Written answers
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cabinet Committee Meetings
8. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [25303/19]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted under the resettlement and relocation strands of the EU relocation programme; the...
- Direct Provision System
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reports that residents at a direct provision centre were moved to accommodate a wedding; if inquiries will be made...
- Crime Data
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda Síochána review into homicides between 2003 and 2017; when it will be published; and when the...
- Brexit Preparations
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which his Department plans and will plan policing and security matters from a North-South and east-west perspective...
- Postal Codes
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the impact the use of Eircode postcodes will have in combatting rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Direct Provision System
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for upgrading refugee centres nationally. [26666/19]
- Garda Strength
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which Garda strength nationally is expected to increase in all Garda stations in both urban and rural areas, with...
- Garda Deployment
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extra number of gardaí graduating from the training college at Templemore; the degree to which he expects such...
- Naturalisation Applications
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for naturalisation on hand at present; the average time taken to process such applications; and if he...
- Direct Provision System
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to facilitate the 200 plus residents at Hatch Hall direct provision centre following the announcement of...
- Direct Provision Data
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he has ceased publishing data with regard to the number and nature of deaths of persons residing in direct provision...
- Garda Deployment
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to provide additional staffing resources to the Border region for the remainder of 2019 and 2020; and if...
- Direct Provision System
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed minimum standards on direct provision; when he plans to publish same; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Operations
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made with regard to the establishment of a dedicated transport police; the meetings he has had on the matter;...
- Garda Stations
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he or his officials have had with the Office of Public Works or other agencies with a view to progressing the...
- Garda Resources
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if extra funding is being made available for Garda resources in the Cavan-Monaghan division in 2019 and 2020; if extra...
- Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 16 May 2019, the number of serving members of An Garda Síochána absent...
- Family Law Cases
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the family law system; the status of the development of family law centres and the Children Court; and if he...
- Garda Stations
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in tendering for new Garda stations in County Cork in 2019; the locations of the stations; and if he will make a...
- Cyberbullying Issues
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding an enhanced role for a service (details supplied) in combating serious online harassment; and if he will...
- Parental Leave
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress of legislation to increase the level of paid parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cabinet Committee Meetings
67. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it is next scheduled to meet. [26691/19]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
68. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Luxembourg; and the meetings he attended and the issues that were discussed. [27157/19]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Controls
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) meets the criteria to receive a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26942/19]
- Brexit Preparations
70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and his UK counterpart have spoken regarding the expert panel that was set up in the United Kingdom, including a panel of experts from...
- Department of Finance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
71. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the cap of €1,000 on the bike to work scheme in order to better assist for the purchase of e-bikes and cargo bikes that can...
- Central Bank of Ireland
72. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on plans by the Central Bank to increase the charges it levies on credit unions (details supplied); his further views on the cost increases; his...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that availed of the key employee engagement programme to date; the estimated cost of the scheme to date; and if he will make a...
- Tax Rebates
74. To ask the Minister for Finance when a rebate will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27027/19]
- Brexit Staff
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have hired additional staff in order to deal with work associated with preparing for Brexit; if additional staff will be hired;...
- Economic and Social Research Institute
76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his officials have discussed the most recent ESRI report published on 20 June 2019. [26859/19]
- Vehicle Registration
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which a person (details supplied) can register a vehicle here that was bought in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27095/19]
- Carbon Tax Collection
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of €20 carbon tax to the consumer per item (details supplied); the estimated cost for an increase in carbon tax by amounts in tabular...
