Written answers

Thursday, 24 October 2019

  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Reviews
      11. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 11 July 2019, when he plans to publish the findings of the review of the charitable status...
    • CLÁR Programme
      12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the approved projects for CLÁR funding for the north Cork region in 2018 and 2019; and the number of approved projects that have...
    • LEADER Programmes Data
      13. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount approved for projects to date under the current LEADER programme by LAG; the amount paid out to date by LAG; and if he will...
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the town and village renewal scheme; the role the scheme has in rural areas of County Carlow; and if he will make a...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      16. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of discussions he has had with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with regard to broadband...
    • Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Eligibility
      17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if counties Laois and Offaly will receive a fair share of funding in the next round of rural regeneration and development funding....
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the processing of applications from County Kildare under the 2019 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data
      19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications by county received under the second call for category one applications to the rural regeneration and...
    • Local and Community Development Programme
      20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the person or body responsible for overseeing and ensuring the delivery of the recommendations of the review of local community...
    • Departmental Schemes
      21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the 2019 CLÁR programme and the 2019 outdoor recreational infrastructural scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be in position to offer grant assistance to appropriately qualified groups throughout County Kildare...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to approve further funding for spending on LIS schemes in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/19]
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position of the sub-group between his Department and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment which is...
    • Community Development Initiatives
      25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the Dublin community initiatives he has visited; if he has liaised with his colleague the Minister for Justice and...
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a final decision will be made on applications under the 2019 town and village renewal scheme in 2019; and if he will make a...
    • Climate Change Policy
      27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has been briefed on the recommendations in the cross-party report on climate change specifically relating to a just transition;...
    • Dog Breeding Industry
      29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 3 April 2019, the timeframe for such a review; if his Department has completed its review...
    • Brexit Supports
      30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget 2020 supports for the community and voluntary sector to deal with all Brexit scenarios. [43788/19]
    • CLÁR Programme
      31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the CLÁR programme; the impact of the programme in rural areas such as County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress on the pilot scheme to encourage residential occupancy in rural towns and villages as committed to under the Action Plan...
    • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
      33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding he will make available for SICAP in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/19]
    • Men's Sheds
      34. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 to an initiative (details supplied); the funding provided to such projects in County Clare; and...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme to local authorities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43043/19]
    • Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
      36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration and development fund; the role the fund is having in rural regeneration in County Limerick; and if...
    • LEADER Programmes Expenditure
      37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on LEADER and its underspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43661/19]
    • Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Applications
      38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of applications from County Kildare for funding under the rural regeneration development fund, including for the Barrow...
    • Departmental Funding
      39. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 for the various agricultural shows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43815/19]
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeline for the completion of the new action plan for rural development; and if he made a request seeking the transfer of further...
    • Social Enterprise Sector
      41. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the membership of the implementation group overseeing the delivery of the national social enterprise policy; the number of times the...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of discussions he has had with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with regard to broadband...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of jobs created under the Action Plan for Rural Development in north-west County Cork; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of underspend for each rural scheme administered by his Department as of the end of September 2019; and if he will make a...
    • Community Enhancement Programme Funding
      45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funds will be provided for the community enhancement programme in 2019 in view of the fact that in 2018 the fund was...
    • Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data
      46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each project allocated funds under the rural regeneration and development fund; if he is satisfied that each financial...
    • CLÁR Programme
      47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the CLÁR scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43044/19]
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the contract to supply new motorcycles for the Defence Forces escort of honour has been put to tender; and when he expects the new motorcycles...
    • Defence Forces Veterans
      49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the veterans organisations he has engaged with and met in a formal and informal capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43978/19]
    • Defence Forces Personnel Data
      50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all members of the Defence Forces who are being discharged are receiving their LA89 prior to formal discharge; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; the number which included...
    • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
      53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the allocation to overseas development aid in 2020; the expected percentage this will be in respect of the ODA-GNI target; and if he will...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected budget for the emigrant support programme in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44164/19]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contribution of Ireland to the trust fund for Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44165/19]
    • Peace and Reconciliation Programme
      56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected expenditure in 2020 on the peace and reconciliation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44166/19]
  • Department of Finance
    • Legislative Programme
      57. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill; when he expects the heads of Bill to be completed; when pre-legislative scrutiny will take place on the Bill;...
    • Insurance Costs
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance if advice will be provided on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43920/19]
    • VAT Rate Application
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the VAT rate on food supplements as previously reported; the engagement he has had with business and civil society on such an increase in...
    • Tax Credits
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the home carer’s tax credit by €100, €200, €300, €400, €500 and €600,...
    • Budget 2020
      62. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the €300 million net tax measures in his budget 2020 statement; the breakdown of the €2.9 billion net budget package; and if he...
    • Rainy Day Fund
      63. To ask the Minister for Finance if the €500 million intended for the rainy day fund in 2019 will be available in 2019 and 2020; if it makes up part of the €1.2 billion Brexit...
    • Excise Duties
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year yield of imposing excise duty of 5 cent, 10 cent, 15 cent and 20 cent per millilitre, respectively, on liquid containing nicotine used...
    • Universal Social Charge Application
      67. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of removing USC up to €80,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43993/19]
    • Tax Data
      68. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of increasing the group A CAT threshold of €335,000 by €3,000, €10,000, €32,000,...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      71. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [44110/19]
    • Brexit Issues
      73. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of checks that will be required between Ireland and Great Britain if the current Brexit deal were to be ratified; the number of extra customs...
    • Brexit Preparations
      74. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is undertaking an economic impact analysis of the current Brexit deal; if he will publish updated fiscal and macroeconomic forecasts based on...
    • Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has officially commenced an investigation into whether dual pricing by the insurance industry complies with the consumer protection code...
    • Mortgage Lending
      76. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank is in the process of reviewing the macroprudential mortgage rules; if he anticipates changes to the rules particularly with regard to...
    • Brexit Preparations
      77. To ask the Minister for Finance if the economic and fiscal projections outlined in budget 2020 documents are applicable to the current Brexit deal; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Compliance
      78. To ask the Minister for Finance the budgeted yield from tax compliance measures in budgets since budget 2012 and the actual yield taken by the Revenue Commissioners from compliance measures...
    • Tax Code
      79. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns raised by an association (details supplied) over issues faced by the industry in terms of the high capital gains tax rates here; and...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      80. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of financial service providers that have not got the relevant authorisation from the Central Bank in the event the UK leaves the European Union by...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Brexit Supports
      81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the €200 million of the €1.2 billion Brexit package will be spent regardless of the Brexit outcome; if this €200...
    • Flood Risk Management
      84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific projects planned for 2019 to increase the capacity of the River Shannon; the associated cost of the projects; the expected...
    • Government Expenditure
      86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the overspend in the health Vote for 2016; when the extra €500 million in expenditure was granted for the health Vote; when it was...
    • Coastal Erosion
      87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will be made on an application from Galway County Council to the OPW for funding for a study of coastal erosion problems...
    • Budget 2020
      88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of promotional videos on budget 2020 which were produced; the cost of producing same; the cost of promoting same on social...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which...
    • National Children's Hospital Expenditure
      90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the national children’s hospital will cost in excess of the €1.43 billion already committed to the...
    • National Children's Hospital Administration
      91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public procurement representative from his Department on the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has been replaced...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Further Education and Training Programmes
      92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of healthcare assistants being trained is being increased through FETAC and-or SOLAS training programmes in view of the shortage of...
    • Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility
      93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons qualifying under the long-term illness scheme are eligible for training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43861/19]
    • School Accommodation
      94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 17 September 2019, if the accommodation brief has been finalised; if so, the details of same; and if...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 9 July 2019, when the design team is likely to lodge a planning application for the project in...
