Written answers
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps which have been taken to address waiting times for processing entitlement to essential social welfare payments; and...
- School Meals Programme
55. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken to ensure the hot schools meal programme complies with nutritional standards. [43552/19]
- Public Services Card
56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken to ensure the public services card is compliant with the law on data protection. [43553/19]
- National Minimum Wage
57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there has been a delay in the increase of the minimum wage. [43640/19]
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young jobseekers aged 18 to 24 years of age who will not see their weekly rate increase to the full rate as...
- State Pension (Contributory) Data (1 comment)
59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases examined to date under the new full contribution system introduced for calculating State pension...
- School Meals Programme
61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the 36 piloted schools initially targeted under the school meals programme serving hot meals will now be a permanent...
- Social Welfare Appeals
62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will introduce separate time periods for persons who have been refused a social welfare payment to ask for a review and...
- Public Services Card
63. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost and legal status of the public services card to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39595/19]
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
64. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the 2008 Labour Court recommendation regarding pensions for community employment scheme supervisors;...
- Public Services Card
65. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the ongoing issues relating to the public services card and the Data Protection Commissioner, in particular as it...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age who are deemed to live independently; the way in which this is determined; and...
- Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of work examining ways social welfare rates could be set further to her engagement with stakeholders in respect of...
- Labour Activation Measures
68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details on the €2.5 million announced in budget 2020 to target specific job activation and training supports for...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date for the publication of the new social inclusion strategy; if she has received the document; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
70. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports accessible for self-employed persons following budget 2020; when they will be fully implemented; and...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
71. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of rent support payments in lieu of local authority housing made in the past five years to date; the potential for...
- Fuel Allowance Data
74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she carried out an impact assessment as to the effect the increase in carbon tax announced in budget 2020 will mean for...
- Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
75. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of research into funeral poverty as announced in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there was no increase of the social welfare basic payment in line with the recommendation by an organisation...
- Proposed Legislation
77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the payment of wages Bill is not robust enough to protect workers in the hospitality industry in view of...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cabinet Committees
80. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee which covers housing. [43602/19]
- Cabinet Committee Meetings
81. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that covers items related to justice last met. [43559/19]
- European Council Meetings
82. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting in Brussels on 17 and 18 October 2019. [43852/19]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Policy
83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Spanish foreign minister spoke about Catalonia at the October 2109 General Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council meetings. [43557/19]
- Northern Ireland
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Northern Ireland Assembly will be reconvened in the short term. [43598/19]
- Good Friday Agreement
85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reform the Good Friday Agreement as it applies to the voting mechanism and petition of concern in particular. [43599/19]
- Human Rights
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent responses by him and his EU colleagues to the actions of the Chinese Government and its appointees in Hong Kong and in Xinjiang,...
- Consular Services Provision
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps which have been taken to protect and assist a person (details supplied) in view of the recent events in the north-east of Syria;...
- Department of Finance
- Pension Provisions
89. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the maximum pension fund limit of €2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43771/19]
- Insurance Costs
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of legislation to tackle the cost of insurance, particularly public liability insurance for businesses; and the sanctions that will be introduced as...
- Tax Reliefs Application
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the position on tax relief for employees and the self-employed in respect of pension contributions; his plans to introduce changes in this area; and if he will...
- Foreign Earnings Deduction
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year based on latest data of a proposal to extend the foreign earnings deduction to non-EEA countries. [43762/19]
- Tax Code
93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the possible impact of the latest OECD proposal for digital transition on the economy. [43763/19]
- Tax Reliefs Costs
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the exit tax rate of 41% on certain investment products to 33% in order to bring it into line with the rate of DIRT tax; the...
- Revenue Commissioners Investigations
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if arrangements can be entered into to defer for a reasonable period income tax in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- General Government Debt
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the general government balance as a percent of GDP is calculated referring to table A1 of the draft stability programme update in view of the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Parking Provision
97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the ongoing parking situation at a building (details supplied) in County Donegal will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on...
