Written answers

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Middle East Peace Process
      43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 10 December 2019 marks five years since Dáil Éireann unanimously passed a motion...
    • Human Rights
      44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the gravity of the recent human rights abuses committed by the Government of Bahrain; and the reason a...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the new Prime Minister of the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53384/19]
    • Brexit Preparations
      48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Brexit preparations that his officials have informed him of. [50345/19]
    • UN Security Council
      49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to secure a seat on the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53293/19]
    • Human Rights
      50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the details of the proposed new legislation to create a EU human rights sanction regime that were discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs...
    • Middle East Issues
      51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a report will be provided on his recent trip to Israel and Palestine; the persons he met; the issues discussed; the new proposals he will...
    • Human Rights
      52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if progress has been made on the number of Basques in prison five years after ETA ceased the armed struggle; and if there can be a resolution...
    • Foreign Policy
      53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of EU efforts to ensure European values and ideals, including the rule of law and that the independency of the Judiciary is upheld...
    • Northern Ireland
      54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has written to or spoken with his UK counterpart regarding a possible amnesty for the 200 soldiers and police officers being...
    • Trade Relations
      55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland and the EU are progressing trade links with Cuba in view of the EU Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement. [53201/19]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his counterparts in Europe the ongoing uprising in Bolivia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53383/19]
    • Ministerial Communications
      57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to growing protests in Malta regarding the mishandling by the government of the investigation into the murder...
    • Human Rights
      58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he can ensure at a European level that Tamils in Sri Lanka will be supported in view of the ongoing violence against them by...
    • Trade Relations
      59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he expects trade talks to proceed in the aftermath of Brexit incorporating the importance of previous trade relations and...
    • Human Rights
      62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had correspondence or talks with companies and enterprises here that are complicit in human rights violations through trade with...
    • EU Meetings
      64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions on the multi-annual financial framework at the December 2019 GAC meeting. [52981/19]
    • Foreign Policy
      65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has understandings or agreements with foreign countries regarding aerial defence in situations in which aircraft intrusion is used...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Websites
      66. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which the website of his Department is managed and coordinated. [53349/19]
    • Project Ireland 2040 Administration
      67. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his officials in Project Ireland 2040. [53350/19]
    • Departmental Staff Data
      68. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; and the title of each employment position. [53650/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      69. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit. [53751/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      70. To ask the Taoiseach if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current or expected obligations in the aftermath of Brexit in respect of defence and security; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Defence Forces Strength
      72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces have been replenished in terms of numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53438/19]
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the updating of equipment for the Defence Forces likely to arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53439/19]
    • Defence Forces Operations
      74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces remain ready, available and equipped for emergencies that may arise; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Defence Forces Personnel Data
      75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women in senior positions in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53441/19]
    • Defence Forces Remuneration
      76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which pay and conditions in the Defence Forces have been resolved to satisfaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Defence Forces
      77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if an evaluation has been carried out in respect of potential weakness in the Defence Forces with a view to addressing the issues in the short to...
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a psychiatrist has been appointed to the Defence Forces to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53504/19]
    • Naval Service Vessels
      79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the precautions taken to ensure that the former LÉ Aisling was not sold to organisations that would be in contravention of UN arms...
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      80. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53741/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the personal injuries pay-outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each of the...
    • White Paper on Defence
      84. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of progress of the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53876/19]
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      85. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the implications for working schedules in the Defence Forces based on recent decisions regarding breaches of the working time directive; and if...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • European Council Meetings
      86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Myanmar was discussed at the December 2019 EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. [52984/19]
    • Brexit Issues
      87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with EU counterparts recently on Brexit or other matters. [50347/19]
    • European Council Meetings
      88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the multi-annual financial framework that is being discussed at the forthcoming GAC meeting in December 2019. [50084/19]
    • Northern Ireland
      89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if legacy issues have been discussed as part of the negotiations in relation to the need to have the Assembly and Executive restored in...
    • Brexit Preparations
      90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken to put in place new formal structures for dialogue between Ireland and the UK as a result of the departure of the UK from the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Ukraine; the position of the EU on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53527/19]
    • Consular Services Data
      92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons provided with consular assistance to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53528/19]
    • Visa Waiver Programme
      93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of students who participated in the J1 visa programme in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA
      94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made in relation to resolving the situation regarding the undocumented Irish in the United States of America, excluding progress...