- Insurance Costs
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce insurance costs; if particular attention will be addressed to ensuring that insurance companies will reduce premiums when...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood defence works at King's Island, County Limerick; the estimated amount they will cost; when the work will be...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Home Tuition Scheme
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children availing of home tuition grants by county in each of the years 2015 to 2018. [26941/19]
- Schools Building Projects Status
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26965/19]
- Ministerial Meetings
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his recent visit and engagements in the UAE. [26967/19]
- School Curriculum
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the NCCA will report on the updating of the sex education curriculum; and when its recommendations will be implemented. [26969/19]
- Apprenticeship Data
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the apprenticeship population by individual apprenticeship programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26997/19]
- Special Educational Needs Data
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of designated special classes for children with autism here; the cost of providing classes; the staff complement in each class; and if...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of special needs assistants is being reduced in a school (details supplied). [27036/19]
- National Training Fund
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of revenue collected by the national training fund levy in each of the years 2015 to 2018; the amount spent from the national training...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) is being reduced from four to three; and if he will make a...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a special classroom in being closed in a school (details supplied). [27048/19]
- After-School Support Service Provision
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to use its property for a privately owned after-school service; and if he will make a statement...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct SUSI to amend the grant adjacency rates and restore it to the previous 24 km limit, instead of the current 42 km, which is...
- Sick Pay Scheme
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason payment is being withheld from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27091/19]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if single-sex schools are open to apply for funding to construct ASD units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27116/19]
- School Catchment Areas
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been no contact with a group (details supplied) on expanding the catchment area of the Harold's Cross school site to include...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 14 May 2019, if it is planned that the proposed post-primary school for Citywest will be built on...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if residents of an accommodation centre are eligible for a SUSI grant or other educational grants. [27146/19]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Passport Controls
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he can address the continued complaints of persons that deem the length of queue times for Dublin Airport...
- Sexual Offences Data
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reports that violence against sex workers has increased substantially since the enactment of the Criminal Law...
- Garda Transport Provision
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional Garda community support vans purchased to date in 2019; the Garda districts that they have been...
- Courts Service Properties
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to making a premises (details supplied) in County Kerry available to the community; and if he...
- Immigration Status
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) who was informed of being granted citizenship on 4 October 2017 and paid a fee of...
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recommendations of the Report on the Right to Die With Dignity, published in June 2018 by the Joint Oireachtas...
- Private Security Authority
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the structures in place to monitor the provision of licences by the Private Security Authority to those working as a door...
- Liquor Licence Data
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the name of each venue that was granted a late licence in County Galway during 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a...
- Road Traffic Offences Data
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons summoned to court for not paying a fixed charge notice relating to driving while holding a mobile phone...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of places for young persons in the Garda youth diversion projects in Dublin by area; if there has been a decrease in...
- Irish Youth Justice Service
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to the Irish Youth Justice Service in each of the years 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Resources
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate resources are made available to An Garda Síochána to enable it...
- Garda Strength
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána, including Reserve members, available for duty at all times nationally;...
- Recidivism Rate
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when statistics for 2018 are being released by the CSO with a view to measuring the extent to which the new bail...
- Garda Investigations
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which various cold cases continue to receive attention; if he remains satisfied with the adequacy of resources...
- Gender Balance
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of gender balance within An Garda Síochána at all ranks; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Gangland Crime
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if particular steps can be taken or are being taken to proscribe membership of criminal gangs in view of their threat to the...
- Garda Operations
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which policing methods here, including community policing, replicate best practice in other European countries;...
- Prison Service Data
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison places available to the justice system; the number of persons incarcerated; and if he will make a...
- Crime Prevention
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken or that can be taken to address the issue of threats and intimidation against individual members of An...
- Cyberbullying Issues
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he can anticipate an ability to prevent online bullying and harassment whether by electronic or legislative...
- Human Trafficking
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the trafficking of children continues to be an issue for urgent attention by his Department and others; and...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Health and Safety Regulations
136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the guidelines under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 have been updated and-or reviewed...
- Scientific Research
137. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated cost of associate membership and full membership of CERN; if membership has been considered; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Agencies Funding
138. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the 2018 and 2019 budget allocations for all offices and agencies under the remit of her Department in tabular form; and if she will...
- Workplace Relations Services
139. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons waiting for a Workplace Relations Commission hearing by the number of months waiting; and if she will make a...