- Public Sector Staff Data
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants who retired and or exited employment in the public service in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in...
- Estimates Publication
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will bring Supplementary Estimates for 2019 to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43687/19]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Animal Experimentation
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he has taken on the reports that UCC and Trinity College Dublin have been involved in experimentation on thousands of live animals...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to reduce class sizes across primary schools; and his views on the fact that primary school class sizes here are on...
- Teachers' Professional Development
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put in place one leadership management day per week for teaching principals. [43668/19]
- Capitation Grants
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase funding and capitation grants for primary schools which have not been increased since being cut during the downturn. [43669/19]
- Vaccination Programme
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in issuing the annual circulars to school boards of management, principals and chief executives of the educational and...
- School Curriculum
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding sex education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43677/19]
- Teacher Training Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Gaeltacht grant was not restored for students in the professional masters of education; his plans to restore the grant to such...
- Special Educational Needs Expenditure
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether ASD special classes in both primary and secondary schools should be equally funded; the estimated cost of equalisation; and...
- Emergency Works Scheme
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the urgent nature of the need to address issues at a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of a piece...
- Higher Education Schemes
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps necessary in order to make an appeal to an application refusal for the HEAR scheme; the timeline associated with making an appeal to...
- Schools Building Projects Status
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed extension for a school (details supplied); when it is expected that the building will be completed; and if he will make...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be extra special needs assistant allocations to a school (details supplied) from the increased number announced in view of the...
- Special Educational Needs Data
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children with additional care needs in each of the years 2020 to 2025 who will require the support of a special needs...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding summer works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43728/19]
- State Examinations Fee Exemptions
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the examination fee alleviation scheme for full medical card holders to leaving certificate and junior certificate appeal...
- Teaching Qualifications
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given by the Teaching Council to review the new requirements to become a primary school teacher and to consider...
- Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a fund available that schools can apply to in order to finance the repair and upgrade of a sports hall including roof repairs; and if...
- Third Level Examinations
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a dissertation by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be independently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Building Projects Status
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a schools building project request by a school (details supplied) to go to tender for special classes for ASD; the timeline for a...
- School Accommodation Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider an additional school accommodation appeal lodged by a school (details supplied) due to lack of space for students,...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a registration number will be provided as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Teacher Supply
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure there is an adequate number of replacement teachers trained to teach in schools for deaf and blind children as teachers in...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Direct Provision System
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the new standards for direct provision centres; when these standards will be published; and if he will make a...
- Garda Strength
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has carried out or commissioned research on the optimum number of sworn gardaí needed to effectively police the...
- Naturalisation Applications
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; and if he...
- Departmental Reviews
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken to carry out the necessary assessment required under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality...
- Departmental Correspondence
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location and date the additional information was sought as referenced in Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 19 June 2019...
- Garda Transport Data
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes in the Cork city Garda division by station; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- IDA Ireland Portfolio
131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to attract investment into Athenry, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43794/19]
- Department of Health
- Medical Card Expenditure
133. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of increasing the threshold for the over 70s medical card announced in budget 2020. [43665/19]
- Vaccination Programme
134. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a black triangle status on the 'flu vaccine for this season quadrivalent influenza vaccine split virion inactivated by a company (details supplied)...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
135. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a proposed school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 with full-time speech and language and occupational therapists; and if he will make a...
- Medicinal Products Supply
136. To ask the Minister for Health when a medication (details supplied) will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43679/19]
- Health Services Provision
137. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment with Spinraza; and when the necessary resources will be made available in Temple Street Children's...
- Hospital Appointments Status
138. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by a knee consultant in County Waterford. [43689/19]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Data
139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the long-term illness scheme aged under 16 years of age by LHO in each of the years 2008 to 2016. [43690/19]
- General Medical Services Scheme Data
140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of the GMS, drugs payment scheme and the long term illness scheme, respectively by local health office area in each of the years...
