Written answers
Thursday, 28 November 2019
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan Expenditure
8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent to date on the national broadband plan; and the cost of external consultants, legal advice, services and...
- Air Quality
12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the implementation of the smoky fuel ban here particularly in County Wexford; when he plans to...
- Bord na Móna
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been briefed on the recommendations in the cross-party report on climate change specifically relating to the...
- Broadband Service Provision
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the 300 broadband connection points are expected to be live; the way in which the points were chosen; and if he...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas which will be targeted first under the national broadband plan; when County Kildare can expect to see premises...
- Broadband Service Provision
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the type of services that will be available at broadband connection points; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Climate Action Plan
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the estimated €50 billion cost of retrofitting all homes as announced by An Taoiseach on 21...
- Better Energy Homes Scheme
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review into the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland better energy warmer homes scheme; and if he will...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment to provide high speed broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the timeline...
- Broadband Service Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact the roll-out of high speed broadband will have with respect to smart farming methods. [49338/19]
- Electricity Grid
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the proposal to change the electricity market rules in order to enable micro-generated electricity to be sold to the...
- Broadcasting Sector
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether potential cost savings at RTÉ will have a negative effect on independent screen producers here...
- International Summits
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his priorities for the upcoming COP25 discussions in Madrid. [49414/19]
- Waste Management
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase awareness of recycling, general waste and compost for home owners disposing of their waste; and if...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated costs of the external consultant reviews of major infrastructural projects such as the national broadband...
- Cybersecurity Protocols
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether telecommunications infrastructure here has adequate protections in place to limit the damage of...
- National Broadband Plan
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the national broadband plan addresses the requirements nationwide; the extent to which other options...
- Air Quality
34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure safe air quality levels and to introduce a nationwide ban on smoky coal in response to...
- North-South Interconnector
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the North-South interconnector project. [49417/19]
- Broadband Service Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the roll-out of the 300 broadband connection points will commence; the role these wi-fi hot spots will play in...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will implement the recommendation made by the Youth Assembly to implement a tiered tax system on large...
- Bord na Móna
38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the meetings or discussions he has had with both Bord na Móna management and a person (details supplied) on the...
- Just Transition Fund
39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the funds available for just transition; the source of each form of funding; and if he will make a...
- Energy Efficiency
40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding from the SEAI to local authorities in 2020 to help retrofit social housing stock; the projected allocation...
- Online Safety
41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will appoint a digital safety commissioner. [49432/19]
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to rapidly transition Ireland to 100% wind, solar, wave and hydro energy by 2030; and his views on...
- Natural Gas Imports
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to intervene on a project in Cork Harbour pursuing an LNG facility. [49430/19]
- National Broadband Plan Expenditure
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure to date on the broadband tendering process; the costs associated with the competitive tendering process...
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the decision making role that local communities and trade unions will have in the just transition plan; the differences...
- Climate Change Policy
46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to meet the challenges of climate change and reduction of greenhouse gases over the next...
- Energy Efficiency
47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding that will be made available from the SEAI for energy efficiency measures in social housing units in...
- National Broadband Plan Administration
48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured that planned fibre optic broadband proposals agreed to under the national broadband plan will be...
- National Broadband Plan Data
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of the national broadband plan in excess of the amount allocated in the national development plan in...
- National Broadband Plan
50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the national broadband plan is fit for purpose. [49433/19]
- Carbon Credits
51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated amount of carbon credits Ireland will need to purchase in 2020 in order to comply with its international...
- Waste Disposal Charges
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the considerable delay in introducing an annual support of €75 for the disposal of medical...
- Television Licence Fee
53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the need for the immediate introduction of the household charge in order to create the conditions required...
- Offshore Islands
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of his policies on the islands as requested by the interdepartmental committee on the islands; and if he...
- Broadband Service Provision
57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role a company (details supplied) will have in connecting premises and encouraging take up of high speed broadband;...
- National Broadband Plan
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a legal challenge to the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Ministerial Meetings
59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has met with representatives from social media companies in the past two months; and if so, the companies he met...
