Written answers
Thursday, 5 March 2020
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Properties
1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for a site (details supplied) in County Cork owned by his Department; the size of the site; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Veterans Associations Funding
2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to recognise all veteran organisations in view of the active participation and involvement of veterans in organisations beyond those...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a person born on a certain date (details supplied) is eligible for the latest round of recruitment for the Defence Forces; the policy in...
- Military Aircraft Landings
4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a German Navy aircraft (details supplied) was at Baldonnell Aerodrome on 20 February 2020; if this was in connection with the large...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel are participating in the NATO exercise Defender 2020 either as participants or observers; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces
6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a request can be facilitated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2797/20]
- Army Barracks
7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reintroduce a new Army barracks in counties Cavan, Monaghan or the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible...
- Air Corps Recruitment
8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new recruitment campaign for the Air Corps fire service will commence before end of quarter 2 of 2020; and if not, the date on which it will...
- Defence Forces Expenditure
9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital allocation for Defence in 2020; and the expenditure allocations for major capital infrastructure projects in the Army, Air Corps,...
- Military Aircraft
10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which three new aircraft (details supplied) came into the fleet and-or use. [3187/20]
- Defence Forces Records
11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when documentation which has been requested by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to their job application to the Defence...
- Defence Forces Expenditure
12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the projects funded by Defence capital expenditure from 2016 to 2019; the projects planned in 2020; and the specific funding allocated to each....
- Defence Forces Data
13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding provided to improve Defence Forces accommodation from 2016 to 2019; the projects planned in 2020; and the specific funding allocated...
- Departmental Budgets
14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the outturn for Vote 36 of the Defence budget in 2019; and the extent of the variation from the original 2019 estimate. [3562/20]
- Defence Forces Strength
16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 29 February 2020; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of...
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve as of 29 February 2020 with regard to the three services and each rank; the gender breakdown of same;...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Permanent Defence Forces in 2019 with regard to the three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if...
- Defence Forces Reserve
19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Defence Forces Reserve in 2019 with regard to the three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if...
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products
20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the attention of his Department or the Defence Forces medical authorities were advised when deciding to allow melfoquine as the anti-malaria...
- Defence Forces Reports
22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the findings and recommendations of the Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Working Groups 2011-2013 and 2015-2017; if they have been published; the actions...
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products
23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason doxycycline is not the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa. [3716/20]
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that left their posts in 2019, by rank in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Air Corps
26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the additional investment made in both personnel and equipment for the Air Corps in 2019; his plans to make further investment in personnel for...
- Defence Forces Funding
27. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to make funding available for the refurbishment of the equestrian stables at the Defence Forces Equitation School in McKee Barracks; if...
- Army Barracks
28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on maintenance and refurbishment to Cathal Brugha Barracks and McKee Barracks in each of the years 2017 to 2019; if the barracks...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the 2020 recruitment campaigns for the Naval Service and Air Corps will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3726/20]
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products
31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces as of 12 January 2020 took the belated decision to in future offer an alternative to the anti-malaria drug lariam...
- Defence Forces Pensions
34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 12 November 2019, when disability pensions awarded in court to military personnel should be regarded...
- Defence Forces Properties
35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of engagement between his Department and the Department of Education and Skills on the site selection process for a new school build...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Working Holiday Visas
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a matter regarding a holiday visa for a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2601/20]
- Election Monitoring Missions
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the names of the observers appointed to the most recent election observer roster will be made available; and if he will make a statement...
- Foreign Awards to Irish Citizens
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the instances since 2009 to date in 2020 in which consideration was given to a request by an Irish citizen to accept a title of nobility or...
- Middle East Peace Process
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent peace plan announcement for the Middle East put forward by the administration of the United States of America; and if...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the ongoing outstanding requests with the UK Government regarding inquiries into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he...
- Foreign Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he has made to encourage dialogue to resolve the political impasse in Catalonia; the intervention he has made to secure the...
- Consular Services
42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to open a new consulate general office in Osaka, Japan. [3193/20]
- Ministerial Meetings
43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his Finnish counterpart since the last EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. [3238/20]
- Diplomatic Representation
44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the three new Irish embassies will be opened in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3502/20]
- Brexit Negotiations
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Brexit negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3693/20]
- Brexit Preparations
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of contingency planning for all Brexit scenarios including a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3695/20]
- Humanitarian Aid
48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the change of status to the EU-Turkey migration deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3696/20]
- Human Rights
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings in relation to the persecution of Christians in many countries...
- Good Friday Agreement
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent polls (details supplied) which indicate growing support for Irish unity; if his attention has been...
- Disease Management
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to assist Irish citizens quarantined in areas in which there is an outbreak of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Human Rights
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied) on the Cerrejón mine in Colombia titled Undermining...
- Israeli Settlements
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the increase in illegal Israeli colonial settlements in Palestine; and the actions he will take in the...
- Foreign Conflicts
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to footage of the Israeli military killing a Palestinian civilian near the military fence in Gaza (details...
- Foreign Policy
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reconsider the decision to declare that Mr. Juan Guaidó is the President of Venezuela. [3887/20]
- Election Monitoring Missions
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report by researchers (details supplied) which states that statistical evidence does not support the...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Data
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of owners of foster mares registered for VAT in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; the amount of VAT refunded...
- Sale of Aer Lingus
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department has used the moneys the State received from the sale of its stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Coronavirus Outbreak
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if an assessment of the potential economic impact of Covid-19 here has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3221/20]
- Motor Insurance Costs
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain taxi drivers are receiving insurance quotations for their vehicle that are more than double the...
- Credit Union Services
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the operation of the death grant scheme by credit unions; if same is supported by his Department and the Central Bank; and if he will...
- Tax Code
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the options set out in the September 2017 report of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of rental...
- Credit Card Data
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personal and business credit cards in operation here; the proportion of credit cards in cases in which the consumer regularly ends up paying...
- Credit Register Administration
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the company running the Central Credit Register; the location in which it is based; if the system is operating smoothly; if not, if there are...
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs incurred to date with regard to the Central Bank inquiry pursuant to Part IIIC of the Central Bank Act 1942, in respect of a former building society...
- Credit Union Services
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2613/20]
- Revenue Commissioners Staff
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by the Revenue Commissioners at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2632/20]
- Motor Insurance Data
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of motor insurance premiums paid by policyholders; the number of claims paid out by the different settlement channels as described in page 8 of the...
- Bank Branch Closures
75. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the ongoing closures of commercial bank branches nationwide; his further views on whether many persons, including the elderly, will be left...
- Banking Operations
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take with the Central Bank to ensure that commercial bank services continue to be made readily available to customers who are not online; and...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the response to date to the industry letter issued to credit institutions, credit servicing and retail credit firms of 23 October 2019...
- VAT Rate Reductions
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if the need for a lower VAT rate for hairdressing will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2753/20]
- Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that regulated retail credit firms and credit servicing firms dealing with mortgages are adequately staffed to deal with the amount of...
- Interest Rates
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks are never allowed to increase the interest margin over the ECB tracker rate beyond what was initially agreed with the customers unless they have a...
- Tax Code
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of plans to change flat rate expenses and the reclaiming of same; the way in which this will impact on teachers; if the case of a person (details...
- Insurance Costs
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of plans to deal with the rising cost of motor, home and business insurance; the steps being taken to prevent businesses from closing and bring down...
- Illicit Trade
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of illegal trade in tobacco, drink and fuel products; the additional measures planned to counteract such...
- Insurance Costs
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to reduce the cost of insurance for community groups holding events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3022/20]
- Tax Credits
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in the determination of tax credit entitlements in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Stamp Duty
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be generated if the stamp duty on private residential properties in excess of €1 million increased from 2%...
- Tax Code
88. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce flat rate expenses for dental hygienists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3231/20]
- Tax Collection
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if a particular return submitted to the Revenue Commissioners by a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been fully examined and processed; and if he...
- Property Tax Review
90. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans with regard to the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3301/20]
- Pension Levy
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised by the Exchequer from the levy introduced in 2011 on pensions by year; the long-term effect this levy will have on pensions for those who...
- Tax Code
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the tax treatment of cohabitating couples in order that they are treated the same way as married couples as is the case in the social welfare...
- Pension Levy
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the imposition of a levy on private pensions during the financial emergency; if he will take appropriate measures including intervention...
- Tax Code
94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt the living alone allowance paid to some social welfare recipients from income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/20]
- Ministerial Meetings
95. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to have a bilateral meeting with the managing director of the IMF, Ms Kristalina Georgieva; the issues that are likely to be on the agenda; and if he...
- Tax Code
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount it would cost in a full year if the income tax band for a single person increased from €35,300 to €37,000; the estimated cost for a...
- Property Tax Exemptions
97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered temporarily exempting homes of persons along the river Shannon that have been adversely affected by recent flooding from the local...
- Vehicle Registration
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of guidelines on NOx payments introduced since 1 January 2020 on imported vehicles; if a transition period was put in place for cars imported over...
- Insurance Coverage
99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has consulted with the insurance industry about compensation payouts as a result of flood and other storm damage from the recent storms; if the new rules...
- Coronavirus Outbreak
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the exposure GDP faces from contract manufacturing particularly with regard to potential trade disruption as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak; the proportion...
- Insurance Compensation Fund
102. To ask the Minister for Finance when the next payments from the insurance compensation fund will be authorised by the High Court for claimants in the case of a company (details supplied);...
- Brexit Negotiations
103. To ask the Minister for Finance when the stability programme update is due to be published; the prospect at this stage of no deal being reached by the EU and UK; the potential economic...
- Tax Code
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of employment here in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3811/20]
- Economic Growth
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the economy continues to perform satisfactorily notwithstanding global or regional pressures; the extent of...
- Economic Competitiveness
108. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economy remains competitive in both the European and global context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3823/20]
- Tax Credits
109. To ask the Minister for Finance when the current tax credit for individuals was set at €1,650 and the employment tax credit was set at €1,650; the cumulative rate of inflation...
- Corporation Tax Regime
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date at EU level on a consolidated corporate tax rate for the EU; the implications for Ireland of the introduction of such a policy; and...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding flooding on Fenit Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2589/20]
- Civil Service Staff Data
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the Civil Service mobility scheme; the number of persons on the list for transfer to other locations in Leinster; the...
- Garda Stations
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status and completion date for construction works at the new Bailieborough Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the new cell windows being installed in a Garda station in County Meath meet the required standards; and if he will make a statement...
- National Monuments
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the transfer of title of a property to the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2620/20]
- Office of Public Works Staff
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff employed by the Office of Public Works at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Coastal Protection
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for future coastal works required at Mornington, Bettystown and Laytown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2779/20]
- National Monuments
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the applications received for funding from Louth County Council or another public body, including Fáilte Ireland, in respect of...
- Office of Public Works Projects
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2807/20]
- Garda Stations
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans by the OPW to purchase property for Garda stations in counties Cavan, Monaghan or Meath; the stages in negotiation for each;...
- Flood Risk Management
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated to flood risk management through the OPW in each of the years 2018 to 2027 that is already committed and due to be...
- Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Funding
122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional funding will be provided in 2020 to local authorities for the minor works scheme in view of increased incidents of...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a schedule will be provided of works for each Garda station in the context of planned retrofitting and-or renovation works in 2020,...
- Consultancy Contracts Data
125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of consultants appointed to assist with CFRAM studies from 2011 to date; the cost of each consultancy contract; and if he...
- Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if information in relation to the relocation scheme will be provided to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Drainage Schemes
128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that can be taken to alleviate flooding at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2986/20]
- Flood Relief Schemes
129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 1 October 2019, the status of the flood relief scheme (details supplied); the status of the...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood relief measures identified for Portumna, County Galway in the Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management...
- Public Sector Pensions Legislation
131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 26 September 2019 when the new guidance on the implementation of section 52(6) and (7) of...
- Garda Stations
132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a project (details supplied) in view of the fact that the site is shared with the Office of Public Works; and if he will...
- National Monuments
133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the investment plans in place for Moyne Abbey and Rosserk Abbey, Killala, County Mayo. [3065/20]
- Flood Relief Schemes Data
134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated to date for flood mitigation works on the rivers Shannon and Suck since the flooding of 2015; the status of each...
- Question Heading
135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date on the pilot individual property flood protection scheme; the conclusions drawn from the Graiguenamanagh and...
- Public Expenditure Policy
136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the main aspects of the benefits accruing to the well-being of the economy through the influence of expenditure and reform; and if he...
- Public Sector Pay
138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when all FEMPI restoration projects will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3115/20]
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which the principles of reform have benefited the national recovery in the past eight years; and if he will make a...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has developed a specific cost-benefit analysis for areas impacted by turlough flooding; and if he will make a statement on...
- Standards in Public Office Commission
147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recommendations made by SIPO during the review of the lobbying laws as referenced in an article in a newspaper on 26 February 2020...
- Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory
148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if construction works on the new forensic laboratory has commenced; if not, when the works will commence; and if he will make a...
- Flood Risk Management
149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the establishment of a single authority to manage and take responsibility for the River Shannon which would include...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grants or schemes available to communities affected by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/20]
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on flood relief in County Roscommon in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3305/20]
- Pension Provisions
152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received an application for approval of an increase in pension for retired ESB pensioners; if so, when the...
- Coastal Erosion
153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all necessary financial assistance will be provided to Fingal County Council to tackle the alarming rate of coastal erosion that is...
- Coastal Protection
154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in the preparation of a national coastal erosion strategy and plan in view of the fact the situation has become grave; and...
- Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme
155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it will be ensured that the flood relief capital work programme includes the Whitehorse River Mountrath, County Laois. [3373/20]
- Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme
156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of proposals for a voluntary home re-location scheme for domestic dwellings affected by flooding and unable to receive...
- Flood Risk Management
157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on strategic maintenance works on the River Shannon in 2017, 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Flood Prevention Measures
162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount put aside for the pilot scheme for individual home protection measures; the amount drawn down; the timeframe for a decision...
- Minor Works Scheme
163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the minor works flood scheme review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3382/20]
- Land Issues
164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of work by the Office of Public Works on riparian rights and the legal obligations of landowners; and if he will make a...
- Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme
165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a person (details supplied) did not satisfy the criteria for the voluntary homeowners relocation scheme in 2016 in view of...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the timeline for flood relief in Mountmellick, County Laois will be accelerated in view of the recent flooding and the increased risk...
- Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications
167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to an application by Cork County Council to the OPW for funding for a project (details supplied) in County...
- Flooding Data
168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of instances of flooding as a result of recent storms; the estimated value of damage; the immediate plans to address these...
- Public Service Stability Agreement
170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to the linkage between the pay of serving teachers and the pensions of retired teachers in the context of the...
- Office of Public Works Projects
171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW, on foot of a draft strategic plan, is proposing to provide a roadway across the polo grounds in the Phoenix Park which has...
- Public Appointments Service
172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons recruited in 2019 from the dedicated Civil Service panels for those with a competence in both the English and...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SNA provision for a child (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/20]
- School Transport Administration
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the decision to have a limit of 70 years of age for taxi and bus drivers transporting special needs children to school under the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a full-time SNA for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2595/20]
- School Transport Eligibility
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the transport options available for a child (details supplied) in County Tipperary attending an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Teachers' Panel Rights
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding teachers moving panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2610/20]
- School Accommodation
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the necessary steps will be taken to ensure that defects to a primary school building (details supplied) in County Cork built less than a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied); the timescale for the commencement of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a recently submitted emergency works grant application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- DEIS Review
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS review (details supplied) has been completed; if so, the outcome; if the review will benefit schools in the Drogheda area; and if he...
- Schools Building Projects Status
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are being developed for a new school in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2642/20]
- School Accommodation
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to provide permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in view of the serious concerns of the school...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal will be supported for funding to be provided to a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork on an emergency basis in relation...
- School Transport Appeals
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue from the school transport appeals office in relation to an appeal issued on 7 October 2019 (details supplied); if the...
- School Accommodation
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to overcrowding at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2680/20]
- Planning Issues
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he is not ensuring that lands zoned Z15 in the Dublin City Development Plan providing for institutional and community use are not...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a more central location can be found for the new Educate Together primary school in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area;...
- Schools Building Projects Status
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an extension will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) for September 2020 to facilitate the large number of 6th class students in...
- School Placement
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork has an appropriate second-level school place for the 2020-2021...
- Schools Building Projects Status
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the decanting of students during the period of the construction of a new school building to a school (details supplied) in County...
- School Placement
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options regarding a school placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2756/20]
- Schools Building Projects Status
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status in relation to a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/20]
- Education and Training Boards
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed LMETB headquarters in Drogheda; the reasons for the delays to the commencement of this project for Drogheda; and if he...
- School Accommodation Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planning position in regard to the new post-primary school for south Drogheda and other relevant updates on the school; and if...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date to improve the recognition of the role of a SNA; his future plans to strengthen the recognition of the role and the...
- Education Schemes
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the entitlement for the July provision to children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/20]
- School Placement
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork has an appropriate second-level school place for the 2020-21...
- School Inspection Reports
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the inspector’s report for a school (details supplied) will be published; the reason the report has not been released to the school;...
- Schools Building Projects Status
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects a school building to be put in place for a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork; the process and timeline in...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the so-called New Brunswick model in the area of special education; if children with ASD with very significant needs will...
- Irish Language
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a child (details supplied) in County Cork qualifying for an exemption from Irish; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Amalgamation
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the amalgamation of two national schools (details supplied) in County Limerick will be agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Technological Universities
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the creation of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2806/20]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if temporary provision for a SNA for a person (details supplied) for even just one hour per day will be examined; if there are alternative...
- School Services Staff
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the ongoing crisis with school secretaries at the delay in actions that would have their pay and conditions put on a par...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children are being taught in schools without the necessary supports due to delays in assessments...
- School Costs
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance can be provided to a school (details supplied) with regard to the perceived extortionate insurance premiums it is facing; and if he...
- School Services Staff
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement measures to improve the employment conditions of school secretaries; when he plans to deal with the outstanding issues;...
- Schools Refurbishment
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been received; if his attention has been drawn to the issues in the...
- School Transport Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 5 November 2019, the alternative options for parents to access school transport services at the...
- Grant Aid
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of grants for schools to purchase a bus for use for sporting events and other outings; if a primary and secondary school in the...
- Information and Communications Technology
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of grants for the upgrading of information technology systems in a secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the possible delays to a school (details supplied) transferring to its new premises which is currently occupied by another...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the issuing of Teaching Council numbers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2966/20]
- Schools Building Projects Status
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); if the site for the new school building has been secured; if not, the stage...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for urgent works by a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in considering the...
- Junior Cycle Reform
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the junior cycle; his views on whether the junior cycle is a good preparation for the senior cycle; and if he will...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide ASD units in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3013/20]
- School Enrolments
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the problem of the shortage of second level school places for the 2020-21 school year in Ballincollig, County...
- Schools Refurbishment
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) proceeds to the tender and build stage without further delay...
- Schools Building Projects Status
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school building project for a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of a new site for the school has...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in Kinsealy, Malahide and Portmarnock, County Dublin, that have ASD units; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Accommodation Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of new accommodation for August 2020 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3068/20]
- Schools Building Projects Status
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3069/20]
- Schools Establishment
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the opening of the new Gaelscoil in Donabate, County Dublin; if it will be ready for August 2020; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.126 of 2 October 2019, the progress made to date in developing a purpose built school for the pupils of the...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) continues to qualify for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3112/20]
- Third Level Facilities
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of the research ongoing at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3145/20]
- Irish Language
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an exemption from Irish in second level education can be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student grant appeals will be accepted in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Coronavirus Outbreak
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with insurance companies in cases in which school tours have been booked and paid for and insurance companies are unwilling to...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new secondary school for the Blanchardstown village and Blanchardstown west school planning areas, the patronage of which was recently...
- National Council for Special Education
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recent consultation carried out by the NCSE will not lead to closure of schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Funding
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schedule and-or breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU sources in 2018 and 2019; and the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in respect of the needs outlined in correspondence; and if he will make a...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided towards third level education for a person (details supplied) who is applying for naturalisation; and if...
- Education Policy
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase education ties between Ireland and the United States of America; the efforts being made in this regard; and if he will make...
- School Accommodation
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the application for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- DEIS Eligibility
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the refusal of DEIS status to schools (details supplied) in view of the deprived area in which the schools are located and...
- School Transport Provision
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a post-primary school transport route (details supplied) will be extended with the capacity increased to meet demand; and if he will make a...
- Island Communities
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy to ensure that all offshore islands with a significant population have a post-primary school; the number of offshore islands...
- Schools Building Projects Status
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to build an appropriate facility for a school (details supplied). [3253/20]
- Schools Site Acquisitions
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the site selection process for a new school build at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Ministerial Correspondence
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status in relation to correspondence issued to his office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3269/20]
- School Accommodation Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for the delivery of a new school building (details supplied); when works on a new school building will commence; and if he...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific proposals and timeline to increase the number of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied); if his attention has been...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for the allocation of special needs assistants and the right to appeal; the number of appeals in each of the past three years; the...
- School Accommodation Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress regarding the delivery of new and appropriate accommodation for a school (details supplied); the date on which the...
- School Accommodation
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the short and long-term plans to expand the capacity of a school (details supplied). [3308/20]
- Special Educational Needs Staff
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be given the allocation for SNAs for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3314/20]
- School Costs
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to ensure that insurance costs for special schools will be affordable and avoid the insurance crisis experienced by those...
- Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aige an deontas €103 an dalta a íoctar le Meánscoileanna Deonacha a mhúineann trí Ghaeilge a...
- Teacher Training Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are reforms proposed to ensure that newly trained teachers receive enough teaching hours to ensure that they can complete their H.Dip in...
- Croke Park Agreement
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teachers being obliged to work an extra hour as part of the Croke Park agreement; if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Schools Building Projects
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sanction will be given for the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sanction will be given for improvement works for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/20]
- School Enrolments
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of his Department in encouraging post-primary schools in the same geographic area to coordinate and share information regarding...
- School Costs
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the crisis regarding insurance for special schools (details supplied) in which insurance is no longer...
- Schools Building Projects
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a new secondary school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3361/20]
- Schools Building Projects Status
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the lands zoned educational and earmarked for the new secondary school in Charlesland, Greystones, County Wicklow have been purchased; if not,...
- School Accommodation Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a school extension for a school (details supplied); if the accommodation will be ready for September 2021; the...
- Site Acquisitions
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the undeveloped site located beside a school (details supplied) is in the ownership of his Department; if not, the ownership of same; and if...
- School Accommodation Provision
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be ensured for the provision of temporary prefab accommodation at a school (details supplied) for September 2020; the steps...
