Written answers
Thursday, 14 November 2019
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Erosion
10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met with Fingal County Council to address the issue of coastal erosion in Portrane, County Dublin; if funding has been provided...
- Public Spending Code
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the publication of an updated public spending code; his plans to develop a new governance and assurance process for...
- National Development Plan Funding
15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which counties Kildare and Laois will benefit from the national development plan, particularly in view of the overspend on...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public sector reforms he plans to pursue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46858/19]
- Project Ireland 2040
19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered updating the format of the capital tracker to mark projects as delayed; the date on which construction will...
- Pension Provisions
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost in one full year of providing funding for a pension scheme for community employment supervisors in line with a...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if financial assistance is available for persons who have to relocate their homes due to constant flooding; if so, the level of funding...
- Public Procurement Regulations
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if green procurement will be incorporated into the public procurement code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46499/19]
- State Assets
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State assets sold since 2016; the use made of the proceeds of the sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Public Sector Pay
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of exceptions granted to the general pay caps in the public service, specifically for special advisors to Ministers; and if he...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects further reform to play a meaningful role in ensuring prudent expenditure and good value for money in the...
- Coastal Protection
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding coastal protection in County Wexford, particularly at Ballygeary and Rosslare Harbour; and if he will make a...
- Brexit Preparations
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date by which the necessary Brexit infrastructure at ports is expected to be completed by the Office of Public Works; and if he will...
- Office of Public Works Projects
28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline to publish a report on the consultation process of the strategic review of the Phoenix Park by the Office of Public Works;...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for works on Rush Garda station; the date the station is scheduled to be reopened by; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated in 2019 for local authorities to carry out low-cost flood relief schemes; the projected drawdown of the funding at...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he plans to take to ensure that persons from minority backgrounds are better represented in recruitment to the Civil Service;...
- Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses
32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the work of the Office of Government Procurement and the cross-departmental Social Considerations Advisory Group...
- Carbon Tax Yield
33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the legislation will be introduced to ring-fence the increase in carbon tax in 2020; the assurances that can be given that the...
- Estimates Process
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position and Estimates with regard to expenditures under Supplementary Estimates which may be presented to Dáil...
- Office of Government Procurement
35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to request an independent evaluation of the work of the Office of Government Procurement; the procedures for the publication...
- Health Services Expenditure
36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving measures recommended by the health budget oversight group and shared with his Department for the remainder of 2019; and if he...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons recruited to date to the Civil Service on panels specifically reserved for those with a competency in Irish; and if...
- Flood Risk Management
38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital allocation for flooding projects from 2020 to 2025; if the projects have been identified; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the ambassador to Colombia has concluded their visit to La Guajira and a region (details supplied) to carry out fact finding work; if he...
- Department of Finance
- VAT Rate Application
42. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been lobbied in relation to flat rate VAT on feedlots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46944/19]
- VAT Rebates
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a VAT return for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46946/19]
- Tax Data
47. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year costs of proposals by the OECD (details supplied) based on latest data. [46990/19]
- Credit Unions
48. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding probate and credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47006/19]
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the list of projects backed by a company (details supplied), in tabular form; the amount invested by the company in each project; the number of homes planned...
- Proposed Legislation
50. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to bring forward the central bank (amendment) Bill; when the legislation will be passed; when he expects the new regulations will be put in...
- Carbon Tax Yield
51. To ask the Minister for Finance when legislation is being introduced to ring-fence the increase in carbon tax in 2020 and onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47035/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he continues to plan to not invest €500 million into the Rainy Day Fund from the Exchequer in 2019 in view of Brexit; if so, his plans for...
- European Fund for Strategic Investments
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the projects which he has identified for drawing down funding from the European Fund for Strategic Investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of project applications entered under the European Investment Bank for investment and infrastructure projects from 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019,...
- EU Budget Contribution
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of EU member states that are prepared to increase national contributions to the EU budget and the Multiannual Financial Framework, MFF, 2021 to 2027...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- EU Funding
57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year and to date in 2019 between Exchequer and EU...
- Office of Public Works Projects
58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public buildings that have been retrofitted; the climate action measures being implemented across such buildings, the...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he expects Departments to reform in the current year thereby making a positive contribution to the economy; and if he...
- Public Sector Pay
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has addressed the issue of FEMPI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46978/19]
- Equality Proofing of Budgets
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he continues to monitor the performance in both the public and private sectors with a view to ensuring a reasonable...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recruitment throughout the public sector in the context of economic recovery to date; the expectation in respect of future...