- RTÉ Expenditure
60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the ongoing funding crisis at RTÉ; if he has met a person (details supplied) to discuss the...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations
61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the affiliation of a union (details supplied) to another union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49524/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of the years...
- Air Corps
63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the upgrade of accommodation facilities at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, is fully completed; if not, when the works will be completed; and if...
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations
64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49566/19]
- Defence Forces Reserve
65. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 20 November 2019, the number of the Reserve Defence Forces members who were discharged up to 31...
- Defence Forces Remuneration
66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will reintroduce a Gleeson style commission on the Defence Forces to examine terms and conditions to include a comprehensive review of...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Trade Missions Participation
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Minister of State with responsibility for trade, employment, business, EU digital Single...
- Departmental Expenditure
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of the...
- Human Rights
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that over 1 million persons are being detained in camps in Xinjiang province in China; his plans to raise the matter...
- International Agreements
71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for Ireland to sign the Antarctic Treaty System; his further plans on becoming a signatory; and the timeline for such a process....
- Data Protection
73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 21 November 2019, the reason each public authority listed accessed the passport office data sets;...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure the proposal to cease the flat rate expenses scheme for workers does not proceed as planned; if he has requested the Revenue...
- Fiscal Data
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross fixed capital formation in percentage terms in each of the years 2008, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49509/19]
- Economic Data
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross domestic product in percentage terms in each of the years 2008, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49510/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of the years 2016 to 2018...
- Banking Operations
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a bank (details supplied) has recently sold an €850 million non-performing loan portfolio for the...
- Tax Data
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected size of tax expenditures at the end of 2020; if his Department is researching or considering further new tax expenditures in 2020; and if he will...
- Insurance Industry
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the role his Department has in the proposed new limits to insurance pay out claims and revisions to the book of quantum from early 2020; and if he will make a...
- Tax Credits
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax free allowance in the case of a person (details supplied). [49665/19]
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has undertaken an industry wide review or investigation of potential overcharging on mortgage accounts with related insurance policies; if...
- Departmental Staff Data
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees in his Department dedicated to international financial services, including the funds and asset management industries; the number of...
- Central Bank of Ireland Staff
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees in the Central Bank dedicated to international financial services, including the funds and asset management industries; the number of...
- Legislative Programme
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering publishing an annual financial services Bill each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49675/19]
- Financial Services Sector
89. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the funds, asset management and international financial services industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49676/19]
- Tax Yield
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax paid by the funds, asset management and international financial services industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49678/19]
- Legislative Programme
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the legislation governing limited partnerships; if his Department is taking the lead on same: if not, if the Department of Business, Enterprise...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Expenditure
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of...
- Healthcare Policy
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has evaluated the full costings over the ten-year timeframe provided in the Sláintecare report; his views on...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount to be paid by each religious institution into the residential institutional redress board scheme in tabular form; and the amount paid...
- Teacher Training Provision
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms and conditions announced in budget 2020 for teachers to improve their standard of spoken and written Irish; and if he will make a...
- School Accommodation Provision
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the immediate measures he is taking to resolve the shortage of secondary school places in Skerries, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement...
- School Transport Provision
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the north Louth Carlingford-Cooley bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49523/19]
- Summer Works Scheme Data
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary and secondary schools in County Donegal that made an application for the 2020 summer works scheme; the works requested by the...
- Departmental Expenditure
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of the years...
- Schools Building Projects
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of funding for school buildings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49567/19]
- School Transport Eligibility
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school transport for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49602/19]
- Third Level Participation
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that recent HEA research indicates that students from better-off backgrounds dominate university courses with high points...
- School Transport Eligibility
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49621/19]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigration Status
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to re-open a scheme to regularise non-EEA nationals; if the scope of the previous scheme (details supplied) will be...
- Garda National Immigration Bureau
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are queueing for hours each week in order to secure an appointment...
- Garda Vetting Applications
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a Garda vetting application by a person (details supplied). [49479/19]
- Prisoner Transfers
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to transfer to an Irish prison under the Transfer of Sentenced...
