DÁIL ÉIREANN

Dé hAoine, 6 Meán Fómhair, 2019 Friday, 6th September, 2019

CEISTEANNA QUESTIONS

64.2 DÁIL ÉIREANN 3113 Dé hAoine, 6 Meán Fómhair, 2019 Friday, 6th September, 2019

CEISTEANNA LE hAGHAIDH FREAGRAÍ SCRÍOFA QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

Chun an Taoiseach agus Aire Cosanta: To the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence.

*1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a member of the Defence Forces not rationed on duty can claim a sub-allowance for €33 tax free but will only be paid €20 for the 24 hour duty. — Aengus Ó Snodaigh. [34770/19]

*2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has liaised with officials in the Department of Defence regarding a person (details supplied) and efforts to return them here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34778/19]

*3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34843/19]

*4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position with regard to the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to leave the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34917/19]

*5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive an Army pension after 21 years of service. — . [34965/19]

*6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention or that of his predecessors has been drawn to correspondence in 2016 between the HSA and the Air Corps regarding personal protective equipment (details supplied); if so, the action taken on foot of the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35006/19]

*7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of active members of the Reserve Defence Forces; the number of new reservists recruited during the 2018 campaign; if a recruitment campaign will open in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35118/19]

*8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35338/19]

*9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35573/19]

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*10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35641/19]

*11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 11 June 2019, if a review has been completed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35846/19]

*12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional Army personnel he plans to assign to the Border with the UK in relation to preparedness for the forthcoming departure of the UK from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36014/19]

*13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel he plans to assign to the Border with the UK if there is an agreement with the UK by 31 October 2019 and in the event of a no-deal Brexit, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36015/19]

*14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to date in 2019 and the expected cost in 2019 to his Department of expenses payable to staff being relocated to work in respect of the Border with the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36016/19]

*15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Oral Parliamentary Questions he has answered as Minister for Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [36139/19]

*16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36145/19]

*17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the safeguards in place to protect the identity of the person that has made the protected disclosure in instances in which protected disclosures are shared with external consultants; if the person that made the protected disclosure is notified in advance; if their consent is required to share the disclosure with external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36202/19]

*18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36225/19]

*19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36241/19]

*20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to remedy the issue with Defence Forces regulation R5 which prohibits Reserve Defence Forces officers commissioned 3115 after 2005 from being promoted above the rank of lieutenant and which was identified three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36357/19]

*21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when pay and conditions for members of the Permanent Defence Forces will be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36435/19]

Chun an Tánaiste agus Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála: To the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

*22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for a passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36542/19]

*23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the death in solitary confinement of a person (details supplied) following a number of in- depth interrogations in Israeli holding centres; if he has contacted his Israeli counterpart regarding this death in custody to request an explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Crowe. [34683/19]

*24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role and supports Ireland will provide in response to the latest Ebola crisis in view of the recent declaration regarding the outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. — Seán Crowe. [34722/19]

*25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Irish persons aside from a person (details supplied) being held following the conflict in Syria and Iraq. — Seán Crowe. [34723/19]

*26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to return a person (details supplied) here; the meetings he has had in this regard; the progress made on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [34779/19]

*27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34794/19]

*28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34847/19]

*29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when documentation and a refund will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35032/19]

*30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries other than EEA member states and Switzerland in which the passport card is accepted. — Ruth Coppinger. [35173/19]

*31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount

P.T.O 3116 projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35342/19]

*32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the executions in Bahrain during the weekend of 27 July 2019; the action he and EU colleagues will take with the government of Bahrain in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35409/19]

*33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports that have involved gender recognition certificates. — Ruth Coppinger. [35518/19]

*34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for a passport that availed of section 11(2B) of the Passports Act 2008 (details supplied). — Ruth Coppinger. [35534/19]

*35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35577/19]

*36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35645/19]

*37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the fires in the Amazon; if he will report on the contact he has made with the Brazilian authorities regarding the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35829/19]

*38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the citizenship of a child born abroad to a non-citizen in a same sex marriage in cases in which the non- birth mother is an Irish citizen; the reason the State does not recognise non-birth mother parentage with the result the child cannot secure citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35963/19]

*39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he will develop a position on the UN treaty in the context of the publication of a revised legally binding instrument to regulate in international law the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises, that is, the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights; and if Ireland will attend and engage constructively in the fifth session to negotiate the Treaty in order to stop corporate human rights violations. — Seán Crowe. [36082/19]

*40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to increased threats and attacks against human rights defenders and the high levels of violence in Chocó, Colombia (details supplied); and if he will raise the lack of protection and intensity in the threats with his Colombian counterpart. — Seán Crowe. [36083/19]

*41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Turkish Government has removed three democratically elected Kurdish mayors from office and Turkish authorities arrested more than 400 political activists in August 3117

2019 as part of a deepening crackdown on Kurdish political parties (details supplied); his views on this development and the worsening human rights and democratic situation in Turkey; and if he will raise the issue with his Turkish counterpart. — Seán Crowe. [36084/19]

*42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the widespread fires in the Amazon rainforest; the action he plans to take to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36099/19]

*43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a new recruitment campaign for the rapid response roster will be carried out before the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [36104/19]

*44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36149/19]

*45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36229/19]

*46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36245/19]

*47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position in relation to the talks with the political parties in Northern Ireland and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the need to have the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive restored at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36505/19]

*48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the background of the campaign his Department and others commenced on 4 September 2019, regarding increasing Brexit preparation; the details of the procurement process; the person or body responsible for coordinating same; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [36782/19]

*49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the involvement of his Department in the public relations campaign that started on 4 September 2019 on national and local radio in relation to Brexit preparation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36800/19]

*50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he remains satisfied that all possible actions have been taken by his Department in anticipation of a UK crash out from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36922/19]

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Chun an Aire Airgeadais: To the Minister for Finance.