    • Human Rights
      95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation regarding the Rohingya; the position of Ireland on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53531/19]
    • Passport Applications Data
      96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first-time passport applicants from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, respectively in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the partners his Department is working with or plans to work with in order to increase access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health...
    • Irish Aid
      99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish Aid has provided funding to organisations that promote and provide termination of pregnancy services; if so, the funding allocated...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will make a...
    • Consular Services Provision
      101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the opening of a new consulate in the north of England; if provision is made for same in forthcoming departmental funding; and...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53745/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the personal injuries pay-outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018...
    • Northern Ireland
      104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which efforts continue to be made to restore the power-sharing Assembly in Northern Ireland; the extent to which the UK...
    • EU Migration Crisis
      105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to influence the international community and European countries to ensure they play their part in resolving...
    • Human Rights
      106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and the international community have identified the worldwide locations at which the most serious breaches of human...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which aid continues to be provided globally whether in a bilateral or multilateral arrangement; and if he will make a...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab continue to be contained or restricted by the international community; the extent to which...
    • Trade Relations
      111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to extend trade links globally through consulates and embassies, with particular reference to the need to replace...
    • Overseas Development Aid Data
      114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of aid distributed overseas to various worthy causes in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Humanitarian Aid Provision
      115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the commitments of Ireland in respect of aid in the wake of various disasters worldwide in each of the past three years...
    • EU Meetings
      116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Brexit was discussed at the most recent General Affairs Council; if so, the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement...
    • Human Rights
      118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he continues to influence the international community to make provision for the elimination of trafficking and violence...
  • Department of Finance
    • Brexit Preparations
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance if new customs infrastructure will be required at local and regional ports and airports under the terms of the revised withdrawal agreement reached in October...
    • Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
      124. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has information on the prevalence of money mule accounts (details supplied); if so, the details of completed or current investigations...
    • Banking Sector Remuneration
      125. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the report commissioned from a company (details supplied) on remuneration levels within banks here; if he has received and read the...
    • Insurance Industry Regulation
      126. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate claims harvesting websites; the estimated number of such sites active in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Insurance Industry
      127. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank is notified by life assurance companies of instances in which claims on policies are not paid out on the basis of non-disclosure; if so,...
    • Motor Insurance Data
      128. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected to date as part of the motor insurers insolvency compensation fund; his plans for the fund; when collections are expected to cease; and...
    • NAMA Portfolio
      129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number, extent and value of housing developments, commercial properties and land under the control of NAMA in Galway city and county; the equivalent...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Compliance
      131. To ask the Minister for Finance if voluntary groups not legally recognised as charities but registered with the Revenue Commissioners as voluntary non-profit groups are automatically obliged...
    • Cycle to Work Scheme
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the terms of the cycle to work scheme to cover pedal-assisted e-bikes and increase the eligibility financial limits; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53744/19]
    • Insurance Industry Regulation
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance when the national claims information database will be established. [53777/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance if the personal injuries pay outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each of the past four years;...
    • Electric Vehicles
      137. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the financial incentives for the provision of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53874/19]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • EU Funding
      138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if European region development funding will be available to the northern and western region post-2020; and if he will make a statement...
    • National Lottery Ticket Sales
      139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the practice of issuing receipts for national lottery tickets checked in retail outlets has commenced; when this practice commenced...
    • Government Expenditure
      140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage growth in current spending, capital spending and total spending in each of the years since 2000; the percentage movement...
    • Office of Public Works
      141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an offer will be accepted to remove an OPW burden on lands (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Lottery Licence
      142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the level of oversight relating to the operation of the national lottery licence here; if issues such as...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will...
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the site preparations for renovation works at the Garda station, Athlone did not foresee the ESB requirements; if the new...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the flood defence works on the quays, Athlone have stalled; when works will recommence; and the date for completion of same....
    • Office of Public Works Data
      146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of car parking spaces controlled by the Office of Public Works in Dublin 1, 2, 7 and 8; the number commercially leased; and...
    • National Parks
      147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the draft Phoenix Park visitor experience strategic review; if his attention has been drawn to the degree of public...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53749/19]
    • Public Sector Staff
      149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if breastfeeding and lactation breaks or paid reduction in working hours for breastfeeding mothers of 104 weeks will be ensured across...