    • DEIS Administration
      102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take regarding the urgent need for class size reduction in DEIS band 1 schools to cater to the range and severity of the needs...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43907/19]
    • School Accommodation Provision
      104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified a permanent site for the new secondary school which is planned for the Blanchardstown village and Blanchardstown...
    • School Management
      105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend section 18(1) of the Education Act 1998 which requires all schools to have audited accounts in order to exempt very small...
    • Oideachas Riachtanas Speisialta
      106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an mbaineann an ciorclán a foilsíodh le gairid maidir le díolúine ón nGaeilge a fhoghlaim le ranganna speisialta i...
    • Oideachas Gaeilge
      107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige polasaí a fhoilsiú maidir leis an Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht agus le...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of creating and supporting each apprenticeship place with reference to the sector in which the apprenticeship is. [44025/19]
    • School Therapy Services
      111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the roll-out of in-school and preschool therapy services; the number of schools now benefitting from such services; his...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a higher education grant will issue to a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/19]
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; the number which included...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
      114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal system in view of the fact that some aspects of questioning may...
    • Garda Deployment
      115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda public service vehicle inspectors attached to each division in Dublin as of 28 August 2019, in tabular...
    • Prison Service Staff
      116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers who left the Irish Prison Service in each of the past three years to date; and the number of...
    • Citizenship Applications
      117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43883/19]
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number...
    • Residency Permits
      119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the appropriate procedure to be adopted by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44109/19]
    • Naturalisation Eligibility
      120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected position in respect of entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Deportation Orders
      121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision to deport in the case of a person (details supplied) will be revoked to facilitate further consideration of the...
    • Naturalisation Eligibility
      122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to entitlement to residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
    • Deportation Orders
      123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order will be revoked in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Gender Balance
      124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of State boards meeting the 40% gender balance target in respect of their membership; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Stations
      125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations; the number that do not have access to the PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Recruitment
      128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the first and full-year cost of hiring an additional ten members of An Garda Síochána; the cost of those members for...
    • Garda Civilian Staff
      130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the first and full-year cost of hiring an additional 100 civilian staff to An Garda Síochána; the cost of those staff...
    • Probation and Welfare Service Staff
      131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probation officers in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory
      133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in the forensic science laboratory in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department assigned to the office of Internet safety in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date...
    • Prison Service Data
      138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the bed capacity of the Prison Service; the percentage that is single cell accommodation; the percentage that is double cell...
    • Garda Data
      139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protective service units operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44148/19]
    • Prison Mental Health Services
      140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who sought psychological services to date in 2019; the percentage who were given access to those...
    • Prison Drug Treatment Services
      141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who sought drug counselling services to date in 2019; the percentage who were given access to those...
    • Departmental Data
      143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the services for victims of crime provided by or funded by his Department; the level of such funding in 2017, 2018 and 2019;...
    • Garda Youth Diversion Projects
      144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young persons engaged with by Garda youth diversion programmes in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Work Permits Data
      147. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the number of work permits is being increased to allow for the genuine shortage that is impacting on hospitals and the community...
    • Equine Industry
      148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the financial supports available to a private equestrian centre that wishes to expand its business; and if she will make a statement...
    • Work Permits Data
      149. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has listed healthcare assistants as one of the groups that should receive work permits in view of the shortage of same here and...
    • IDA Ireland Portfolio
      150. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 10 July 2019, if there has been success in marketing the site by the IDA; and if she will...
    • Departmental Funding
      151. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided to the health innovation hub in each year since 2012. [43913/19]
    • Local Enterprise Offices Data
      152. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part-time staff employed in local enterprise offices nationally and by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018...
    • InterTradeIreland Funding
      153. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the FUSION programme of InterTradeIreland; the current and capital budget allocation for the programme in each year...
    • Enterprise Ireland Funding
      154. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current and capital allocation made to the competitive feasibility fund for female entrepreneurs of Enterprise Ireland in each of...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      155. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; and the number which...
