Written answers

Tuesday, 19 November 2019

  • Department of Education and Skills
    • National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
      36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Council for Curriculum Assessment has completed its second consultation on the issue of reforming sex education in schools; when...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [47235/19]
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review will be commissioned into proposals to retain a location (details supplied) for education facilities; if a feasibility study will be...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the supports being given to children with additional needs in the Cork city area and in particular in mainstream classes,...
    • Schools Building Contractors
      46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the completion of remedial works in primary and second level schools nationwide in respect of which construction defects have...
    • Schools Building Projects Administration
      47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the priority he has given to the school building projects that are at stage 2B of the detailed architectural design phase for many years in order...
    • DEIS Review
      48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the eligibility of primary and post-primary schools for inclusion in the DEIS programme commenced; when the analysis will be...
    • Budget 2020
      49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views in relation to concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the lack of sufficient funding provided in budget 2020...
    • Íocaíochtaí Deontas
      50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil an deontas caipitíochta céanna á íoc le bunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge Gaeltachta agus atá á íoc le...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site acquisition and development process in relation to a school (details supplied); the status of the expansion of the existing...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for ASD units not existing in any post-primary school in Navan, County Meath for children with autism. [43107/19]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); his plans to extend the use of the current site of the school in view...
    • DEIS Applications
      54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider re-opening applications for schools to apply for DEIS band 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47491/19]
    • School Placement
      55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the escalating need for more primary school places in Rathcoole, County Dublin; his plans to address the...
    • Climate Action Plan
      56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to equip teachers and schools, particularly within the subjects of geography, CSPE, science and English, with the tools and guidance to...
    • School Curriculum
      57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the matter of geography as a core subject for junior cycle will be reviewed in view of the wide scope of the subject, including the issues...
    • School Staff
      58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the frustration of school secretaries at the delay in actions that would have their pay and conditions put on a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the delivery of a permanent site and building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to enhance supports for children with a learning disability within the education system; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Education Schemes
      61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the school inclusion model is fit for purpose, providing the necessary resources for children with additional needs and not...
    • School Accommodation
      62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the best interests of the students of a school (details supplied) are being best served by their accommodation; and if he...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children are being taught in schools without the necessary supports needed due to delays in...
    • DEIS Eligibility
      64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include more schools, both primary and post-primary, in the DEIS programme; if so, the likely timescale for such developments; and if...
    • Teacher Supply
      65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist teachers from a diverse background to teach here; if his attention has been drawn to the benefits to schools of having...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school building projects (details supplied); if funding is available for the projects; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site acquisition to accommodate a school (details supplied); the timeline of works to ensure that the school campus is completed...
    • Third Level Institutions
      68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding being allocated to third level institutions; his view on whether it is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if each new school building being built will have an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47446/19]
    • School Management
      70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when teaching principals in small primary schools will be given one administration day a week to allow for the proper management of the school;...
    • School Accommodation
      71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which accommodation provision for students with autism is being made in respect of primary and second level schools and in...
    • Third Level Funding
      72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had meetings with his officials recently to discuss third level policy funding. [45813/19]
    • Digital Strategy for Schools
      73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a digital literacy education programme at both primary and secondary level in schools; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Contractors
      74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the cost of remediation works for schools built by a company (details supplied) at which structural issues were identified. [47466/19]
    • Technological Universities
      75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if arrangements have been made to relocate staff working at the Technological University Dublin city campus offices at Park House, North Circular...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the short, medium and long-term plans for a school (details supplied) for children on the autism spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Accommodation
      77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the updated funding request by a school (details supplied) will be reviewed in line with planning permission awarded and associated increase in...
    • Schools Building Contractors
      80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in the appointment of a specialist to carry out an investigation at a primary school (details supplied) which when...
    • School Services Staff
      81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve pay and conditions of school secretaries funded through the ancillary services grant system; and if he will make a statement...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the provision of autism education in Dublin 7 and 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47500/19]
    • Insurance Costs
      83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the spiralling insurance costs for special schools (details supplied) which can cost up to 38% of the capitation...
    • Education Policy
      84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to support small rural schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47442/19]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for new school places and new school buildings in the Cork City area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47495/19]
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress being made on securing a new site for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
    • School Equipment
      87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing a grant for the servicing of equipment for special schools (details supplied) as this can result in a...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes to the way in which SNAs are allocated to students with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47385/19]
    • Teacher Supply
      89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on sharing teachers across schools in view of the fact that a shortage of substitute cover and that pupils across many schools are being...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of outstanding completion works for a school (details supplied). [47234/19]
    • School Services Staff
      91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations regarding the pay and conditions of school secretaries; the way in which he plans to address the issue; and if he will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is examining strengthening legislation in the provision of appropriate education in special schools, particularly those providing vocational...
    • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
      93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén beartas atá aige lena chinntiú go bhfuil oideachas trí Ghaeilge ar fáil i ngach ábhar sna haonaid...
    • School Transport Administration
      94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to reform the school transport system in view of comments by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform that the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra secondary school places in Dunshaughlin, County Meath. [47468/19]
    • Third Level Funding
      96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a commitment has not been given to address the future funding of third level education; the further reason no response has been given...
    • Youth Services
      97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if progress has been made on the report, Organisation Review of the City of Dublin Youth Services Board; if he has had contact with CDETB on the...
    • Schools Reduced Timetables
      98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce legislation to address the inappropriate use of reduced timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47465/19]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes being considered to the July provision scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47436/19]
    • School Curriculum
      101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the review of relationships and sexuality education by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA; his plans to...
    • DEIS Eligibility
      102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 22 January 2019, if a school (details supplied) will be included in the Delivering Equality of...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Retail Sector
      103. To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of retail shopping that is carried out instore compared to online. [47706/19]
    • Cabinet Committees
      105. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee which discusses the digital economy. [47455/19]
    • Census of Population Data
      106. To ask the Taoiseach the population figures for County Meath. [47162/19]
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by the Defence Forces on USA manufactured equipment and services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
    • Commemorative Events
      108. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the commemoration for fallen service men and women which was due to take place on 8 November 2019 was cancelled; when it will be...
    • Defence Forces Pensions
      109. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding a pension increase for former Defence Forces personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder; and if he will make...
    • White Paper on Defence
      110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the progress made in the implementation of each of the 88 projects under the White Paper on Defence in tabular form; the number of...