    • Departmental Transport
      150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State-owned vehicles in each of the past five years by categories, such as, electric, hybrid, diesel and petrol, in...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the personal injuries pay-outs in the public buildings under his remit in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Funding
      154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional funding will be provided to Cavan County Council in 2020 for flood alleviation measures in view of increasing problems...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Admissions
      156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure a child (details supplied) in County Cork receives an appropriate school place; and if he will make a statement...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53454/19]
    • Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
      159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) did not qualify for funding under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when two schools (details supplied) which have been listed on the capital programme will be commenced; and the status of progress on the...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) in County Kerry will be made eligible for school transport after the submission of further documentation; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs
      162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a new second-level special school in Cork city and its environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53520/19]
    • Departmental Properties
      163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ownership of a site accommodating a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Correspondence
      164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53554/19]
    • School Accommodation
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision not to grant temporary accommodation to a school (details supplied) will be reviewed. [53556/19]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53575/19]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SNA and resource teacher will be put in place for a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [53576/19]
    • School Patronage
      168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the outcome of the patronage process for the new secondary school in Goatstown, Dublin 14 due to open in 2020 will be announced; and if he...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the permanent school buildings for the recently opened primary and the post-primary school (details supplied) to be opened in September 2019...
    • DEIS Review
      170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if class sizes in DEIS band one schools will be decreased in view of the fact the staffing schedule in schools was reduced in budgets 2016 and...
    • Student Support Schemes
      171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policies being developed to ensure that students with disabilities can complete their university education without incurring fees for...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will make a...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); and when it will receive funding towards an extension. [53695/19]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of and the timeline for the commencement of the building of a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Migrant Integration
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is provided for integration projects undertaken with primary or secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that will own the school building and the school site for a school (details supplied) on the Phoenix Park site; and if he will...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost based on the recent pilots of having 100 annual cross-Border exchanges between schools (details supplied). [53734/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53742/19]
    • Departmental Funding
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to higher education in each of the years 2017 to 2020 by capital and current. [53758/19]
    • DEIS Data
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding the DEIS programme in order to cover 50% more children. [53761/19]
    • Home School Community Liaison Scheme
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of the home school liaison programme. [53762/19]
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the number of pupils which a small school requires to retain or recruit a teacher by one and two pupils,...
    • School Excellence Fund
      183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided in budget 2020 for the school excellence fund. [53764/19]
    • Special Educational Needs Staff Data
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to increase the management supports available to special schools by providing for the appointment of additional administrative...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of investment in teacher continuous professional development. [53767/19]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that exist for naíonraí; and the cost of increasing such supports by 5%. [53769/19]
    • Schools Building Projects
      188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53775/19]
    • School Accommodation Provision
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to provide permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); his views on the concerns of the school community on...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the personal injuries pay-outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional educational facilities will be provided in 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53822/19]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each of the...
    • Audiology Services Provision
      193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions over and above that available to children with hearing loss made for the 49 children in counties Mayo and Roscommon who had their...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Adoption Legislation
      194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 22 October 2019, his plans to allow same-sex couples to avail of the same adoptive...
    • Legal Aid
      195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when allowances against income when considering eligibility for civil legal aid were last reviewed; the recommendations that...
    • Legal Aid Service Data
      196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that applied and qualified for civil legal aid pursuant to section 28(9)(c)(iii) of the Civil Legal Aid...
    • Courts Service Data
      197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 105 of 3 October 2019 and 276 of 12 November 2019, if he will arrange for the requested...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
      198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if information will be provided on the incidence of money mule accounts (details supplied); the details of completed or current...
    • Refugee Resettlement Programme
      199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland has fulfilled its commitment to accepting 4,000 refugees as part of the resettlement and relocation programmes; and...
    • Legal Services Regulation
      200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to regulate claims harvesting websites; the estimated number of such sites active in the market; and if he will make...
    • Fines Data
      201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that failed to pay fines imposed by the courts since the commencement of the Fines (Payment and Recovery)...
    • Bench Warrants
      204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants issued in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number outstanding in this regard; and if he will...