  • Department of Health
    • Mobility Allowance
      156. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to replace the mobility allowance which was terminated in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44093/19]
    • Vaccination Programme
      157. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the shortage of the BCG vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43859/19]
    • Home Care Packages Administration
      158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider carrying out a cost based analysis of the amount of home care support hours outsourced to private operators standing at 50% to examine...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
      159. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the 686 persons who are waiting for placement under the fair deal scheme; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the...
    • Hospital Facilities
      160. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital and current funding required to have electrophysiology activity in the cardiovascular laboratory at the Mater Hospital increased on site...
    • HSE Staff Data
      161. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting three additional whole-time equivalent senior pharmacists for the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics. [43868/19]
    • Hospital Facilities
      162. To ask the Minister for Health when work on the new 20-bed cystic fibrosis unit at Beaumont Hospital will commence; when it will be completed; and when it will be fully operational in view...
    • Cancer Services Provision
      163. To ask the Minister for Health if resources will be provided to the oncology unit in Wexford General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43879/19]
    • Health Services Provision
      164. To ask the Minister for Health the locations to which he plans to extend a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43889/19]
    • Maternity Services
      165. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding an antenatal service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43890/19]
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      166. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a post (details supplied) at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/19]
    • Hospital Procedures
      167. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2018 a team from hospitals (details supplied) carried out two operations on the damaged spinal cords of...
    • Home Help Service Eligibility
      168. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43910/19]
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the commissioning of an evidence review of international public funding models for fertility treatment. [43911/19]
    • Food Labelling
      171. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of mandatory calorie posting. [43915/19]
    • Maternity Services
      172. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital to St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a...
    • HIQA Remit
      173. To ask the Minister for Health when HIQA will be given powers to regulate private health care. [43919/19]
    • Health Services Staff Data
      174. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the south Kildare NDT team; if additional personnel will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • HSE Staff Data
      177. To ask the Minister for Health if the 1,000 posts for new front-line staff in the HSE primary care services announced in budget 2020 include the positions which were previously offered,...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      179. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug epliodex is available to medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/19]
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      180. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) for a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44003/19]
    • Maternity Services
      183. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in respect of the proposed move of the National Maternity Hospital to a site on the St. Vincent’s campus and his announcement in...
    • Home Help Service
      184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours required in the future to meet the recommendations of the health service capacity review in view of the additional home...
    • Medicinal Products Data
      185. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of making contraception free in 2021. [44032/19]
    • General Practitioner Training
      186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner training places being provided; and the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number to 274. [44033/19]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      187. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of his request to the HSE to review and extend the arrangement for giving medical cards to persons with a terminal illness under...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
      188. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €100. [44035/19]
    • Prescriptions Charges
      190. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [44037/19]
    • Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data
      193. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing a community neuro-rehabilitation team in each of the nine CHO areas. [44040/19]
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      194. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding which will be given to a group (details supplied) in view of the growth in the number of clients served by the group; and if he will...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      195. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition regarding stage 3 melanoma (details supplied); the actions he plans to take regarding the points raised; and if...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      196. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44050/19]
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality...
    • Primary Medical Certificates Applications
      199. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care medical certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44121/19]
    • National Children's Hospital Administration
      200. To ask the Minister for Health the concerns raised in the August 2019 minutes of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board with regard to the satellite centres in Blanchardstown and...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Greyhound Industry Data
      201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 15 October 2019, the number of runners, greyhounds injured, greyhounds that died or were...
    • Fish Farming
      202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken in respect of the commitment contained in the programme for partnership Government that the potential for the...
    • Meat Processing Plants
      203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports he will put in place for small abattoirs that process sheep skins and cattle hides and that may cease trading...
    • Forestry Grants
      204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a forestry application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43905/19]
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the basic payment scheme and the area based schemes payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff
      207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of new personnel employed by Inland Fisheries Ireland, both temporary and permanent, in 2018 and to date in...
