Written answers
Thursday, 4 July 2019
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Better Energy Homes Scheme
6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a report (details supplied) that nearly 2 million homes need to be refitted; and his plans to fund and...
- Climate Change Policy
11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with regard to the proposed regional gatherings as part of the national dialogue on climate...
- Warmer Homes Scheme
12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if SEAI payments to contractors will be investigated in view of information from a company (details supplied) that...
- Offshore Exploration Licences
13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all rental acreage fees paid to his Department fall due to be paid at the same time; if not, if this depends on the...
- Alternative Energy Projects
15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available to support the construction of solar energy farms; his plans to introduce further grant aid; and...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected spend on carbon credits between 2021 and 2030. [28307/19]
- Better Energy Homes Scheme
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the budget for SEAI grants for improvements in home energy efficiency; and his plans to expand the budget in 2020. [28537/19]
- Electricity Generation
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will take the necessary steps to allow domestic and community groups that engage in microgeneration to supply the...
- Postal Services
22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his most recent interaction with An Post in relation to Brexit. [28575/19]
- National Broadband Plan
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the options proposed by Eir will be considered for the roll-out of fibre to the national broadband area by means...
- Exploration Licences Data
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the applications for petroleum leases, undertakings and licences refused by his Department since 1995 to date; and if...
- Exploration Licences Applications
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a decision will be made on outstanding applications for petroleum licences, leases and undertakings; and if in the...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has discussed climate change with his UK counterpart recently; his plans to bring forward legislation similar to...
- Recycling Policy
29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the Galway cash for cans initiative; the reason for its suspension; when it will be reinstated; his...
- National Broadband Plan
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact the provision of high speed broadband in rural areas will have vis-à-vis remote working and flexible...
- Renewable Energy Incentives
31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which it can be illustrated that the replacement of a specific amount of fossil fuel generated electricity...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the climate action fund; when a further call for applications will be announced; and if he will make a...
- Waste Disposal Charges
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a bin waiver will be introduced for persons with incontinence and disabilities; and the GDPR concerns that have...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when local authorities will complete their climate adaption plans; and his role in scrutinising such plans. [28567/19]
- North-South Interconnector
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the expected timeline for the development of the north-South interconnector; and the expected progress of...
- National Broadband Plan
36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date in appointing a bidder to deliver the national broadband scheme; when it is expected that...
- National Broadband Plan Data
38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in County Louth that are in the intervention area under the national broadband plan; when the...
- Broadband Service Provision
39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve broadband quality in County Meath. [28297/19]
- Electric Vehicles
40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to deliver a definitive timeframe for the delivery of electric change points to accommodate the large...
- Energy Usage
41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is monitoring the high usage of electricity at electronic data centres; the levels of energy required; the...
- Electric Vehicles
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the list of the location of e-car fast chargers and the implementation timeline approved under the climate action...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost for each action listed in the Climate Action Plan 2019; the cost of enabling infrastructure; the...
- Recycling Policy
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of efforts to reduce single use plastics with specific reference to the EU directive on plastic products; and...
- National Broadband Plan
45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the gap funding model for the national broadband plan led to an increase in costs; and if he will...
- Broadcasting Sector
48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is considering in order to provide provisions of additional and more secure funding streams for public...
- Renewable Energy Generation
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific measures that will be put in place under the first renewable electricity support scheme auction to ensure...
- Proposed Legislation
50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the introduction of legislation for a digital safety commissioner; and if he will make a statement on...
- Renewable Energy Generation
51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has commissioned an analysis on the sustainability of the use of biomass material in co-fired power stations....
- Internet Safety
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the ease of access to pornography for children online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28529/19]
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied) and its recent report into alternative ways to...
- Climate Change Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the Climate Action Plan 2019 will maintain a green image of agriculture here while meeting the national...
- Housing Issues
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a recent report (details supplied) that the capacity, condition and connectivity of housing here is of...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the key elements of the Climate Action Plan 2019; and the consultation and rolling review of the actions of the plan...