- Schools Building Projects Status
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building (details supplied) will be completed; when the school will be moved into the building; and if he will make a statement...
- Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in cases in which a school participating in Scéim Aitheantas do Scoileanna Gaeltachta has a majority of the teaching staff who are...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be assessed for inclusion in a school capital budget programme in view of its serious structural problems....
- Schools Building Projects Status
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for the relocation of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Apprenticeship Data
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships established in 2019 and to date in 2020. [3392/20]
- Coronavirus Outbreak
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response within his Department to cases of Covid-19 in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/20]
- School Accommodation Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for major capital works by a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Institutes of Technology Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Sligo Institute of Technology is party to, and as such bound, by the terms of an agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Cross-Border Educational Provision
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has been approached regarding the possibility of a new cross-Border university linking a college (details supplied) with IT...
- Schools Building Projects Status
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and stage of a refurbishment and extension building application for a school (details supplied). [3481/20]
- Schools Building Projects
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals for an Educate Together secondary school in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3541/20]
- Schools Building Projects Status
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the promised redevelopment of a secondary school (details supplied) in Portarlington, County Laois; the investment committed for...
- Education Fees Waivers
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details under which a student may qualify for free fees having completed a level 8 course abroad for which the student did not receive...
- Third Level Fees
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to students who do not qualify for the free fees initiative that experience financial hardship as a result of college...
- Schools Building Projects
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the development of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the next steps in the...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure a school (details supplied) receives approval for urgent work to be carried out on the roof and on the electrical and sewage...
- School Enrolments
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of discussions he has had with the authorities of a school (details supplied) regarding the difficulties parents are experiencing...
- Schools Building Projects Status
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on securing a new permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3664/20]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the approval of additional autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit classes at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
- School Textbooks Rental Scheme
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant support or other financial support is available to secondary schools to help them establish a book rental scheme; and if he will make a...
- Gaelscoil Issues
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and capital allocation to An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta in 2020. [3857/20]
- Third Level Data
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the five year projections for the income and expenditure of UCD; the value projections included regarding increased student accommodation rental...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timescale for applications by persons from outside the EU seeking approval for work visas in cases in which they have...
- Direct Provision Data
316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to locate a direct provision centre in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [2695/20]
- Citizenship Applications
317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Services Provision
318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to promote the roll-out of additional changing places facilities in urban areas (details supplied); and if he will...
- Carer's Leave Entitlements
319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a parent of a Down syndrome child that has availed of 104 weeks carer's leave can have the entitlement of their spouse to...
- Leave to Remain
320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on permission to stay here in the case of persons (details supplied); when the deportation order...
- Citizenship Applications
321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3196/20]
- Employment Rights
322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing legislation to facilitate mothers breastfeeding in the workplace, including adequate breaks for...
- Naturalisation Applications
323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average period of time to process an application for naturalisation for the purpose of obtaining a passport; and if he will...
- Commencement of Legislation
324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he plans to commence all sections of the Parole Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2571/20]
- Citizenship Applications
325. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for citizenship by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2611/20]
- Probation and Welfare Service Staff
326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2636/20]
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the section 42 inquiry recommended by the Independent Review Mechanism into complaints made by a person (details...
- Legislative Measures
328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation introduced in recent years to give recognition to foreign divorces; if the provisions relating to UK divorces...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the funding application from Louth County Council to fund CCTV in Moneymore has been received; if it will be expedited in...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
330. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if plans have been discussed with him or his officials relating to the redevelopment of the east Meath Garda station; if a new...
- Garda Deployment
331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner has plans to provide additional Garda personnel to Laytown, County Meath (details supplied); and if...
- Immigration Support Services
332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the matter of Garda National Immigration Bureau, GNIB, and-or Irish residence permit, IRP,...
- Visa Applications
333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on final paperwork to be finalised and visas issued. [2832/20]
- Garda Equipment
334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in counties Cavan and Monaghan that do not have the PULSE system in place in each respective...
- Garda Data
335. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of inspectors in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division from 2011 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he...
- Garda Deployment
336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ongoing allocation of gardaí in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Resources
337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to permanently implement an armed support unit in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division; if the existing one is on loan...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of construction works on the Garda station in Cootehill, County Cavan; his plans for investment in this area; and if...
- Immigration Status
340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) made to the repatriation section of the immigration and citizenship...
- Garda Deployment
341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the net change in Garda numbers in County Cork for 2019; the projected changes for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Residency Permits
342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status, including the progress to date, in the determination in the case of a person (details...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the decision to deport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- International Protection
348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
350. 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...
- Refugee Status Applications
351. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Immigration Status
352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3073/20]
- Naturalisation Applications
355. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- International Protection
356. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date regarding the determination of an application for extended residency and-or naturalisation in the case of...
- Naturalisation Certificates
358. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when progress will be reported in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- Naturalisation Applications
359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has received correspondence incorporating requests for revocation of a deportation order in the case of a...
- Immigration Status
362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected entitlement in respect of residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Deportation Orders
363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the request to set aside a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Residency Permits
364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3101/20]
- Naturalisation Eligibility
365. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to the determination of eligibility for long-term residency, naturalisation or both in the case of a...
- Visa Applications
366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expected outcome of applications for a visitor visa in respect of the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Residency Permits
367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of developments in respect of residency regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Deportation Orders
368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3105/20]
- Naturalisation Applications
370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if appropriate residential arrangements can be made to facilitate residency here in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Naturalisation Certificates
372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency position in respect of a person (details supplied); when the person's original passport will...
- Residency Permits
373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- International Protection
374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons applying for international protection in the past four years; the number of successful and unsuccessful...
- Deportation Orders
375. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for long-term residency, naturalisation or both in the case of a...
- Naturalisation Applications
376. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
379. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Naturalisation Applications
380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to the eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
382. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or likely position in respect of long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Visa Applications
383. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a visa application will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Recruitment
385. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to abolish the upper age limit for persons to apply to become Garda trainee officers in view of the fact that it is...
- Garda-PSNI Transfers
386. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has consulted with the Garda Commissioner and the Chief Constable of the PSNI in respect of allowing officers of all...
- Firearms Certificates
387. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if members of the PSNI are permitted to carry their PSNI-issued firearm across the Border. [3184/20]
- State Pathology Service
388. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the post of State Pathologist will be filled on a permanent full-time basis. [3189/20]
- Garda Resources
389. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of off-road Garda vehicles purchased in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of such vehicles withdrawn...
- Asylum Applications
390. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an asylum application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3197/20]
- Juvenile Offenders
391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile court proceedings in each of the past five years; the number of cases that included the convening of a...
- Youth Justice Strategy
394. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to update the Youth Justice Action Plan 2014-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/20]
- Garda Transport Data
398. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four wheel drive vehicles in the Galway Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3237/20]
- Garda Deployment
399. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be a reduction in Garda numbers and a further reduction in hours for the Garda station in Boyle, County...
- Naturalisation Applications
400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied). [3254/20]
- Citizenship Applications
401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3256/20]
- Direct Provision Data
402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children remaining in direct provision centres after their leave to remain has been granted, for the...
- Migration Data
404. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of undocumented migrants living here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3289/20]
- Direct Provision Expenditure
406. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid annually to private contractors providing direct provision services since it was introduced in tabular form;...
- Direct Provision Data
407. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in the direct provision system by those living in direct provision centres and emergency direct...
- Brexit Issues
408. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if suitable arrangements will be put in place to facilitate non-EU citizens married to UK citizens living here post Brexit; and...
- Migrant Integration
409. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual budget specifically dedicated to migrant integration including for the Office for the Promotion of Migrant...
- Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a full public inquiry will be initiated into the death of a person (details supplied); the actions of all relevant State...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of works on Rush Garda station; the date the station is scheduled to be reopened; and if he will make a statement on...
- Road Traffic Offences
412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter regarding convictions for drink-driving (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Transport Provision
413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been made available in 2020 for the purchase of additional Garda public order unit vans; and if he will make a...
- Data Protection Commissioner
415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Portarlington, County Laois; the investment committed to the...
- Garda Data
417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a transgender drop-down option in the Garda PULSE system in order to record hate crimes against transgender...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
418. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) can apply for naturalisation and-or citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Court Accommodation Refurbishment
419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of progress with regard to carrying out repairs to Carndonagh courthouse; if the level of repairs required has been...
- Residency Permits
420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied), who has two dependent children; and if he will make a...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
421. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) will be revoked; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
423. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Citizenship Applications
424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details...
- Visa Applications
425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an updated stamp 4 can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Passport Applications
426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when procedures will be cleared to facilitate the issue of a passport in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will...
- Naturalisation Applications
427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Residency Permits
431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Visa Applications
432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in the determination of eligibility to remain here in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Naturalisation Applications
433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress and determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Visa Applications
436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 6 December 2019, in respect of the children of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when revocation of a deportation order will take place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Visa Applications
441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a joint family long stay visa will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Agreements
442. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to inform the European Commission and other relevant bodies of the decision made by the Thirty-second Dáil to reject...
- Local Enterprise Offices
443. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if assistance is available for a start-up business (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2644/20]
- IDA Ireland
445. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an inventory of land currently held in the ownership and control of the IDA in County Louth and available to house client companies...
- Departmental Staff
447. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grade of the official from her Department who delivered and-or sanctioned the delivery of a letter (details supplied) to the...
- IDA Ireland Data
448. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the vacant IDA Ireland sites by county; the IDA sites being used by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Work Permits Applications
449. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an application for a work permit will be reconsidered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- IDA Ireland
451. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position as of 28 February 2020 in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; if a planning permission application...
- Enterprise Support Services Provision
452. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures being considered to assist small and microbusiness which may be forced to close in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak here;...
- Health and Safety Authority
453. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation for the Health and Safety Authority in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [3191/20]
- Departmental Funding
454. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation for the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [3236/20]
- Enterprise Ireland
455. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland plans to merge its western and midlands regional structures into one new regional structure; if so, the reason...
- Trade Missions
456. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to have a trade and investment mission to Dubai in the first half of 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Enterprise Support Services Provision
457. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which a person whose business has been affected by flooding applies for aid schemes; and if the scheme available to...
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board
460. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 754 of 6 September 2019, if the final year data requested for 2019 will be provided. [3678/20]
- Job Creation Data
461. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs by county and in the case of Dublin by Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown,...
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
463. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of local enterprise office supported clients by county and in the case of Dublin by Dublin city, Dún...
- IDA Ireland Jobs Data
465. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of IDA supported jobs by county at 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make...
- IDA Ireland Data
470. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits by county in each quarter of 2019; the percentage of visits in each county as a percentage of the number...
- Departmental Expenditure
471. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated in 2020 to each specific State agency under her aegis by current and capital funding in tabular form. [3689/20]
- Work Permits Data
472. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for work permits received in each month over the past six months; and the number of applications that...
- Brexit Data
473. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants and participants in Brexit schemes and supports provided by her Department or agencies under her remit in...
- National Development Plan Funding
474. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding to be allocated to the disruptive technologies innovation fund over the lifetime of the National Development Plan...
- Brexit Supports
475. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of all Brexit related supports under the remit of her Department in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Work Permits Applications
476. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to offering a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Data
477. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of supplier invoices and the value of each which were processed for payment by each Department and State body in each of...
- Public Procurement Contracts
482. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the standard processes in place between 2013 and 2019 across each Department and State body to ensure suppliers' invoices were...
