Written answers
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cabinet Committee Meetings
19. To ask the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on the Environment is due to meet. [37534/19]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport Initiatives
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Leap cards will be introduced for commuters in south County Kildare stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39910/19]
- Departmental Funding
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if increased funding will be expedited for public transport and cycling infrastructure in the mid-western areas of Dublin, particularly...
- Road Network
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to enhance road transportation in County Meath. [39692/19]
- Public Transport Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase public transport provision in view of the declaration of a climate emergency; his further plans to make all public...
- Rail Network
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the removal of rail lines for the purposes of constructing greenways; if he has considered the negative ramifications of...
- Traffic Management
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy on congestion charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39689/19]
- Electric Vehicles
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered introducing specific measures to incentivise and support the use of e-bikes on roads; and if he will make a statement...
- Light Rail Projects
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date with Metrolink; his views on whether the planning and construction of this vital infrastructure for Fingal and Dublin...
- Public Transport Initiatives
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent initiative of Irish Rail to persuade workers to avoid rush hour DART times on weekday mornings; his further views...
- Public Transport
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to enhance public transport in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39691/19]
- Road Projects Status
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of the A5 project; the funding that will be made available for the project; when the funding will be made...
- Dublin Bus Fleet
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Dublin Bus has opted for electric-hybrid low emission buses and not fully electric, zero emission buses; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the NTA is not fining a company (details supplied) despite the fact it confirmed that the company is not fulfilling its...
- Brexit Issues
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he is making to ensure that drivers in Northern Ireland will be permitted to drive legally here without additional paperwork...
- Tourism Industry
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources which will be provided to Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland to support the tourism sector in the face of...
- Departmental Priorities
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his primary budgetary priorities in advance of budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39946/19]
- Public Transport
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to tender out parts of the public transport service that is currently the remit of Bus Éireann; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has applied to the European Union to designate the Dublin to Rosslare railway line with Trans European Transport Network,...
- Tourism Promotion
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has allocated specific funding or resources to attracting tourists from the Chinese market; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rail Services Provision
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ordering of new rail carriages; when Irish Rail will receive delivery of same; and when passengers will see increased...
- Tourism Industry
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific assistance will be provided for the tourism and hospitality sector in the Border region due to the difficulties that will...
- Road Projects
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if key road infrastructure projects will be prioritised for investment in 2020 such as the proposed east to west route, namely, the road...
- Bus Services
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of the LocalLink bus service in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the supports his Department is providing to the...
- Rail Network
81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated to allow widening of a railway bridge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Brexit Issues
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which alternative transport routes have been identified and provided in the aftermath of Brexit in order to ensure that...
- Public Transport
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the MetroLink project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39944/19]
- Road Safety
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the improvements of the Road Safety Authority for the processing of court information on drivers disqualified in...
- Driver Licences
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a progress report will be provided on the extension of the right of asylum seekers to obtain a driver licence. [39939/19]
- Electric Vehicles
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the target of 1,000,000 electric vehicles on the roads by 2030 is a realistic target; and if he will make a statement...
- Road Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Bonagee link road project in County Donegal; when the project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bus Services
90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the BusConnects proposal for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39943/19]
- National Convention Centre
91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a cultural group (details supplied) that have used a centre is now being precluded from doing so in view of the fact...
- Bus Services
92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that bus routes operated by private companies and licensed by the NTA but which are not in receipt of PSO funding will...
- Olympic Games Funding
93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional resources will be given to Olympic sports and athletes in advance of Tokyo 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Network
94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the introduction of variable speed limits and other demand management measures on the M50; and if he will make a statement...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each State infrastructure project that is in development or is due for completion in 2019 in which it is in excess of the...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when decisions will be made on applications for capital projects in County Kildare under Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a...
- Department of Defence
- State Claims Agency
99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if it is standard practice for the State Claims Agency to delay paying costs associated with the cases relating to discovery orders until...
- Defence Forces Personnel
101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amendments made to a document (details supplied); the dates the amendments were made; the changes made; if these amendments were initiated...
- Defence Forces Reserve
103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Reserve Defence Forces officers commissioned after 1 October 2005 that have been promoted; the ranks to which each has been...
- Ministerial Meetings
105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has formally met with the United States of America Secretary of the Navy. [40063/19]
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will restore the tourism VAT rate to 9% in view of economic uncertainty in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40036/19]
- Tax Data
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first year and full-year cost of a proposal by an organisation (details supplied). [40101/19]
- Tax Reliefs Application
116. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied); and if costs would arise. [40106/19]
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
118. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals by an organisation (details supplied) for the key employee engagement programme, KEEP, to support job creation and talent retention;...
- Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme
119. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 4 December 2018, the updated cost of adapting the employment and investment incentive scheme (details supplied)...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Relief Schemes Eligibility
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cost-benefit analysis criteria set down by the OPW will be permitted to take loss of income, workable land, payments to farmers...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Admissions
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39983/19]
- School Transport
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39984/19]
- School Staff
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the administration days for teaching principals to one release day per week will be allocated to deal with the administrative...