- Labour Court
140. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons waiting for a Labour Court hearing by the number of months waiting; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Bodies Data
141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed by Enterprise Ireland and the IDA, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27046/19]
- Work Permits Applications
142. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to increase the speed at which work permits are issued; and the number of outstanding work permits at the end of...
- Brexit Data
143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants and participants in Brexit schemes and supports provided by her Department or agencies under her remit in...
- Brexit Supports
144. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of firms that have applied for working capital under the Brexit loan scheme; the number of firms that have been sanctioned...
- Department of Health
- State Claims Agency Data
145. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred to date by the State Claims Agency; the award levels and legal costs, respectively, in respect of the cervical screening programme; the...
- State Claims Agency
146. To ask the Minister for Health if he has the authority to direct the State Claims Agency to make a particular payment by way of an award in an individual case in respect of the cervical...
- Chronic Disease Management Programme
147. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the implementation of the HSE report on lymphoedema and lipoedema treatment in Ireland 2018; the details of the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
148. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons offered treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26943/19]
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
150. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for orthodontic appointments for children in an area (details supplied); his plans to improve waiting times in the area; and if he will make...
- Hospital Appointments Status
151. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26946/19]
- Addiction Treatment Services
152. To ask the Minister for Health if the pilot inpatient detox programme available for persons with a dual diagnosis in counties Clare and north Tipperary can be extended to include persons...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
153. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost for one year of extending the reimbursement scheme for the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system to all type 1 diabetics; and...
- Mental Health Services Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a phased joint handover to adult services for persons engaged in CAMHS when they reach 18 years of age. [26982/19]
- Mental Health Services Data
157. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting to accident and emergency departments with a dual diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre device will be available to persons with type 1 diabetes; when the HSE review of the matter will be completed; if the results of the...
- Mental Health Services Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Health the post-care and community care services available to patients discharged from a mental health bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26990/19]
- Mental Health Services Data
160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each CHO; the number of persons waiting for beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26991/19]
- Hospital Staff Data
161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant positions in each public and voluntary hospital; the number filled on a whole-time equivalent basis; the number vacant as of...
- HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
162. To ask the Minister for Health the agency spend on consultant doctors for each public and voluntary hospital to date in 2019, in tabular form. [27009/19]
- Health Services Access
165. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the request by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27018/19]
- Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 18 April 2019, when the ward in a nursing home (details supplied) will be reopened; and the number of similar beds...
- Mental Health Services Provision
167. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health services available to persons via the HSE; the emergency services available to persons experiencing mental health crisis; the way in which to...
- Mental Health Services Staff
168. To ask the Minister for Health when a clinical lead will be appointed to drive the national clinical dual diagnosis programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27024/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the FreeStyle Libre device is made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27025/19]
- Respite Care Services Data
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available by CHO; the operational capacity to date; the waiting lists for respite beds in each CHO area; and if he will make a...
- Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
171. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold for a single-headed household to €72. [27029/19]
- Home Care Packages Expenditure
172. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million hours of home help. [27030/19]
- Health Services Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding the competitive dialogue and establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of private services for the HSE. [27035/19]
- Counselling Services Provision
175. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation will be addressed in which patients referred to counselling services in CHO area 8 receive seven counselling sessions at the primary care...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
176. To ask the Minister for Health if an additional podiatric post (details supplied) will be sanctioned for University Hospital Kerry to address the increased demand; and if he will make a...
- Home Help Service
177. To ask the Minister for Health his views on home help employees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27049/19]
- Mental Health Services
178. To ask the Minister for Health the public mental health services available at weekends [27083/19]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
179. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the review of the system for setting nursing home prices under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- General Practitioner Contracts
180. To ask the Minister for Health if the general practitioner contract will provide sufficient resources for the provision of appropriate services to patients in nursing homes; and if he will...