*51. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the cessation by a company (details supplied) to provide specialist insurance here; if he has engaged with the company on the matter; if he has sought to engage other insurance providers regarding providing an alternative specialist cover here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [34783/19]

*52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35034/19]

*53. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the criteria for the primary medical certificate in order for persons with disabilities to avail of VRT reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35419/19]

*54. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of second-hand private vehicles imported here from the United Kingdom in each of the past five years in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [35420/19]

*55. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of valuation tests carried out by the national car test service on second-hand private vehicles imported from the United Kingdom in each of the past five years in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [35421/19]

*56. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide exemptions to islanders to use tractor diesel for boats used for personal use particularly in circumstances in which they are returning to the island when the ferries have ceased with crossings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [36319/19]

*57. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that vehicles can have ownership registered to persons under 17 years of age and minors and also to fake names with bogus addresses and that in many instances these vehicles are being used in criminal and illegal activity; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36723/19]

*58. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue generated by applying the financial transactions tax currently applied in a number of EU countries to financial transactions here. — . [34713/19]

*59. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 11 July 2019, the number of the 57 credit institutions and 59 insurance firms from the UK or Gibraltar that have applied for or have already received authorisation from the Central Bank which would enable them to continue to do business here in the event of a disorderly Brexit; the value of the business done or the market share of firms that have not to date sought authorisation from the Central Bank; the exposure here in relation to same in the event of a disorderly Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34812/19]

*60. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of instances and the value of tax involved in recent years in which the large cases division of the Revenue Commissioners issued reassessments of the amount of tax due; the circumstances in which such reassessments may arise; if this only arises in cases in which new information comes to light; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34814/19] 3119

*61. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected to date as part of the motor insurers’ insolvency compensation fund; his plans for the fund; when collections are expected to cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34817/19]

*62. To ask the Minister for Finance the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34846/19]

*63. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are penalties or fines for financial entities or persons operating here without Central Bank authorisation; the number of warnings issued by the Central Bank in each year since 2015 for companies operating without such authorisation; the value of fines imposed in the companies operating without authorisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34869/19]

*64. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of allowing capital gains on EIIS shares to be capital gains tax applicable rather than income tax applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34870/19]

*65. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of allowing capital losses on EIIS shares to be allowed for capital gains tax purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34871/19]

*66. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of introducing a scheme for microenterprises similar to the seed enterprise investment scheme in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34889/19]

*67. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of increasing the entrepreneurial relief for capital gains tax to 12.5% and removing the lifetime limit of €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34895/19]

*68. To ask the Minister for Finance if under GBER it is possible to loosen the connected person restrictions for the scheme; the estimated full year cost of implementing a 30% limit by which a person is only deemed connected if they or an associate owns more than 30% of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34927/19]

*69. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of the cost of the research and development tax credit that arises from such services being outsourced to third parties by the company availing of the credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34928/19]

*70. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of the cost of the research and development tax credit that arises from such services being outsourced to universities by the company availing of the credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34929/19]

*71. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of removing the restriction to 100% of the employee’s annual emoluments for the key employee engagement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34930/19]

*72. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of removing the restriction to 100% of the employee’s annual emoluments for the key employee engagement programme and to introduce a flat €250,000 limit over three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34931/19]

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*73. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the remuneration limit under the KEEP scheme from 50% to 100%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34932/19]

*74. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of removing the restriction on employer share buy-backs under the KEEP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34933/19]

*75. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of introducing a safe harbour approach to share valuation for early stage companies availing of the KEEP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34934/19]

*76. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of enabling a worker to retain KEEP options when they move to another company within the company group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34935/19]

*77. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual operating cost for the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in 2018 and 2019, respectively. — Mary Lou McDonald. [34971/19]

*78. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is utilising the SWITCH model in its development of gender budgeting processes to be implemented across all Departments. — Mary Lou McDonald. [34980/19]

*79. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing by €100,000, €500,000, €1 million and €2 million respectively, the threshold at which businesses must use the invoice system as opposed to cash receipts system for VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34985/19]

*80. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the tax back programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35003/19]

*81. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles as incorporated bodies will be required to provide information on beneficial ownership to the Register of Beneficial Ownership; if this information will be made publicly available; if there is an up to date membership list in accordance with Regulation 18 of the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 (details supplied); and if not, his plans to introduce legislation or requirements to that effect. — Kate O’Connell. [35028/19]

*82. To ask the Minister for Finance the facilities in place at Revenue Commissioners offices nationally for persons to obtain hard copy forms to claim tax relief such as tax credits and tax free allowances; the staff assistance available to persons that wish to make such claims in hard copy format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35106/19]

*83. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income a couple with joint assessment can earn without being subject to income tax in circumstances in which both parties are under 65 years of age; the position in circumstances in which one party is under 65 years of age and the other is over 65 years of age; the amounts by which there is a PAYE allowance available in one or other of the persons involved; the income threshold they must cross before they are liable to pay income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35108/19] 3121

*84. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of bankruptcies initiated by the Revenue Commissioners; the number of adjudications in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the combined tax debts in respect of such bankruptcies in each year; the amount subsequently recovered in each period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35177/19]

*85. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases following on from bankruptcies initiated by the Revenue Commissioners in which a person or a family lost their home in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35178/19]

*86. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of lowering the €250 eligibility threshold for capital reliefs on individual donations to sports capital projects to €200; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35188/19]

*87. To ask the Minister for Finance the margin of compliance with the expenditure benchmark and the structural balance under EU fiscal rules under the scenario outlined in table 6 of the Summer Economic Statement in each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35276/19]

*88. To ask the Minister for Finance the indicative nominal budgetary package in table 6 of the Summer Economic Statement under an orderly Brexit scenario in each of the years 2020 to 2024 if the general government balance were to be 0% in each of the years in tabular form; the margin of compliance with the expenditure benchmark and the structural balance under the EU fiscal rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35277/19]

*89. To ask the Minister for Finance the structural balance under EU fiscal rules according to table 7 of the Summer Economic Statement notwithstanding the concerns over using fiscal space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35278/19]

*90. To ask the Minister for Finance if the nominal GGB figure were added to the indicative nominal budgetary package in table 6 of the Summer Economic Statement then the GGB would be zero for each of the years; if so, the reason this would give a greater budget package in each of the years than the gross fiscal space outlined in table 7 in which deficits in the GGB are forecasted for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35279/19]

*91. To ask the Minister for Finance the forecasted Exchequer borrowing requirement under the scenario outlined in table 6 of the Summer Economic Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35280/19]

*92. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full year cost of waiving PRSI and USC on interest earned from lending through crowdfunding for all crowdfunding loans and for crowdfunding loans to just SMEs respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35293/19]

*93. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in a year that have received income by way of interest from loans given through crowdfunding platforms based on the most recent tax data available; the amount of income tax, USC and PRSI paid on that income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35294/19]