    • Departmental Data
      205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 24 October 2019, the status of the matter. [53582/19]
    • Residency Permits
      206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons assessed under the scheme to regularise the status of students who overstayed on visas in each of the...
    • Garda Resources
      208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the modernisation of the PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53602/19]
    • Garda Training
      209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have received specialist training to interview minors who have been victims of sexual abuse; and...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he...
    • Garda Investigations
      211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 11 November 2019, if there has been further progress in achieving a full and...
    • Asylum Seeker Accommodation
      212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the questions raised regarding a centre (details supplied) for asylum seekers; the action he will take in response...
    • Road Traffic Offences Data
      213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure the Courts Service provides a detailed breakdown of road traffic offences in an open format that would...
    • Prison Service Data
      214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the future of Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin 7 and the possible rehousing of long-stay prisoners; and the details of...
    • Migrant Integration
      215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is provided for integration projects undertaken with primary or secondary schools; and if he will make a statement...
    • Garda Retirements
      216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in each year of the past decade and to date in 2019; and if he will...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53748/19]
    • Ministerial Meetings
      218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the meetings he has held with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding extending the eligibility criteria for asylum...
    • Judicial Council
      219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish the membership of the Judicial Council; and if the chairperson has given a timeline as to when the...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Brexit Supports
      222. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of Brexit-related supports under the remit of her Department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      223. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new staff recruited to her Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if she will...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      224. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the meetings she has had with her EU counterparts since her appointment, in tabular form. [53658/19]
    • Health and Safety Authority Data
      225. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the full complement of staff at the Health and Safety Authority; and the areas in which vacancies exist. [53668/19]
    • Health and Safety Inspections
      226. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the average timeframe for inspection under HSA regulations; and if the delay in filling key posts is having an effect on same. [53669/19]
    • Ministerial Meetings
      227. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has met with an association (details supplied) since 2016; if such meetings were requested; and if she will make a statement on...
    • IDA Ireland Supports
      228. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if sanction will be provided to the IDA to deliver an advanced manufacturing facility at IDA grounds in Marlinstown, Mullingar. [53682/19]
    • Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure
      229. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual profile of expenditure of the Project Ireland 2040 disruptive technology fund from 2018 to its closure; and if she will...
    • Research Funding
      230. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason fundamental research is not allowed under the disruptive technology fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      231. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53737/19]
    • Skills Shortages
      232. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the quota on employee permits for chefs will be extended in view of the shortages and in further view of the fact the quota for...
    • Departmental Strategies
      233. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the National Space Strategy for Enterprise 2019-2025 and its goals. [53757/19]
    • Work Permits Applications
      234. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to increase the speed at which work permits are being issued by sector in tabular form; and the number of outstanding...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      236. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of her Department in each of the years 2016 to...
    • Local Enterprise Offices
      237. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the additional resources which will be provided to local enterprise offices in view of the recent OECD report; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      238. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the capital expenditure by her Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each...
    • Regional Development
      239. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits arranged by job creation agencies, the IDA, and Enterprise Ireland to counties Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan,...
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      240. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when additional categories will be added to the scheme for work permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53879/19]
  • Department of Health
    • State Claims Agency
      241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical claims outstanding with the State Claims Agency; the potential cost of such claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53450/19]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      242. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for amendments being considered jointly by his Department and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to encourage the use of...
    • Dental Services
      243. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no dental services available in Tubbercurry, County Sligo for 12 months; and when a dentist will be appointed. [53455/19]
    • Respite Care Services Funding
      244. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 19 November 2019, the status of the closure of a centre (details supplied); the efforts made to prevent its...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      245. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [53459/19]
    • Departmental Funding
      247. To ask the Minister for Health the annual education and development funding for the INMO; and the comparative funding for the HSCP national office [53469/19]
    • Nursing Staff Data
      248. To ask the Minister for Health the comparative figure for health and social care professions in view of the fact that going forward, 2% of all nursing and midwifery posts are guaranteed to...
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      249. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be appointed to a vacant pharmaceutical technician position in Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement...
    • Mental Health Services Expenditure
      250. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the original estimate for expenditure for mental...
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalents required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes;...
    • Mental Health Services Expenditure
      253. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended on mental health in 2018 as a total amount and as a percentage of the overall health budget [53490/19]
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number filled on a temporary basis; the number filled by doctors not on the specialist...