    • Public Service Pay Commission Reports
      111. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made in those actions in the high-level plan to implement the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on recruitment and...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Northern Ireland
      112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had contact with the UK authorities regarding a case (details supplied) which is the only trial without a jury based on remote...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his meeting at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47187/19]
    • Consular Services
      114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports his Department, together with the relevant embassy, has put in place for persons (details supplied) whose son is missing since...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he last met the Irish Consul to Sydney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47304/19]
    • Brexit Issues
      116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if either the joint consultative working group or the specialised committee has been established regarding the revised protocol on Ireland...
    • European Court of Justice Rulings
      118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ruling from the European Court of Justice that goods originating from Israeli occupied settlements must contain a label...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      119. To ask the Minister for Finance if one of the tenants in common of a property involving two tenants in common can declare 100% of the rental income of the property for tax purposes in...
    • Credit Union Regulation
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the consultation process between Central Bank of Ireland and the credit unions. [47248/19]
    • Credit Unions
      122. To ask the Minister for Finance when credit unions will be able to invest into the social housing fund. [47249/19]
    • Credit Union Regulation
      124. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the Central Bank of Ireland set policy for credit unions while regulating same. [47251/19]
    • NAMA Investigations
      125. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of open and-or active investigations as of 12 November 2019 in respect of section 172(3) of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009; and if...
    • Credit Unions
      126. To ask the Minister for Finance if a matter (details supplied) in relation to credit union rules in circumstances in which a person dies will be examined; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Brexit Staff
      127. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 9 July 2019, if he will provide details of the individual counties to which these additional staff have been...
    • Revenue Commissioners Staff
      129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of positions within the Office of the Revenue Commissioners which became vacant (details supplied) in each of the years 2017 to 2018 and to date in...
    • Insurance Industry
      130. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to insurance companies (details supplied) that are using an auto-renew system in which customers are automatically signed up...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme
      131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a voluntary homeowners relocation scheme application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Development Plan Data
      132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount granted historically to Ireland specifically for use under national development plans; the breakdown of the funding by...
    • Public Sector Staff Data
      133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected cost to transition to a four-day work week without loss of pay in the public sector. [47205/19]
    • Public Sector Staff Redeployment
      135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a request by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/19]
    • Garda Stations
      136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a car park will be constructed at a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47577/19]
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with a group (details supplied) and visit an area to witness the urgent need for a flood relief scheme in Buncrana,...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Status
      138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that will be put in place to protect homeowners and mitigate the risk posed by flooding in Donegal town in future in view...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Schools Building Projects Expenditure
      139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the €40 million spent on remedial work at education facilities was paid for; if it was allocated in budget 2019; if not,...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to encourage the provisions and uptake of apprenticeships in green skills, for example those required in retrofitting; and if he will...
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 5 November 2019, the criteria for granting further additional temporary language support; and if he...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an increase in special education teacher, SET, hours to a school (details supplied) in view of an appeal by the school for...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the commencement of renovation works at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15, in order to address the issues being caused by...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the July provision for special needs children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47158/19]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a delay in a school project (details supplied) due to cutbacks in the school capital programme. [47166/19]
    • Schools Building Projects
      146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places will be provided in a new post-primary school (details supplied) in order to cater for the increased demand in the area; if...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for emergency works made by a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the serious nature of...
    • Teacher Data
      149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional staff and the role of each required to meet existing demand in the education system; and the cost to hire same. [47196/19]
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional staff required to reduce classroom sizes in primary and secondary level education to an average of 17. [47197/19]
    • Private Schools
      151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average amount spent each year on subsidies for private education institutions. [47198/19]
    • Departmental Submissions
      153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has made a submission to the upcoming plan by Science Foundation Ireland; if so, if the submission included reference to the balance of...
    • Home Tuition Scheme Administration
      154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he requested the NCSE not to sign-off home tuition forms in August and September 2019 pending the completion of new guidelines; if this...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to correspondence from a school (details supplied) in relation to authorisation to proceed to tender for a building...
    • Teacher Retirements
      156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to date to address errors in the estimated number of teachers retiring or leaving the system per year; the subsequent cost...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of fitness to teach complaints received to date in 2019. [47220/19]
    • Teacher Data
      158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and principals on administrative leave with full pay; the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total spent by schools on the provision of broadband to the end of quarter 3 in 2019. [47222/19]
    • School Discipline
      160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of guidelines for schools on the issue of restraint or intervention. [47223/19]
    • Schools Data
      161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of students in a class of at least 30 students at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47224/19]
    • Third Level Funding
      163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided to the higher education sector in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the...
    • Higher Education Institutions
      164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the additional contribution by the State, exclusive of that funded by employers, in respect of pay restoration; the amount to meet...
    • National Training Fund
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional contributions to the National Training Fund arising from the increases in the employers NTF levy in each of the years 2018 to 2020...
    • Quality and Qualifications Ireland
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that QQI is advertising for an administrative position while a valid panel from a recent recruitment...
    • Technological Universities Funding
      169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to the sports science, health and recreation building at the Technological University of Dublin, Tallaght; the...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 22 October 2019, when in quarter 4 2019 the applications will be reported on; and if he will make a...
    • School Enrolments
      171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the need for extra secondary school places for a school (details supplied) will be examined; if he will liaise with school management...
    • Schools Building Contractors
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €40 million spent to date on remediation works for schools built by a company (details supplied). [47279/19]
    • Institutes of Technology
      174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to plans by management at Dundalk Institute of Technology to develop a fifth school with the working title of new...
    • Institutes of Technology Staff
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the failure of Dundalk Institute of Technology to appoint a financial controller and the fact that this position in which the...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is on the major projects buildings works programme: if not, the reason therefor; when the school will be listed on...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of SEN places in Dublin 15, county Cork and south county Dublin which have previously been identified by the NCSE....
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the NCSE has determined there are sufficient spaces in Limerick city; the specific measures it has used; the primary...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the short, medium and long-term plans for a school (details supplied) for children on the autism spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Enrolments
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of school places in a school (details supplied) for September 2020; if his attention has been...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be put in place to progress the architectural planning for a school (details supplied) in view of the decision by KWETB...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the education capital contingency fund in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by category. [47358/19]
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to issues in relation to SUSI criteria (details supplied); his plans to amend the legislation to allow for change...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new primary school in Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47389/19]
    • National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
      187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocation to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in each of the past three years in tabular form. [47394/19]
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children in ASD units in County Wicklow by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47401/19]
    • Departmental Schemes
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider removing the ex-gratia scheme implemented in view of the ruling in the O'Keeffe case in 2014 which continues to prevent...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47462/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Budgets
      192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on promoting and associated advertising campaigns for the launch of the Human Capital Initiative on 7 November 2019; and if he...