    • Landfill Sites
      208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 17 September 2019, if tenders have now been invited for the project; the...
    • Electricity Grid
      209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contacts and responses to date his Department has received from the ESB regarding a documentary (details supplied)...
    • Just Transition Fund
      210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure a just transition in Bord na Móna in view of further concerns regarding the...
    • Energy Efficiency
      211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding funding streams which are available to gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs to assist with the...
    • Waste Management
      212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impediments there are to banning single use plastic bottles. [44005/19]
    • Angling Sector
      213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to revoke by-law 806 relating to Inland Fisheries Ireland as it relates to salmonid waters in view of the...
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the special weight allowance for waste collection services will be put in place for those households that have a...
    • Climate Change Policy
      216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to hold a public consultation process as part of the preparation of the long-term strategy of Ireland;...
    • Trading Online Voucher Scheme
      217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount allocated to the digital trading voucher scheme in budget 2020; and the number of digital vouchers expected...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects and timeframes covered by the expenditure of €9 million on greenways and €146 million on other cycling...
    • Rural Transport Services Provision
      220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he can assist rural communities dealing with transport in areas not served by public transport; and if he will make a...
    • Road Network
      221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if officials from his Department will examine the bridge that was built in Athy, County Kildare, on the Barrow that is impossible to...
    • Rail Services
      222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 26 September 2019, if there has been further progress on the approval of the capital...
    • Driver Test Data
      223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the failure rates in Dublin for the driver theory test and outside of Dublin, respectively, (details supplied). [43916/19]
    • Greenways Funding
      225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available to connect greenways to local towns they pass close to along their routes. [43929/19]
    • Aviation Industry Regulations
      226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration national policy has given to the differential impacts of aviation emissions on the climate depending on the time of day...
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans following the ruling by a High Court Judge that a section of road traffic law on the third payment option was unconstitutional...
    • Departmental Budgets
      228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the reduction by €115 million between the capital expenditure ceiling for 2020 for the Vote group published in the mid-year...
    • Light Rail Projects
      229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of conducting a feasibility study into the possibility of another Luas line in Dublin or another city. [43958/19]
    • Transport Policy
      230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered measures to support carpooling such as introducing legislation to allow persons to reimburse each other for the cost...
    • Public Transport Fares
      231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the provision of free public transport to children under 12 and 18 years of age and third level students. [43960/19]
    • Rail Network
      232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the €3 billion allocation for the development and construction of MetroLink; the planning stage of the project;...
    • Rail Network Expansion
      235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the proposed DART underground as specified on page 55 of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the status of the...
    • Motor Insurance Costs
      239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of each of the measures recommended by the motor insurance working group that fall within the remit of his Department. [43968/19]
    • Cycling Policy
      240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering measures to support e-bikes in particular, such as raising the allowable amount under the bike to work...
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered retrofitting public transport vehicles such as buses and trains with racks to carry bicycles; and the...
    • Rail Network
      242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of electrifying the rail network with reference to the cost of electrifying one kilometre of railway track; and the...
    • Departmental Funding
      243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department provides funding for the provision of gymnasium or leisure centre facilities; and if so, the details of such provision...
    • Public Service Obligation Data
      244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of PSO funding that will be made available to each State public transport operator in 2020. [43973/19]
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing a 20 bicycle parking rack for a public place. [43974/19]
    • Public Transport Fares
      247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if public transport fares will increase as a result of the carbon tax on fuel being increased; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is provided through his Department to ensure that staff dealing with the public at airports, ports, public transport stations...
    • Bus Services
      250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann fleet, respectively, that is wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement...
    • Legislative Programme
      251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the road traffic (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, the Road Safety Authority (amendment) Bill and the Road Safety Authority...
    • National Transport Authority Staff
      252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional staff members who will be hired for the National Transport Authority following the increase in the allocation to...