- National Broadband Plan
61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the roll-out of the Eir contract with his Department will be completed; the number of premises expected to be...
- Wind Energy Generation
62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he can he progress the establishment of offshore wind farms to complement the grid such as the success...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products
63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of medications acquired in each of the past ten years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/19]
- Departmental Offices
64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28693/19]
- Ministerial Transport
65. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine. [28709/19]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Offices
66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Human Rights
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the arrest of a person (details supplied) by Egyptian security forces in dawn raids on 25 June 2019; and...
- Middle East Peace Process
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recently published Kushner plan for the Middle East; his views on the reaction to same; and if he will make a...
- Trade Agreements
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected ratification process for the Mercosur trade agreement; and if Dáil Éireann and other national parliaments will need to...
- Election Monitoring Missions
70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will send elections observers to Ukraine for the elections in July 2019; if not, the reason underpinning the decision; and if he...
- Northern Ireland
71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position in relation to the talks between the Irish and British Governments and the Northern Ireland political parties in relation to the...
- Department of Finance
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to amend the eligibility criteria for receiving a primary medical certificate to include persons that have mental and or intellectual...
- Government Expenditure
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected general Government expenditure in 2020 if he delivers a budget of €2.8 billion comprised of €1.9 billion pre-committed, €0.2...
- Departmental Offices
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28696/19]
- Ministerial Transport
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine. [28712/19]
- Tax Reliefs Data
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of increasing the cap for entrepreneurial relief on capital gains tax from €1 million to €5, €10...
- Universal Social Charge
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year costs of decreasing the non-PAYE USC surcharge from 3% to 2%, 1% and 0%, respectively; the estimated number of persons...
- Tax Reliefs Data
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of reducing the €75,000 limit to €40,000, €50,000 and €60,000, respectively, for the...
- Tax Code
80. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 21 June 2018, the estimated annual cost of removing the income tax, including USC and PRSI, on dividend income and...
- Tax Deduction Systems
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of expanding the foreign earnings deduction to an extra country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28759/19]
- Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of removing the 30% share ownership restriction for the EIIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28761/19]
- Tax Data
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of expanding the Start-Up Refunds for Entrepreneurs, SURE, scheme to include new business founders that were previously...
- VAT Registration
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the VAT registration threshold for SMEs and the self-employed to €50,000, €60,000, €80,000 and...
- Tax Credits
89. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of increasing the research and development tax credit to 30% for unquoted SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the...
- European Central Bank
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the analysis carried out on the impact of the programme of quantitative easing of the ECB on the economy in terms of GDP, GNI* and other metrics in recent...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of removing the restriction for the key employee engagement programme, KEEP, on employees to work in a single company in a group...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will act on comments made by the Ombudsman (details supplied) and also communicated directly to him by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme Expenditure
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the help to buy scheme to date; the cost of the scheme by each year of its operation; if the cost of continuing the scheme in 2020 is already...
- State Banking Sector Regulation
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if State owned banks are investing in or lending to companies directly involved in fossil fuel extraction; if so, the extent of such commercial activities;...
- Economic Competitiveness
105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had meetings with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to discuss the National Competitiveness Council report Cost of Doing Business in Ireland 2019...
- Credit Union Regulation
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will meet with the president of an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the Central Bank legislation on the regulation of credit unions; the...
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of dividend withholding tax paid by REITs here each year since REITs were established in Irish legislation; the amount of dividend withholding tax...
- Tax Appeals Commission
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the Revenue Commissioners appealed Tax Appeals Commission decisions to the courts in each year since the establishment of the Tax Appeals...
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and value of Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland loans approved each year since it was established; the number and value of loans issued each...
- Proposed Legislation
112. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the central bank (amendment) Bill to be introduced into the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29028/19]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Brexit Issues
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union will have an effect on the ability of educational institutions based here to apply...