    • School Enrolments Data
      193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have not opened in September 2019 due to a lack of enrolments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/19]
    • Third Level Participation
      194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he can ensure progression rates to third-level education of students from disadvantaged areas; and if he is satisfied that...
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of ASD special classes that are available and that have ceased, respectively in each year will be published; and if he will make a...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 9 July 2019, if Bus Éireann will provide school transport for a student (details supplied) in...
    • School Closures
      197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department continues to rent a school building (details supplied) in County Mayo even though...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for extra accommodation; if the application will be awarded; when a decision will be...
    • School Admissions
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an issue of access to a post-primary school (details supplied) will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47601/19]
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) for the employment of a behavioural therapist; and if he will make a statement...
    • Schools Data
      202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the number of second level school places in Kilcock, County Meath, to meet local demand. [47606/19]
    • Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
      203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding, Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants.; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand capacity at a college (details supplied) and the associated timelines; if the modular classrooms due for March 2020 are to...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of his Department on providing a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and the planned timeline for...
    • State Examinations
      206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all the examiners of the 2019 leaving certificate papers were qualified teachers and registered with the Teaching Council. [47638/19]
    • School Fees
      207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures put in place to ensure that schools are abiding by section 9 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 regarding the...
    • Compensation Schemes
      208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the progress of payments to applicants to an ex-gratia scheme established in July 2015; and if he will make a statement...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if status of the allocation of an additional SNA to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24, in view of the fact the special education needs...
    • School Enrolments
      211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a primary school place will be investigated; if a school place will be expedited; and if he...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a new 600 pupil post-primary school for south Drogheda and east County Meath announced in April 2018, which was to open in 2019, has...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of provision of ASD unit capacity for Skerries; the number of additional places that will be available for the September 2020 intake;...
    • School Curriculum
      219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to counteract an ongoing misinformation campaign on the reform of the relationships and sexuality education curriculum;...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning areas in which Meakstown and Charlestown belong; the reason they have not been defined in their own school planning area; and...
    • School Curriculum
      222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the misinformation and scaremongering occurring in relation to the relationship and sexuality education curriculum in primary...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he is meeting the primary school place requirements at locations (details supplied) in view of the increased need arising...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate provision is being made for primary and second level schools nationwide and in County Kildare to meet the...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he is in a position to respond to requests from various primary and second level school authorities for extra accommodation;...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in respect of the timescale for replacement and upgrading of primary school facilities at a school (details supplied)...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to address the issue of classroom overcrowding with particular reference to demographics; and if he...
    • School Patronage
      234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Kildare that have changed patronage in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47820/19]
    • School Transport Provision
      236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which it is expected to restore school transport to children who previously availed of the service but can do so no longer...
    • School Catchment Areas
      238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the manner in which the patronage and catchment of the proposed new second level school in Enfield, County Meath, is being determined; if parents...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff Data
      239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs allocated to primary schools from budget 2016 to budget 2020; and the geographical location of each in tabular form. [47846/19]
    • Home Tuition Scheme
      241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home tuition applications submitted in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Policing Issues
      247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to correspondence to this Deputy from him of 1 November 2019, concerning the new operating model for An Garda...
    • Garda Data
      248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank and civilian staff by grade by Garda division nationwide in An Garda Síochána; and...
    • Asylum Seeker Accommodation
      250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a direct provision centre is planned for a town (details supplied) in County Cork. [47165/19]
    • Garda Stations
      251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the provision of a new Garda station for Clonmel, County Tipperary; the position of the project in the process;...
    • Garda Data
      252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda attached to the Garda Economic Crime Bureau in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if...
    • Public Service Vehicles
      253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of small public service vehicle licences that have been revoked and-or cancelled by An Garda Síochána in...
    • Direct Provision Data
      254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted asylum but continuing to reside in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Direct Provision System
      255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the completion of the upgrade works and signing of the contract by an organisation (details supplied) for a...
    • Garda Recruitment
      256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider increasing the age limit for applying to An Garda Siochána for members of the Garda Reserves only; and...
    • Garda Transport Data
      257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes purchased in 2018 and to date in 2019; if funding has been secured in 2020 for the purchase...
    • Garda Data
      258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation to the Garda national cybercrime unit in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the budget allocation for 2020;...
    • Immigration Status
      260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision in relation to an application; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials met senior prison officers of Limerick prison on 7 October 2019; the reason for the meeting; the matters...
    • Road Traffic Offences Data
      262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines issued for driving in bus lanes in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [47397/19]
    • Court Accommodation Provision
      263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital funding allocated between January 2020 and 2023 for the refurbishment of existing courthouses or the construction...
    • Garda Data
      264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time digital forensic specialist posts in the Garda computer crime unit; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Training
      265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost in 2020 if the training and development budget for An Garda Síochána increased by 17%; and if he...
    • Garda Data
      266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda by rank attached to each community policing unit in each Garda District in Dublin as of 8 November 2019, in...
    • Garda Equipment
      267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the issuing of body worn cameras to frontline gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Resources
      268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the new divisional protective services unit for DMR north will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Supreme Court Rulings
      269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to reform the process for applications for naturalisation in view of the recent judgments of the...
    • Assisted Decision Making
      271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be fully operational; and if he will make a...
    • Wards of Court
      272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the families of the Wards of Court will be facilitated to represent their situation as the main stakeholders in the...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
      274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered an extension to community CCTV schemes beyond the end of December 2019 to allow communities that are...
    • Shared Services
      275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 10 October 2019, when the report from the Garda authorities on the matter of An...
    • Garda Data
      276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by station as at 30 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47752/19]
    • Parliamentary Questions
      277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will raise with the Garda Commissioner the possibility of An Garda Síochána setting up a dedicated...
    • Garda Data
      278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing numbers in Macroom Garda station in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals to increase co-operation on a cross-Border basis on the need to tackle criminality and paramilitarism; and if he...