    • Departmental Budgets
      253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to his Department in appropriations-in-aid in each year since 2016; and the way in which this funding has been spent...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date by which expenditure will be achieved in roads, rail and bus taking into account a possible backlog in remedial or other works....
    • Penalty Points System
      255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the master licence record project with reference to the amount that was spent on this project in 2019; and the amount that...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met at chairperson level with each of the agencies and companies for which his Department is the parent...
    • Marine Safety
      258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the safety of life at sea convention in addition to the transposition of the EU recreational craft...
    • Rail Network Expansion
      259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the western rail corridor. [44175/19]
    • Departmental Reviews
      260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has completed a review of the national cycle policy framework; and if so, the main findings of the review. [44176/19]
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • National Childcare Scheme
      262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the universal subsidy amount in the national childcare scheme by amounts (details supplied) for all...
    • Child and Family Agency Services
      266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early years services to which Tusla has applied conditions (details supplied) upon granting their registration or...
    • Childcare Services Data
      268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in crèches and childcare; the amount of subsidy being paid; the annual subsidy in the sector; and if she will...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Data
      270. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applicants to each level of the AIM scheme; the number of successful applicants to each level of the scheme; the number of...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
      271. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to cases in which a child has been deemed in need of level 7 of the AIM scheme but has been unable to...
    • Living Wage
      272. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing the living wage of €12.30 to every member of staff in her Department and agencies under her aegis....
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Data
      273. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the number of hours available under the ECCE scheme each week by five, ten, 15 and 20 hours, respectively....
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
      275. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the higher and normal rates of ECCE subvention by €5, €10, €15 and €20. [43954/19]
    • Child and Family Agency Funding
      276. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to Tusla for 2020 by programme area. [43955/19]
    • Area Based Childhood Programme
      277. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to each ABC centre for 2020. [43956/19]
    • Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
      278. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the need for a women’s refuge at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44001/19]
    • Domestic Violence Services Funding
      279. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be provided for a children's worker (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44002/19]
    • Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
      280. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing an additional refuge place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44021/19]
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      283. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; and the number which...
    • Departmental Data
      284. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the data depository of her Department with key indicators on data on children and youth affairs. [44154/19]
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Public Liability Insurance
      285. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on issues relating to public liability insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      286. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when announcements will be made on funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44016/19]
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      287. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which...
    • Departmental Funding
      289. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications and inquires received by his Department directly or bodies under his aegis for funding to date in 2019; the...
    • Community Development Initiatives
      290. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he envisages his Department engaging in a supportive role to communities seeking assistance nationally in the...
    • Departmental Funding
      294. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to a possible offer of funding to support a community based enterprise at a location (details supplied)...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Invalidity Pension Reviews
      297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on the review requested of an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) who supplied...
    • Labour Activation Programmes
      298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons qualifying under the long-term illness scheme are eligible for workplace programmes and training courses even if...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the income disregard of €332.50 will be increased for those carers who can work the extra 3.5 hours announced in...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects the Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 which has passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas will be...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of discussions between her Department and community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Rural Social Scheme Data
      302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of places nationally for the rural social scheme; and the number of places vacant in each county. [43914/19]
    • State Pension (Contributory) Data
      303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number in receipt of the State pension, contributory, in the pre-2012 rate bands by gender; and if she will make a...
    • Working Family Payment Data
      304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of civil servants and public servants, respectively, in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will...
    • Farm Assist Scheme
      305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 2 April 2019 and taking into account any proposed changes announced in budget...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the insurance contribution record of a person (details supplied); the level and amount of arrears that...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      307. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; the number...
    • Direct Provision Payments
      308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the allowance for adults in direct provision from €38.80 per week to...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing payments (details supplied) by €5, €10, €15 and €20,...
    • Fuel Allowance Data
      311. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the fuel allowance by one, two, three and four weeks, respectively, in tabular...
    • Living Alone Allowance
      312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €2, €3, €4, €5 and...