- Flood Relief Schemes
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 26 April 2018, the status of plans for a flood relief scheme in Ballinhassig, County Cork;...
- Home Loan Scheme
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has made a decision to enable more finance to be obtained for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if not, when he expects to...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the spend for capital projects in County Waterford in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by project and cost in tabular...
- Ministerial Transport
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine....
- Public Procurement Contracts
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to increase the threshold over which all public tenders have to go on e-tenders; his further plans to increase the level...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Staff
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on staffing levels at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28619/19]
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options available to a person at work who wishes to undertake a course alongside their employment to learn new skills to complement...
- Schools Establishment
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support the building of an Educate Together secondary school in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Amalgamation
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied); if in the context of a forthcoming amalgamation with a neighbouring school, an application...
- DEIS Status
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the DEIS status of a school (details supplied); if the status will be affected by an amalgamation with another school; the reason...
- Departmental Offices
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28694/19]
- Ministerial Transport
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine. [28710/19]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sufficient SNA supports will be put in place for a student (details supplied). [28751/19]
- Student Grant Scheme
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are financial supports to assist persons in employment in going back to education to study for a higher qualification; if not, if...
- Special Educational Needs Data
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in each county with ASD units at primary and post-primary level, in tabular form; the name of each; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Admissions Data
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students domiciled in Northern Ireland who wish to enter third-level education in institutions here in September 2020 and in the years...
- Education and Training Boards
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the method by which education and training boards select members for their boards of management; the duration for boards of management of ETBs;...
- Schools Building Projects
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in the past year in providing a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation Provision
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been received from a school (details supplied) for new replacement accommodation in view of the poor accommodation at the...
- Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will qualify for funding to fence boundaries with adjacent lands under the summer works scheme; and if he will...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a summer works scheme application by a school (details supplied). [28859/19]
- Schools Building Projects
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date and specific timeframe for the future provision of new or replacement facilities at a school (details supplied); if all the...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Public Inquiries
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has formally commenced the scoping exercise in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Residency Permits
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a permanent residency card visa by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a...
- Immigration Status
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a right to remain visa by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on...
- Departmental Offices
142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on...
- Ministerial Transport
143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the model of the car or cars used by him and the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the performance of...
- Garda Data
144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving gardaí by rank on career breaks, unpaid leave or special leave; and if he will make a statement on...
- Asylum Support Services
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rights to educational support of asylum seekers housed in emergency accommodation. [28753/19]
- Prisoner Transfers
146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is planned to publish the 2018 report on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995; the reason it was not published...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Immigration Status
151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- International Protection
154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to long-term residency and naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Immigration Status
157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to residency with permission to take-up employment in the case of a person (details...
- Deportation Orders
161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if further information has been received in respect of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Brexit Data
163. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number and value of loans approved under the Brexit loan scheme since its roll-out; the number and value of loans issued under the...
- Departmental Offices
164. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Transport
165. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the model of the car or cars used by her in the performance of her official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine....
- Economic Competitiveness
166. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she will take to meet the competitiveness deficiencies and increased cost of doing business across several sectors and...
- Skills Shortages
168. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has a long-term plan to deal with skills shortages in various sectors; and the timeframe to implement recommendations by the...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
169. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the capital spend to date in 2019; the capital carry-over from 2018, by subhead; the provision under each subhead including the...
- IDA Ireland Site Visits
170. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits by county in each quarter of 2019 to date; the percentage of visits in each county as a percentage of...
- Skills Shortages
171. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for implementation of all recommendations in the report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs on Addressing the...
- IDA Ireland Data
172. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 18 December 2018, the most recent data by category (details supplied) to the end of...
- Brexit Supports
173. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of prepare your business for customs’ initial workshops that have taken place to 30 June 2019; the approximate...
- Trade Agreements
174. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement; the offensive and defensive interests for businesses and SMEs here in the...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
176. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the most recent Central Bank research published (details supplied) regarding a vulnerability analysis of SME credit...