    • Prisoners Temporary Release
      280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether a meeting of the parole board (details supplied) which led to a number of escorted absences from prison...
    • Parole Boards
      281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans he has to commence all sections of the Parole Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47869/19]
    • Criminal Law Review
      282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the terms regarding the upcoming three year review of the Criminal Offences Bill 2017 in view of the fact that there has been...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding
      283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in...
    • Garda Transport Data
      284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four wheel drive vehicles attached to each division in the Dublin region as of 12 November 2019. [47875/19]
    • Criminal Law Review
      285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review of the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences here by a person (details supplied) will be published...
    • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
      286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if universal accessibility and universal design and the creation of a special sub-committee on disability will be considered in...
    • Garda Stations
      287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans of the OPW for new builds for Garda stations in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46900/19]
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Work Permits Applications
      288. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47573/19]
    • Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff
      289. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part-time staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in each of the years 2010 to...
    • Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
      291. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct that does not fall within the definition of a...
    • Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Reports
      294. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the study she has requested the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to undertake on the public liability...
    • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
      295. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the process for ratifying Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA; the number of member states that have...
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
      296. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of times to date in 2019 she has formally met with the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [47398/19]
    • Regional Enterprise Development Fund Data
      297. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocations to the Regional Enterprise Development Fund in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by county in...
    • Haulage Industry
      298. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the assistance she has put in place for the haulage trade which is finding it impossible to employ haulage truck drivers here and have...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      299. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details regarding the future skills research team that is conducting research into remote working, including details on the person...
    • Patent Applications
      300. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a matter (details supplied) concerning obtaining a trademark for a new product; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Jobs Protection
      301. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied); the supports that will be put in place by her Department...
    • Food Prices
      302. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has examined the proposal to ban the below-cost selling of agricultural produce including beef; and the way in which...
    • Work Permits Data
      303. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for work permits received in 2019 by month; the number of applications that were fully processed and not...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      306. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants in her Department by grade who are specifically allocated to work in the economic migration policy unit...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      307. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the meetings she has conducted with ESB management with respect to the closure of its midlands power plants; when she was first...
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      308. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention or that of her officials has been drawn to the Workplace Relations Commission adjudication decision of 30 October...
  • Department of Health
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      309. To ask the Minister for Health when the position for clinical psychologist and social worker will be filled for a special school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      310. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation will continue to provide services for children at a special school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if not, the person or body...
    • Health Screening Programmes
      311. To ask the Minister for Health the frequency with which school medical examinations take place nationwide in both urban and rural settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • General Practitioner Services
      312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the drug savings scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47086/19]
    • Hospitals Funding
      313. To ask the Minister for Health the investment in a community hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47095/19]
    • Audiology Services Provision
      314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fill the vacant audiologist positions in counties Laois and Offaly; the progress being made on the matter; and the expected date for the posts to...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      315. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be assessed for home help hours. [47110/19]
    • Nursing Home Services
      316. To ask the Minister for Health if vacancies in the Ballinasloe and Portumna public health nursing services, County Galway will be filled in view of the impending emergency closure of the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      317. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a home support assessment of needs meeting in view of confirmation of their eligibility in April 2018. [47119/19]
    • Health Services Provision
      318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a diagnostic scan less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months by hospital group in tabular...
    • Psychological Services Waiting Lists
      319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months by LHO...
    • Audiology Services Data
      320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months by LHO...
    • Health Services Provision
      321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months by LHO...
    • Dietician Service Provision
      322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a dietetic appointment in primary care less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months by LHO area...
    • Health Services Provision
      323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months by LHO area...
    • Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
      324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a first assessment for speech and language therapy less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a first assessment for occupational therapy less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months by LHO...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the inpatient day case active waiting list less than six, six to 12 and more than 12 months by hospital...
    • Medical Card Drugs Availability
      337. To ask the Minister for Health if naltrexone prescribed for the treatment of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry will be made available under the medical card scheme; and if he will...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a group home (details supplied); when the home will be open and residents allocated their spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Funding
      339. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to community and voluntary groups providing dementia day care services in County Louth in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      343. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to build a permanent centre for services (details supplied) in County Louth; and if supports will be provided to the...
    • National Dementia Strategy
      344. To ask the Minister for Health the counties in which a dementia adviser is in place; and the counties which do not have an adviser in place in view of the commitment in budget 2020 to...
    • National Dementia Strategy Implementation
      345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy 2014 being led by the national dementia office in the HSE; the progress made to date in...
    • Disability Services Data
      346. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the capital funding used to help persons in congregated settings in each year since 2016; the funding spent each year in 2016 to 2018 and to...
    • Autism Support Services
      347. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 14 May 2019, the status of the recruitment process of an autism therapist post in Inishowen, County Donegal the...
    • Departmental Records
      348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the minutes from the meetings of the fluorine consultative council 1957. [47200/19]
    • Health Insurance Data
      349. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the average household spends on private healthcare and private health insurance each year on average. [47217/19]
    • Health Services Staff Data
      350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new staff needed and the roles to meet existing demand in the health service; and the amount it would cost to fill these roles. [47218/19]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
      351. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for orthotic shoes within the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47226/19]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      352. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated wear time for persons wearing orthotic shoes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47227/19]
    • Pharmacy Services
      353. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to further cuts to pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47244/19]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      354. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary resources will be made available to carry out work to accommodate the MRI scanner for Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar (detail...
    • Alcohol Pricing
      355. To ask the Minister for Health when he will introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47255/19]
    • Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
      356. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the creation and construction of nursing home facilities under the national development plan; the number of nursing home spaces that...
    • Nursing Home Beds Data
      357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia specific spaces in nursing home facilities here by county, by public and private nursing homes, respectively in tabular form; and if he...
    • Motorised Transport Grant
      358. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47262/19]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      359. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a centre (details supplied) is being closed; the alternatives in place for its current service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      360. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47269/19]
    • Respite Care Services
      361. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in re-opening a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the prolonged...
    • Paediatric Services
      362. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for procedures at Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin; if the child is on urgent waiting...
    • Medical Conditions (1 comment)
      363. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 28 May 2019, the version of the WHO international classification of diseases used by the HSE with respect to the...
    • Disability Services Funding
      364. To ask the Minister for Health the funding which will be supplied for day services for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47276/19]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Linn Dara campus in Cherry Orchard Hospital; the number of residential beds operational; the services offered by the day hospital; the...