- Departmental Administrative Arrangements
483. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the auditing and oversight mechanisms in place in her Department to ensure that standard processes are in place across each Department...
- Department of Health
- State Claims Agency Data
489. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have made claims against the State that are being dealt with by the State Claims Agency in respect of an issue (details supplied);...
- Home Help Service
490. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the gratuity due to certain home help workers in lieu of pension payments has not issued to date in line with the recommendations of the Labour...
- Health and Social Care Professionals
491. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with section 39 funded organisations here (details supplied) regarding the restoration of pay for staff in these facilities; his plans to...
- Home Care Packages Provision
492. To ask the Minister for Health if additional homecare will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2562/20]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
493. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include pulmonary hypertension in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2565/20]
- Patient Data
494. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in each of the two locations in Cork city that attended a service (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2019; the number of...
- Vaccination Programme
495. To ask the Minister for Health if the chickenpox vaccination will be included under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2577/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
496. 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. [2578/20]
- Home Help Service Provision
498. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2580/20]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
499. To ask the Minister for Health when changes to the fair deal scheme will be implemented (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2581/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
500. 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. [2583/20]
- Dental Services
501. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2584/20]
- Health Services Funding
502. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2587/20]
- Drugs Payment Scheme
503. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a full refund of medical costs incurred by a person (details supplied) was not refunded by the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
504. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in relation to medicinal cannabis reimbursement as part of the medicinal cannabis access programme; if a guarantee will be provided that no family...
- Dental Services Waiting Lists
505. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for a dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/20]
- Psychological Assessments
506. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed by a psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2603/20]
- Health Services Reports
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the detailed report listing the consultation that took place as part of the process of an assessment carried out leading to the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
509. To ask the Minister for Health the number on the dermatology waiting list in the midlands at the end of each of the past five years; the number waiting at each of the hospitals (details...
- Hospital Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the new model for dermatological care and the reconfiguration of the new services in respect of the Midland Regional Hospital and the Mater...
- Health Services Reform
511. To ask the Minister for Health if existing reconfiguration plans under the health strategy are superseded by Sláintecare; the details of the categories of reconfiguration plans in...
- Health Services
512. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE equipment for a person (details supplied). [2612/20]
- Services for People with Disabilities
513. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the future of a residential centre (details supplied) in County Cork; the role of the HSE in running the centre; the position in...
- Medicinal Products Availability
514. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of Spinraza to adults here; his plans to facilitate the provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in view of the urgency...
- Hospital Appointments Status
516. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2622/20]
- Speech and Language Therapy Provision
517. To ask the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2623/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
518. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2624/20]
- Health Services Provision
520. To ask the Minister for Health the status of braces for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2629/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
521. 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. [2633/20]
- Disabilities Assessments
522. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will undergo an assessment of need; if his attention has been drawn to the urgency of the issue in view of the...
- Disability Services Funding
523. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to release further funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2649/20]
- Services for People with Disabilities
524. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to residential care for a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2650/20]
- Community Intervention Teams
525. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the post of a home antibiotic service was not filled in County Wexford in view of the fact the service is available in other counties; and if he...
- Vaccination Programme
527. To ask the Minister for Health if a treatment protocol for children who suffer consequences that may be connected to a health procedure (details supplied) will be established; and if he will...
- Ambulance Service
528. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding ambulance services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
529. To ask the Minister for Health when planned surgery for scoliosis will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [2658/20]
- Medicinal Products Availability
530. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2661/20]
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
531. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 18 December 2019, if the beds referred to are additional to the existing beds at the facility (details supplied);...
- Hospital Appointments Status
532. 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. [2671/20]
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 26 November 2019, when a reply will issue. [2674/20]
- Services for People with Disabilities
534. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 20 November 2019, when a reply will issue. [2675/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
535. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.182 of 11 December 2019, when a reply from the HSE will issue. [2676/20]
- Medicinal Products Availability
536. To ask the Minister for Health if Repatha will be made available to a person (details supplied) having regard to the various submissions made to the HSE on their behalf; and if he will make...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
538. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the orthodontic waiting list by region at the end of 2018; the number waiting more than two years, between two and four years and more...
- HSE Staff Remuneration
539. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 5 November 2019, the percentage of salary band as set out in the table supplied by gender, in tabular form, that...
- Physiotherapy Provision
540. To ask the Minister for Health when physiotherapy services will be available again in Clonbur, Carraroe, Kilkerrin and Carna, County Galway; the reason physiotherapy services ceased in the...
- Hospitals Building Programme
541. To ask the Minister for Health the planned upgrades to Naas General Hospital, including due for works and costings; the timeframe for the commencement and completion of works; the overall...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
542. To ask the Minister for Health if each applicant making an application under the fair deal nursing home support scheme has his or her relevant assets assessed at open market value, as...
- Medical Card Eligibility
544. To ask the Minister for Health if legislation will be brought forward to ensure that the new income eligibility guidelines to qualify for the medical card as announced in budget 2020 are...
- Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
545. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the introduction of legislation to deal with surrogacy and guardianship rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2716/20]
- Disability Support Services Funding
546. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding funding for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2719/20]
- Audiology Services Provision
547. To ask the Minister for Health when a hearing test will take place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2722/20]
- Dental Services Provision
548. To ask the Minister for Health when pupils in third class in a school (details supplied) will be called to avail of the dental services provided to primary school children. [2723/20]
- Health Services Provision
549. To ask the Minister for Health when results will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2728/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
550. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/20]
- General Practitioner Services Provision
551. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Shannondoc service in north County Tipperary; if it is planned to maintain the locations of Thurles, Nenagh and Roscrea as hubs; and if he...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hearing aid for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2736/20]
- Ambulance Service
553. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding ambulance services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2738/20]
- Disabilities Assessments
554. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2739/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
555. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2740/20]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
556. To ask the Minister for Health the status of medical supplies for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2742/20]
- Health and Social Care Professionals
557. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent health and social care professions advisory unit will be established in his Department for the introduction of minimum safe staffing levels...
- Hospital Appointments Status
558. 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. [2754/20]
- Home Help Service Eligibility
560. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home help hours have not been provided to a person (details supplied). [2763/20]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
561. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, in which the person received the incorrect mammogram results which belonged to another patient;...
- Physiotherapy Provision
562. To ask the Minister for Health if physiotherapy services will be put in place as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [2766/20]
- Hospital Car Parks
563. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation of the €10 cap on hospital car park charges will be introduced at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital car parks in Drogheda, County...
- Thalidomide Victims Compensation
564. To ask the Minister for Health the support services available for persons who have been adversely affected by the use of the thalidomide drug; his plans to increase wrap-around support for...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed Dundalk primary care centre; if a site has been secured; if so, the full list of services that will be provided on site; the reason...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
566. To ask the Minister for Health the caseload per speech and language therapist for counties Louth and Meath in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a...
- Hospitals Building Programme
567. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 50-bed new St. Joseph's Hospital in Ardee and other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2775/20]
- Services for People with Disabilities
569. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of enhanced respite services or part-time residential care for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
- Respite Care Services Provision
570. To ask the Minister for Health when an alternative respite care facility will be opened to accommodate children and adults with intellectual disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan...
- Hospital Appointments Status
571. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list for decompression surgery and a spinal fusion in Merlin Park University Hospital; and if he...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
572. To ask the Minister for Health if a device (details supplied) is available here under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2800/20]
- Ambulance Service Provision
573. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans regarding the provision of a reliable paramedic and emergency response service for the Athlone area; and if an air ambulance service will...
- Hospital Appointments Status
574. 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. [2803/20]
- Home Help Service Provision
576. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [2808/20]
- Home Care Packages Data
577. To ask the Minister for Health the average time allocated per visit to persons in terms of home care packages in each of the years 2018 and 2019, by county in tabular form; and if he will...
- Autism Support Services
579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for intervention support in Galway and Roscommon ASD, by one, two, three, four and more than five years, respectively in tabular...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
581. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious delays in the reimbursement of daratumumab Darzalex combination therapy (details supplied) for patients with...
- Autism Support Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a service; the current waiting list to access the service; the steps being taken to address the...
- Health Services Provision
583. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a service; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/20]
- Medical Card Eligibility
584. To ask the Minister for Health when the income thresholds for the medical card for those over the age of 70, as announced in budget 2020, will be introduced; and if he will make a statement...
- Home Help Service Provision
585. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can have their home help hours increased. [2834/20]
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
586. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary staff will be appointed to allow the acute stroke unit to be opened at Letterkenny University Hospital. [2835/20]
- Hospital Services
587. To ask the Minister for Health when the remaining nine beds in the short stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital will be permanently reopened; and when the necessary staff will be...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
588. To ask the Minister for Health when construction and refurbishment works will commence at Buncrana Community Hospital, County Donegal; and if additional bed capacity can be incorporated into...
- HSE Funding
589. To ask the Minister for Health if additional HSE funding will be allocated to organisations (details supplied) in addition to the core funding of €36,000 allocated to them in recent...
- Hospital Procedures
590. To ask the Minister for Health if Letterkenny University Hospital will continue to support and facilitate a person (details supplied) to carry out gastric bypass procedures at the hospital....
- Legislative Measures
591. To ask the Minister for Health the status in respect of Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 of the consultation process by the director of the decision support service...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
592. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 363 of 18 June 2019 and 117 of 25 September 2019, when approval will be given to fill the position in the area medical...
- Health Services Provision
593. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting on occupational and physiotherapy provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2847/20]
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
595. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the creation of a post (details supplied); if it is a permanent or temporary position; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Provision
596. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person cannot get an appointment for speech, occupational and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2852/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
598. 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. [2855/20]
- Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
599. To ask the Minister for Health if a report will be provided regarding the way in which private sector IVF is regulated; his further plans in place in this area; and if he will make a...
- Disabilities Assessments
601. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE waiting times for assessment of need for children with disabilities will be addressed; the number of children waiting at present; the length of time...
- Respite Care Services Provision
602. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to deal with the ongoing respite crisis and the closure of a facility (details supplied), which is having a profound effect on families...
- Home Help Service Provision
603. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to deal with the ongoing crisis regarding the provision of home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2889/20]
- Medicinal Products
604. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the ongoing concerns regarding a matter (details supplied); the reassurance he can offer to the public; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Care Packages Provision
605. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the difficult circumstances in this case and if he...
- Hospitals Data
606. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances at the minor injury unit in Monaghan General Hospital between 2010 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Help Service
607. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home help application that has been approved but remains in limbo for a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed; and if he will...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
608. 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. [2902/20]
- Services for People with Disabilities
611. To ask the Minister for Health the main developments since 2007 in the planning, construction and operation of the group home for persons with disabilities at Convent Lands, Carrickmacross,...
- Hospital Services
612. To ask the Minister for Health the services removed from Monaghan General Hospital since 2000; the new services provided at the hospital since 2000; the plans in place for the restoration or...
- General Practitioner Data
613. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent general practitioners operating in County Monaghan in each of the past five years; his plans to address the current...
- General Practitioner Services Provision
614. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he plans to implement in respect of the difficulties in the recruitment and retention of general practitioners, with particular reference to rural...
- Home Care Packages Provision
615. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided for home support and home support packages in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2020, in view of the delays in providing...
- Home Help Service
617. To ask the Minister for Health when the gratuity payment due to certain home help workers will be made in lieu of pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2947/20]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
618. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2951/20]
- Health Services Provision
619. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the provision of an occupational therapist to assist a person (details supplied) as previously recommended by the local HSE services; and if...