- Alcohol Pricing
141. To ask the Minister for Health when the minimum unit pricing for alcohol is proposed to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43693/19]
- Statutory Instruments
142. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering an extension to the 1 January 2022 deadline for compliance with SI 293 of 2016; if he has identified and is overseeing works needed to be...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
143. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical device will be made available to a person (details supplied). [43699/19]
- Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
144. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human assisted reproduction Bill in view of the fact that it has been two years since the announcement of the Bill with public...
- Mental Health Act Review
145. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation to update the Mental Health Act 2001 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43708/19]
- Hospital Appointments Status
146. 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. [43711/19]
- Health Services Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements for a person (details supplied); if prosthesis is available; if so, the waiting time for this service; if it is covered under medical card...
- Services for People with Disabilities
148. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of a specialist clinician (details supplied) in the child development team in counties Cavan and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
149. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recent report to an organisation (details supplied) from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which refers to the removal of 20,000 persons from...
- Medicinal Products Prices
150. To ask the Minister for Health his policy for the approval of new drugs in 2019; if a cost neutral or cost saving approach will be pursued in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
151. 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. [43737/19]
- Medicinal Products Supply
152. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to remove the age restriction on the FreeStyle Libre device and make it available to persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health if an item will be made available by the HSE for a person (details supplied). [43741/19]
- Nursing Staff Data
154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent diabetic nurse specialist posts working in UL hospital group and CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/19]
- Health Services Data
155. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent dietician posts delivering both hospital based and community diabetic services in the UL hospital group and CHO3; and if he...
- Health Services Staff Data
156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant endocrinologist posts providing specialist diabetic services in the UL hospital group; and if he will make a...
- HSE Staff Data
157. To ask the Minister for Health the persons or bodies within his Department and the HSE responsible for the delivery of diabetic care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43747/19]
- Vaccination Programme
158. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practice which accepts medical card patients is allowed impose an administrative charge of €20 when administering the #flu vaccine to a...
- Patient Transfers
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of funds on the discharge of a person (details supplied) to a suitable specialist centre; and if he will make a statement on...
- HSE Reports
160. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 15 October 2019, when the considerations of his Department of the HSE Valproate response project report will be...
- Health Services Data
161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy that have been carried out since the repeal of the eighth amendment and subsequent legislation by county in tabular...
- Hospital Appointments Status
162. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43778/19]
- HSE Staff Remuneration
164. To ask the Minister for Health if a breakdown will be provided regarding a salary arrears payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/19]
- Budget Measures
165. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost in 2020 of the increase in general practitioner card coverage thresholds announced in budget 2019. [43805/19]
- Health Services
166. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed and a refund expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43837/19]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Meat Processing Plant Inspections
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the factories which have been found by departmental inspectors to be in breach of regulations in the grading and trimming of beef and...
- Beef Exports
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made to open up the Iranian market for beef exports; the trading barriers which remain at international or EU...
- Organic Farming Scheme
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 15 October 2019, the breakdown between Exchequer and EU funding for the allocation in...
- Brexit Preparations
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on comments that Irish product will be displaced from the British market and for Irish farmers to prepare for Brexit and...
- EU Funding
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Irish farmers, and young farmers in particular, have been locked out of a €1 billion EU loan scheme (details...
- Rural Development Programme
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 29 November 2018, the status of developments on the issue; if his Department has...
- Hardship Grant Scheme
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a hardship grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43776/19]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Electric Vehicles
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of publicly funded electric car charging as opposed to charging points in residential and commercial...
- Waste Management Regulations
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider granting additional powers to local authorities to allow them to deal with the large amount of...
- Energy Infrastructure
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the meter replacement programme as part of the national smart metering programme will be rolled out in north-east...