    • Pharmacy Services
      366. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding proposals by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47288/19]
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      367. To ask the Minister for Health his views in relation to lifting the embargo to employ community staff nurses in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47289/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      368. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a hip operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47291/19]
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      370. To ask the Minister for Health when former employees that retired on a reduced salary in 2012 will have their pensions increased (details supplied). [47301/19]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      371. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 9 July 2019, when funding will be made available to enable a facility (details supplied) to reopen; and if he will...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      372. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Linn Dara campus in Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10; the number of residential beds operational; the services offered by the day hospital; the...
    • HSE Staff Recruitment
      373. To ask the Minister for Health if a request in relation to the employment of a person (details supplied) will be given due consideration. [47313/19]
    • Health Services Data
      374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 and 2 diabetes by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47314/19]
    • Hospital Staff Data
      375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diabetes dietitians employed in University Hospital Limerick; the number of patients waiting to see a diabetes dietitian in the hospital; and if...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
      376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an insulin pump at University Hospital Limerick; the length of time waited in months in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see an endocrinologist in University Hospital Limerick; the length of time they are waiting in months; and if he will make a...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      380. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an assessment at a school (details supplied). [47321/19]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      381. To ask the Minister for Health when University Hospital Limerick will allow the Mid-Western Hospital Development Trust to proceed to planning to add a third treatment unit to the existing...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      383. To ask the Minister for Health when a centre (details supplied) will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the loss of 109 referrals to the national gender service; the steps taken to ensure this system failure is not repeated; the way in which he...
    • Gender Recognition
      385. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the steering committee to develop an integrated service for those with gender identity issues; the number of times it has met; the...
    • HSE Staff
      386. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47336/19]
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      387. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) that was placed on the orthodontic waiting list for treatment four years ago will receive treatment; and if he will make a...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      388. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 17 September 2019, the steps the HSE has taken to ensure that tender documents are being prepared to enable the...
    • Dental Services
      389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review his decision not to include the refurbishment of the Celbridge health centre dental clinic, Celbridge, County Kildare in the HSE Capital Plan...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      390. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgical procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47373/19]
    • Palliative Care for Children
      391. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding paediatric palliative care in the south-east region; if he has satisfied that the level of paediatric palliative care in the south-east...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      392. To ask the Minister for Health if funding to a care centre (details supplied) will be increased in order that services can be extended to support those with multiple sclerosis; and if he...
    • Respite Care Services Funding
      393. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure a respite centre for persons with disabilities (details supplied) will not close; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      394. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an eye scan for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47422/19]
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      395. To ask the Minister for Health if all patients diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma cancer can have access to OPDIVO; if his attention has been drawn to the disparity between private and public...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      396. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to employing a second full-time nurse for a special school (details supplied) in County Waterford. [47426/19]
    • Cross-Border Health Services Provision
      397. To ask the Minister for Health if correspondence from his Department issued to general practitioners in Northern Ireland on entitlements of patients following a change in interpretation of...
    • Vaccination Programme
      398. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents who want their daughter who is 15 years of age to receive the HPV vaccine will incur charges of...
    • Paediatric Services
      399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children living in County Meath waiting to see a paediatrician for an outpatient appointment, a paediatric cardiologist, a paediatric ENT...
    • Hospital Services
      400. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions or consideration given to remove services from a hospital (details supplied); if consideration is being given to outsourcing the service; if a...
    • HSE Staff Recruitment
      401. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the central personnel section of the HSE is not approving appointments across the health system to fill...
    • Traveller Projects Funding
      402. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the HSE ring-fences funding for the full implementation of the national Traveller health action plan; if he will direct the HSE to...
    • Traveller Community
      405. To ask the Minister for Health if the bureaucratic barriers for Travellers accessing medical cards will be reduced in view of the literacy challenges faced by some Travellers; if free...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      409. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 22 October 2019, if osimertinib for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFRT790M mutation-positive...
    • HSE Reports
      410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sodium valproate rapid assessment report (details supplied) completed by the HSE; when it will be available; and if he will make a statement...
    • HSE National Service Plan
      411. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE national service plan for 2020 will be published. [47548/19]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      412. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 3 July 2019, when a reply from the HSE will be issued. [47549/19]
    • Nursing Staff Data
      413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing positions within County Donegal intellectual disability services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 201, in tabular...
    • Disability Services Data
      414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant support staff positions within County Donegal intellectual disability services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in...
    • Primary Care Centres Staff
      415. To ask the Minister for Health if a post (details supplied) within County Donegal primary care teams and community services is currently filled; if not, the date on which the incumbent...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      416. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for the routine waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of oral surgery consultations in 2017 and 2018 and to date in...
    • Proposed Legislation
      419. To ask the Minister for Health when the Bill to give effect to the proposed changes to the fair deal scheme will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the full extent of the proposed...
    • Audiology Services Provision
      420. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with an audiologist for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [47580/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      421. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [47582/19]
    • Paediatric Services
      424. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot receive the correct orthopaedic services provided for children; the reason the HSE is continuing to use same; and...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      425. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47595/19]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      426. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of a nursing home application by a person (detail supplied); if the case will be reviewed in view of further medical evidence issued...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47619/19]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
      428. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a child (details supplied) by CAHMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47624/19]
    • Audiology Services Provision
      429. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an audiology appointment in a local clinic. [47625/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      430. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47626/19]
    • Hospital Services
      431. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 10 October 2019, if he will clarify the scope and terms of reference of the review being carried out into the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      432. 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. [47679/19]
    • Home Help Service Data
      435. To ask the Minister for Health the maximum waiting time for home help services in each county in tabular form; and the number on the waiting list by county. [47692/19]
    • Misuse of Drugs
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to reduce the number of persons starting drug use in view of the recent findings from a report by the Health Research Board that...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical detoxification units provided directly by the HSE in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement...
    • Alcohol Treatment Services
      443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 16 years of age admitted to hospital due to alcohol intoxication in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he...
    • Drugs-related Deaths
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drugs-related deaths in 2016 in which the persons had heroin in their system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47701/19]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      447. To ask the Minister for Health if additional care support hours will be provided to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47708/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment for a person (details supplied); when the next appointment will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47715/19]
    • Hospital Staff Data
      449. To ask the Minister for Health if an updated report will be provided on the number of vacant posts unfilled in St Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; the type of...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      456. To ask the Minister for Health the costing model used by his Department to cost the roll out of a State-sponsored contraception scheme in the report of the working group on access to...