- Home Care Packages Provision
620. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package, which has been approved, will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [2967/20]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
621. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [2968/20]
- Medicinal Products
622. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug is to be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied). [2969/20]
- Maternity Services
623. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be made mandatory for clinics and services providing non-invasive prenatal tests to ensure that websites belonging to such clinics and services...
- Hospital Staff Data
624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff recruited and the number of staff who have signed contracts for work at the modular unit located at South Tipperary General Hospital; and...
- Maternity Services Provision
625. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the safety and capacity issues within the maternity hospital network in view of recent HIQA reports that identified...
- Ministerial Meetings
626. To ask the Minister for Health the number and date of the meetings he has had with organisations (details supplied) with respect to the delivery of termination-of-pregnancy services from...
- Health Strategies
627. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2976/20]
- General Practitioner Services Provision
628. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the measures he is taking to address the lack of access to general practitioner services in rural locations; and if he will make a statement on...
- General Practitioner Data
629. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is notified of the number of general practitioner practices that are not in a position to accept new patients to their patient list; if so,...
- Coronavirus Outbreak
630. To ask the Minister for Health the latest measures being adopted to tackle the spread of Covid-19 and to increase preparedness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2982/20]
- Disease Management
631. To ask the Minister for Health the approach of his Department and the HSE to requests for persons suffering with Lyme disease or chronic Lyme disease to be properly supported by the health...
- Hospital Appointments Status
632. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2990/20]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
633. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment (details supplied) will be completed; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2994/20]
- Autism Support Services
634. To ask the Minister for Health if the autism therapist post has been filled to support families in the Inishowen area of County Donegal (details supplied). [2996/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
635. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2998/20]
- Respite Care Grant Applications
636. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reimbursing the cost of respite care to a person (details supplied). [2999/20]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
637. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the dental centre at Darley healthcare centre, Cootehill, County Cavan, has been closed for the past six weeks; and if he will make a statement on...
- Transport Support Scheme
638. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme will be announced for the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3011/20]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
639. To ask the Minister for Health if the draft legislation for the proposed changes to the fair deal scheme has been prepared and is ready to be introduced to Dáil Éireann; and if he...
- Autism Support Services
640. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reconfiguration of services for children with autism in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3021/20]
- Hospital Procedures
641. To ask the Minister for Health when a second procedure will take place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3052/20]
- Medical Card Reviews
642. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the costs of blood tests for holders of medical cards under the provisions and benefits of the medical card scheme; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
643. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3061/20]
- Patient Data
645. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a diagnosis has been reached in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3085/20]
- Autism Support Services
646. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) is likely to receive an appointment for further ASD supports such as speech and language and occupational therapy; and if he...
- Hospital Appointments Status
647. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3090/20]
- Medical Card Applications
648. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3110/20]
- Medical Card Drugs Availability
649. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has had their entitlement to medication under the GMS reduced on their diagnoses for Parkinson’s disease; and if...
- Home Care Packages Provision
650. To ask the Minister for Health when an enhanced homecare package will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/20]
- Disability Services Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Health if this enquiry can be referenced as an application for services respite and otherwise by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Applications
652. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3142/20]
- General Practitioner Contracts
653. To ask the Minister for Health the extra allowances available to general practitioners who operate in Gaeltacht areas or in island communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- HSE Agency Staff
654. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the HSE to curtail physiotherapy and occupational therapy services in County Mayo by the cancelling of...
- Drug Treatment Programmes
655. To ask the Minister for Health if an individual reimbursement will be provided for the treatment of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
656. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to resource the 60 vacant beds in the new Dunmore wing of University Hospital Waterford in view of the possible arrival of Covid-19 in...
- Hospital Groups
657. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a South-West Hospital Group board position has remained vacant since April 2019; the reason an eminently qualified retired County Waterford medical...
- Healthcare Policy
658. To ask the Minister for Health the opening hours and days for the children's urgent care centre at Connolly Hospital; if it was envisaged that it would open longer than this; the reason this...
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
660. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of additional step-down bed facilities at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3165/20]
- Healthcare Policy
661. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include for the provision of inpatient and outpatient private healthcare in the new national children's hospital or its satellite centres; and if...
- Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
662. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for drug taskforces in Dublin was almost 9% lower in 2019 than in 2010; if a commitment will be made...
- Mental Health Services Staff
663. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the position of national director of mental health is unfilled. [3174/20]
- Hospitals Data
664. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for stroke in Mullingar, Cavan, Drogheda and Blanchardstown hospitals in each of the past five years; the number of these...
- Hospital Appointments Status
665. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3177/20]
- Home Help Service
666. To ask the Minister for Health if a home help application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the delay regarding the package; the status of same; and if he will...
- Free Travel Scheme
667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will contact the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure the free travel pass can be accepted on LocalLink bus services in exceptional cases...
- Hospital Appointments Status
668. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); if an appointment will be arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3198/20]
- Health Services Provision
669. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in relation to the needs outlined in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on...
- Maternity Services
670. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that oversees contractual adherence to the public to private care ratios in maternity hospitals; the protocols in place to ensure the...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
671. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol for appointing a clinical director; and the details of the screening process they undergo. [3205/20]
- Hospital Consultant Contracts
672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants here operating under the 1997 category II contract; and the ratio of public to private patients allowed under this contract. [3206/20]
- HSE Reports
673. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE internal audit report of Cork University Maternity Hospital, as referenced in the media on 26 February 2020 (details supplied) will be made...
- Health Services Provision
675. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve the diagnosis, management and treatment of endometriosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services Provision
678. To ask the Minister for Health if a CAMHS appointment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3225/20]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
679. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated current amount of time for women to receive the result of a smear test under the CervicalCheck programme including for members of a group...
- State Claims Agency Data
680. To ask the Minister for Health the legal costs of fighting court cases in relation to the administration of the pandemrix vaccine; and his views on whether the State should cease fighting...
- Nursing Staff
682. To ask the Minister for Health the reason nurses who continue to work in the health services after 65 years of age revert to their starting salary and lose all increments for subsequent...
- Services for People with Disabilities
683. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will pay for a person (details supplied) to be accommodated in healthcare facilities. [3248/20]
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
684. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the employment of a replacement radiologist at Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, following the retirement of the...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
685. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the approvals process for Osimertinib; the date on which the drug will be approved for reimbursement; if his attention has been drawn to the case...
- Home Care Packages Data
686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare support packages by county in tabular form. [3283/20]
- Disability Services Funding
688. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for funding for the new build to replace a centre (details supplied) for children with physical and learning disabilities which is queued for...
- Hospitals Building Programme
689. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new mortuary building at University Hospital Waterford; the timeline for completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospice Services Provision
690. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of hospice nurses for Waterford hospice located at the Dunmore wing, University Hospital Waterford; the timeline for the...
- Stroke Care
691. To ask the Minister for Health if stroke patients in County Meath will be reassured that their life and safety is not being compromised by bypassing Navan Hospital. [3288/20]
- HSE Properties
692. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a former HSE property (details supplied); the services that will be provided there; the number of staff that will be employed; and if he will...
- Home Care Packages Funding
693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway that have been awarded homecare but are still waiting for same due to funding not being made available....
- Emergency Departments Closures
694. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to reopen the accident and emergency unit at Roscommon Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/20]
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
695. To ask the Minister for Health if additional nursing staff will be hired to staff the new 50 bed unit planned for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; the current stage the plans are at for...
- Hospital Services
696. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to move services currently available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Products
697. To ask the Minister for Health the status of braces for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3347/20]
- Nursing Home Services
698. To ask the Minister for Health the situation at a nursing home (details supplied); the number of staff vacancies at the home; the duration of the vacancies; the duration of the contracts...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
699. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for Bangor Erris, County Mayo; and the timeline for delivery of same. [3354/20]
- General Medical Services Scheme Expenditure
700. To ask the Minister for Health if the two general medical services, GMS, allowances will remain in place to enable the Bangor Erris, Glenamoy and Geesala clinics to remain open with two...
- HSE Reports
701. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Valproate Project Response report; when it will be published (details supplied); if an independent inquiry will be...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
702. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 653 of 11 July 2019, the payments (details supplied) for 2019, for schemes, the medical card, drugs payment, methadone...
- Health Services Data
703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with Down's syndrome awaiting assessment for the diagnosis of juvenile arthritis; the average wait time for the assessment by county in...
- Hospital Appointments Status
704. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for juvenile diabetes for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3369/20]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
705. To ask the Minister for Health the status of primary care centres in Arklow, Rathdrum and Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/20]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
706. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures procured by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2017, 2018 and 2019, by type and speciality of each procedure in tabular form; the...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments
707. To ask the Minister for Health the income received by each hospital group from the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form. [3399/20]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients removed from outpatient lists in 2019 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
709. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments outstanding for more than two years at the end of February 2020; the number outstanding for more than three years; and...
- General Practitioner Data
710. To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2019 of the 10% increase across all GP visit card weekly income thresholds; the full year cost of same; and the number of additional GP visit cards...
- Primary Care Centres Expenditure
711. To ask the Minister for Health the share of the health budget allocated to primary care in each of the years 2016 to 2019, inclusive, and to date in 2020. [3403/20]
- Medical Card Data
712. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 29 February 2020; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme at the end of February 2020 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the numbers...
- Hospital Beds Closures
714. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in each public and voluntary acute hospital that were closed on 28 February 2020 or the latest date on which data for validated...
- Hospital Discharges
715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of December 2019; and the total number in 2019. [3407/20]
- Ambulance Service Response Times
717. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responder in seven minutes and 59 seconds or fewer by ambulance station to the end of...
- Emergency Departments Waiting Times
718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 or over who experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during December 2019; the overall number in 2019;...
- Home Help Service Data
719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area to the end of February 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which this compares to...
- Ambulance Service Data
720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in February 2020; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting fewer than four, four to eight, and more than eight months for treatment in hospitals (details...
- HSE Waiting Lists
722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available; and the...
- Audiology Services Data
724. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available; and the...
- Health Services Data
725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available; and the...
- Dental Services Data
726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available; and the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
727. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 29 February 2020 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the RCSI hospital group for periods (details supplied)....
- Hospital Discharges
762. To ask the Minister for Health if a discharge care plan for a person (details supplied) is or can be put in place; if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Eligibility
763. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reinstating a medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3461/20]
- General Medical Services Scheme Administration
764. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a drug (details supplied) is not available under the GMS; the estimated number of patients who would potentially benefit from the drug; and if he...
- Services for People with Disabilities
765. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the reopening of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3483/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
766. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3504/20]
- Services for People with Disabilities
767. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive appropriate long-term care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3505/20]
- General Practitioner Services
768. To ask the Minister for Health the details of general practice services in Kells, County Meath; the number of general practitioners providing care to persons with medical cards; the details...
- Nursing Staff Data
776. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff nurses employed at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available; and the equivalent figure for the same date a year earlier. [3515/20]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
777. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a diagnostic scan at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available by hospital group; and the...
- Mental Health Services Waiting Lists
778. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available by...
- Audiology Services Waiting Lists
779. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available by...
- Ophthalmology Services Waiting Lists
780. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available...
- Dietetic Services Waiting Lists
781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a dietetic appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available by...
- Podiatry Services Waiting Lists
782. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available by...