- Proposed Legislation
181. To ask the Minister for Health when the human tissue (transplantation, post-mortem, anatomical examination and public display) Bill will be introduced; when legislation will be enacted on...
- Civil Defence
182. To ask the Minister for Health if the emergency medical operations of the Civil Defence have a new licence in place from the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council when the current one expires...
- Proposed Legislation
183. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the drafters of the assisted human reproduction Bill will be taking into account the concerns raised during pre-legislative scrutiny...
- Medicinal Products
184. To ask the Minister for Health the area to which the cost of medication (details supplied) is charged to; and if the cost is charged to the budget of the prescribing practice of the doctor...
- Medical Card Applications
185. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a discretionary medical card was not granted to a person (details supplied). [27140/19]
- Medical Conditions
186. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing investigation into Guillain-Barre syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27141/19]
- Home Help Service
187. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 20 June 2019, if he will report on the meeting held on 13 June 2019 with the CHOs; and if he will make a statement...
- Home Help Service Data
188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon, Galway and Mayo, respectively, approved for home help and home care hours; the number of persons in receipt of...
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
189. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medication for ADHD ceases to be reimbursed when a child reaches 16 years of age. [27147/19]
- Home Help Service Oversight
191. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHOs cannot use an application and Eircode postcodes to cross-check claims by home helps for travel time under a ruling (details supplied) in a...
- Hospital Equipment
192. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI scanners in each public voluntary hospital; the year in which each scanner entered service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Home Help Service Data
193. To ask the Minister for Health the figures in respect of a service (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27158/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the report recently submitted to him by an organisation (details supplied); if the decision made in 2018 that did not provide the FreeStyle...
- Occupational Therapy Provision
195. To ask the Minister for Health when occupational therapy will be provided to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27172/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will be carried out on a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27202/19]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal regarding the BVD support programme by a person (details supplied); if same will be finalised as soon as...
- Knowledge Transfer Programme
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if forestry knowledge transfer group participants can avail of three full years in the scheme as occurred in knowledge transfer...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Climate Change Policy
199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected contributions into the climate action fund planned for each year of the National Development Plan...
- Mining Licences
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an application for a licence (details supplied) has been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Telephone Call Charges
204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position on the use of 1850 and 1890 phone numbers by various State bodies; the policy on the issue; his views on...
- Trading Online Voucher Scheme
205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that availed of the trading online vouchers scheme in 2018 and to date in 2019; the budget...
- Renewable Energy Generation
206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stock of renewable energy infrastructure owned by the State or semi-State organisations by category (details...
- Electromagnetic Fields Studies
207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the research his Department has carried on the health implications on the roll-out of 5G technology; the body that...
- Energy Efficiency
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the carbon emissions from public hospitals; and the way in which this compares with EU averages. [27127/19]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the updated strategic rail review as promised in the Climate Action Plan 2019 will include a Navan to Dublin rail line; and if he will...
- Road Projects Status
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application has been received from Mayo County Council to fund the construction of a relief road around Ballina, County Mayo,...
- Greenways Funding
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure allocated between 1 January and 30 April 2019 under code E7 greenways; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Crime Prevention
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to protect taxi drivers from violence in the course of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rural Transport Programme Expenditure
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2019 budget allocation to the rural transport programme and Local Link; and the estimated first and full-year cost of a 15% increase...
- Public Service Obligation Services
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2019 PSO subvention and monetary increase of increasing this figure by percentages (details supplied). [27058/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if costing will be provided for accessibility works to bus stations nationwide. [27060/19]
- Northern Ireland
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if costing will be provided for the St. Andrews Agreement commitment to co-fund the construction of the A5 to Derry. [27066/19]
- Roads Maintenance Funding
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2019 budget allocation to investment in regional and local roads; and the estimated cost of increasing this figure by 5%. [27067/19]
- Iarnród Éireann Funding
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2019 capital budget allocation to Iarnród Éireann. [27068/19]
- Cycling Facilities Funding
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the spend to date on the development of cycling infrastructure. [27069/19]
- Road Projects Status
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress on the port access northern cross-route, Drogheda; if estimated costings for the delivery of the project can be...