    • Home Help Service Expenditure
      457. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent for the provision of home support services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount that has spent on...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      458. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47733/19]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      459. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47740/19]
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      461. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47746/19]
    • Dental Services Provision
      462. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) in need of dental care will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47747/19]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      463. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to a drug being made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork to enable them to undergo a transplant operation; and if...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure
      464. To ask the Minister for Health the budget in 2019 for the fair deal scheme; the amount spent under the fair deal scheme to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47766/19]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of open applications for assistance under the fair deal scheme; the average time it takes between application and the completion of the application...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure
      466. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for the fair deal scheme in each year since its establishment; the amount spent under the scheme in each year; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Vaccination Programme
      467. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there have been no BCG vaccinations for babies since May 2015 due to a shortage of the vaccine here; and if he...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      468. 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. [47807/19]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Provision
      469. To ask the Minister for Health if replacement staff for speech and language therapists on maternity leave can be provided in CHO7 in view of the urgent need to ensure that children depending...
    • Counselling Services Provision
      470. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47842/19]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      471. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the future of a residential centre (details supplied) in County Cork; the role of the HSE in running the centre; the position in...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Forestry Grants
      472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (detail supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47081/19]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on comments made by An Taoiseach on the accounting methodology used in calculating emissions in the agricultural sector...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full and part-time staff, respectively, employed in the forestry licensing section in each of the years 2010 to 2018...
    • Natura 2000
      475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of recent European Court of Justice and Irish law rulings relating to the protection of Natura sites and specific changes...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists employed in the forestry inspectorate by grade; and the targeted number of new ecologists to be hired; and...
    • Food Quality Assurance Scheme
      477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the instances in which meat imported from another country can be processed in a boning hall, be packaged and then stamped with the...
    • Rural Development Programme Data
      479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 22 October 2019, the budget allocations made to each respective scheme in 2014; and the...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
      480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the distribution of CAP subsidies across small, medium and large farmers. [47233/19]
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of persons (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47290/19]
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farm payments ceased in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47403/19]
    • Veterinary Medicines
      483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a new regulation has been introduced that requires a prescription from a veterinary surgeon for dispensing of animal preventative...
    • Organic Farming Scheme Data
      484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding which was specifically earmarked for new entrants for the organic farming scheme in 2018, 2019 and planned for...
    • Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure
      485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the organic farming scheme is fully funded at present; if the scheme has additional capacity for new entrants; if the scheme is...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive the single farm payment and the area aid payment both of which were due for payment in...
    • Wildlife Control
      487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status and work of the deer management forum; the measures being taken to contain the wild deer population in County Tipperary;...
    • Harbour Fees
      488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review of harbour charges for fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47560/19]
    • Afforestation Programme
      489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding financial assistance to small businesses that plan to plant 250 trees; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
      490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if similar supports being provided to young farmers will be provided to young fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Teagasc Funding
      491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation of Exchequer and EU funding for Teagasc farm walks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47594/19]
    • Organic Farming Scheme Data
      492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the 2014-2020 RDP for the organic farming scheme; the annual amount expended on...
    • Agriculture Industry
      494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the proposal to ban the below-cost selling of agricultural produce, including beef; and the way in...
    • Legislative Programme
      495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the publication of the sea fisheries and maritime jurisdiction (amendment) Bill as indicated in the autumn 2019...
    • Food Marketing Programme
      496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the initiatives being funded by his Department and the agencies under his remit to market suckler beef as a premium...
    • Fishing Industry
      497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect Irish fishing interests at EU level; the status of the latest discussions ahead of the December...
    • Forestry Sector
      498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47741/19]
    • Beef Industry Irregularities
      500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 426, 427 and 428 of 12 November 2019, the month in which the factory concerned breached the...
    • Farm Inspections
      501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 211 of 10 October and 242 of 17 October 2019, stating that his Department did not carry out...
    • Organic Farming Scheme Data
      502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the organic farming scheme in 2018 and 2019; the number of unsuccessful applications; the...
    • Beef Industry Irregularities
      503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-compliance cases in regard to carcase trim specifications, that inspectors have identified in beef plants each...
    • EU Regulations
      504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure an application for recognition by an organisation (details supplied) pursuant to Article 14 and 16...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Building Energy Rating Administration
      505. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected cost to retrofit all public buildings to a passive zero carbon standard. [47228/19]
    • Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí
      507. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment an ndéanfaidh sé cur síos ar an tacaíocht a thabharfaidh sé maidir le todhchaí RnaG agus...
    • National Broadband Plan
      508. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of operator submissions and-or operators referred to the European Commission to determine whether state aid...
    • National Broadband Plan Expenditure
      510. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on consultancy fees for the national broadband plan to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement...
    • Climate Action Plan
      513. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected cost to rapidly transition Ireland to 100% wind, solar, wave and hydro energy by 2030. [47201/19]
    • Petroleum and Gas Exploration
      514. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons employed in fossil fuel extraction and energy production. [47202/19]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      515. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the top 100 companies with the highest emissions. [47203/19]
    • Climate Action Fund
      516. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he engaged with the credit union movement with a view to establishing a green fund in conjunction with his...
    • Climate Action Plan
      518. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress towards achieving the interim offshore wind energy targets set out in the Climate Action Plan for 2025;...
    • Postal Codes
      519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of an Eircode for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff Scheme Applications
      520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a decision on an application by a company (details supplied) will be made to enable a project to commence; and if...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the number of hours of original Irish content that has been produced by Irish independent production...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      522. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which he approved the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the board of EirGrid; and if he will...
    • Prospecting Licences
      523. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a licence (details supplied) which covers western areas of Connemara has been re-advertised in a recent...
    • Energy Schemes
      524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of approval letters issued to those households whose applications for the SEAI pilot deep retrofit scheme...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      525. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount in tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions of air travel in each of the years 2008 to 2017 in tabular form; and...
    • Electricity Generation
      526. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the ESB has provided him with the list of options for the future of Moneypoint when the electricity generating plan...
    • Recycling Data
      527. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of plastic waste recycled here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47704/19]
    • Postal Codes
      529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the reason a premises (details supplied) which applied for an Eircode in 2018 and was issued with a reference number...