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
783. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a first assessment for speech and language therapy at the end of February 2020 or the latest date...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
786. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a first assessment for occupational therapy at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
787. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the inpatient day case active waiting list at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available by...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
796. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe in which a person (details supplied) will receive spinal fusion surgery at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital; and if he will...
- Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments
797. To ask the Minister for Health if the cut to the rehabilitative training allowance will be reviewed for new entrants to courses from September 2019; the amount that has been saved by the cut...
- Hospital Appointments Status
798. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the immunology unit at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
799. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times by age group and by assessment need for speech and language therapy services at each HSE centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in tabular...
- Stroke Care
802. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the publication of the new five-year stroke strategy; the timeline for the publication of the strategy; the reason for the delay; and if he...
- Healthcare Policy
804. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund and run a new FAST campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3576/20]
- Hospital Facilities
805. To ask the Minister for Health the risks posed to the thrombectomy service in Beaumont Hospital while the infrastructural issues relating to the current neurointerventional radiology and...
- Stroke Care
806. To ask the Minister for Health if stroke patients requiring home care packages in CHO 7 come under the remit of disability services; the situation in other CHOs; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Discharges
809. To ask the Minister for Health the investment being made in early supported discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3581/20]
- Stroke Care
810. To ask the Minister for Health the additional community rehabilitation resources for stroke put in place since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/20]
- Healthcare Policy
812. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the Changing Cardiovascular Health National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010–2019; if a new cardiovascular plan will be developed;...
- Hospitals Data
814. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a full-capacity protocol was invoked in 2019, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3586/20]
- Health Services Data
815. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on a non-hospital-based health waiting list, by the speciality and-or procedure they are on the list for...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
816. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on a hospital based health waiting list by the speciality and or procedure they are on the list for by...
- Home Care Packages Data
817. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons waiting for home support packages; and the waiting list for home support by community health organisation and local health office...
- HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
818. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service in 2019 by occupation, hospital and community healthcare organisation in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
819. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a health-based waiting in the community or acute list by LHO at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available. [3591/20]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
826. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancer medicines that have been fully approved by the HSE leadership team but are awaiting funding for reimbursement; and the names of such...
- Disability Support Services Provision
828. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available; the number...
- Disability Services Provision
830. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available by CHO. [3609/20]
- Disabilities Assessments
832. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of February 2020 or the latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE by LHO area under the...
- Physiotherapy Provision
833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months by LHO; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to...
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list as at February 2020 by LHO; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
836. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list by local health office, LHO, at the end of February 2020; the number...
- Occupational Therapy Data
837. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list by local health office, LHO, at the end of February 2020; the number...
- Counselling Services Provision
847. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
848. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment in primary care at the end...
- Psychological Services Waiting Lists
849. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest...
- Mental Health Services Data
850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units during 2019. [3629/20]
- Health Services Data
851. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest date...
- Audiology Services Data
853. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting less than 12 weeks,...
- Dietician Service Provision
854. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care; and the number waiting less than 12 weeks,...
- Dental Services Data
855. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office, LHO, area waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care at the end of February 2020 or the latest...
- Cancer Services Provision
857. To ask the Minister for Health if further funding will be provided for staffing at a facility (details supplied) under the programme referred to in correspondence; if his attention has been...
- Palliative Care for Children
858. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the meeting with the HSE and medical personnel which took place before Christmas 2019 concerning the provision of paediatric palliative care in...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
859. To ask the Minister for Health if the affirmation that Arden House, Wexford will be opened and operational at the end of March 2020 will be confirmed. [3702/20]
- Medical Card Drugs Availability
860. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to versatis patches being made available to persons with a medical card; the eligibility criteria for same; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
861. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new appointment date for a hip operation. [3719/20]
- Disability Services Funding
865. To ask the Minister for Health the status of promised funding for a centre (details supplied) for adults with mild and moderate disabilities; and if he will request the HSE and Pobal to...
- Respite Care Services Provision
866. To ask the Minister for Health if additional respite places for children and adults will be provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Services Funding
867. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided for a training centre (details supplied) in view of the increasing demand for additional places and the increase in...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
868. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Dundalk primary care centre. [3761/20]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision
869. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, premises in Dundalk which was to be operative in quarter 4 of 2019. [3762/20]
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
870. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth waiting for occupational therapy initial assessments; and the length of time they have been waiting. [3763/20]
- Addiction Treatment Services
872. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to groups working with persons in addiction in County Louth in each of the past five years. [3765/20]
- HSE Staff Recruitment
873. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an unfilled position for a maintenance craftsperson electrical in Louth County Hospital; if so, the length of time there has been a vacancy; the...
- Emergency Departments Data
874. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a 16 year old must register in the adult accident and emergency department should he or she present to...
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
875. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for a child seeking supports in the community health organisation, CHO, 7 catchment area; the key staff posts or personnel required to fill...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
876. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time to see a consultant dermatologist in St. James’s Hospital following an intervention by a general practitioner; if it can be a period of...
- Medical Card Applications
877. To ask the Minister for Health when an updated medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/20]
- Autism Support Services
878. To ask the Minister for Health when provision will be made for a residential programme to be offered to children with profound sensory disabilities with particular reference for the need to...
- Ambulance Service Provision
879. To ask the Minister for Health when ambulance transport will be restored to patients such as a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed urgently; and if he will make a...
- Home Help Service Provision
880. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/20]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
881. To ask the Minister for Health if regular reviews of a potential National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, waiting list will be undertaken in order to ensure orderly and smooth administration...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
882. To ask the Minister for Health when the child mental health service will be improved nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3796/20]
- Data Protection
883. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that convenience computer stations available in some hospitals at which patients may access their personal information do not run the risk...
- Hospital Appointments Status
884. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can avail of the further surgery required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/20]
- Medicinal Products Availability
885. To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made by the HSE to expand the availability of anti-IL-5 therapies for severe asthma in 2020; the number of patients that were able to...
- Disability Support Services Provision
886. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent provision will be made to address the issues of a child (details supplied); if provision will be made to have the case examined and expedited with a...
- Psychological Assessments
887. To ask the Minister for Health when a psychological assessment will be offered to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/20]
- Home Help Service Provision
889. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3820/20]
- Respite Care Services Provision
890. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary administrative procedures will be activated to facilitate or update the application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Health Services Data
891. To ask the Minister for Health if the official legal contract commencement date for a contract (details supplied) was 1 February 2018. [3824/20]
- Health Services Expenditure
905. To ask the Minister for Health if direct payments of public money were made by the HSE to the supplier or contractor of a contract (details supplied) between 1 February 2018 and 31 January...
- HSE Staff Recruitment
907. To ask the Minister for Health when a position (details supplied) will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3840/20]
- Home Help Service Data
908. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 10,000 hours of HSE-provided home help support in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3869/20]
- Mental Health Services Expenditure
909. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of weekend cover for CAMHS Wexford for two doctors and a secretary travelling from Galway; the estimated travel and accommodation expenses;...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
910. To ask the Minister for Health the status of capital funding for a new building on a campus (details supplied); the capital funding allocated to the organisation for 2020; and if the project...
- Dental Services
911. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children in the catchment area of Ballincollig, County Cork, are not receiving their second class dental check-up from the HSE; if there has been a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
912. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3907/20]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Schemes
913. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a voluntary farm building relocation scheme due to flooding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3376/20]
- Brexit Supports
914. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of food businesses that applied for working capital under the Brexit loan scheme which opened in March 2018; the number of...
- Future Growth Loan Scheme
915. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in addition to food businesses who have applied to the future growth loan scheme which opened in March 2019;...
- Felling Licences
916. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) about felling licences and road applications; and if he will make a...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
917. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reverse the reduction to 50% of the value of microchipped donkeys on registered premises as per the rules for stocking...
- Forestry Sector
918. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a response will issue to a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Felling Licences Applications
919. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a felling licence application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- TAMS Applications
920. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2718/20]
- Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals
921. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2720/20]
- Felling Licences Applications
922. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2741/20]
- Ministerial Correspondence
925. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports concerning his officials accepting a letter in respect of a person from another Minister...
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on a beef exceptional aid measure application by a person (details supplied)...
- Departmental Funding
927. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision to reverse funding for a facility (details supplied) will be reviewed. [2839/20]
- Harbours and Piers Development
928. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the breakwater at Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal, has been allowed to lie half-completed for several years; and if...
- Afforestation Programme
929. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current position in respect of a forestry contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/20]
- Beef Industry
930. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of measures being taken to assist farmers affected by the ongoing beef crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
931. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/20]
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
933. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to resolve the dispute with an association (details supplied); his plans to further amend the fallen animal...
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
934. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to secure support at level EU to ensure the CAP budget is increased within the next European budget...
- Farmers Charter
935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the farmers' rights charter; his plans to review the effectiveness of its operation; his further plans to expand on the...
- Trade Agreements
936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a full assessment of the economic impact on Irish agriculture of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement has been carried out by his...
- Beef Industry
937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on implementing the measures agreed in August 2019 in discussions with stakeholders regarding the difficulties...
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a BEAM scheme appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Fishing Industry
942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the use of super trawlers in fishing waters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2980/20]
- Animal Welfare
943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost and location of educational courses provided by his Department to encourage animal welfare among the sulky racing population...
- Young Farmers Scheme
944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; the clarity which can be provided in relation to...
- Knackery Industry
945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions on resolving the ongoing dispute with knackeries and the proposed changes to the fallen animal collection...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the basic payment entitlements for the years 2015 to 2019 will reviewed in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will...
- Beef Industry
947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 17 December 2019, if he has received applications for PGI status; when this application...
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is appropriate to introduce changes in the fallen animal scheme at the time of the year when the service is...
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a BEAM scheme appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- TAMS Applications
952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that can be taken regarding a TAMS application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Animal Diseases
953. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a society (details supplied) only accepts testing by one organisation for hoof wall separation disease, HWSD, on its...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
954. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a building will be made available to a group (details supplied) to enable the establishment of a maritime museum and experience to...
- TAMS Applications
955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3348/20]
- Calafoirt agus Céanna
956. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a ghlacfar go hoifigiúil leis an tuarascáil ar Anailís Costais agus Tairbhe a dhéanamh ar Ché...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
959. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/20]
- GLAS Payments
960. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Felling Licences Applications
961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3552/20]
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3553/20]
- TAMS Payments
963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Animal Welfare
964. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address an animal welfare issue (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3569/20]
- Agriculture Scheme Data
965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants in each county for the calf investment scheme; the number still waiting for approvals and claim forms; the...
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
966. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has the required information to proceed with the single farm payment appeal of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
967. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/20]
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
968. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a beef exceptional aid measure scheme appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agrifood Sector
969. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest data on the value of trade with the UK for agrifood products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3698/20]
- Animal Welfare
970. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a decision was taken to withdraw the prosecution of a person (details supplied) on charges of animal cruelty in Monaghan...
- Animal Welfare Expenditure
971. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the ill treatment and bad husbandry of horses in the Dublin region (details supplied). [3731/20]
- Departmental Staff Data
974. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists in his Department dealing with forestry felling licences; if additional ecologists were redeployed to deal...
- Afforestation Programme
975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation plan that was to follow the review of approval processes for afforestation in Ireland published in...
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
976. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the most recent discussions at the EU Agriculture Council of Ministers on funding for CAP post-2020; and if he will...
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
978. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on the proposals put forward by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if changes to EU payments would have an additional cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3870/20]
- Hardship Grant Scheme Eligibility
980. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the flood relief supports that will be available to farmers along the River Shannon where land has been flooded. [3889/20]
- Coronavirus Outbreak
981. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the advisory support available from his Department and State agencies under his remit with respect to contingency planning for...