    • Mental Health Services Data
      259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health inpatient beds here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53496/19]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
      260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to CAMHS in each CHO to date in 2019; the net increase in staff numbers resulting from such recruitment in each CHO to...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
      261. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult health units to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53498/19]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
      263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53500/19]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
      264. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment on 30 November 2019; the number waiting over 3 months and over one, two and three years,...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
      265. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS in south County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53502/19]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
      266. To ask the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations of national youth mental health task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53503/19]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
      267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a CAMHS appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36 and 48...
    • Audiology Services Data
      269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an audiology appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36 and...
    • Health Services Data
      270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an ophthalmology appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36...
    • Speech and Language Therapy Data
      272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a speech and language therapy appointment; the number awaiting initial assessment, initial therapy and...
    • Physiotherapy Provision
      273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a physiotherapy appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36...
    • Occupational Therapy Data
      274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an occupational therapy appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12,...
    • Health Services Data
      275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an appointment for hospital treatment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than...
    • Dental Services Data
      277. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting a dental appointment; the number waiting less than 12 months; the number waiting more than 12, 24, 36 and 48...
    • Ambulance Service Data
      281. To ask the Minister for Health the average handover time in which responsibility for the patient is transferred from the ambulance service to the hospital in respect of ambulances arriving...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      282. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open additional acute beds at Cork University Hospital during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53525/19]
    • Hospital Staff Data
      283. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing and consultant vacancies in each hospital in County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53526/19]
    • Hospital Services
      284. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development a new long-stay facility at St. Finbarr’s Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Primary Care Centres
      285. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps in the process; when the primary...
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      287. 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...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
      288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO4 area awaiting an appliance in six-monthly wait intervals; the number waiting more than 12 months; the breakdown of the...
    • Home Help Service Eligibility
      289. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be expedited for a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53547/19]
    • Motorised Transport Grant
      290. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reintroduction of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53555/19]
    • Physiotherapy Provision
      291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health area on a waiting list for physiotherapy; the number waiting less than three, three to six, six to 12 and more than...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
      292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that received treatment under the national treatment purchase fund in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the category of procedures; the...
    • Hospital Facilities
      295. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthopaedic treatment at Merlin Park University Hospital; the progress of plans for new operating theatre facilities; when the backlog...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 190 new beds he announced recently which will go to Naas General Hospital; when the new beds will be introduced into hospitals; and if he...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      297. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) [53583/19]
    • General Practitioner Services Provision
      298. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of general practitioners in Monasterevin, County Kildare; his plans to encourage general practitioners to set...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      302. To ask the Minister for Health if sufficient school services have been put in place for a person (details supplied) [53589/19]
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
      303. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) through the national treatment purchase fund. [53592/19]
    • Ambulance Service
      304. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the investigation into the circumstances of an ambulance service call-out in the case of a person (details supplied) [53601/19]
    • Air Quality
      305. To ask the Minister for Health if he has commissioned a study or research into the number of persons negatively impacted by NOx emissions from diesel vehicles since 2008; and if he will make...
    • Hospitals Data
      308. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 12 December 2019, the number of removals from the outpatient list which were as a result of a patient being...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      309. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been allocated the necessary home help hours in order to return home but has...
    • Home Help Service
      310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occurrences of home help hours being awarded without the funding in place to deliver the hours in each of the past three years in tabular form;...
    • Hospital Services
      311. To ask the Minister for Health the previous time resources were increased to the stoma colorectal clinical nurse specialists service in Crumlin Children’s Hospital; the resourcing for...
    • Childcare Services Provision
      312. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 13 November 2019, if he has engaged with the Department of Education and Skills to explore the provision of...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he has met with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board from May 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Staff Data
      314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ambulance Service
      315. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a call for an ambulance (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53655/19]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in nursing homes under the fair deal scheme that have a residential property registered in their name which is included as part of the...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Data
      317. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly threshold on the drug payment scheme for a family to €62.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Community Care
      319. To ask the Minister for Health if patient advocacy groups will have an input into the new pilot home care scheme; when consultation will commence; and when the pilot scheme will be in...
    • Home Help Service Data
      320. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of one hour of home help. [53676/19]
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      323. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 12 December 2019, the funding the National Treatment Purchase Fund is providing for the opening of additional...