- EU Funding
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of project applications entered by the State under the European Structural and Investment Funds from 2014 to 2021, in tabular...
- School Accommodation Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 5 November 2019, if the additional accommodation will be in place for a school (details supplied) for...
- School Patronage
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safe checks in place to authenticate the votes cast in the recent secondary school patronage processes to ensure that the PPS numbers and...
- Schools Building Projects Status
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/19]
- Home Tuition Scheme Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for further tuition hours by a person (details supplied). [46954/19]
- State Examinations Appeals
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that sat their leaving certificate in 2019 that had their appeals fee refunded subsequent to a successful re-check of an...
- Schools Building Projects Status
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a primary school project (details supplied) in Kildare to move to pre-qualification of tender process. [46970/19]
- School Transport Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the review of the apportionment methodology for Bus Éireann mentioned at the Committee of Public Accounts meeting on 13...
- School Accommodation Provision
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a capital grant application by a school (details supplied). [47008/19]
- Compensation Schemes
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ex gratia scheme of compensation for victims of child sexual abuse in day schools; the number of applications made; the number...
- Third Level Costs
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) with regard to third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47049/19]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Direct Provision Data
89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in direct provision granted work permits; the number that have joined the workforce; if they have...
- Garda Operations
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a transport police unit or service within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Promotions
91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a second competition for promotions to the rank of Deputy Garda Commissioner will be conducted; if he will review the...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to residency and an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- International Protection
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to eligibility for long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person...
- Immigration Status
94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency position and eligibility for stamp 4 and naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- Immigration Status
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a Nigerian national who is in this jurisdiction and in a permanent relationship; if their case falls to be dealt...
- Family Reunification Policy
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if family reunification terms will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in respect of a determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision to deport will be set aside in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- InterTradeIreland Funding
106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the Halo Business Angel Network run by InterTradeIreland; the current and capital budget allocation for the programme...
- Community Enterprise Centres
107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the name and location of each community enterprise centre by county, in tabular form; the current and capital budget allocation for...
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of fees charged by local enterprise offices to start-ups and existing micro-enterprise clients in mentoring sessions...
- Local Enterprise Offices
111. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the position taken in the recent OECD report on SMEs (details supplied) regarding LEO mentoring services, that there may...
- Work Permits Applications
112. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to an application for a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Research and Development Funding
113. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated separately to research and development under the MFF programmes 2007 to 2013, 2014 to 2020 and in the proposed...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Charges
114. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can claim back some or all of the cost of a hip replacement surgery. [46907/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
115. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed can be secured for a person (details supplied). [46910/19]
- Alcohol Pricing
116. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing minimum unit pricing for the sale of alcohol; and the efforts being made to ensure this legislation is not further delayed...
- Health Services
117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters regarding the case of persons with type 1 diabetes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46913/19]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
118. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for reimbursement of payments made by patients under the cross-border healthcare directive. [46916/19]
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to expedite the reimbursement of payments made by patients under the cross-border healthcare directive; and if contingency plans have been put...
- Speech and Language Therapy Staff
120. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 667 of 5 November 2019, when the post will be released from the national office; the reason the national office is...
- Home Help Service Data
121. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in 2018; and the overall cost for the hours, in tabular form. [46924/19]
- Hospital Beds Data
125. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-stay beds provided by the HSE for the elderly in Nenagh, County Tipperary; his plans for future numbers; and if he will make a statement on...
- Respite Care Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a fully accessible accommodation operated by an organisation (details supplied) is set to close due to funding...
- Genetic Data
127. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons resident here that have availed of genetic testing in other EU states under the cross-border directive in each year since 2014; and if he...
- HSE Funding
128. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 17 October 2019, the breakdown detailing the remaining amount of funding allocation (details supplied) expended in...
- Medicinal Products
129. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sodium valproate response report which was recently presented to him; the actions or outcomes anticipated; and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of sexual health clinics including a clinic (details supplied) are still using the gardasil 4 HPV...
- Hospital Appointments Status
131. 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. [46983/19]
- HSE Staff Recruitment
133. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the positions in CHO 2 that were offered to successful applicants in quarter 2 of 2019 but are yet to be filled; the location of same; and if he...
- HSE Correspondence
134. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large amount of official business carried out with general practitioners by post rather than by email; the estimated...