- Trade Agreements
177. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the likely procedure at EU and member state level for ratification of a final Mercosur trade agreement relating to market access,...
- Work Permits Eligibility
179. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a work permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29047/19]
- Department of Health
- Physiotherapy Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for physiotherapy services in County Galway in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting time...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
181. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if...
- Ambulance Service Staff
182. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new payroll system that came into effect on 2 June 2019 for ambulance workers does not recognise Sunday,...
- Hospital Appointments Status
183. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [28624/19]
- Occupational Therapy Data
184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy in County Galway in 2018 and to date 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting time for...
- HSE Agency Staff Data
185. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a staff recruitment embargo in place in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if so, when the embargo was introduced; when the embargo is scheduled to end;...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in County Galway in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the average waiting...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
187. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the long term illness scheme to include other illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28628/19]
- Health Care Infrastructure Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Health the capital cost of building the new Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford; the amount provided by the State and from other funds, respectively; and if...
- Hospital Beds Data
190. To ask the Minister for Health if the 72 beds being built on three floors of the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford will be public only; if not, the number which will be private;...
- Palliative Care Services
191. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue and funding which will be made available to staff and operate the new palliative care unit at the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford....
- Hospital Staff Data
194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time equivalent positions which will be made available to staff the top three floors and 72 beds at the Dunmore wing at University...
- Palliative Care Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health the palliative care services that will be made available at the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cancer Screening Programmes
197. To ask the Minister for Health if the commencement of the CervicalCheck tribunal has to await the outcome of the appeal of the State against a judgement (details supplied); and if he will...
- Orthodontic Services Data
198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent orthodontists in the public system in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by hospital and region, in...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff positions attached to CAMHS in County Waterford in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by position,...
- Home Help Service Data
200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded home help hours provided to patients in Waterford city and county in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by hour...
- Hospital Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 14 May 2019, if in the period 1 January 2004 to 28 June 2019, the views of the chief medical officer or his agents...
- Departmental Offices
205. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28698/19]
- Ministerial Transport
206. To ask the Minister for Health the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine. [28714/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
207. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/19]
- HSE Funding
208. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to a service (details supplied) in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/19]
- Ambulance Service Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding the competitive dialogue and establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of private ambulance services for the HSE;...
- Respite Care Services Data
210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Wicklow in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [28725/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in County Wicklow in each of the years 2008 to 2018,...
- Hospital Staff Data
215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff dismissed due to cases of medical negligence, either clinical or general, in each hospital group in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and...
- Medical Negligence Cases
216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of medical negligence brought by speciality in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Consultant Contracts
217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical consultants whose contracts include service development hours; the specialities in which they work; the system in place to monitor the...
- Dental Services Data
219. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for a dental appointment in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28734/19]
- Health Services Data
220. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for an eye test in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28735/19]
- Audiology Services Data
221. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for a hearing test in primary care in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28736/19]
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
222. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of children waiting for a speech and language assessment in primary care in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28737/19]
- Transport Support Scheme
223. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 278, 279 and 366 of 26 February 2019, the status of the revised proposals regarding the mobility allowance and motorised...
- Hospital Services
224. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an endoscopy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28739/19]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
225. To ask the Minister for Health if the possibility of extending access to a drug (details supplied) for all types of cancers including neuroendocrine of the larynx will be investigated; if he...
- Hospital Appointments Status
226. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28750/19]
- Disabilities Assessments
227. To ask the Minister for Health if a family (details supplied) will have to go without an assessment of need for their child in view of the fact that the €1,000 fee for a private...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
228. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent outpatient and inpatient waiting list figures for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar; the equivalent set of figures from the previous 12...