- Brexit Negotiations
982. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to protect agricultural and fishing interests at upcoming Brexit negotiations. [3891/20]
- Live Exports
983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which Ireland has live exports, by sector; the breakdown of cattle exported to each country in 2019 and to date in...
- Exports Data
984. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which Ireland exported food and drink products in 2018 and 2019; the breakdown in volume terms and in value of total...
- State Bodies Funding
986. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated in 2020 to each specific State agency under his aegis by current and capital funding, in tabular form. [3895/20]
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
987. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent developments on reform of the CAP and progress on agreeing a new programme at EU level; and the progress made in...
- Fishing Industry Data
988. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU fixed total allowable catches for all fish species in tonnage in Irish waters, that is, the exclusive economic zone of Ireland...
- Aquaculture Data
989. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of aquaculture production carried out in 2018 and 2019, by value and tonnage, in tabular form. [3898/20]
- Fish Quotas
990. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the final 2020 Irish quotas in tonnage and value for each fishing species agreed at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in...
- Rural Development Programme Data
991. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 for schemes (details supplied); the...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
992. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure incurred in each of the years 2014 to 2018, inclusive, and up to 31 December 2019 for each measure (details supplied)...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Schemes
994. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reintroduce the deep retrofit grant scheme for homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Broadband Service Provision
995. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding fibre broadband provision at a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will...
- Waste Disposal Charges
996. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of an annual support towards the cost of bin charges for homes in which a family member...
- Postal Codes
997. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an Eircode for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2721/20]
- Electric Vehicle Grants
998. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available for electric cars in view the fact that some models are excluded from the SEAI grant; the reason...
- Warmer Homes Scheme
1000. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the warmer home scheme is taking up to 18 months to have applications processed; and if he will make a...
- Illegal Dumping
1001. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken to assist county councils to deal with incidents of illegal dumping and fly tipping; and if...
- Prospecting Licences
1002. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an application for a licence (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to concerns of the...
- Inland Fisheries Ireland
1003. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the progress by Inland Fisheries Ireland on the CARE project; and if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Broadband Service Provision
1004. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of fibre broadband to the home of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Solar Energy Guidelines
1006. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which persons and-or not for profit organisations can sell solar energy into the national grid that is...
- Broadband Service Provision
1007. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person (details supplied) cannot avail of broadband in view of the fact that broadband is supplied to the...
- Cybersecurity Policy
1008. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the budget allocation for the national cyber security centre in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and the number of...
- Electric Vehicles
1009. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles nationwide; and if he will make a statement on...
- Electricity Grid
1010. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if tenders have been issued or consultants engaged to help facilitate the feeding of electricity generation of private...
- RTÉ Staff
1011. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if sanction will be given for an increase for pensioners in the RTÉ superannuation pension scheme; the details of...
- Broadband Service Provision
1012. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of fibre broadband at locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Energy Schemes Data
1013. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and average amount of grants drawn down via the better energy homes scheme in 2019. [3491/20]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1016. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the package of measures available to SMEs and other commercial businesses to mitigate against greenhouse gas...
- Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
1017. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review of the BAI children’s commercial communications code; if he has received a copy of the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects Status
1018. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding for the proposed Narrow Water Bridge between County Louth and County Down; and if he will make a...
- Road Network
1019. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discussions have taken place within his Department on providing funding for the east-west link road and rural roads in general; and...
- Rail Network Expansion
1020. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discussions have taken place within his Department on providing funding for a feasibility study of the railway line from Navan to...
- Roads Maintenance
1021. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan county councils for necessary road works due to bad weather and cuts in...
- Roads Maintenance Funding
1022. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the availability of emergency funding for roads damaged by recent flooding due to heavy rainfall in Gort and Loughrea municipal areas;...
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
1023. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend section 81 of the Local Government Act 2001 to allow for the use of local improvement scheme funding to carry out...
- Aviation Industry
1024. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the barriers to the future growth of the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul industry here as identified by...
- Aviation Policy
1025. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/20]
- Roads Maintenance Funding
1026. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be allocated to local authorities for the maintenance of roads affected by the recent flooding; if not, the...
- Commissioners of Irish Lights
1027. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body responsible for the maintenance of a lighthouse (details supplied) in County Cork; if works are planned; and if he...
- Bus Services
1028. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the need for a bus shelter in a village (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2598/20]
- State Bodies
1029. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed at a location including in agencies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); and if he will...
- Sports Funding
1030. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for a special sporting event (details supplied) in County Cork in June 2020; and if he will make a statement...
- Cycling Policy
1031. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional measures will be brought forward to prevent cyclists and users of electric scooters from using footpaths in view of the...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
1032. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital application appeal by a club (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Dublin Bus
1033. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus stops that have bus shelters on the Dublin Bus network; the number of bus shelters removed from the network over the...
- Swimming Pool Programme Status
1034. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the next Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme scheme will commence: if he has reviewed and amended the way in which...
- Tender Process
1035. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of contracts for service issued by Fáilte Ireland by way of tender competition that were awarded but subsequently...
- Driver Test Centres
1037. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reintroduce artic testing (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2731/20]
- Road Projects Status
1038. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if progress has been made in respect of draft appraisal for the proposed Julianstown bypass submitted by Meath County Council; and if he...
- Road Toll Operators
1039. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent cost to the State to buyout the operator of the M1 toll at Gormanstown; the number of years left to run in the contract...
- Rail Network
1040. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a report (details supplied) will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/20]
- Driver Licences
1041. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which driver licenceholders separating from a spouse can change the name on their licence to their maiden name in...
- Public Service Vehicles
1042. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a registered hackney carrying passengers as a public service vehicle cannot use bus lanes particularly in the case of...
- Park and Ride Facilities
1044. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to create a park and share facility near Gorey, County Wexford or close to the border of counties Wexford and Wicklow; and if...
- Road Network
1045. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the status of the N2 will be reviewed with a view to upgrading the route to motorway status; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tourism Funding
1047. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if grant aid is available towards the provision of tourist facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
1048. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial cuts imposed on members of a pension scheme (details supplied) in advance of the sale...
- Football Association of Ireland
1049. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recovery guarantees in place in respect of the repayable grant worth a total of €7.63 million to the company which owns a...
- Bus Éireann
1051. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a response has not issued from Bus Éireann to a person (details supplied); the reason the bus stop cannot be fixed and...
- Coronavirus Outbreak
1052. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the option of allowing prospective tourists to countries infected with Covid-19 to cancel their holidays and receive a refund from...
- Córas Iompair Éireann
1053. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of pension increases will be paid to CIÉ group pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3071/20]
- Road Projects Status
1055. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timescale for the development of a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/20]
- Rail Network Expansion
1057. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the electrification of the Maynooth N3 parkway lines; if all level crossings along the line will be removed; if so, the...
- Free Travel Scheme
1059. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; his plans to ensure the free travel pass can be accepted on LocalLink bus...
- Rail Network
1060. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for electrification of the northern rail commuter line to Balbriggan; and if a related tendering or design process...
- Rail Network Expansion
1061. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 2009 baseline figures were used in the 2015 calculations to estimate the cost-benefit analysis figures for extending the Dunboyne...
- Bus Services
1063. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans, including locations and timelines, for the installation of new bus shelters in Kells and Navan, County Meath; and if he will...
- Sports Funding
1064. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount committed to an association (details supplied) following recent events in the organisation; if he is satisfied that this...
- Sport and Recreational Development
1065. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3351/20]
- Road Projects Status
1067. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N11 consultation process; the main issues raised; the number of submissions received; when the consultation will be...
- Sport Ireland Remit
1068. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Sport Ireland oversees governing bodies and monitors their governance. [3371/20]
- Public Transport
1070. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the discontinuation of the social car scheme under the LocalLink programme in County Leitrim in view of the lack of...
- Tourism Ireland
1072. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the post of chairperson of Tourism Ireland be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3500/20]
- Rail Services
1073. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of requests made by the European Commission in relation to privatisation of Irish Rail under the EU’s fourth railway...
- Sports Funding
1074. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a successful funding application by a local authority (details supplied); if funding has been drawn down; the next phase...
- Proposed Legislation
1075. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to update the Dublin Carriage Act 1853 in order to introduce a modern licensing system for the hire of horses and cabs in the...
- Coronavirus Outbreak
1076. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implications of the Covid-19 outbreak for the transport of goods into and through Italy; the discussions he has had with his EU...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
1077. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a special needs assistant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2654/20]
- Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
1079. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason home tuition is not bring provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps being taking to ensure they are...
- Family Resource Centres
1080. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the upgrade of a family support centre (details supplied) to the designation of family resource centre will be supported; the process...
- Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
1081. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the need for a second ECCE year for a child (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2609/20]
- National Childcare Scheme
1082. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if services in respect of the national childcare scheme and proposed changes to the funding model (details supplied) will be affected; if...
- Childcare Services
1084. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a case (details supplied) will be reviewed; the additional supports available to help ease the strain of rental costs on this facility;...
- Child and Family Agency Staff
1087. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the factors that determine the geographic allocation of social workers by Tusla; and the number of social workers working in each Tusla...
- Child and Family Agency Services
1088. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the factors that determine the allocation of educational welfare officers to a school geographical area; and the number of educational...
- Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
1089. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adults and children that accessed Tusla funded domestic violence refuge accommodation to date in 2020; the average length of...
- Childcare Services
1090. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current position of public consultation on the draft childminding action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3330/20]
- Childcare Services Funding
1091. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the childcare providers that her Department provided with a one-off payment to assist with insurance costs by county; the amount provided...
- Childcare Services
1092. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the situation of a Montessori facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Child and Family Agency Services
1093. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a Tusla centre (details supplied) was closed; the alternative arrangements put in place for those in need of its services; and...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Services Programme
1094. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason for discontinuing the funding for a service (details supplied) for the Fingal area. [3340/20]
- Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
1095. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application submitted by Donegal County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Local Improvement Scheme Administration
1096. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme allocations to local authorities throughout the country; if he will allocate more funding...
- CLÁR Programme
1097. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the CLÁR scheme throughout the country; if a cohort of rural schools excluded from the scheme can be included to...
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
1098. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding will be allocated to Kerry County Council under the local improvement scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Departmental Budgets
1099. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital provided to his Department in the estimates for 2019 by subhead; the provisional out-turn for 2019; the prepayments...
- Departmental Agencies Funding
1100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated in 2020 to each specific State agency under his aegis between current and capital funding in tabular form. [3855/20]
- Departmental Funding
1101. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated by current and capital expenditure in 2020 to schemes (details supplied) in tabular form. [3858/20]
- Departmental Expenditure
1102. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the final capital spend by his Department in 2019, including the capital carry-over from 2018, by subhead; the provision under each...
- Local Improvement Scheme Data
1103. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of rural roads that have received funding under the local improvement scheme, LIS, in each of the years 2018 and 2019, by...
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
1104. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority under the town and village renewal scheme in 2018 and 2019; the amount paid to each...
- LEADER Programmes Expenditure
1105. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local action group, LAG, under the LEADER programme 2014-2020 in tabular form; the amount expended...