    • General Medical Services Scheme Data
      324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners holding GMS contracts in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [53688/19]
    • Health Services
      325. To ask the Minister for Health when the provision of new and upgraded accommodation at a health facility (details supplied) will progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of 2020 projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53703/19]
    • Respite Care Services Provision
      327. To ask the Minister for Health when a healthcare facility (details supplied) will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53704/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      328. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53746/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      329. To ask the Minister for Health if the personal injuries pay outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019,...
    • Cross-Border Health Services Provision
      330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate with the HSE a case involving the cross-Border directive unit and a person (details supplied); the reason it will not reimburse a person...
    • National Children's Hospital
      331. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 12 December 2019, if the new national children's hospital facial recognition camera system will be provided with...
    • Home Care Packages Data
      332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waitlisted for home care services in county Louth and east County Meath; when resources will be made available; and if he will make a...
    • Respite Care Services Data
      333. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 for respite overnights with or without day respite accessed by persons with a...
    • Health Services Provision
      335. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the local health projects in County Louth and east County Meath confirmed as part of the HSE ten-year capital plan; and if he will make...
    • Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
      336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding in 2020 for the drug task forces in view of the increasing problems with drug abuse nationwide; and if he will make a statement...
    • Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
      337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the replacement and refurbishment of 90 community nursing units nationwide as announced on 26 January 2016; the funding allocated to each project...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      338. To ask the Minister for Health the progress regarding all proposed new primary care centres in County Louth and east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53830/19]
    • Hospital Services
      339. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the provision of services at a health facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53834/19]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      340. To ask the Minister for Health the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each of the past four years;...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Brexit Issues
      341. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the UK Government to protect vital County Donegal fishing and economic interests; and if he will make a...
    • Environmental Investigations
      342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the period of time he considers reasonable for his officials to commence and conclude an investigation with follow-up actions if...
    • Afforestation Licences
      343. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) regarding an afforestation licence; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      344. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on the review of aquaculture licensing procedures and applications; the progress made on the issue since the matter went...
    • Climate Change Policy
      345. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if analysis has been carried out by his Department on the impact on agriculture here arising from an EU commitment to achieve carbon...
    • Beef Industry
      346. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the work of the beef taskforce; if representatives from the retail sector will be invited to take part in the...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      347. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will...
    • Wildlife Control
      348. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns in many areas in relation to the increase in the wild deer herd and the difficulties...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      349. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions being made at EU level in relation to the funding of CAP from 2020 pending the completion of a new CAP programme; and...
    • Beef Exports
      351. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new markets projected to be open for beef exports in 2020; the estimated value of such markets on an annual basis; and if he will...
    • Farm Costs
      352. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce grant aid to assist farmers with necessary land reclamation and on-farm drainage works in which ongoing...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53736/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      355. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in...
    • Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Data
      356. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2019 beef data and genomics programme by county in tabular form; the number of applications...
    • Agriculture Scheme Data
      357. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers whose contracts will expire on 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2021 for each scheme under the rural...
    • Rural Development Programme Data
      358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average annual payment under each RDP scheme in tabular form. [53853/19]
    • Agriculture Industry
      359. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the new green deal and proposals relating to the agriculture sector by the European Commission. [53854/19]
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of CAP transitional measures post-2020. [53855/19]
    • Farm Inspections
      361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the inspection penalty rate will be published for randomised on-farm inspections, namely, land eligibility inspections,...
    • Meat Processing Plants
      363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the instances of non-compliance with carcase trim specifications his inspectors have identified in beef plants each month in 2019;...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Proposed Legislation
      366. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will introduce new legislation to counteract the decision in order to ensure harvesting can proceed in March...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      367. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of broadband availability for a property (details supplied). [53473/19]
    • Departmental Strategies
      373. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken to implement the National Positive Ageing Strategy in his Department; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      374. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position;...
    • Prospecting Licences
      376. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date in assessing all applications for renewal of prospecting licences in the Connemara area; when...
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      377. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the long-promised payment of €75 will be introduced for persons with lifelong long-term medical...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      378. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Personal Injury Claims
      379. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      380. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Skills Shortages
      381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to meet the skills shortages in the hospitality and restaurant sector. [53774/19]
    • National Transport Authority
      382. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has provided funding for a new train station and related infrastructures to Irish Rail in respect of a proposed strategic housing...