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*94. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in a year that have lent to SMEs here through crowdfunding platforms based on the most recent tax data available; the amount of income tax, USC and PRSI paid by these taxpayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35295/19]

*95. To ask the Minister for Finance the average loan size per taxpayer lent through crowdfunding platforms based on the latest tax data available; the average loan size for SME loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35296/19]

*96. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason links from search engines or other sources to documents found on the website of his Department now link to a Department home page rather than the document itself; his plans to rectify the situation; the advice taken before the change was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35325/19]

*97. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35341/19]

*98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide historic data held by his Department to provide comparative reference points (details supplied). — Noel Rock. [35360/19]

*99. To ask the Minister for Finance the repayment schedule for bilateral loans to the UK; the capital amount repaid to date by transaction; the amount outstanding; if the repayments are made in sterling or euro; the cost to date in euro of each repayment in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [35411/19]

*100. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in euro of each sterling interest repayment to date on bilateral loans from the UK; the applicable interest rate in each case; the projected interest costs for the remainder of 2019 and in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [35412/19]

*101. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected savings in 2019 and 2020 respectively to date on repayments on loans to the UK due to the fall in the value of sterling by interest and capital amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [35413/19]

*102. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the home carer’s tax credit by increments (details supplied) in tabular form. — . [35435/19]

*103. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of firms that have still not obtained an EORI number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35458/19]

*104. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of firms without an EORI number that have been telephoned by the Revenue Commissioners to inform them of the need to obtain an EORI number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35459/19]

*105. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons that develop schemes under a planning permission and commencement notice a number of years old can benefit from the stamp duty refund under section 61 of the Finance Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35465/19] 3123

*106. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax incentives to support farmers will be introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35548/19]

*107. To ask the Minister for Finance the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35576/19]

*108. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the threshold for siblings in relation to capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35613/19]

*109. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35644/19]

*110. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax relief claimed on subscriptions to professional organisations by workers and self-employed persons in 2018 by each professional organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35654/19]

*111. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax relief claimed by businesses on subscriptions to business representative bodies in 2018 by each business representative body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35655/19]

*112. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of restoring trade union subscription tax relief at the level it was at before its abolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35656/19]

*113. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the special assignee relief programme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35662/19]

*114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of successful applications under the residential development stamp duty refund scheme since its introduction to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35714/19]

*115. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to guidance in relation to food supplements issued by the Revenue Commissioners from May 2007 (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that food supplements were zero rated on 1 January 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35731/19]

*116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that availed of the sportspersons relief tax scheme in each of the past ten years in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [35734/19]

*117. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue foregone or refunded on the sportspersons relief tax scheme in each of the past ten years in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [35735/19]

*118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the sportsperson relief tax scheme to players of gaelic football or hurling. — Marc MacSharry. [35736/19]

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*119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to discuss the extension of the sportsperson relief tax scheme to players of gaelic football or hurling. — Marc MacSharry. [35737/19]

*120. To ask the Minister for Finance if the disregard of the first €3,000 when calculating tax relief for third-level fees will be revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35739/19]

*121. To ask the Minister for Finance when the key information report on employer and public liability insurance claims will be published; if an organisation (details supplied) has submitted the required data in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35808/19]

*122. To ask the Minister for Finance if officials of the Revenue Commissioners have visited a site (details supplied) in County Kildare to date in 2019; if so, the nature and or reason for inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35833/19]

*123. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts the Revenue Commissioners make to engage with sub-contractors to ensure that they are reimbursed the relevant contract tax and to resolve related filing issues; and the amount of tax which has not been retuned in each of the years 2005 to 2018 and to date in 2019. — Pearse Doherty. [35952/19]

*124. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to bring forward the migration of participating securities Bill; when the legislation will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35962/19]

*125. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of additional Revenue Commissioners staff assigned to the Border with the UK in relation to preparedness for the forthcoming departure of the UK from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36005/19]

*126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Revenue Commissioners staff he plans to assign to the Border with the UK to work on counter-smuggling operations if there is an agreement with the UK by 31 October 2019 and in the event of a no-deal Brexit, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36006/19]

*127. To ask the Minister for Finance if land or premises within 30km of the Border with the UK for customs checks has been leased or purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36007/19]

*128. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2019 and expected cost in 2019 to the Revenue Commissioners of expenses payable to staff being relocated to work in respect of the Border with the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36008/19]

*129. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of real estate investment trusts here; and the estimated number of properties in the portfolios of such real estate investment trusts. — Joan Burton. [36029/19]

*130. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the corporate tax arrangements in respect of real estate investment trusts; the level of corporation tax that applies to such entities; the rate of effective corporation tax paid by such entities; his plans to commission a study of the REIT 3125 model in terms of its appropriate contribution to taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36030/19]

*131. To ask the Minister for Finance the legal costs incurred by the State with respect to the successful case taken by a person (details supplied) in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal; if the costs are now fully discharged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36062/19]

*132. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases concluded in the courts with respect to the IBRC; the costs settled to date; the nature of each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36063/19]

*133. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the sale of IBRCAC in 2014 including the proceeds versus the original value; the number of staff and investors originally involved; the number transferred to a company (details supplied) following the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36064/19]

*134. To ask the Minister for Finance if his decision to approve a substantial increase to the industry levy on credit unions up to 50% by 2022 will be reversed; if he consulted with a committee (details supplied) in advance of the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eamon Scanlon. [36076/19]

*135. To ask the Minister for Finance if the capital gains exemption on properties sold if they HAVE been held for three years or more will apply to a company (details supplied) once it acquires assets currently owned by a company for three years or longer. — Pearse Doherty. [36088/19]

*136. To ask the Minister for Finance if anti-avoidance measures introduced in the Finance Act 2017 by which stamp duty of 6% applies to the sale of shares which derive their value or part of their value from commercial property applies to Irish REITs. — Pearse Doherty. [36089/19]

*137. To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of stamp duty that will be applicable to the sale of a company (details supplied). — Pearse Doherty. [36090/19]

*138. To ask the Minister for Finance the stamp duty that will be paid as part of the sale of a company (details supplied). — Pearse Doherty. [36091/19]

*139. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the shareholdings of a company (details supplied) between domestically held and international investors respectively; and the increase in value of shares held by both domestic and international investors following the sale of the company to another company. — Pearse Doherty. [36092/19]