    • Metropolitan Area Networks Programme
      530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a review of pricing and access arrangements for metropolitan area networks, MANs, which was referred to...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reduction in carbon emissions that would result by the percentage increases 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 100% in public transport use in...
    • EU Directives
      532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Marine Notice 42 of 2019, Council Directive 2017/159 on the implementation of the social partners on agreement ILO Work in Fishing...
    • Rail Network
      533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work on the Nenagh to Ballybrophy rail line will be completed; the costs involved to provide buses as an alternative to the train...
    • Road Safety
      534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position in relation to a road safety project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Projects Status
      535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position in relation to a roads project (details supplied) to the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Transport Data
      536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average household spend on public transport each year. [47189/19]
    • Rail Network
      537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of electrifying all rail networks here. [47190/19]
    • Rail Network Expansion
      538. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of completing the Western Rail Corridor on the basis of electrified rail. [47191/19]
    • Public Transport Data
      539. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional buses, rail carriages and trams required to meet existing demand for public transport. [47192/19]
    • Public Transport Fares
      540. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected impact of fare-free public transport on consumer demand. [47193/19]
    • Public Transport Subsidies
      541. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on average each year on contracts to private operators for public transport provision; and the operators in receipt of...
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding for cycling in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county in tabular form. [47245/19]
    • Air Accident Investigations
      544. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacancies by job title in the air accident investigation unit; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of the...
    • Commercial Vehicle Testing
      545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the mandatory testing of commercial vehicles that are one, two and three years old respectively under the CVRT scheme...
    • National Car Test Data
      546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars that have passed and failed NCT tests in the past two years to date; the amount raised in NCT fees in the same period...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      547. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for sports capital funding by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consultants have been appointed for the provision of technical advisory services to progress the planning and design work on the...
    • Public Transport Fares
      549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the reply of the NTA to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 6 September 2019 in which it indicated that it will take increases...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
      555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) can be transferred from one Department to another; and if he will make a...
    • Taxi Licences
      556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the criteria in the granting of a PSV licence will be reviewed in view of the shortage of drivers which is reaching crisis point due...
    • Railway Stations
      558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of a train station at Crusheen, County Clare, will be looked on favourably in view of the improved economic situation;...
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected spend on urban cycling as a percentage of the total capital expenditure recently announced for his Department in budget...
    • Greenways Development
      560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all new greenway projects funded through his Department through the National Transport Authority will be designed around a path width...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the plans of the National Transport Authority to set up a dedicated office to concentrate on delivery of cycling...
    • Bus Services
      562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the capacity issues on the No. 120 bus route between Edenderry and Dublin with the removal of double...
    • Air Services Provision
      563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the creation of a flight between Dublin and Tokyo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47751/19]
    • Sports Events
      564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of Dublin hosting a sporting event (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47791/19]
    • Road Projects Status
      565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed upgrade of the R232 Laghey to Pettigo road route; the budget allocated to date; the nature of proposed works...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Preschool Services
      569. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a system in place to assist private preschools that have rented their premises from a private landlord in cases in which the...
    • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
      570. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child second optional protocol. [47416/19]
    • Early Years Sector
      571. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional allocation of €1.5milllion provided in budget 2020 for early years supports; and the areas to which the funding will...
    • Childcare Services
      573. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the quality supports provided to a crèche (details supplied); and if quality supports were provided, the impact the results of the...
    • Childcare Costs
      574. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average amount the average household spends on childcare each year. [47207/19]
    • Childcare Services Expenditure
      575. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent each year on subsidies for private childcare services. [47208/19]
    • Childcare Services Staff
      576. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated number of additional childcare staff that would be required to meet existing demand for childcare services. [47209/19]
    • Childcare Services Data
      577. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated amount it would cost to establish a national childcare service with all childcare provided free at the point of use,...
    • Childcare Services Provision
      578. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average amount spent each year to assist low income persons in securing childcare services. [47211/19]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      579. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the provision of the second year of free play schooling for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Childcare Services
      580. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the closure of a childcare facility (detail supplied) in County Cork; and if measures will be taken to...
    • Departmental Bodies Reports
      581. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the latest progress report from an organisation (details supplied) which was due on 30 October 2019 will be published; and if she will...
    • Child and Family Agency Data
      582. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children cared for by Tusla, fostered arrangements and-or residential units that received care in unapproved mental health...
    • Childcare Services
      583. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she will take to ensure that the level of remuneration received by childcare practitioners in crèches reflects the level...
    • Childcare Services Inspections
      584. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that three of the four crèches (details supplied) are at the highest level and final...
    • City and County Child Care Committees
      585. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans being developed by her for cases in which a crèche has had its registration removed and parents have no other childcare...
    • Early Years Sector
      586. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the powers Tusla has sought to strengthen the early years inspectorate; when such powers will be introduced; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Schemes
      588. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget for the community facilities scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2019, in tabular form; the budget allocation for same in...
    • CLÁR Programme
      589. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No.1021 of 5 November 2019, if a school board of management will be allowed to apply for CLÁR...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      590. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a company (details supplied) is eligible to apply for the tender for broadband connection points. [47559/19]
    • Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
      591. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made on an application for funding for Kanturk town park regeneration under the outdoor recreation...
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      592. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the scoring sheet for an organisation (details supplied) which applied to the town and village renewal scheme 2019; and if he will...
    • LEADER Programmes Funding
      593. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the drawdown of the LEADER funding in County Meath; and if he is satisfied with the level of drawdown. [47643/19]
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      594. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications will be accepted for the 2020 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/19]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated impact on emissions in a transition across the economy to a four-day work week. [47204/19]
    • Departmental Data
      596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 221 to 223, inclusive, of 13 November 2019, the number of times in each of the years...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which she seeks to ignore the Labour Relations Commission recommendation on pensions for community employment...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [47116/19]
    • Labour Activation Programmes
      600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for cuts to entitlements, such as holidays and bereavement leave, for community employment and jobs initiative...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      601. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the community employment supervisors pension claim; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); if arrears due will issue in view of the fact their appeal...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Applications
      604. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a contributory pension for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [47175/19]
    • Pension Provisions
      605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans for pensioners who have to retire from their employment at 65 years of age but cannot apply for pension until they...
    • Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
      608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who has to retire from work in January 2020 on reaching 65 years of age as a result of their contract of...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the file of a person (details supplied) will be sent to the Social Welfare Appeals Office from the invalidity pension...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      612. 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...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      613. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance payment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      614. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Fuel Allowance Payments
      615. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a recipient of employment support payments (details supplied) who was previously in receipt of fuel allowance has...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      616. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Fuel Allowance Payments
      617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for a cut in a fuel allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Redundancy Payments
      618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if correspondence submitted for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Labour Activation Programmes Data
      619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants on each of the labour activation programmes administered by her Department in the past ten years;...
    • JobPath Data
      620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date the contracts she and her predecessor entered into with the JobPath companies Seetec and Turas Nua. [47428/19]
    • Dietary Allowance Administration
      623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reinstate the dietary allowance as a stand-alone payment as it was pre-2014; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Community Employment Schemes Administration
      624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if wages of participants of the community employment are open to meanstesting or reduction at source based on family status,...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if illness benefit will be approved and issued to a person (details supplied). [47450/19]
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory)
      628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a higher pension in view of changes made with regard to the backdating of...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility
      629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if they are entitled to a non-contributory...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pension entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [47592/19]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports and advice her Department will make available to workers laid off at a company (details supplied); and if she...
    • Disability Support Services
      632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of accreditation needed for a person to offer participants of the disability awareness training in order for the...
    • Public Services Card Data
      633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the overall cost, including implementation costs, for each aspect of the public services card; and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47689/19]
    • Civil Registration Legislation
      636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider an amendment to section 37 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow for the inclusion of a...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the revised means assessment request by a person (details supplied) on a disability allowance will be expedited; and if...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) has been received; when the application will be...
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention or that of her officials has been drawn to the Workplace Relations Commission adjudication decision of 30...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Solar Energy Guidelines
      641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the national guidelines for solar farms will be published; and if the guidelines will outline the setback distance from...
    • Local Authority Funding
      642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated to Offaly County Council in view of future loses in respect of rates as a result of...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes delivered by approved housing bodies since 2015 under the CAS scheme; the number that were delivered for...
    • Repair and Leasing Scheme
      644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if rural structure, that is structures located outside of towns and villages, are included in the repair and lease, buy and...
    • Commercial Rates Data
      645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount received by Offaly County Council from commercial rates in each of the past three years and to date in 2019; and if...
    • Local Authority Housing
      646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any local authorities have commissioned the construction of zero carbon homes. [47230/19]
    • Construction Costs
      647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected cost to build a zero-carbon home. [47231/19]
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
      649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when Laois County Council will receive its full allocation for mobility aids and housing adaptation grants for its housing...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the group water schemes whose application for funding to be connected to the mains water supply was unsuccessful with respect...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility
      651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are grants available for urgent roof repairs for a property owner that is on a very low income; and if he will make a...
    • Architects Register
      652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the recognition of a professional occupation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authority Members
      653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Moorhead report will be published; and when he plans to address the issue of the remuneration of councillors. [47353/19]
    • Irish Water
      654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of advices and-or meetings he has had with the water advisory body since it was established in...
    • Legislative Measures
      655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the building control Bill; when he expects the Bill to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Local Government Fund
      657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local government fund grant given to each local authority in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by local...
    • Irish Water
      658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Irish Water commercial rates replacement funding given to each local authority in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to...
    • Commercial Rates Yield
      659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the communication he has had with each local authority in relation to changes to local government revenue due to changes to...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Traveller accommodation allocations for each local authority for 2019; and the drawdown to date by each local authority in...
    • Housing Estates
      661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the persons or body with which liability stands for the upkeep of roads in cases in which a housing estate is not taken in...
    • Local Authority Funding
      662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation to each local authority in 2019 from the local government fund and the equalisation fund of the LPT in 2019 and...
    • Residential Tenancies Board
      663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to change the legislation establishing the Residential Tenancies Board which only allows an appeal to the courts on...
    • Local Authority Staff Remuneration
      664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funds being made available to local authorities to meet the costs of public sector pay increments in 2020; and if he will...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there have been new affordable housing developments in County Kilkenny in the past ten years. [47574/19]
    • Local Authority Housing Eligibility
      668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the reviews of income limits for social housing by local authorities will be completed; and if he will make a statement...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
      669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost per unit for social housing units under Part V in O'Devaney gardens; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
      670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the review requested by Louth County Council in relation to a funding application under the urban regeneration and...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if financing in principle has been agreed for the proposal for an approved housing body to purchase 30% of the private units...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility
      672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person is eligible to apply for the housing aid for older people scheme if they have lifetime right of residency; and if...
    • Wastewater Treatment
      673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grant aid available to support the construction of a wastewater treatment facility for group sewerage schemes; the results...
    • Irish Water Funding
      675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide funding in 2020 to Uisce Éireann for the provision of a sewerage system for Ahascragh, County Galway...
    • Fire Station Closures
      676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Castlerea fire station, County Roscommon remains closed for almost three years; if his attention has been drawn to...
    • Regeneration Projects Status
      677. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of regeneration plans at Blackhall, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [47775/19]
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Funding
      678. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocation to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2019; the projected funding for 2020;...
    • Ministerial Functions
      679. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the dates in 2018 and to date in 2019 she has visited each of the national culture institutions in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Broadcasting Service Provision
      680. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the number of hours of original Irish content that has been produced by Irish independent production companies over...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      681. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her role in relation to supporting independent producers of content which is aired on RTÉ; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Bodies Data
      682. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the institutions which are under her remit; the procedures in place to appoint persons to the board of each of the institutions;...
    • Departmental Funding
      683. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an application (details supplied) for funding was received for road repairs on Arranmore Island; when a decision will be made;...
    • Tionscadail Oidhreachta
      684. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtig léi an stádas reatha maidir le Togra Turasóireachta Shliabh Liag a chur in iúl; an bhfuil an togra...
    • National Heritage Plan
      685. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision to hold two of the three public meetings on the national consultation on Heritage 2030 in County...
    • National Raised Bog Management Plan
      687. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of moanveanlagh bog (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47735/19]
    • State Bodies Data
      688. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the State boards under her remit that do not require an application for appointment through the Public Appointments System; and if...
    • Traveller Culture
      689. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she has taken to promote Traveller culture awareness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47784/19]
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta
      691. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of full-time and part-time jobs supported by Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies in Gleann Cholm Cille,...

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