflicts
81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the new commitment of the Colombian Government to implement the peace process according to the peace agreement; and if he will...
- Department of Finance
- Central Bank of Ireland Staff
84. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to continue with the appointment of a person (details supplied) as Governor of the Central Bank in advance of the conclusion of the investigation he...
- Mortgage Lending
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank deems a returning emigrant who never owned a residential property here but did abroad for a period of time as a non-first-time...
- Mortgage Data
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if mortgage arrears statistics of the Central Bank include instances in which commercial loans include either BTL properties or PDH properties; and if he will...
- Vehicle Registration
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a car (details supplied) has not been returned to its owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24538/19]
- Central Bank of Ireland Enforcement Actions
89. To ask the Minister for Finance the enforcement activity undertaken by the Central Bank on funds unregulated since the passing of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing...
- Central Bank of Ireland Data
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank gathers data on the amount of foreign capital and credit provided or lent to Irish property developers; if so, the value provided or lent...
- Construction Industry
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department, the Central Bank or the National Treasury Management Agency has undertaken an analysis of the probability of foreign capital, credit and...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made to date in terms of appointments from the competition held for temporary clerical officers in the Civil Service for...
- Public Sector Staff Redeployment
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, when a person transfers from one Department to another due to no fault of their own within the Civil Service, the person is entitled...
- Public Sector Pay
95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of persons employed in the public service who earn below the living wage which currently stands at €11.90 per...
- Departmental Bodies Data
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of finance and strategy committee meetings which were held in the Institute of Public Administration in each of the years...
- Departmental Bodies
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the corporate governance and compliance structures of the Institute of Public Administration; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increased school provision in Newcastle, County Dublin, to meet the expanding need for junior and senior school places in the...
- School Transport Provision
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the provision of a second pick-up point for over 20 secondary school students under the eligible criteria of his Department...
- Schools Building Projects Status
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); the remaining steps in the process that must be undertaken in order for grant...
- School Services Staff
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the campaign by a union (details supplied) with regard to school secretaries; if a meeting has taken place between his Department...
- Digital Strategy for Schools
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the focused evaluation that has taken place or is planned to take place on the way in which schools are implementing the digital learning...
- Schools Building Projects Applications
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new school building by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal for a special needs assistant by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24410/19]
- Fund for Students with Disabilities
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost if the fund for students with a disability was increased by a further 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost if post-leaving certificate course fees were reduced by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24418/19]
- School Services Staff
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations regarding the two-tier pay system with representatives of school secretaries in a school (details supplied); and if he...
- School Catchment Areas
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new primary school catchment area is defined by the school planning area; and if it is the responsibility and remit of the board of...
- School Accommodation Provision
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open a secondary school in the Togher and Lehenaghmore area of County Cork. [24465/19]
- Schools Establishment
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if permission will be provided for the opening of a community national school in Glenroe, County Limerick, (details supplied). [24481/19]
- Schools Refurbishment
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has had ongoing issues regarding maintenance; if he has engaged with...
- Schools Building Projects Status
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is in the capital programme for a new building or improvement works. [24575/19]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Prison Service Data
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the daily ration allowance to feed a prisoner and the cost of feeding a prisoner per day. [24586/19]
- Juvenile Offenders
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the information the family of a juvenile is entitled to in respect of the consideration by the national juvenile office of a...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda youth diversion programmes in place across Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24378/19]
- Visa Applications
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); when approval is...
- Garda Deployment
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based at stations (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Transport Data
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and type of Garda vehicles attached to the Dublin metropolitan region north in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to...
- Garda Deployment
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the community relations unit by rank in the Dublin metropolitan region north to date in...
- Official Engagements
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a number of Deputies (details supplied) were not invited to a meeting on the issue of policing which took place in...
- Garda Deployment
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the stations at which the 30 new gardaí announced for the Dublin metropolitan north region will be based; when they are...
- Direct Provision System
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Síochána, in response to requests and reminders by the RIA on 4 April 2019, 17 April 2019 and 3...
- Garda Resources
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the necessary funding will be provided to ensure that the Garda public order unit in DMR north is on a full-time basis; and...
- Bench Warrants
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants outstanding in the Coolock Garda district as of 31 May 2019; and if he will make a statement on...
- Courts Service Administration
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on recent reports that the courts fines system is dysfunctional with large numbers of fines and bench warrants not...
- Garda Equipment
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of handheld mobile devices which have been issued to Garda stations across the country to date; the Garda divisions...
- Courts Service Data
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal proceedings initiated in respect of non-performing commercial loans in each year since 2015, by the type of...
- Gangland Crime
143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the further steps he and An Garda Síochána are taking to urgently end the recent appalling spate of gun violence and...