*140. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) could be exempt from anti-avoidance non-resident rules in view of the grandfathering provision of 31 December 2020 regarding the non-resident exemption from capital gains tax on the sale of REIT shares; and if the company now controls 10% of another company and could potentially be exempt from capital gains tax on the sale of this holding. — Pearse Doherty. [36093/19]

*141. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment of the 2012 Tax Strategy Papers that the introduction of a REIT regime here with generous tax exemptions for international investors and stipulations in double taxation treaties that dramatically reduce the effective tax

P.T.O 3126 rate paid by international investors, would result in significant tax leakage. — Pearse Doherty. [36094/19]

*142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an analysis of the potential gross tax that will be exempted from payment as a result of a number of tax benefits afforded to REITs and property investors due to the sale of a company (details supplied). — Pearse Doherty. [36095/19]

*143. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that would be generated if the 2% stamp duty on houses that were sold in excess of €1 million was increased to 3%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [36107/19]

*144. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36148/19]

*145. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to further issues and delays with issuing of RICT certificates under the EIIS scheme to investors in time for the annual tax return and that the same issues were encountered in previous years; the steps being taken to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36198/19]

*146. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36228/19]

*147. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36244/19]

*148. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the 23% VAT rate for health supplements; if his attention has been drawn to the guidance published by the Revenue Commissioners in May 2007 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eamon Scanlon. [36296/19]

*149. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is flexibility for certain not-for-profit providers such as music schools and community organisations in the application of the Revenue Commissioners guidance relating to the taxation of part-time lecturers, teachers and trainers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36314/19]

*150. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding taxation of German pensions; his views on whether persons should not have to pay twice for the same pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eamon Scanlon. [36361/19]

*151. To ask the Minister for Finance if the VAT free limit will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36406/19]

*152. To ask the Minister for Finance the provision made for persons using private pleasure craft such as, boats, sea crafts and so on to access their island homes on a regular basis when the impending changes to the law regarding the use of marked gas or oil or MGO in private pleasure 3127 craft is implemented from 1 January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Collins. [36483/19]

*153. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to improve the criteria for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36538/19]

*154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies and economic operators that have applied and received an economic operators’ registration and identification number by month and operator headquarters location by country from July 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [36621/19]

*155. To ask the Minister for Finance if funds from the contingency reserve fund established under the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019 can be withdrawn and used to fund supports for businesses exposed to markets affecting the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union within the terms of the legislation and the fiscal rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [36622/19]

*156. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected cost in 2019 of the special assignee relief programme; the number of employers and employees availing of the scheme; the average benefit accruing to participants in the scheme at the last count; and the minimum salary level that applies to the scheme. — Róisín Shortall. [36679/19]

*157. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue in 2020 from increasing excise duty on diesel to the same level as that of petrol. — Róisín Shortall. [36680/19]

*158. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from reducing the maximum allowable pension fund to €1.7 million. — Róisín Shortall. [36681/19]

*159. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated extent of below cost selling of alcohol here; the impact this has on VAT revenues; and the way in which this is tracked by his Department or others on behalf of the State. — Róisín Shortall. [36682/19]

*160. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue from the 0.1% increase in the national training fund levy in 2020; and the way in which this is factored in arriving at the net fiscal space position as set out in the Summer Economic Statement. — Róisín Shortall. [36683/19]

*161. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised in each of the past three years through the stamp duty on rental property in cases in which the full rent is above €2,500; and his plans to abolish the duty. — Róisín Shortall. [36686/19]

*162. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that food supplements remain at the zero VAT rate. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36766/19]

*163. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of firms by size (details supplied) that have applied for the knowledge development box scheme for SMEs since being established in tabular form. — . [36845/19]

*164. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of firms by size (details supplied) that have applied for the research and development tax credit in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. — Robert Troy. [36846/19]

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*165. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement further recommendations of the Cost of Insurance Working Group in view of the escalating costs of insurance for many sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36878/19]

*166. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to monitor the activities of the financial organisations or their agents in relation to penalised borrowers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36913/19]

*167. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from a 2% points increase in stamp duty on non-residential property transfers on all amounts in excess of €500,000. — Róisín Shortall. [36929/19]

*168. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from an increase to 5% for stamp duty on residential property transfers on all amounts in excess of €1 million. — Róisín Shortall. [36930/19]

*169. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from each percentage point increase in the minimum effective tax rate of persons earning more than €400 thousand per annum. — Róisín Shortall. [36931/19]

*170. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year cost of refunding unused income tax credits to all low paid workers. — Róisín Shortall. [36932/19]

*171. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from standard- rating all discretionary tax reliefs and expenditures that cost in excess of €10 million per annum in revenue foregone; and the breakdown for each tax relief and expenditure. — Róisín Shortall. [36933/19]

*172. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in income foregone of the research and development tax credit. — Róisín Shortall. [36934/19]

Chun an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe: To the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

*173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34744/19]

*174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter regarding a former Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34775/19]

*175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will prepare an annual equality budget statement to be read by him alongside the budget statement as recommended by the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. — Mary Lou McDonald. [34983/19]

*176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has issued the report as per section 3A(6) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 as inserted by section 3 of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 on the public servants forced to retire between 6 December 2017 and the commencement of the Act due 3129 to reaching 65 years of age; if appropriate remedies to assist this cohort have been found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35051/19]

*177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to remove the public service pension reduction from public service pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35631/19]

*178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the delivery of a Garda station for Bailieborough, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36261/19]

*179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to amend the public sector procurement system in order that organisations can procure supplies locally; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that while in theory local suppliers can tender for procurement business in practice the system favours larger companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Declan Breathnach. [36553/19]

*180. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of payments made to former Ministers that lost their seats in the 2011 General Election or that did not contest the 2011 General Election in tabular form. — Eoin Ó Broin. [35297/19]

*181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34851/19]

*182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or the OPW can search for the record of employment in the 1950s of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [34925/19]

*183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the review of the gender budgeting pilot in his Department has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Lou McDonald. [34960/19]

*184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW owned and or managed and or leased properties that have and are not being used and or vacant and or not yet assigned to a body by status, location and duration of vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35069/19]

*185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the 1984 Civil Service superannuation scheme constitutes discriminatory treatment for disabled civil servants according to the 2002 IPA report (details supplied); if consideration will be given to refunding contributions to officers that retire single; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [35085/19]