    • Penalty Points System Data
      383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued in each county in respect of each offence in the past year in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Road Traffic Offences Data
      385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers disqualified from driving in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, by category of driver licence having reached the...
    • Sports Organisations
      386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the overall amount outstanding from an organisation (details supplied) to local soccer leagues and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      387. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure by his Department from 1 January to 31 August 2019 under headings (details supplied); and the projects funded...
    • Noise Mitigation Measures
      388. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for noise mitigation measures along the M8, N20 and N25; if there is a timetable for the implementation of the measures; the...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      389. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will make...
    • Airport Development Projects
      390. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings he held during 2019 regarding the potential operation of an independent third terminal at Dublin Airport. [53670/19]
    • Ministerial Meetings
      391. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each of the meetings he has held with his EU counterparts during 2019, in tabular form. [53671/19]
    • Sports Capital Programme Data
      392. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the decision on the appeals for the sports capital programme will be announced. [53679/19]
    • Sports Facilities Provision
      393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when promised discus and hammer throwing circles will be erected in the sports grounds in Santry, Dublin 9; and if he will make a...
    • Rural Transport Programme
      394. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the usage of the extended rural transport LocalLink services that cover weekend and late night journeys which were initiated as a pilot;...
    • Rural Transport Programme Data
      396. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the take-up of the LocalLink rural hackney grant pilot scheme announced in 2019 for 15 rural areas nationwide; and if he will make a...
    • Traffic Management
      397. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans for the installation of further red light running cameras in Dublin city at Blackhall Place, Con Colbert Road and...
    • Light Rail Projects Status
      398. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed extension of the Luas green line from Broombridge to Finglas; if a station will be provided at Royal Canal...
    • Ports Policy
      399. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the transfer of each port of regional significance to local authority ownership structures since the introduction of the...
    • Cycling Policy
      400. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of funding through the National Transport Authority an education programme available to primary schools to ensure that...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      401. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53752/19]
    • Ministerial Meetings
      402. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings he has held with Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to extending the eligibility criteria for asylum seekers to...
    • Rail Services Provision
      403. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for new rolling stock to be delivered to Irish Rail for use on the Mullingar to Sligo line; and his plans to deal with the...
    • Road Projects Status
      404. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if adequate funding will be provided to a local authority in 2020 to ensure progress on the further planning and design of a road project...
    • Bus Services
      406. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of hybrid buses in operation as of 1 December 2019 in Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, respectively. [53781/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      407. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018...
    • Departmental Funding
      408. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding programmes will be introduced to support the tourism and hospitality sector in the Border region due to the...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      410. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reintroduce specific funding for the local improvement scheme in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53825/19]
    • Road Network
      411. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Julianstown bypass following the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport meeting on 25...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      412. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each of...
    • Rail Network Expansion
      413. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the extension of the DART to Drogheda; the timeline for the commencement of the service; the frequency of trains expected...
    • Railway Stations
      414. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a new railway station in northern areas of Drogheda in view of the increase in population in the...
    • Rail Services Provision
      415. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to increase capacity on rail lines to County Kildare; if he will consider an expansion of the lines to four lines...
    • Railway Stations
      416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dunleer railway station will be reopened in view of the significant population growth in mid-County Louth; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Family Support Services
      417. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the upgrade of a family support centre (details supplied) to the designation of family resource centre; the process involved...
    • Children in Care
      418. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care; the number in care without an allocated social worker by local area; the steps being taken to address the...
    • Childcare Services Provision
      419. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare facilities in Cork city and county that have not re-registered with Tusla from 2018 to 2019; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      420. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new staff recruited to her Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if she will make...
    • Childcare Services
      421. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents will receive lower income-based subsidies than previously awarded to them in...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      422. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53738/19]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      423. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports that exist for naíonraí; and the estimated cost of increasing the supports by 5%. [53768/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      424. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of her Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      425. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration will be given to funding structures for ECCE providers to ensure they receive a payment in December 2019 to assist with...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      426. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital expenditure by her Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each of...
    • Childcare Services
      427. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on her engagement with private childcare providers; if she will consider a framework to meet them to listen to their...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Social Enterprise Sector
      428. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a club (details supplied) was deemed ineligible to apply under the small capital grant scheme for social enterprises 2019;...