- Mental Health Services Funding
229. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for mental health services in each county in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Mental Health Services Data
230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children that ended up having to access adult mental health services in each county in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
- State Claims Agency Data
231. To ask the Minister for Health if the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 2 April 2019 will be forwarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28797/19]
- Disabilities Assessments
232. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated regarding an assessment of needs application; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
233. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to facilitate access to the compassionate access programme for medicinal cannabis for persons in Northern Ireland; if a protocol...
- Medical Card Eligibility
234. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons living with fibromyalgia are not covered under the medical card and the GMS. [28819/19]
- Respite Care Services Funding
235. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has cut funding for a respite services summer camp for children with special needs at a location (details supplied). [28820/19]
- Health Services Staff Data
236. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 12 June 2019, the action he will be taking to protect health service staff from assaults [28822/19]
- Hospital Services
237. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cappagh Hospital for surgery. [28857/19]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
238. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund Ocrevus for persons with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/19]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; and the...
- Hospital Beds Data
240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 28 June 2019 or the latest date on which data for validated bed...
- Hospitals Discharges
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of June 2019, in tabular form. [28873/19]
- Ambulance Service Response Times
243. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by a first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or less in each ambulance station in each...
- Emergency Departments Waiting Times
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years of age or over that experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours during June 2019; and the...
- Care of the Elderly
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area to the end of June 2019; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in...
- Ambulance Service Data
246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationally in June 2019; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple...
- Health Services Data
248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number...
- Audiology Services Data
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the...
- Health Services Data
251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number...
- Hospitals Data
253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 30 June 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the RCSI Hospital group less than three, three to six, six to...
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses recruited to date in 2019 across all sectors of the health service; and the net increase in nursing numbers resulting from the...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists recruited to date in 2019; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is,...
- Occupational Therapy Data
297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists newly recruited to date in 2019; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary...
- HSE Staff Data
298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists newly recruited to date in 2019; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care,...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed in each CHO; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [28931/19]
- Occupational Therapy Data
300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in each CHO; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [28932/19]
- HSE Staff Data
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists employed in each CHO; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [28933/19]
- Hospital Consultant Recruitment
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant posts in whole-time equivalent terms in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same date in...
- Hospital Staff Data
303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved senior house officer posts in whole-time equivalent terms in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same...
- Nursing Staff Data
309. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved registered intellectual disability nurse posts in whole-time equivalent terms employed by the HSE; and the equivalent figures for the...
- Patient Data
310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that attended the rapid access lung clinic in designated cancer centres during the first six months of 2019. [28942/19]
- HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
312. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on agency staff in each month to date in 2019; the equivalent figures for each month in 2018; the proportion of the anticipated agency...
- Prescriptions Data
313. To ask the Minister for Health the amount collected in prescription charges for medical card prescriptions in each of the years 2015 to 2018; and the projected amount for 2019. [28945/19]
- Hospitals Discharges
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient discharges in each public and voluntary hospital during the first six months of 2019. [28946/19]
- Patient Data
315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients treated in acute hospitals during the first six months of 2019. [28947/19]
- Ambulance Service Data
320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances decommissioned by the National Ambulance Service to date in 2019; the number of new emergency ambulances acquired to date in...
- General Practitioner Data
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in each local health area, in tabular form. [28955/19]
- Emergency Departments Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency medicine consultants in each public or voluntary hospital with an emergency department; the number of 24 hour emergency departments;...
- Hospital Charges
325. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue raised between 1 January and 31 December 2018 from charges for private patients in public beds in public and voluntary hospitals; the details for...
- Services for People with Disabilities
326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available in tabular form;...
- Disabilities Assessments
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2003 by each...
- Physiotherapy Provision
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list for each local health area at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available, in tabular form; the...
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list for each local health area at the end of June 2019 or the latest date...
- Occupational Therapy Data
335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list in tabular form; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more...
- Occupational Injuries Benefit Data
342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO 7 at the end of June 2019 or the latest date...