- Direct Provision System
144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a burial of a person (details supplied) took place before the person's friends were informed or were present; his...
- Firearms Licences
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the number of gun silencers sold here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24542/19]
- Department of Health
- Disabilities Assessments
147. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment of needs for a child (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24355/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
148. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for gynaecologists per speciality and hospital nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24364/19]
- Hospital Services
149. To ask the Minister for Health the plans by the South/Southwest Hospital Group to advance orthopaedic services in the south east and at University Hospital Waterford; his plans to create a...
- Hospital Facilities
150. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe, costs and additional capacity in building a new mortuary at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/19]
- Hospital Equipment
152. To ask the Minister for Health the reason robotics are not being utilised at University Hospital Waterford for cancer care; his plans to purchase robotic equipment for the oncology unit at...
- Hospital Facilities
153. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to build a new eye clinic at University Hospital Waterford; if a business case has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/19]
- Hospital Beds Data
154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 72 beds at the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford that will be new and additional beds; the funding being made available to...
- Departmental Reviews
155. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the national review of cardiac services to conclude and to publish its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/19]
- Hospital Services
156. To ask the Minister for Health if he is committed to delivering 24/7 PPCI at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24373/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
157. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all inpatient and outpatient wait times in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by speciality in tabular form; the wait times in...
- Hospital Services
158. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the cost cutting plans by University Hospital Waterford to ensure the hospital comes in on budget; if this will involve curtailing theatre use...
- Mental Health Services Data
159. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against psychiatric nurses to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24380/19]
- Respite Care Services Data
160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite care sessions provided in 2018 compared to 2019, by CHO and LHO in tabular form. [24381/19]
- Emergency Departments Data
161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a full capacity protocol was invoked to date in 2019, by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24382/19]
- Emergency Departments Waiting Times
162. To ask the Minister for Health the emergency department waiting times greater than 24 hours for persons over 75 years of age to date in 2019; if the targets were met; if not, the number of...
- Health Services Staff Data
163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against front line staff including nurses, doctors, social workers, ambulance staff and other health professionals to date in...
- Hospitals Data
164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries cancelled nationally by hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
166. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on ENT surgery waiting lists nationally by hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
169. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols for women to make use of the rapid access pathways in cases in which they need urgent medical assistance after cervical cancer screening; and if...
- Hospital Appointments Status
170. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [24405/19]
- General Practitioner Contracts
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on the new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24406/19]
- Hospital Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who has undergone a lung transplant as a result of having cystic fibrosis will not be seen as a patient in St....
- Patient Transport
173. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE provides reimbursed transport or assistance in terms of transport costs to patients having to travel extensive distances for treatments; and if he...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
174. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24424/19]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
175. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for women for smear test results by laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24425/19]
- Care of the Elderly
178. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Belmullet District Hospital; the number of beds due to be closed; the reason for same; his plans for the hospital; and if he will make a...
- Hospitals Building Programme
179. To ask the Minister for Health when Mayo University Hospital will receive the promised extension to its emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24429/19]
- Emergency Departments Data
180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented at the emergency department of Mayo University Hospital from 1 January 2019 to date compared to 2018; and if he will make a...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
181. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy services in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24431/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for hospital appointments in CHO2 by county and wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24432/19]
- Nursing Home Services
185. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a nursing home in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, is still empty almost a year after completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24440/19]
- HSE Staff Remuneration
187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the HSE who earn below the living wage which currently stands at €11.90 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Consultant Recruitment
189. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant dermatologist at Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there over 800...
- Health Services Provision
193. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/19]
- Maternity Services
194. To ask the Minister for Health if information on all maternity units will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24488/19]
- Orthodontic Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 30 May 2019, when a reply will issue from the HSE (details supplied). [24489/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO area 9 on waiting lists for equipment recommended by their occupational therapist as of 31 May 2019; and if he will make a...
- Dental Services Waiting Lists
197. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an urgent dental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24506/19]
- Respite Care Services Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Health when additional essential respite services will be provided for adults in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of respite centres; the operational capacity...
- Health Services Provision
200. To ask the Minister for Health when a service will be restored for patients in County Cavan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24511/19]
- Pharmacy Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address a reported shortage of community pharmacists; his plans to involve local pharmacies in the delivery of primary care services;...
- Medical Card Applications
202. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 9 May 2019, the reason the HSE has not responded to the parliamentary question, despite numerous contacts to obtain...
- Health Services
203. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24580/19]
- Home Help Service
204. To ask the Minister for Health if his statement that the home help scheme is set to move towards the inclusion of some form of co-payment will be clarified; his plans for the home help...