- Schools Building Projects
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in developing a purpose-built school for the pupils of a school (details supplied) further to the Private Members' debate in...
- National Educational Psychological Service
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure 20 extra NEPS psychologists are provided for in budget 2020. [40048/19]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce assistive technology passports for persons with disabilities engaged in the education system; and if he will make a...
- School Transport
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a Bus Éireann appeal (details supplied); if the response from the transport provider will be reviewed; and if he will make a...
- Living Wage
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of workers employed by his Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of his Department that earn less than the living...
- National Training Fund
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied); the share and amount of the national training fund budget that was allocated to...
- School Placement
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the pressure for second-level school places in Gorey, County Wexford and the concerns of local schools and...
- School Transport
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding part-time school bus drivers that must compulsorily retire at 70 years of age; if this retirement age can be extended...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Services for People with Disabilities
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure the installation of changing places at strategic locations in towns nationally for persons with...
- Commencement of Legislation
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40045/19]
- Brexit Issues
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has discussed security in the Border region with Prime Minister Johnson recently. [39896/19]
- Stardust Fire
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate resources will be provided to expedite the inquest process as much as possible in view of the length of time...
- Garda Equipment
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the tender for the handheld devices for the roads policing unit will be published; the timeframe for the procurement of...
- Visa Applications
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the level of communication offered by INIS to persons seeking visas and while acknowledging the average...
- Gambling Sector
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he can progress changes to regulation and enforcement in the gaming sector and if he acknowledged the concerns...
- Parental Leave
142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the paid parental benefit scheme will be enforced by November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40069/19]
- Passport Data
143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of UK citizens currently resident here that hold and do not hold an Irish passport. [40088/19]
- Courts Service Data
144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions for possession and-or supply of a controlled substance that were recorded in each court district in...
- Garda Data
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members allocated to the Waterford divisional drugs unit in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Enterprise Support Services Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are supports available to a person who is developing a prototype product; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Small and Medium Enterprises
147. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the years the management development council operated; the function and remit of the council when operating; the annual capital and...
- Departmental Funding
148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and InterTradeIreland, respectively, applied for an increase in funding for 2020; if so, the amount...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
149. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is considering prioritising SMEs and entrepreneurs in budget 2020; if she will consider providing a Brexit SME fund to protect...
- Department of Health
- Services for People with Disabilities
150. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to obtain funding for a transport support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40050/19]
- Health Services Provision
151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39985/19]
- HSE Planning
152. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 374 to 376, inclusive, of 24 September 2019, if the HSE Capital Plan 2019 to 2021 has a financial commitment to upgrade...
- Home Care Packages
153. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care support package for a person (details supplied) will be put into place. [40002/19]
- Health Care Infrastructure Provision
154. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a multi-million Euro development proposed for the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon; the current stage of the proposed...
- Services for People with Disabilities
155. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of services in a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40013/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
157. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40019/19]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the threshold age for accessing CervicalCheck from 25 to 21 years of age; if his officials are examining the possible positive impacts of...
- Health Services
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to investigate concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40027/19]
- Respite Care Services Provision
160. To ask the Minister for Health when the respite facility regularly used by persons (details supplied) will be available full-time and not only for emergency cases; and if he will make a...
- Health Screening Programmes
161. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40029/19]
- Departmental Funding
164. To ask the Minister for Health if funding of €80,000 has been cut from the budget of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40033/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
167. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure 300 extra therapy staff are recruited in order to improve disability services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
168. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement data set will specifically cover current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if the Health Technology Assessment Group review...
- Medicinal Products
169. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre group review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details...
- Mental Health Services Data
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on mental health services waiting lists nationally to date waiting less than and more than 12 months, respectively by CHO area in tabular...
- Respite Care Services Funding
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for funding for a respite centre (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40068/19]
- Mental Health Services Data
172. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated in the mental health services nationally in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by CHO area, in tabular form....
- Emergency Departments Data
173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated in University Hospital Limerick emergency department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [40071/19]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
174. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the job vacancies outstanding in the CAMHS and adult mental health services in CHO 3. [40072/19]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
176. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the ongoing discussions and engagement with the manufacturer of Ocrevus with a view to having the cost of this medication reimbursed to...
- Hospitals Data
177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed nights that were lost to Kerry University Hospital in the years 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to date in 2019 due to delayed discharges; and if he...
- Hospital Staff
178. To ask the Minister for Health the job vacancies outstanding in the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40078/19]
- Hospital Staff Data
179. To ask the Minister for Health the full-time necessary staffing requirement for all services in Kerry University Hospital in terms of nurses; the numbers in the hospital and the areas they...
- Mental Health Services Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of ECT at a location (details supplied); if an anaesthetist is employed there; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Psychological Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists working in the health service in the Dublin 11 area; the average waiting time for a child to access a child psychologist in...