- Drug Treatment Programmes Data
345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug treatment episodes provided to date in 2019 by services (details supplied); and the equivalent figures for 2018, in tabular form. [28977/19]
- Drug Treatment Programmes
349. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the range of progression options for recovering drug users has been increased to date in 2019; and if a new programme of supported care and...
- Maternity Services
350. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which maternity hospitals and units have strengthened their methods of detecting alcohol abuse and supporting women to reduce their intake. [28982/19]
- Hepatitis C Incidence
360. To ask the Minister for Health if the uptake of hepatitis C treatment has been increased during 2019. [28992/19]
- Health Services
362. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to date in 2019 to build capacity within drug and alcohol services to develop a patient safety approach in line with the HIQA National...
- Emergency Departments Data
363. To ask the Minister for Health if all hospital emergency departments include the monitoring of attendances as a result of alcohol and drug use in their electronic patient system. [28995/19]
- Counselling Services Provision
364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of June 2019 or the latest date...
- Psychological Services Waiting Lists
366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the...
- Mental Health Services Data
367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units between 1 January and 30 June 2019. [29015/19]
- Home Help Service Provision
368. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 20 June 2019, if he will report on the meeting between the Minister of State with special responsibility for...
- Medical Card Administration
369. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29051/19]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Forestry Sector
370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which 1,000 acres of sitka spruce can sequestrate a specific amount of carbon; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Offices
373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Transport
374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine....
- Grocery Industry Regulation
375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken by his Department to ensure that recently passed legislation is fully implemented to deal with the regulations of the...
- Laboratory Facilities
376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual operational costs for the Dublin Regional Vet Laboratory in Backweston; the annual salary bill by grade; and if he will...
- Greyhound Industry
381. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he plans to take following the recent revelations of animal cruelty in a programme (details supplied) into the greyhound...
- Farm Data
382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to help the forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28826/19]
- Beef Industry
383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 11 June 2019, when the report on beef grading will be published; if a comparison between...
- Trade Agreements
384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has outlined clearly to the European Commission his opposition to the proposed Mercosur deal; the actions he plans to have the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
388. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Climate Action Plan 2019 excludes recommendations from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action...
- National Broadband Plan
390. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated impact the National Broadband Plan will have from a business perspective; and if he will make a statement...
- Competition Law
391. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been in contact with a company (details supplied) regarding admissions by the company that it has developed...
- Departmental Offices
392. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a...
- Ministerial Transport
393. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or...
- Renewable Energy Generation
394. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects non-fossil fuel generated electricity infrastructure to develop in order to maximise the...
- Energy Usage
395. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the daily electricity requirements here; the amount generated by non-fossil fuel means; and if he will make a statement...
- Electricity Generation
396. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of electricity generated by oil, gas or other fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Wind Energy Generation
397. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which comparisons can be made between onshore and offshore wind generated electricity; the extent to...
- Energy Efficiency
398. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which retrofitting of domestic dwellings can directly result in carbon reduction with the maximum or...
- Renewable Energy Generation
399. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he has made comparisons with the development of non-fossil fuels for the generation of electricity...
- Broadband Service Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the provision of broadband in all areas with particular reference to County Kildare is progressing...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Regional Airports
404. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to regional airports in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by airport and funding category, in...
- Departmental Offices
405. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Transport
406. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine....
- Air Services Provision
407. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the granting of fifth freedom traffic rights to an airline (details supplied) for the Dublin to Madrid route; his views on...
- State Bodies Property
408. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the property CIÉ owns; the return it makes on same annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28787/19]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Childcare Services Provision
409. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to increase capacity in terms of places for young children in need of crèche places in the Dún...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
410. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that will be provided by Tusla to a centre (details supplied); and if there is scope for increased funding or...
- Child Abuse
411. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases of child abuse classified as founded and unfounded by Tusla in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
- Child and Family Agency Data
412. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases of retrospective child sexual violence classified as founded and unfounded by Tusla in each of the years 2014 to 2018...