- Disability Services Data
135. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been assisted to leave congregated settings in each year since 2016; and the number of persons in congregated settings at the...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
136. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suppliers of medicinal cannabis approved to supply the compassionate access programme; if the approved suppliers have the EU good manufacturing...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
137. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be referred for attention under the treatment purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47023/19]
- Services for People with Disabilities
138. To ask the Minister for Health when a centre (details supplied) will be operational; the reason for the delay; if it is planned to open in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Prescriptions Data
139. To ask the Minister for Health if changes have been made to the way in which prescription medication is dispensed in pharmacies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Community Intervention Teams
140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the community intervention team based in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47040/19]
- Traveller Community
141. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resource and implement the national Traveller health action plan including a commitment to ring-fence funding; and his plans for the establishment...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
148. To ask the Minister for Health when osimertinib will be approved for reimbursement to replace tarceva for the treatment of patients with a specific type of lung cancer; if the HPRA has...
- Services for People with Disabilities
149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a new transport charge of €4 for persons with disabilities who are travelling to HSE day services has been introduced in County Sligo; and if...
- Hospitals Data
150. To ask the Minister for Health the number of scoliosis procedures undertaken in each of the past five year to date; the number availing of such treatments on a daily and weekly basis in each...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- EU Funding
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between Exchequer...
- Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Applications
152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a beef environmental efficiency pilot, BEEP, scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Control of Horses
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized and or impounded for trespass and for non-compliance with chipping law and regulation by county in each...
- Teagasc Activities
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policy of Teagasc towards stakeholder engagement; the bodies that are designated stakeholders; the way in which they are...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Waste Management
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if construction and demolition waste landfill availability and recycling facilities capacity has been reviewed; if his...
- Renewable Energy Generation
156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to support the production of domestic...
- Renewable Energy Projects
157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the transition protocol needed to facilitate the development of legacy offshore renewable energy projects which is...
- Harbours and Piers Development
158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a liquid natural gas, LNG, terminal for Cork Harbour; and his views on same. [46962/19]
- Farm Enterprises
159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is grant aid available to farmers to increase the electricity supplies to their farm enterprises; and if he...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- EU Funding
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between Exchequer funding...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications Data
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when successful applications for the latest tranche of sports capital funding will be notified of the result; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Correspondence
162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if correspondence in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided. [46942/19]
- Bus Éireann Fleet
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost in each of the past five years for Bus Éireann to hire buses to operate its routes; the fees received by each of the...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Services Funding
164. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to the education and training boards for youth services in each of the years 2016 to 2019 by regional ETB. [46940/19]
- Children in Care
165. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in State care that are the children of mothers who grew up in State care. [46955/19]
- Foster Care Data
166. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of children in foster care that come from a Traveller background. [46956/19]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Transport Services Provision
167. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is funding available to replace a community bus at a service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46945/19]
- EU Funding
169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year to date; the breakdown between...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Allowance Applications
171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she...
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [46929/19]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) will be backdated to the original application which...
- Living Alone Allowance
174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the living alone allowance will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Disability Allowance Applications
175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46947/19]
- State Pension (Contributory)
176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is only receiving a State pension (contributory) of €186.20 per week; and if...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
177. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if jobseeker's allowance will be made available for those eligible from 65 years of age that are forced to retire when the...
- Disability Allowance Payments
178. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for a reduction in a payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Pensions
179. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason correspondence sent to her Dublin Central Oireachtas inquiry email address on 21 and 24 October 2019 failed to...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
180. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot claim treatment benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47007/19]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
181. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
182. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter regarding a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Superannuation Schemes
183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who retires from a local authority prior to 65 years of age is immediately entitled to a percentage payment of the...
- Home Loan Scheme
184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for Rebuilding Ireland home loans made to each local authority to date in 2019; the number...
- National Planning Framework
186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in implementing action 25 of the Climate Action Plan 2019 and specifically the completion of the national marine...
- Planning Issues
187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered the implications of judgments (details supplied) for the development of linear utility services...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the updated guidelines for windfarms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47005/19]
- Housing Data
189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected number of new build units to be delivered in 2019; the targeted number of new builds in 2019 under the Rebuilding...
- Fire Safety
190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional resources he has given to Dublin Fire Brigade to reduce fire safety certificate waiting times; and if he will...
- Water Services
191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional resources he has given to Irish Water to reduce connection waiting times; and if he will make a statement on...