    • Recreational Facilities Provision
      429. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when new applications will be accepted under the CLÁR programme to assist in the provision of playground facilities and safety...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      430. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if he will...
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      431. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the provision of office or workspace is eligible for assistance under the town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Expenditure
      432. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual profile of expenditure of the rural regeneration fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53732/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      433. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53750/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      434. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the personal injuries pay outs will be published for properties under the ownership of his Department in each of the years 2016 to...
    • Walks Scheme
      435. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when payments will be made to the landowners on the O'Sullivan Beare Walkway by his Department in view of the fact the payment is...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      436. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in each...
    • Community Services Programme Funding
      437. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if low pay in the community centre sector will be examined; if these workers will be in receipt of a pay increase; and if he will make...
    • Community Centres
      438. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the interaction with community centres (details supplied) on the issue of necessary fire safety works. [53872/19]
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      439. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams available for cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53878/19]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Free Travel Scheme
      440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can arrange to have a bus pass reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a household benefits package will be transferred to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals
      442. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal for State pension (non-contributory) by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [53475/19]
    • Departmental Communications
      443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is responsible for and responsive to enquiries from the general public as to tracing their unclaimed...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      444. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [53553/19]
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      445. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal lodged in respect of person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Labour Market
      447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing one extra bank holiday per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53612/19]
    • Departmental Staff Data
      448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of new staff recruited to her Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the record will be corrected regarding the statement by the chief appeals officer of the social welfare appeals office to...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of accreditation a trainer must offer to participants in disability awareness training in order for the client to...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Data
      451. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on farm assist by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53689/19]
    • Brexit Expenditure
      452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53743/19]
    • School Meals Programme
      453. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of progressively rolling out the hot school meals programme to a further 35,000 schoolchildren each year...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      454. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of her Department in each of the years...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      455. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the capital expenditure by her Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      456. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the social welfare appeals office does not have legislative powers, cannot set precedent and is not free to act outside of...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has approved the business case to fund local authorities to rent from cuckoo funds; the projections he has made for HAP...
    • Maritime Spatial Planning
      458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made towards increasing the percentage of maritime area designated as marine protected areas; and if he...
    • Planning Issues
      459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will introduce new legislation to ensure harvesting can proceed in March 2020 to ensure job security for up to 4,000...
    • Electoral Register
      460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposals to modernise the electoral registration process following public consultation in early 2019; and...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Data
      461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority houses sold under the tenant purchase scheme by each local authority since the scheme was...
    • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
      462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on a waiting list for social housing; the number at the same period in 2017 and 2018 in Galway city and...
    • Homeless Persons Data
      463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in emergency homeless accommodation by local authority area and length of time in such accommodation;...
    • Housing Assistance Payment Data
      464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 11 December 2019, the breakdown of HAP processing times by Dublin and Leinster...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new staff recruited to his Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the over-reliance on approved housing bodies which do not have the properties to meet the needs of those on the council...
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53747/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the personal injury compensation payout will be published for each county council in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to...
    • Home Loan Scheme
      470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to improve the criteria for the home loan scheme particularly the requirement of a 10% deposit; if some provision...
    • Wastewater Treatment
      471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new grant scheme to upgrade domestic septic tanks will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital expenditure by his Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Staff Data
      474. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of new staff recruited to her Department from January 2019 to date; the title of each employment position; and if she...
    • Waterways Ireland Funding
      475. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital funding allocated to Waterways Ireland for 2019; the projected expenditure at year end; the proposed allocation for...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      476. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there has been a response from the REACH Committee of the European Union in relation to the documents submitted some time ago...
    • Arts Funding
      477. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the terms and conditions of the per cent for art scheme under public procurement capital projects; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Strategies
      478. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will give consideration to establishing a national peatlands park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53726/19]
    • Departmental Advertising Data
      479. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent on advertising in 2018 and to date in 2019 on Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53740/19]
    • Irish Language
      480. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that exist for naíonraí; and the estimated cost of increasing those supports by 5%. [53770/19]
    • Personal Injury Claims
      481. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the personal injuries payouts will be published for properties under the ownership of her Department in each of the years 2016...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      482. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital expenditure by her Department in County Louth and east County Meath by location and facility provided or commenced in...