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year expenditure on the household benefits package by benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44075/19]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
      314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing rent supplement limits by an average of 10%; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Free Travel Scheme Data
      315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on the free travel scheme taking into account changes announced as part of budget 2020; the estimated cost of...
    • Telephone Support Allowance
      316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the telephone support allowance by €1, €2, €2.50, €3, €4...
    • Qualified Child Increase Payments
      317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase in each age bracket by €2, €3,...
    • School Meals Programme
      318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing expenditure on the school meals programme by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, taking into...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      319. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on the living wage commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44081/19]
    • Child Benefit Data
      320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing child benefit by €10, €15, €20, €25 and €30,...
    • Maternity Benefit Data
      321. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit from 26 weeks to 30 and 34 weeks, respectively, for those who...
    • Child Benefit Data
      322. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying a double child benefit payment to parents on the birth of a child; and if she will...
    • Jobseeker's Payments
      323. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising jobseeker payments for those under 25 years of age to the standard rate in tabular...
    • National Advocacy Service
      324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Services for People with Disabilities; the estimated full-year cost of...
    • Bereavement Leave
      325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing two weeks paid bereavement leave at a rate of €203 per week per parent who...
    • Working Family Payment Eligibility
      326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reducing the hours required to qualify for the working family payment from 19 to 15 hours for...
    • Social Welfare Code
      327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Data
      329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the percentage of appeals...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on external consultancy reports between May 2016 to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Free Travel Scheme Data
      331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending the free travel scheme to children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance;...
    • Carer's Support Grant
      332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer's support grant by €100, €200 and €300,...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the income disregard for carer's allowance from €332.50 single and...
    • Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data
      334. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €10, €20,...
    • Wage Subsidy Scheme
      338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending the wage subsidy scheme to those in receipt of partial capacity benefit; and if she...
    • Jobseeker's Benefit
      339. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2020 of the new jobseeker's benefit payment for the self-employed; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Staff Training
      340. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if staff in Intreo offices have received disability awareness training; if not, the estimated full-year cost of training all...
    • Services for People with Disabilities (1 comment)
      341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department provides funding or financial aid towards purchasing assistive technologies for persons with a disability;...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Data
      342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on the exceptional needs payments in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the percentage of...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      343. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an emergency or exceptional needs payment and a rent support payment will be made available in the case of a person...
    • Social Welfare Code
      344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will desist from persons on jobseeker's allowance for various courses as in the case of a person (details...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility
      345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the pension entitlement in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44118/19]
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      346. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason payment of disability allowance and rent support was terminated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer’s allowance will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Insurance Data
      348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount each county and city council paid out in insurance claims in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [43874/19]
    • Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
      350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projects to which LIHAF funding has been allocated and not drawn down, in full or in part, in addition to the amount...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Funding
      352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of a review group of a special purpose vehicle for credit unions to invest in social housing;...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans for getting approved housing bodies off-balance sheet following the EUROSTAT decision; and if he will...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
      354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the impact the spending overruns on the national children's hospital have had on the capital expenditure on housing; and if he...
    • Legislative Programme
      355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timescale to which he is working for the publication of the Land Development Agency Bill; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Assistance Payment
      356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details regarding eligibility for landlords to enter under the HAP scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure
      358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current expenditure on the housing adaptation grant taking into account changes announced in budget 2020; the full-year...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Environmental Policy
      359. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to support nature and biodiversity on a whole-of-Government basis; her plans for future funding of the national...
    • National Parks Projects
      360. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans with respect to the creation of a Liffey valley national park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43927/19]
    • Feabhsú Céibheanna
      361. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le hathfhorbairt na cé in Inis Oírr; cén staid ag a bhfuil an...
    • Deontais faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta
      362. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard iad na heagraíochtaí a fuair airgead ó Údarás na Gaeltachta le ceithre bliana anuas as an...
    • Official Languages Act
      363. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the Official Languages Act 2003 and its amendments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44024/19]
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      364. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; and the number...