- Departmental Expenditure
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in...
- Garda Deployment
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 25 September 2019, the number of members in the roads policing unit by division as...
- Residency Permits
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will take steps to expedite an application for residency by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Domestic Violence Policy
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to further support women and their children experiencing domestic violence; if he will respond to a...
- Family Reunification Applications
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if in the event of proof of available accommodation in the case of a person (details supplied) he will be prepared to review...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain a passport for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Residency Permits
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 will be updated to facilitate an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Residency Permits
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a means can be found to update stamp 4 in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Visa Applications
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when visas to join will be issued in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Refugee Status Applications
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if asylum and refugee status has been determined in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Leave to Remain
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if further consideration will be given to leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the case for naturalisation will be concluded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Prison Service Staff
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons recruited to the Prison Service, male and female, in the past two years; and if he will make a statement...
- Immigration Status
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding eligibility for residency status, stamp 4 and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person...
- Assisted Decision Making
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding arrangements he will put in place to address the concerns of the Supreme Court as expressed in a case (details...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Missions
131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a report will be provided on the recent Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain; her plans...
- Legislative Programme
132. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the companies (corporate enforcement authority) Bill; if the Bill is ready for publication; if so, when it will be...
- Foreign Direct Investment
133. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the rate of foreign direct investment in percentage terms in each of the years 2008, 2017 and 2018; and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Expenditure
134. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by her Department and each agency under the aegis of her Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each...
- Research Funding
135. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of payments issued to date for successful applications made under the disruptive technologies innovation fund by county;...
- Department of Health
- Thalidomide Victims Compensation
136. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding State support for those who suffered injuries resulting from the ingestion of thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Primary Care Centres
137. To ask the Minister for Health the opening date for the new primary care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49457/19]
- Home Help Service Provision
138. To ask the Minister for Health when funds will be allocated to enable a person (details supplied) in the midwest region who has been approved for home help and is on a waiting list to access...
- Medical Card Applications
139. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49466/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
140. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a prosthetic limb in view of the length of time the person has been waiting to date. [49470/19]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
141. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the cardiology waiting list at University Hospital Kerry in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49478/19]
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
142. To ask the Minister for Health the recruitment process used to advertise for nurses and care staff in community hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49480/19]
- Thalidomide Victims Compensation
143. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding thalidomide (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49494/19]
- Pharmacy Data
144. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims by pharmacies in each of the years 2016 to 2018 for non-dispensing fees in cases in which the pharmacist exercised his or her professional...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
145. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the recruitment process for community hospitals in view of the fact that the current process is not functioning; if so, the timeframe for...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
146. 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. [49500/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an art assist machine is not available to a person (details supplied) in view of the exceptional circumstances; the reason the assistance of the...
- Food Labelling
150. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of national food labelling legislation; his views on front-of-pack nutrition labelling; and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49520/19]
- Health Services Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Health if additional therapy will be arranged for a child (details supplied). [49521/19]
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
153. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [49522/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
154. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of the years 2016 to 2018...
- Psychological Services
155. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a vacant psychologist post based in Kells, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49549/19]
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
157. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a post (details supplied); his plans to replace the post; the interim measures being put in place for same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Disability Services Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases tabled to be taken by the early intervention team at Coolock primary care centre in 2020; if this is a reduced number of cases than...
- Audiology Services Data
159. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time paediatric audiologists working in CHO area 9 in 2017, 2018 and to-date in 2019; his plans to further increase the number; and if he...
- Hospital Consultant Data
160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time endometriosis excision specialists at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make...
- Occupational Therapy Staff
161. To ask the Minister for Health when an occupational therapy role (details supplied) will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49561/19]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Administration
162. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in County Cork who had an urgent referral to CAMHS in February 2019 has received an...
- Pharmacy Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49565/19]
- National Drugs Strategy Implementation
164. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent joint statement from each previous Minister with responsibility for the drugs strategy calling on him to give greater priority to...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortages of services for children with mental health problems in the north-western areas of Dublin in which...
- Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
166. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a group (details supplied) and its campaign to eliminate deficits for section 39 organisations in the adoption of the...