*186. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which a pension for a person (details supplied) will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35114/19]

*187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason links from search engines or other sources to documents found on the website of his Department now link to a Department

P.T.O 3130 home page rather than the document itself; his plans to rectify the situation; the advice taken before the change was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35330/19]

*188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35346/19]

*189. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe an raibh comhráití idir Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí agus Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe maidir leis an ngá atá ann cur leis na saoráidí páirceála do rothair, busanna agus trapanna ag Cill Mhuirbhigh gar don áit a bhfuil oifig de chuid Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí le freastal ar na daoine a thugann cuairt ar Dhún Aonghasa; ar pléadh an fhéidearthacht go bhféadfadh an dá eagraíocht iarratas a dhéanamh faoin gCiste um Athghiniúint agus Forbairt Tuaithe de chuid na Roinne Cultúir Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35350/19]

*190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 28 March 2019, the status of the historic gates to the Phoenix Park removed in Summer 2018; when the original gates will be restored and returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35405/19]

*191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if property valuations received by the Office of Public Works regarding 44/45 O’Connell street, 1 since it acquired the properties to date will be required; the amount it originally paid for the properties; if the OPW has been offered off-market sums and or land and or property swaps to dispose of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35408/19]

*192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he was consulted regarding the closing of applications for the deep retrofit scheme; if he has engaged with the Minsters for Housing, Planning and Local Government and Communications, Climate Action and Environment on the issue of the closure of the scheme; if he has received a request to provide further funding for the scheme and or compensation for applicants that at are a loss due to the cessation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35566/19]

*193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35581/19]

*194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of pension restoration measures for civil and public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35614/19]

*195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35649/19] 3131

*196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which contracts are awarded to a company (details supplied) when previous school projects were found to have structural defects; the procedures which allow for previous work to be taken into account in awarding contracts for capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35673/19]

*197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the strategic review of the Phoenix Park undertaken by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35709/19]

*198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to sell the unused Garda station in Glenfarne, County Leitrim; if so, when it will be sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tony McLoughlin. [35747/19]

*199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 12 February 2019, when the second more detailed report in respect of flooding in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35774/19]

*200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a closed Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy- Rae. [35776/19]

*201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 3 April 2019, if permission will be sought from the NPWS to remove the silt build up outside the sluice gates at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35777/19]

*202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid per unit (details supplied) in vacant site levies since the levy was introduced by year and amount per vacant unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35823/19]

*203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when works on the Glanmire flood relief works will commence. — Sean Sherlock. [35860/19]

*204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to the vacant properties at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the plans of the OPW for the properties; if the OPW has plans to carry out essential maintenance works at the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35971/19]

*205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in relation to future coastal works required at Mornigton, Bettystown and Laytown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35983/19]

*206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected cost overrun in relation to the health budget for 2019; his plans to address the cost overrun during Budget 2020 or via supplementary estimates by year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36031/19]

*207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the cost overruns in respect of the senior care centres programme; if he has met with his counterpart

P.T.O 3132 in the Department of Health to discuss the matter; his plans to ensure senior care centres will not be closed due to budgetary issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36032/19]

*208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual amount of income derived from all third-party installations regarding telecommunications equipment on masts at Garda stations and or former Garda stations in the past three years to date by station and or mast location basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36070/19]

*209. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rent paid by the Office of Public Works to a company (details supplied) for the rental of a location since the lease began or since it was acquired by the company by year and average annual and monthly rent. — Pearse Doherty. [36086/19]

*210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rent paid by the Office of Public Works to a company (details supplied) for the rental of a location since the lease began or since it was acquired by the company by year and average annual and monthly rent. — Pearse Doherty. [36087/19]

*211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36153/19]

*212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the evaluation of submissions to the public consultation on the Phoenix Park experience strategic review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [36199/19]

*213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36233/19]

*214. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36249/19]

*215. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be provided under the flood relief schemes to strengthen the banks of the River Shannon in the Corbally area of Limerick city to protect residents in the Mill Road and the Corbally Road from flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36270/19]

*216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the basis of assuming a significant fall in the projected demographic costs associated with social projection arising from the change in pension age further to the paper Budgetary Impact of Changing Demographics 2017-2027; the extent to which increases in jobseeker payments from persons in their mid-sixties have been factored into this calculation; and if a revised paper will be provided with projected jobseeker increases included in the final costing. — Róisín Shortall. [36396/19] 3133

*217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when new accommodation will be provided at a Garda station (details supplied); the timescale for the provision of new modern and adequate accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36404/19]

*218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on introducing a public accountability act for individual public servants to be held accountable for their actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36440/19]

*219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of investigations and successful prosecutions by the lottery regulator that have occurred regarding instances of underage gambling and or the selling of lottery games and or products since 1 January 2019 to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36456/19]

*220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the issuing of a cost effectiveness analysis guidance document; when the document will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darragh O’Brien. [36474/19]

*221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review the changes made to the public procurement process in view of the fact that they have been in place for a number of years; if the changes that have resulted in large contractors winning tenders for services and in turn sub-contracting out much of the work to sub-contractors will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36479/19]

*222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter in relation to a flood relief scheme for County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36524/19]

*223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36548/19]

*224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person (details supplied) is likely to be allowed to continue their employment after retirement age which is their choice and in view of previous indications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36605/19]

*225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a carpark will be constructed at a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [36615/19]

*226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of addressing pay equalisation in the public sector. — Róisín Shortall. [36684/19]

*227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding allocated to improving flood defences in each of the past five years. — Róisín Shortall. [36685/19]

*228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which accommodation has been or can be reached in respect of returning public servants that have expressed a wish to remain in employment for some time after their anticipated retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36725/19]

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*229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the increase in 2019 in the expenditure ceiling earmarked for each Department in 2020, by capital funding and current funding; the measures the additional funding is already committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36741/19]

*230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans for Ballybofey and Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36807/19]

*231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans for Castlefinn, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36808/19]

*232. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans in Glenties, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36809/19]

*233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans in Downings, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36810/19]

*234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans in Lifford, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36811/19]

Chun an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna: To the Minister for Education and Skills.