- Hospital Appointments Status
183. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital outpatient clinic; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health if a letter of complaint sent to Letterkenny University Hospital by a person (details supplied) was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents availing of the saver transitional arrangements under the nursing home support scheme; if the saver provision also applied...
- Drug Trials
186. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided on a clinical drug trial relating to Duchenne muscular dystrophy for which Dublin would be a trial site (details supplied); the...
- Health Care Infrastructure Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Health if capital funding is being included in 2020 plans for the expansion of an intensive care unit at Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Funding
188. To ask the Minister for Health if the new funding model for persons with disabilities and multi-annual funding will be implemented (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments
189. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the rehabilitative training allowance is to be abolished for persons with disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Equipment
190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a scanner in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40121/19]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
191. To ask the Minister for Health when the changes to the fair deal scheme will be fully implemented in order that families can properly plan for the nursing home care of their loved ones; and...
- National Children's Hospital Status
192. To ask the Minister for Health the construction of the new national children’s hospital; the estimated cost of its construction; when the hospital will be open and operational; and...
- Health Screening Programmes
194. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to preserve the archive of blood spot screening cards retained without consent between 1984 and 2011 which could provide a lifesaving...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Scheme Applications
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application by a person (details supplied) for a single farm payment will be processed; and if he will make a statement on...
- Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will streamline certain elements of the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme to assist farmers in rural Ireland who do...
- Agriculture Scheme Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40082/19]
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the disadvantaged areas scheme. [40083/19]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Electric Vehicle Grants
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding spent and number of cars covered by the electric vehicle purchase grant in each year since its creation by...
- Proposed Legislation
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in progressing the long-promised Aarhus Convention Bill; if the Bill will allow for financial...
- Waste Disposal Charges
204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the annual support payment of €75 will be introduced for persons with lifelong, long-term medical...
- Inland Fisheries Ireland
205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Inland Fisheries Ireland waited for over 15 years to implement the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Haulage Industry
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider bringing forward incentives for the haulage sector such as grants and capital allowances in order to increase the...
- Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the practice will continue to allow UK commercial vehicles to use the road network system here free of charge excluding toll roads; if...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the sports capital grant application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40008/19]
- Road Toll Data
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to buy out the operator of the M1 toll at Gormanstown; the number of years left to run in the contract; the estimated...
- Road Projects Status
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works are expected to commence on a bypass (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40139/19]
- Brexit Issues
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he remains satisfied that the euro routes will continue to reach their destinations on the continent notwithstanding...
- Sport and Recreational Development
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to offer grant-aid to the various sporting and recreational groups nationally with particular emphasis on...
- Brexit Issues
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he remains satisfied that the main transport routes to mainland Europe are adequately provided for in order to ensure...
- Tourism Policy
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he has put in place plans or provisions to enhance or develop the tourism sector with a view to ensuring the...
- Traffic Management
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which outstanding traffic bottlenecks will continue to receive remedial attention on local or regional routes in order to...
- Road Network
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when upgrading the N4 Maynooth to Dublin can take place in view of the pivotal nature of this route as a commuter link; and if he will...
- Rail Services Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it is anticipated upgrades to rail services serving the commuter towns of north County Kildare will be carried out ;...
- Bus Services
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he anticipates the electrification of the bus fleet or rail services serving the commuter belt of north County...
- Road Network
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he expects the completion of the motorway network nationally with a view to ensuring the availability of adequate...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Childcare Services Staff
226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ensure all childcare workers in the early years sector are paid a living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make...
- Departmental Strategies
227. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expenditure on baby boxes; the number distributed to date; if baby boxes are available at maternity hospitals nationally; if not, the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there has been an advance in the position for providing a mechanism to secure a pension for community employment...
- Carer's Allowance Review
231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer's allowance review will be completed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a...
- School Meals Programme
232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the meals provided for in each school meals programme meets the requirements set out in Healthy Ireland guides and the...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time for illness benefit, disability allowance, carer's allowance and benefit and invalidity pension...
- Disability Allowance
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to ensure the disability allowance is increased by €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Wage Subsidy Scheme
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase and index link the wage subsidy scheme for persons with a disability to 70% of the minimum wage level;...
- Illness Benefit Payments
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when illness benefit arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [40058/19]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited. [40066/19]
- State Pension (Contributory)
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a €190,500 disregard on the means assessment for qualified adult payments on the State pension...
- JobPath Programme
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who finishes a community employment scheme in June 2020 could be referred back to JobPath despite the fact that...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the fuel allowance can be paid on a discretionary basis to people participating in community employment schemes and of...
- Disability Allowance Applications
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited....
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will restore housing adaptation grants funding to 2010 levels; and if he will make provision of an additional...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- ERASMUS Programme
246. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made on the development of ERASMUS Gaeltachta under the Irish language learners scheme; the third-level institutions...
- Waterways Ireland Funding
247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated amount it would cost in 2020 if the budget for Waterways Ireland increased by 9%. [40065/19]