- Respite Care Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health if the value for money audit and policy review conducted in advance of the decision to close a facility (details supplied) will be provided. [49575/19]
- Hospital Consultant Data
168. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatric posts in the health service in Country Tipperary; and the number filled by permanent consultant, temporarily filled and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
169. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49578/19]
- Respite Care Services Provision
170. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of respite for a person (details supplied). [49583/19]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
171. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49584/19]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
172. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include illnesses such as fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49587/19]
- Disability Definitions
173. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to recognise the condition fibromyalgia as a disability; if his attention has been drawn to the distress and suffering caused as a result...
- Disease Incidence
174. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a registry of persons suffering from fibromyalgia in order that it is possible to ascertain the number of persons suffering from the...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in Cork city and county on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and treatment, respectively; the length of time...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
176. To ask the Minister for Health if information regarding public hospital waiting lists for surgery (details supplied) will be provided. [49597/19]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
178. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing equipment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49623/19]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Health the level of capital funding allocated towards the development of the new facilities and upgrading of existing facilities at a health facility (details...
- Health Services Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49656/19]
- Home Help Service Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Health when extra home help hours will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49662/19]
- Respite Care Services Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no respite or respite grant has been made available in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49663/19]
- Medical Card Applications
183. To ask the Minister for Health when an emergency medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49664/19]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Organic Farming Scheme Data
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocated to the new organic farming scheme which opened on 19 November 2018; the amount of same to be allocated to...
- Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter (details supplied) regarding the sale of cattle will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49493/19]
- Genetically Modified Organisms
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the use of genetically modified organisms, pesticides and palm oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49517/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each...
- Afforestation Programme
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the state aid rules in place with respect to grant aid for an agency (details supplied) to afforest land; the EU regulations in place...
- Fish Landings
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the Celtic Sea herring landed in Irish ports by Irish boats in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 that...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to implement to reward farmers for farming carbon on blanket bogs or peaty soils under grassland in private...
- Nitrates Action Programme
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the continuation of the agricultural catchments programme; and the funding for the programme in 2019 and 2020 and each...
- Live Exports
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to increase lairage capacity at Cherbourg. [49681/19]
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position taken by Ireland regarding the Finnish Presidency proposal that countries spend at least 30% of CAP funds post 2020 on...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Corrib Gas Field
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address matters (details supplied) relating to the Corrib gas project and related infrastructure. [49471/19]
- Energy Efficiency
198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a company (details supplied) has commenced the upgrade of its domestic meters to smart meters; if so, if it is by...
- Waste Management
199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of progress and the anticipated completion and publication of a cost-benefit analysis for a deposit return...
- Departmental Expenditure
200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing...
- Public Service Obligation Levy
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an increased amount of PSO levy will be allocated to Bord na Móna to increase it in line with a greater use of...
- Energy Policy Review
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the scope and terms of reference of the proposed energy security review; the way in which this will be carried out; the...
- National Broadband Plan
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a company (details supplied) has undergone a prequalification assessment; the way in which the company became...
- Data Centres
207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has estimated the significant levels of electricity required by data centres by the end of 2019; his...
- Electric Vehicles
208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electrically propelled vehicles in use throughout public transport or the State sector; the progress in...
- Climate Change Policy
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his climate change energy polices compare with applicable policies in other EU states with...
- Climate Action Plan
210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects climate change policies to appeal to individual householders and businesses in the...
- National Broadband Plan
213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects the national broadband plan to be in a position to compete internationally in terms of...
- Mobile Telephony Services
214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the quality of mobile telephone services can be improved nationwide in both urban and rural areas;...
- Electricity Generation
215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of electricity being generated from onshore wind, offshore wind, hydro and solar sources; the extent to...
- Biofuel Obligation Scheme
217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the full annual extent of the production and use of bio-diesel and ethanol; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Alternative Energy Projects
219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which alternative energy generation sources contribute to the national grid; the progress in this regard...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- EU Directives
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of fishing organisations here about the proposed implementation of EU Council Directive...
- Sports Capital Programme Data
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of funding allocated to each category of sport under the sports capital programme 2019; and if a schedule of the total...