*235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the mandate of the national training fund and the way in which its expenditure profile can be reoriented towards more effective in-employment training and modern apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34832/19]

*236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tickets issued by Bus Éireann for the Kildalkey to Trim school bus route for the 2019/2020 school year; the appeals process in place for students that have been declined a place on Bus Éireann school buses; and the means by which Bus Éireann accommodates a student that successfully appeals a decision to decline them a place on a school bus route in circumstances in which bus places are already full. — Peadar Tóibín. [35381/19]

*237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tickets issued by Bus Éireann for the Kildalkey to Trim school bus route for the 2019/2020 school year; the appeals process in place for students that are declined a place on Bus Éireann school buses; the means by which Bus Éireann accommodates a student that successfully appeals a decision to decline them a place on a school bus route in cases in which bus places are already full; the number of children availing of the B6180 and B6181 service; and if information (details supplied) in relation to the routes will be provided. — Peadar Tóibín. [35386/19]

*238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be allowed to seek permission to go to tender with a building design to prove it will be delivered on budget; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the board of management is willing to bear the cost of a 3135 full redesign and tender competition if it fails to deliver on budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [36137/19]

*239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the student assistance fund to pre-2012 rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36784/19]

*240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants in the clear customs initiative by eligible customs agents, customs intermediaries and affected businesses up to 31 August 2019 by county in tabular form; and the amount expended on the initiative to date. — Robert Troy. [36854/19]

*241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to install kitchen facilities to all State run primary schools which do not have those facilities. — . [36947/19]

*242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to install kitchen facilities to all State run secondary schools which do not have those facilities. — Kathleen Funchion. [36948/19]

*243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers are regarded as international students for the purposes of third-level fees; if so, his plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [34685/19]

*244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that provide leaving certificate applied level that have had subject key assignments externally inspected since the introduction of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [34688/19]

*245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries paid through the ancillary grant; and the average wage of secretaries. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34697/19]

*246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation for primary schools to 2011 rates per pupil. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34698/19]

*247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of school books being provided by schools; and the estimated cost for school book rental schemes to be provided by all schools. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34699/19]

*248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation for primary schools by €20 per pupil. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34700/19]

*249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing cuts to guidance counselling; and the estimated cost to ensure one counsellor for every 500 students. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34701/19]

*250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of an additional SENO or SNA. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34702/19]

*251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected number of children in primary and secondary schools in September 2019. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34703/19]

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*252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected number of ASD unit places to be available in primary and secondary schools by county in September 2019. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34704/19]

*253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school transport has been withdrawn from a school (details supplied) with effect from September 2019 in view of the fact it is still available for existing students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34705/19]

*254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eugene Murphy. [34706/19]

*255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the effect the housing crisis has on applicants that apply for SUSI grants but cannot apply as independent students in view of the fact they cannot provide an address of their own will be considered. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34708/19]

*256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a class size has been increased in a school (details supplied). — Peter Fitzpatrick. [34721/19]

*257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is guaranteed to modernise a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; if the agreed plan to reunite the school on one site in the interim will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34730/19]

*258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that children diagnosed with high functioning autism have no suitable facilities to attend after primary school (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [34743/19]

*259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 8 May 2019, the status of the school building project; when it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [34762/19]

*260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second-level school place will be found to meet the requirements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34797/19]

*261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme application will be granted due to the circumstances to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [34815/19]

*262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case and circumstances of a child (details supplied) will be addressed. — Tom Neville. [34816/19]

*263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of all school building projects for the Dublin 6W, 12, 14, 16 and 24 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34826/19]

*264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the forthcoming patronage process for the new post-primary school for Citywest and Saggart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34827/19] 3137

*265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ETB owned site at Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24 on which temporary primary schools are located will facilitate the new primary school for Citywest and Saggart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34828/19]

*266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of the plans to construct permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34829/19]

*267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34844/19]

*268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 183 and 495 of 23 July 2019, the reason home tutors are not regarded as employees of his Department for the duration of their work as home tutors; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34888/19]

*269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the bodies representing parents that are consulted by his Department in relation to educational issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [34894/19]

*270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra support for teaching principals in primary schools in view of the increase in responsibilities, reports and paperwork that must be handled by teaching principals to date and the long hours involved in dealing with this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34910/19]

*271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) can change from independent status back to dependent status due to family circumstances immediately without a three year wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [34914/19]

*272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to allowing teachers to transfer from one county to another (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34916/19]

*273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned secondary school for the Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [34964/19]

*274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to parents and children in which demands for local secondary school places exceed supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34972/19]

*275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impact on returning emigrants that cannot access student grant funding which excludes them for three years on their return; his plans to change the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [34978/19]

*276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the costing of the pay claim made by a union (details supplied) on behalf of school secretaries and other non-teaching staff;

P.T.O 3138 when a decision will be made on the pay claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eoin Ó Broin. [35000/19]

*277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure the July provision is available to all children with Down syndrome that require it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35008/19]

*278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date with the building timeline for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35054/19]

*279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the funding and support package announced in summer 2019 for schools (details supplied); the criteria under which the funding is being given; and the way in which other schools in County Tipperary can avail of such funding and support packages as a matter of urgency. — Alan Kelly. [35076/19]

*280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding SUSI’s special rate of maintenance and the cutting of same upon the death of a person within the household in receipt of qualifying a long-term social welfare payment; the steps he will take to ensure that students in such a situation do not suffer a significant reduction in their maintenance payment; if the issue will be addressed in a budgetary context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bobby Aylward. [35089/19]

*281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full pension will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35115/19]

*282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of investment (details supplied) in counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35143/19]

*283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a mechanism or his plans to introduce a mechanism to enable teachers to revert to their original pension status later in their career in view of the fact that under circular 07-2013 the status of a second-level teacher’s pension will change if they cease teaching for more than 26 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [35170/19]

*284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have consulted with parents regarding religious instruction or worship in community or education and training board schools in line with section 4 of Circular 0013/2018; the number of schools that have changed their practice regarding religious instruction or worship following this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35181/19]

*285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that offer an alternative subject to religious instruction or worship in line with Circular 0013/2018. — Ruth Coppinger. [35182/19]

*286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to chaplains in community and education and training board schools in 2018; and the number of chaplains appointed in 2018. — Ruth Coppinger. [35183/19] 3139

*287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the participation level in in-service training for the human and cultural diversity aspect of the social personal and health education curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35184/19]

*288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure secondary school provision is matching expansion of housing in the Clonee and Ongar areas of Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35195/19]

*289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the need for additional accommodation in a school (details supplied) in County Wexford will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35200/19]