- Tourism Funding
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation in each of the years 2014 to 2019 to Fáilte Ireland; if specific funding is provided for tourism to local authorities...
- Regional Airports
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation by airport of funding allocated to local airports in 2017, 2018 and 2019. [27076/19]
- Ports Funding
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for ports by port for 2017, 2018 and 2019. [27077/19]
- Sports Capital Programme Expenditure
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for the sports capital grant in 2017, 2018 and 2019; and the estimated cost of increasing the 2019 allocation by 10%....
- Sport Ireland Funding
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for Sport Ireland in 2018 and 2019. [27079/19]
- Public Transport Fares
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of reducing fares on Bus Éireann by 10%. [27080/19]
- Road Improvement Schemes
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for the development of a road (details supplied) in view of its strategic importance to the Wild Atlantic...
- Cycling Policy
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to encourage more persons to consider cycling to and from work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27164/19]
- Road Improvement Schemes
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken regarding the need for a grade-segregated intersection at the junction of R148 Lucan Road and Kennelsfort Road...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Detention Centres
247. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children placed in Oberstown Children Detention Campus for periods of less than one year, two to three years, and four years...
- Youth Services Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports and schemes available to provide spaces for young persons in the 13 to 17 age group to meet and engage with their peers in...
- Childcare Services Regulation
250. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the action plan on childminding of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27003/19]
- School Admissions
254. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she is taking to obtain a school place for a child (details supplied). [27023/19]
- Childcare Services Data
255. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of the CCS programme and the CETS programme each year since 2016 to date in tabular form; the number of children in each scheme in...
- Childcare Services Expenditure
257. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projected cost of the proposed national childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27137/19]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
258. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 490 of 11 December 2018, the status of a pilot scheme; his plans to roll out the scheme on a...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in receipt of jobseeker's benefit will be facilitated to undertake a taxi driver training...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance review will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied). [26938/19]
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for an invalidity payment by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Maternity Benefit Expenditure
262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending paid maternity leave by four additional weeks. [27032/19]
- Carer's Benefit Expenditure
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending the number of weeks carer's benefit is paid from 104 weeks to 156 weeks. [27033/19]
- Free Travel Scheme
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending free travel to include children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [27034/19]
- Departmental Investigations
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an investigation of a query regarding a contribution record in the case of a person (details supplied) will be made...
- Disability Allowance Applications
266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Illness Benefit Applications
267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Working Family Payment Eligibility
268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for excluding self-employed workers from applying for the working family payment; if she has examined the...
- One-Parent Family Payment Data
269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the one-parent family payment each year since 2016 to date; the number of recipients that moved...
- Working Family Payment Data
270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the working family payment in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Invalidity Pension Payments
271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an increase in back pay for a person (details supplied) due to incorrect advice provided; and if she will make...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (1 comment)
272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who worked in the public sector prior to April 1995 does not have entitlement to a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wastewater Treatment
273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a programme will be established to expand town and village wastewater treatment plants to facilitate housing expansion....
- Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the allocation of funding will be made to Kildare County Council to progress approved applications under for the housing...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when affordable housing will be made available in either Galway city or county; the applications on hand from the two local...
- Health and Safety Inspections Data
276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of investigations carried out by health and safety officers or fire officers at licensed premises such as...
- Property Tax
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding raised through the local property tax from each of the four local Dublin authorities given to the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Wind Energy Generation
281. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the effects on important habitats in the proposed Shannon wilderness park in County Longford of a plan to install a...
- Ulster Canal Restoration Project
282. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation for 2019 for the Ulster Canal project. [27072/19]
- Caiteachas Caipitiúil
283. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht eolas a thabhairt maidir leis an leithdháileadh caipitil d’Fhoras na Gaeilge agus d’Údarás na...