- Rail Network Expansion
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent reports and costings available to his Department with regard to the potential expansion of the Sligo to Dublin rail line...
- Light Rail Projects
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent reports and costings available to his Department with regard to a potential light rail system for Cork city; and if he...
- Rail Network
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the strategic development plan for the cross-Border enterprise rail service between Belfast and Dublin; and if he will make...
- Light Rail Projects
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent reports and costings available to his Department with regard to a potential light rail link between Shannon Airport and...
- Road Projects
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of a bypass road for Julianstown, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49487/19]
- Road Toll Data
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of removing the toll charges at the M1 slip road south of Drogheda town, County Louth; and if he will make a statement...
- Rail Network Expansion
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of extending the rail line from the M3 parkway to Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Traffic Legislation
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the consolidation of road traffic legislation. [49499/19]
- Light Rail Projects
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the MetroLink project has plans to take over an area (details supplied) for maintenance shaft and car park on a permanent basis; if...
- Road Projects
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of investment in upgrading the N73 Mallow to Mitchelstown, County Cork. [49526/19]
- Road Projects Status
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeline for completion of the inner relief road Thurles, County Tipperary, linking the Slievenamon Road to the Mill Road;...
- Road Projects
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in advancing plans for a bypass for Thurles, County Tipperary; if an estimate for the completion of the project...
- Departmental Expenditure
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of...
- Public Transport Initiatives
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making the no alcoholic substances allowed programme compulsory for transport providers in an attempt to deal...
- Road Traffic Offences
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that more than one quarter of motorists convicted of road traffic offences who are sent by the courts on road...
- Road Projects Expenditure
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided for a project (details supplied) in 2019; the projected drawdown of the funding by year end; the funding to be...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- National Childcare Scheme
243. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a public services card will be required to access the new childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49461/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
244. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent by her Department and each agency under the aegis of her Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each of the...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Projects
245. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49458/19]
- Departmental Expenditure
246. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships in each...
- Rural Transport Services
247. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the meetings he has had with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the NTA since he has taken up his ministerial position...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data
248. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and value of approved projects being funded under the rural regeneration and development fund; the funding allocated for...
- LEADER Programmes Expenditure
249. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent to date under the 2014-20 LEADER programme by project and administration costs; the amount expended to date on...
- Local Improvement Scheme Data
250. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of rural roads that have received funding under the LIS in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by local...
- CLÁR Programme
251. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the review of the CLÁR programme. [49628/19]
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Strategies
252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new road map for social inclusion 2019 to 2025 will be further delayed in view of the fact that new SILC data is due...
- Social Welfare Code
253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the documents required to be submitted to her Department by a person applying for a means tested payment to prove that the...
- Rural Social Scheme
254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made to move the rural social scheme from the responsibility of her Department to the Department of...
- Departmental Expenditure
255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent by her Department and each agency under the aegis of her Department on the National Ploughing Championships...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who applied for hearing aids under the treatment benefit scheme in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to...
- Illness Benefit Applications
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons with fibromyalgia can no longer access protocol 6 on the online list of her Department; and if she will...
- Social Welfare Code
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which fibromyalgia is assessed for the purpose of approving or refusing social welfare benefits; and if she will...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application by a person (details supplied) was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49622/19]
- Social Welfare Payments Administration
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a further basic payment or exceptional needs payment will be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if exceptional need payments will be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when fuel and heating allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Household Benefits Scheme
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for free scheme and household package in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Social and Affordable Housing
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is an affordable housing scheme to provide affordable housing on lands owned by the local authority; and if he will...
- Departmental Expenditure
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department on the National Ploughing Championships...
- Building Regulations
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a newly formed group (details supplied) representing home owners in many developments with...
- Meteorological Services
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the Shannon rainfall radar is offline on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49607/19]
- Local Authority Housing
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the €25million funding allocated for the upgrading of the energy efficiency of local authority homes in 2019 can be...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Expenditure
269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent by her Department and each agency under the aegis of her Department on the National Ploughing Championships in...