*290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding to rebuild a secondary school (details supplied); the commencement date for works; the way in which the prioritisation of works has led to other schools being built ahead of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35207/19]

*291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point increase in the capitation grant for primary schools. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35211/19]

*292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point increase in the capitation grant for post primary schools. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35212/19]

*293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore guidance counsellors to one per 500 pupils ex-quota at post primary level. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35213/19]

*294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore guidance counsellors to one per 500 pupils ex-quota for DEIS schools. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35214/19]

*295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the pupil teacher ratio at primary level. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35215/19]

*296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the pupil teacher ratio for junior, senior, first and second class. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35216/19]

*297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to reverse staffing cuts to small schools with less than 86 pupils to 2011/2012 levels. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35217/19]

*298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide additional classroom accommodation in order to reduce primary school class sizes per each point reduction. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35218/19]

*299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of using newly qualified teachers for substitution duties rather than retired teachers. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35219/19]

*300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teaching positions which would be required in primary schools to restore the appointment figures for the third and

P.T.O 3140 fourth mainstream teacher to the level they were at in 2010, that is, 49 and 81. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35220/19]

*301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which had a teaching staff of one, two or three teachers in 2010 and which have since closed following the increase in the appointment figures. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35221/19]

*302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which have teacher numbers (details supplied). — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35222/19]

*303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs employed for the 2018/2019 school year; and the projected number of SNAs to be employed for the 2019/2020 school year. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35225/19]

*304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the approximately 950 increased additional SNAs announced in Budget 2019 that were employed for the period of 2018/2019. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35226/19]

*305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have appealed their SNA allocation for 2019/2020 by county in tabular form. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35227/19]

*306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNA hours applied for and or sought by each county for the 2019/2020 school term in tabular form. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35228/19]

*307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have appealed their SNA allocation for 2019/2020 by county in tabular form. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35229/19]

*308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autistic children enrolled at primary level for 2019/2020. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35230/19]

*309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autistic children enrolled at post-primary level for 2019/2020. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35231/19]

*310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has used the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 to enforce a school to open an ASD class in an area in which need has been identified; if not, the reason for not using the powers contained in the Act; his plans to commence using the Act in the immediate future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35232/19]

*311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to work collaboratively with the Teaching Council to review the national third-level teacher training curriculum to improve the level of training for teachers at third-level in order that all qualified teachers feel competent and are sufficiently supported in teaching children with additional needs in mainstream settings in view of the acute rise in the number of school age children being diagnosed as autistic; and his plans to create new pathways for special needs assistants that would like to upskill to the level of special education teachers. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35233/19]

*312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the 15% cut in resource hours teaching; and the estimated cost to increase NEPS by 25%. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35234/19] 3141

*313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide administrative support for each NEPS psychologist. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35235/19]

*314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore rural coordinator service under the home school liaison service. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35237/19]

*315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the school books grant by 30%. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35239/19]

*316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools which are waiting on capital funding for future school build works or the completion of ongoing school build works by county; and the length of time each school has been waiting for the full amount of capital funding granted in tabular form. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35241/19]

*317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at primary and post primary level enrolled for the school year 2019/2020. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35242/19]

*318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of replacing all rented prefabs with permanent accommodation assuming the cost of providing same is already accounted for. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35243/19]

*319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of replacing 100 prefab units with permanent accommodation. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35244/19]

*320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third-level students registered in universities for 2018/2019. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35245/19]

*321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third-level students registered with institutes of technology for 2018/2019. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35246/19]

*322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to reverse changes to the non-adjacent grant levels. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35247/19]

*323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to remove apprenticeship and PLC course fees. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35248/19]

*324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the student contribution by €250 for students with family income by amounts (details supplied). — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35249/19]

*325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the student contribution by €500 for students with family income by amounts (details supplied). — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35250/19]

*326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the academic staff student ratio for universities. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35251/19]

*327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the academic staff student ratio for institutes of technology. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35252/19]

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*328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending grant support to part-time students at third-level. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35253/19]

*329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending grant support to post-graduate students. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35254/19]

*330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing all rates of the student grant by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35255/19]

*331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the special rate of the student grant by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35256/19]

*332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the special rate of the student grant by €30 per week for term time. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35257/19]

*333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to increase student assistance fund and support scheme for students with disabilities by 20% each. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35258/19]

*334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 5% increase in capitation to PLCs, Youthreach and VTOS. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35259/19]

*335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of non-EU students that enrolled in higher education over the past five years. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35260/19]

*336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that qualify for the free fees initiative based on the latest student numbers available. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35261/19]

*337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount a reduction of €500 to the student contribution charge would cost based on the most recent figures available. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35262/19]

*338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which Ireland compares to other OECD countries in relation to student fees. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35263/19]

*339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35264/19]

*340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships developed since 2017. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35265/19]

*341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35266/19]

*342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if equality of allowances will be sought for apprenticeships in Budget 2020; and if so, the estimated cost. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35267/19] 3143

*343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to create 1,000 additional apprenticeship places. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35268/19]

*344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of withdrawing the annual State subsidy to private schools. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35269/19]

*345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of reducing the scheme for private psychological assessment by 10%. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35270/19]

*346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to the free counselling service provided by his Department for teachers and other civil servants previously known as care call but which is now provided by an organisation (details supplied); his views on whether demand for this service is increasing but that the budget for it has not been increased; his plans to ensure that clients of the service can automatically obtain six sessions; if he will allow clients of the service obtain more than six sessions with the same counsellor if necessary; if the same counsellor can deal with the client on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [35275/19]

*347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the school transport scheme; if changes to preserve the right of a student to a concessionary school transport ticket will be brought forward; if his attention has been drawn to the way in which the current scheme has affected as many as twenty students in the Gorey district area of County Wexford (details supplied) that are deemed concessionary in spite of their eligibility to enrol in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35308/19]

*348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request a short review of an application made alongside certain proposals with a view to allowing a school (details supplied) to continue to operate under new patronage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [35310/19]

*349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35339/19]

*350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35379/19]

*351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35391/19]

*352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding proposed extensions, upgrading and or replacement of school facilities and buildings at both primary and post-primary level in Clane, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [35438/19]

*353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding proposed extensions, upgrading and or replacement of school facilities and buildings at both primary and post-primary level in Prosperous, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [35439/19]