- LEADER Programmes Data
1106. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved to date by each local action group, LAG, under the LEADER programme 2014-2020; the number of approved...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data
1107. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding to be allocated to the rural regeneration and development fund over the lifetime of the National Development...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
1108. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial allocations on an annual basis under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 per measure 19 support for LEADER local...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Civil Registration Documentation
1109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans in respect of the stillbirth register and stillbirth certification to be replaced with a birth certificate and...
- Direct Provision Data
1110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid annually through the daily expenses allowance since 2000, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
1111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures being taken to implement a Labour Court recommendation issued in 2008 that a pension scheme be put in place for...
- State Pensions Payments
1112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension, contributory; the amount received; the number of persons in receipt...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
1113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- State Pension (Non-Contributory)
1114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the non-contributory pension of a person (details supplied) was reduced from €184 to €152 per week;...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
1115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Allowance Appeals
1116. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Applications
1117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
1118. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Widow's Pension Eligibility
1119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a life pension awarded to coal miners who suffered loss of faculty passes to the spouse after their death as in the case...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
1120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlements for persons between 66 and 67 years of age in view of the increase in the retirement age (details...
- Departmental Staff Data
1121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff employed at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2637/20]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
1122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disablement Benefit
1124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure the cuts to the disablement pension made during the recession are reversed at the next possible...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
1125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
1126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of pension a person (details supplied) is in receipt of; if her attention has been drawn to correspondence in...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory)
1127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person in receipt of the disability allowance and who due to their age is transferred to the State pension...
- Public Services Card
1128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she has taken to comply with the Data Protection Commissioner regarding public services cards in view of the...
- Social Welfare Fraud Data
1129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 681 of 17 December 2019, if any of the 31 suspect cases that have been concluded with...
- Disability Allowance Applications
1130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2746/20]
- Carer's Support Grant
1131. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Cork City has been denied a carer’s support grant; and if she will make a...
- Community Employment Schemes Operation
1132. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the career and job pathways for persons who complete community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Allowance Data
1134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for the processing of the applications for carer's allowance and carer's benefit; the number of...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
1135. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Working Family Payment Appeals
1136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal lodged in July 2019 will be expedited for a person (details supplied); the status of the matter; and if she...
- Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
1137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting period by county or district for oral hearings to be held and final decisions to be made in respect of...
- Pension Provisions
1138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an independent review group will be established within her Department to assess the level and impact of cuts suffered by...
- State Pensions
1139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish a stakeholder forum on the State pension age and reform of same in the coming months; and if she will...
- Pension Provisions
1140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of voluntary contributions by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2964/20]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
1141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); the reason...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
1142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3000/20]
- Personal Public Service Numbers
1143. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who is the holder of a stamp 4 visa and requires a...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
1145. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the adult dependent allowance in respect of that person's spouse; and if she...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
1146. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which it is proposed to refuse jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); if reference...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory) Applications
1147. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [3066/20]
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
1148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the qualification criteria for the telephone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
1150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which entitlement to carer’s allowance in respect of two children has been determined in a case...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
1151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
1152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which it transpired that a person (details supplied) who is deemed to have incurred an overpayment from her...
- Back to Education Allowance
1153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has an ongoing entitlement to the back to education allowance; and if she will make a...
- Disability Allowance
1154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the appropriate illness or disability payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
1155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in regard to domiciliary care allowance in respect of two children in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
1156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the circumstances in which it is assumed that an overpayment of jobseeker's allowance had taken place in the case of a...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
1157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
1158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person (details supplied) qualified for the optical benefit and hearing aids under the treatment benefit...
- Illness Benefit Payments
1159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a backdated illness benefit for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Benefit Applications
1160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application will be expedited for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will...
- Pensions Legislation
1161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reduce the age at which the State pension can be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3302/20]
- Exceptional Needs Payments
1162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of expenditure incurred each year since 2008 on exceptional needs payments; the reason for the decline in these...
- Pension Provisions
1163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce legislation restoring the pre-2008 situation by which pensioners of semi-State companies had their...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
1165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Invalidity Pension
1166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity person for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3350/20]
- Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
1167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of paid out by the humanitarian assistance scheme in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in...
- Public Services Card
1169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a delay with the reissuing of public services cards and free travel cards in view of the importance of free...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
1170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
1171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if payments to victims from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is exempt from being calculated as earnings in terms...
- Coronavirus Outbreak
1174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding persons that have to take time off work including those that are told to self-quarantine and those...
- Pensions Data
1175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter regarding pension contributions for a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [3741/20]
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
1176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make contact with the HSE regarding the situation of a day care centre (details supplied) in County Wexford in...
- Disability Allowance Applications
1177. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited and backdated to the date of the accident. [3767/20]
- Community Employment Schemes Operation
1178. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an instruction will be issued to encourage flexibility to sponsors of community employment schemes in particular for...
- Exceptional Needs Payments
1179. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if arrangements to facilitate the exceptional needs or emergency payment can be made in the case of a person (details...
- Invalidity Pension Eligibility
1180. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension is payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disability Allowance Payments
1182. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3809/20]
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
1183. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal has been made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3819/20]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Commercial Rates Impact
1184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has been in discussions with the Department of Finance on the rising cost of business rates in rural...
- Local Authority Funding
1185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the drop in funding for County Galway despite its size compared to counties of a similar size, for example,...
- Rent Pressure Zones
1186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that part of Carrigaline, County Cork not in the former Ballincollig-Carrigaline...
- Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
1187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/20]
- Local Authority Staff Recruitment
1188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position in relation to the advertisement of a senior executive officer role for Drogheda as agreed in 2019; if the role...
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
1189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the income eligibility for social housing is restrictively low (details supplied); his plans to raise...
- Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance
1190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be provided to local authorities to carry out necessary remedial works (details supplied); and if he will...
- Judicial Reviews
1191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of judicial reviews taken against decisions made by An Bord Pleanála in each of the past five years and to...
- Postal Voting
1192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if proposals will be brought forward to allow persons abroad on holidays or away temporarily for business reasons to cast...
- Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
1194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the tenant incremental purchase scheme and the €15,000 minimum income requirement to avail of the...
- Housing Data
1196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes allocated to tenants of local authorities under the long-term leasing housing scheme by local authority...
- Homeless Persons Data
1197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children and adults deemed homeless in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Louth and in each other county in each of...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has met with either Cavan or Monaghan County Council to discuss social housing strategies; the housing targets for new...
- Planning Guidelines
1199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to update planning regulations in respect of solar panel installations on houses and public buildings; if the...
- Local Authority Housing Maintenance
1200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided in 2020 to local authorities for the housing voids programme in view of the need to...
- Water Services Infrastructure
1202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Donegal County Council is one of the 19 authorities which have made an application under the programme for support...
- Social and Affordable Housing
1204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it will be ensured that Dublin City Council puts an affordable housing scheme in place having regard to sites that are...
- Local Authority Housing Funding
1205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the discussions he has had on the redevelopment and insulation of Glovers Court flats, York Street, Dublin 2; and if funds...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Galway County Council and Galway City Council can continue to purchase houses on the open market for the purposes of...
- Planning Guidelines
1207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a review of planning guidelines following the result of a court case (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Water Services Infrastructure
1208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the expert panel which will evaluate bids from local authorities under the multi-annual developer provided water...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
1209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the increased payment for private domestic wells will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3017/20]
- Wind Energy Guidelines
1210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the updated guidelines for wind farms will include changes to the minimum distances from private residences; and if he...
- Septic Tank Grants
1212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new grant scheme to upgrade domestic septic tanks will be introduced; the reason for the delay in its introduction;...
- Pyrite Issues
1213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the proposed mica-pyrite scheme is so different from a similar scheme previously used in the Dublin and Leinster...
- Planning Issues
1214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the extra resources which will be made available to Mayo...
- Homeless Accommodation Funding
1215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated for homeless day services in 2019; and the regional breakdown of same. [3199/20]
- Water Services Infrastructure
1216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a decision has been made on a developer provided infrastructure application for an estate (details supplied) in County...
- Foreshore Licence Applications
1217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application for a foreshore licence by a company (details supplied); the process by which...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
1218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average construction costs and all-in development costs for one, two, three and four bedroom social houses and one, two...
- Traveller Accommodation
1223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total spend by each local authority of their traveller accommodation budget to date in 2020; and the total allocation of...
- Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance
1224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing retrofits carried out to date in 2020 by each local authority; the cost of the programme in each...
- Home Loan Scheme
1225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications, approvals and drawdowns of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan mortgage by local authority to date...
- Housing Assistance Payment Data
1226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the frequency with which HAP limits for local authorities outside Dublin are reviewed; the criteria that must be met in order...
- Housing Assistance Payment
1227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps persons seeking private rented accommodation can take in cases in which they are discriminated against by landlords...
- Housing Data
1228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new builds in County Roscommon in each of the past five years; the number of new builds in Ballinasloe, County...
- Fire Station Closures
1229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the fact that a fire station (details supplied) has been closed for over three years; if he will communicate...
- Fire Service Staff
1230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a mileage allowance for chief fire officers and assistant chief fire officers in local authorities for the use of...
- Fire Safety Regulations
1231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether restricting escape routes from bedrooms to routes through the kitchen not including sprinklers and...
- Social and Affordable Housing
1232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of revisions being made to the social housing application form to identify the need for wheelchair suitable...
- State Bodies Property
1233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the lands and buildings, excluding local authority houses, owned by public bodies in County Mayo. [3358/20]
- Local Authority Housing Funding
1234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and value of CALF/CLSS loans held by each local authority; the number of social housing units related to the...
- Housing Inspections
1235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority to carry out inspections of private rented dwellings in 2019 and to date in...
- Water Services
1236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the reform of water services including the creation of a single utility and a referendum to enshrine water in...
- Mayoral Election
1237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of implementing the result of the plebiscite supporting a directly elected mayor for Limerick. [3486/20]
- Planning Investigations
1238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the report into planning irregularities in County Donegal. [3487/20]
- Local Authority Staff Data
1239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of additional staff allocated to each local authority to bring vacant homes back into use. [3488/20]
- Homelessness Strategy
1240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Housing First housing allocations made in 2019 and to date in 2020. [3489/20]
- EU Regulations
1241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the NZEB regulations. [3490/20]
- European Court of Justice Rulings
1242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the European Court of Justice action against the State for breach of the urban wastewater treatment directive....
- Residential Tenancies Board
1243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent issues at a retirement home (details supplied); and his plans to ensure that...
- Departmental Programmes
1245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and value of applications each local authority made in 2019 for the multi-annual developer provided water services...
- Local Authority Members' Remuneration
1246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to a severance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3606/20]
- Home Loan Scheme
1250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the recent increase in interest in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme from 2.25% to almost 3% on a 30...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has signed off new housing procurement proposals for 2020 for local authorities; and if so, the details of the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
1253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a bog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2750/20]
- Hedge Cutting Season
1254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the hedge cutting season will be extended by two weeks in recognition of the level of rainfall and the impact on hedgerow...
- Oideachas Gaeilge
1255. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil i gceist ag an Roinn leanacht den deontas atá an Roinn ag íoc do chomhodaitheoir Gaeilge i bPobal Scoil...
- Departmental Correspondence
1256. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a detailed reply will issue to a letter sent by this Deputy in January 2020 and acknowledged on 30 January 2020 (details...
- Special Areas of Conservation Management
1257. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions she has had with the landowner and the various stakeholders regarding a management plan for SPA and SAC the...
- Departmental Budgets
1258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the 2020 current and capital funding allocation under items (details supplied) in tabular form. [3856/20]