- Industrial Disputes
205. To ask the Minister for Health the action he and the HSE are taking to address the implementation of the pay rises recommended by a job evaluation scheme under the PSSA for almost 10,000...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- TAMS Administration
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of TAMS applications to be accepted will be increased in order to help young farmers in view of the fact that the TAMS...
- GLAS Payments
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a number of GLAS payments (details supplied) are being held up, with his Department officials citing problems with...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Electric Vehicles
208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on concerns of a person (details supplied) about a possible safety issue in regard to the release of...
- Air Quality
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he received advice from his officials not to implement a nationwide smoky coal ban; and if he will make a statement...
- National Broadband Plan
210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has engaged a company (details supplied) on aspects of the national broadband plan; if so, if he continues to...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an organisation (details supplied) will be granted funding under the current sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement...
- Rural Transport Services
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get the LocalLink route to and from a location; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rail Network Expansion
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commence the process of planning to build the rail line from Dublin to Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Bus Services
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the number of bus transport routes in County Meath will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/19]
- Public Transport Fares
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to significantly lower the cost of bus and rail transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/19]
- Road Network
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a full and urgent assessment will be requested on the need to introduce slip lanes for traffic exiting the N2 at Castleblayney...
- Rail Network Expansion
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has the authority to carry out underground works at a site on Grand Parade, Dublin 6, before applying...
- National Transport Authority Expenditure
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding spent by the National Transport Authority on refurbishment of Busáras Station, Dublin 1, in each of the years...
- Ministerial Meetings
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he has met with the taxi advisory committee; the attendees of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24544/19]
- Airlines Regulations
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason his Department has issued a permit for a company (details supplied) to operate under the fifth freedom between Dublin and...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Childcare Services Staff
224. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if efforts have been made to encourage the payment of the living wage across the childcare sector; the number of workers employed in the...
- Youth Services Funding
225. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual grant made to each of the organisations in receipt of funding from the youth service grant scheme in each of the years 2004,...
- Child and Family Agency Expenditure
226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason Tusla is funding representation on behalf of individual managers. [24533/19]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Development Initiatives
228. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on whether a similar style report (details supplied) should be implemented in a region of Dublin city profoundly impacted by...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Rent Supplement Scheme
229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24379/19]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a...
- State Pension (Contributory)
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the application for qualified adult allowance payment by a person (details supplied) was not further backdated....
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the old age contributory pension file of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [24486/19]
- Disability Allowance Data
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age in receipt of the disability allowance who have been in receipt of the...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the weekly rate of payment for those in receipt of the non-contributory State pension in each of the years 2000 to 2018, in...
- Carer's Allowance Data
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the weekly rate of payment for those in receipt of the half-rate carer's allowance in each of the years 2007 to 2014, in...
- Social Welfare Code
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial assistance available to fund assessments for children who have been identified as potentially requiring...
- Community Employment Schemes Administration
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the anomaly that exists for local communities that manage community employment schemes in their area will be addressed...
- Social Welfare Appeals
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24563/19]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the obligation to maintain the website following the sale of the site is not...
- Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the housing waiting list in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24434/19]
- Irish Water
242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his engagements with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in the context of audits, inspections...
- Planning Issues
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the planning guidelines and regulations for build to rent apartments and co-living developments differ from...
- Home Loan Scheme
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options available to a couple who apply for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in circumstances in which one of the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Creative Ireland Programme
246. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Creative Ireland programme; her plans to extend the programme to include a broader range of traditional craft...
- Irish Language
247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the detail of the new scheme for funding third level students to visit the Gaeltacht to improve their Irish; and if she will make...
- Invasive Fish Species
248. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to deal with the threat from invasive wildlife species including crayfish in the River Maigue near Adare,...
- Creative Ireland Programme
249. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the events planned for Cruinniú na nÓg 2019 in Limerick city and county. [24416/19]
- Departmental Funding
251. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the local festivals and summer schools her Department is supporting in counties Carlow and Kilkenny through the 2019 scheme. [24517/19]
- Heritage Projects
252. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she expects to support community heritage groups at local level in the remainder of 2019; and if she will make...
- Inland Waterways Maintenance
253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to liaise with Waterways Ireland in order to address outstanding issues arising in respect of...
- Heritage Sites
254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department has monitored the number of semi-derelict or derelict castles or historical buildings in need...
- Archaeological Sites
255. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for archaeological excavation of historical sites that have not been investigated to date with particular reference to...
- Cultural Policy
256. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to support various community based cultural activities nationally; and if she will make a...
- Performing Arts
258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department directly or through the aegis of bodies under the remit of her Department continue to assist...
- Arts Funding
259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the arts sector continues to attract support from philanthropists; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Film Industry Development
261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to encourage internationally the use of Ireland as a film location with obvious beneficial...