- Broadband Service Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the provision of broadband in an area (details supplied) will be investigated. [43740/19]
- Waste Disposal Charges
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the urgent need for the provision of a support grant for families that face increased refuse...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Licence Renewals
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NDLS has discretion to reissue driver licences to a person whose driver licence has lapsed for a time greater than the allowed...
- Road Network
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will exercise his power under the Roads Act 1993 to designate the R132 as a national route in view of the status of the road at...
- Rail Services Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if orders have been placed for carriages that can meet the requirement in the context of European guidelines regarding minimum spaces on...
- Road Safety Authority
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support available for families (details supplied); if public transport costs will be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Light Rail Projects Expenditure
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the Luas cross city by each stage of the project, that is, planning, construction and so on; and if he will make a statement...
- Road Projects Expenditure
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the original expected cost of the Westport to Castlebar road; the most up-to-date expected cost; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Córas Iompair Éireann
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a house adjacent to a railway track (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43775/19]
- Road Safety Authority
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if documents on this matter will be referred to the RSA for further...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Childcare Services Funding
187. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the grant aid in 2020 towards the upgrading or provision of new childcare places; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Services Programme
189. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 16 October 2019, if he will address further concerns by management at the community...
- Community Enhancement Programme Funding
190. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he will take to ensure that funding support is provided to a community (details supplied) for a sensory garden in the...
- Community Development Initiatives
191. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which the expenditure Estimates in Vote 42 of Budget 2020 will enable his Department to fully implement the strategy for...
- Community Development Projects Funding
192. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual allocations over the 2016 to 2020 period to fund initiatives (details supplied) in each scheme; the other schemes under his...
- Scheme to Support National Organisations
193. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the 2019 to 2022 scheme to support national organisations; and the annual funding to this three year programme in...
- Community Development Initiatives
194. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the findings emanating from the review of local community development committees; the actions he is considering arising...
- LEADER Programmes Funding
196. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated for the LEADER programme in 2019; the expenditure to date; the projected expenditure by year end; and if he will...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Invalidity Pension Applications
197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity review in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if additional staff will be...
- Illness Benefit Waiting Times
198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the long delay in processing an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); when this...
- Pension Provisions
199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on the roll-out of auto-enrolment in the area of private pensions; the timeline for same; and if she will make a...
- Pensions Reform
201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to consolidate the range of pension schemes available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43725/19]
- Invalidity Pension Applications
202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal;...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to the fuel allowance due to changes proposed in budget 2020; when changes...
- Departmental Reviews
204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps taken to carry out the necessary assessment required under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality...
- Pensions Reform
206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the body that will manage the funds in the context of the plan for an auto-enrolment pension scheme; the role she envisages...
- State Pension (Contributory)
207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a payment to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43784/19]
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the contributions record for a person (details supplied) entitles them to benefit during serious illness; and the...
- Illness Benefit Applications
209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Data
210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for carer’s allowance refused on application and granted subsequently on appeal in each of...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data
211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of non-contributory State pensions; the degree to which this number has fluctuated in the...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on a supplementary welfare payment other than rent support; the extent to which the number has...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of rent support in lieu of local authority housing in each of the past eight years to date; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the type of social welfare payment currently taking the longest to process; the degree to which the time taken to process all...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason jobseeker's allowance was terminated in the case of a person (details supplied) when they informed her Department...
- Social Welfare Offices
219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which her Department, through Intreo, works to ensure that persons suffering from a mental or physical illness...
- Social Welfare Benefits
220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if transition from employment to unemployment payment and vice versa can be simplified with a view to eliminating possible...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocations to local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, in 2018 and from 1 January to 31 August 2019; the...
- Land Development Agency
222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a recent report that the Land Development Agency may be bound by EU state aid rules which may inhibit the agency...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Animal Diseases
223. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she received veterinary advice on the partial lifting of the ban on netting hares due to the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus;...
- Special Areas of Conservation Management
225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department can compel local authorities to install cattle grids on roads to protect special areas of conservation under the...