- Departmental Offices
414. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Transport
415. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the model of the car or cars used by her in the performance of her official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine. [28706/19]
- Child and Family Agency Data
416. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases of child abuse allocated to a social worker by county in each of the years the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019,...
- Child Abuse
417. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases of child abuse allocated to a principal deciding officer by county for the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Offices
418. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Transport
419. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric engine....
- Departmental Schemes
420. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when approvals will be given for the 2019 CLÁR and village renewal schemes, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the...
- LEADER Programmes Data
421. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation for projects to each LAG under the Leader programme 2014-2020; the amount allocated for projects by each LAG to date;...
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
422. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if further funding will be allocated to the LIS scheme in 2019 in view of low expenditure by his Department to date on capital...
- Departmental Funding
423. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the capital funding prepaid by his Department in 2016, 2017 and 2018 to local authorities has not been spent by the respective...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Disability Allowance Payments
424. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is in receipt of a reduced payment. [28618/19]
- Social Welfare Appeals
425. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an oral hearing appeal for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if...
- Jobseeker's Payments
426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment that are under 26 years of age. [28645/19]
- Youth Unemployment
428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of youth unemployment in the 18 to 25 years of age cohort in County Wicklow by data, in tabular form. [28647/19]
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications Data
429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons paying PRSI and eligible for benefits under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be finalised on a carer’s allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review will be undertaken of the case of a person (details supplied) with a view to backdating payment of a jobseeker's...
- Departmental Offices
432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by her Department; and if she will make a statement...
- Ministerial Transport
433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the model of the car or cars used by her in the performance of her official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disability Allowance Applications
435. 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...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
436. 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. [28747/19]
- Carer's Allowance Review
437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the figures used to calculate means for a carer's allowance review in the case of a person (details supplied) will be...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a payment. [28774/19]
- Pension Provisions
439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if firefighters, particularly those who may have had an illness, will lose out on their entitlement to full pension (details...
- Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for jobseeker's by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a jobseeker's payment will be assessed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Illness Benefit Applications
443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28848/19]
- Gender Recognition
444. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1077 of 15 January 2019, if she will report on the implementation of the review of the...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
445. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she will introduce to reduce the delays in having applications for carer’s allowance processed and...
- Social Welfare Appeals
446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if arrangements can be made to update and verify the PPS number of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the circumstances by which a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 incurred a debt to her Department; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer's allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for a basic social welfare payment while awaiting a decision on an application for a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Property Tax
451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recommendation from the Local Property Tax Review Group to remove the equalisation contribution from the LPT...
- Wind Energy Generation
452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position in regard to the new proposed setback regulations for wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fire Service
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the consequences of a case (details supplied) at the European Court of Justice for the operation of fire services in each...
- Water Services
454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the decision for funding for the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021 will be announced; and if he will make a...
- Urban Renewal Schemes
456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to allocate further funding under the urban regeneration and development fund; the amount he plans to allocate...
- Departmental Offices
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement...
- Ministerial Transport
458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the model of the car or cars used by him in the performance of his official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric...
- Home Loan Scheme
459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who has been adjudicated a bankrupt and who will be out of bankruptcy at the end of 2019, but who remains working...
- Housing Adaptation Grant
460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated in 2019 to local authorities for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability, housing aid...
- Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks
461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount he plans to allocate in Budget 2020 for the MICA and pyrite repair scheme announced recently. [28845/19]
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the promised review of income eligibility limits for social housing; if his attention has been drawn...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and status of social housing projects in County Sligo as part of the Rebuilding Ireland programme; the number of...
- Planning Issues
465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning applications for houses, private flats and apartments which have been lodged and granted since the...
- Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated to local authorities in respect of the housing adaptation grant for persons with a...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Offices
467. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the availability of bike parking spaces and lockers in all buildings used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on...
- Ministerial Transport
468. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the model of the car or cars used by her in the performance of her official duties; and if it is a diesel, petrol or electric...