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*354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding proposed extensions, upgrading and or replacement of school facilities and buildings at both primary and post-primary level in Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [35440/19]

*355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of permanent status for a Gaelscoil (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35444/19]

*356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding acquiring a permanent site and discussions with his Department in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35445/19]

*357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD special classes in secondary schools by county in tabular form; the number of new classes that will be established in the 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 school years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35452/19]

*358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his legislative powers have been used to date to ensure ASD classes are established throughout second-level education; if not, if a directive has been issued to the sector to establish such classes and ensure that no child is denied appropriate education at second-level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35453/19]

*359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding per student in ASD special classes in primary schools; the amount of funding provided per student in secondary schools; his plans to remedy the disparity in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35454/19]

*360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of inspections of ASD special classes in primary schools and secondary schools; the number of inspections that have taken place by county in tabular form; if specialist inspectors are employed for such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35455/19]

*361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the immediate safety of the building users of a school (details supplied) will be guaranteed in view of the requirement for further construction works. — Mary Lou McDonald. [35504/19]

*362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the nature of the construction works at a school (details supplied); and the reason the work is being carried out. — Mary Lou McDonald. [35505/19]

*363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the alterative provisions being made for the crèche to operate fully in view of the requirement for further construction works at a school (details supplied) during the summer periods of 2020 and 2021. — Mary Lou McDonald. [35506/19]

*364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the engineers report relevant to the construction works carried out and required at a school (details supplied) will be provided. — Mary Lou McDonald. [35507/19] 3145

*365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value placed on the crèche facilities which operate in school buildings. — Mary Lou McDonald. [35508/19]

*366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the temporary engineering solutions and other precautionary measures referenced in the press release on 14 August 2019 will be fully complete before 26 August 2019 when the crèche returns and before the beginning of the new school term. — Mary Lou McDonald. [35509/19]

*367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35574/19]

*368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason under the SUSI grant system parents are deemed legal guardians until persons reach 21 years of age; and the reason the rest of the State system recognises persons as independent adults from the age of 18 years of age. — Aengus Ó Snodaigh. [35587/19]

*369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35601/19]

*370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a new primary school in Carrigaline, County Cork; when the school will be established; the position regarding the patronage of the school; the location of the school; when the recruitment process for the position of principal and teaching posts at the school will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35602/19]

*371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a funding application by a school (details supplied); when the application will progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35605/19]

*372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35642/19]

*373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries employed to date in 2019, by county including secretaries directly employed by his Department and those paid using the ancillary services grant in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35660/19]

*374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries employed directly by the State to date in 2019; the number of school secretaries paid using the ancillary services grant in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35661/19]

*375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pupil teacher ratio in primary schools will be reduced; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35677/19]

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*376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new sports hall for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35679/19]

*377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to reduce teacher to pupil ratios in schools in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35698/19]

*378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow the medical card waiver to apply for school transport for pupils that may not be attending their nearest school for a variety of reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35701/19]

*379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) has been denied school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35722/19]

*380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid to teachers on part-time and full-time contracts, respectively in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to the end of June 2019, in tabular form. — Thomas Byrne. [35724/19]

*381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching posts filled by teachers working on full-time, part-time and temporary contracts, respectively in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to the end of June 2019. — Thomas Byrne. [35725/19]

*382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date, number of teachers impacted and value of payment due not issued for each event in which 30 or more teachers were not paid on an agreed date from January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [35726/19]

*383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an increased use of part-time contracts for teachers; if so, when his attention was drawn to the practice; the actions he will take to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [35727/19]

*384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children living in Hollystown, Dublin 15 are in the catchment area for the new post primary school in Dublin 15 due to open in 2020; the steps being taken to cater for the educational needs of children in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35729/19]

*385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the areas in which extra funding will be made available for additional school buses for the 2019/2020 school term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35744/19]

*386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is to carry out a review of its building inspection processes further to the recent revelation that 17 school buildings which were built by a company (details supplied) are in need of remedial work; if details of the inspections will be shared with school management and parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Murphy. [35751/19]

*387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports and consultation made with the management, staff and parents of schools (details supplied) in relation to the remedial works that 3147 are being carried out due to structural problems found in the school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Murphy. [35752/19]

*388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the National Council for Special Education to provide a specialised class for children on the autism spectrum in the proposed new post-primary school in an area (details supplied) under the patronage of educate together; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [35753/19]

*389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is planned to reduce the distance for a third-level student to qualify for the non-adjacent SUSI grant from 45km to 24km as it was up to 2011; the annual saving estimated in 2011 that would accrue from this change of rule on which the decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35757/19]

*390. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil sé i gceist aige an fóirdheontas a bhíodh ar fáil d’ábhair oidí chun freastal ar chúrsaí Gaeltachta a thabhairt ar ais ar an mbunús céanna a raibh fáil air suas go dtí an bhliain 2011; cén costas a bhainfeadh leis seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35758/19]

*391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if parents can remove their children from classes in school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35764/19]

*392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the provision of replacement facilities and or a new school at a school (details supplied); the degree to which agreement has been reached in respect of the scale of replacement works; if the project will be expedited in view of the condition of the facility there and the need to maintain health and safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35790/19]

*393. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil sé i gceist aige a chinntiú go mbeidh dóthain spáis ar an mbus scoile a théann go scoil (sonraí tugtha) le freastal ar na scoláirí ar fad atá ag iarraidh ticéid lamháltais le dul go dtí an scoil seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35795/19]

*394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the waiting time to have an appeal heard by the Student Transport Appeal Board for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [35796/19]

*395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of a new school (details supplied); if the schedule of accommodation has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35809/19]

*396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35810/19]

*397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he plans to take to reduce class sizes here in view of the fact the average class size here is significantly higher than that of the average across OECD countries; if he will engage with the Minister for Finance with regard to the financial resources needed to comprehensively tackle class sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35825/19]

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*398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a schedule of inspections conducted at a site (details supplied) and its surrounds for quality assurance and building regulations compliance since the project commenced to date will be provided; his plans to carry out a full risk assessment at the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35835/19]

*399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid is available to fund research (details supplied). — Kevin O’Keeffe. [35838/19]

*400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 9 July 2019, if a review of the stage 2(b) has been completed; the status of the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35845/19]

*401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if measures will be put in place in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [35859/19]

*402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of quality assurance checks of vehicles operating the school transport scheme which took place in 2018; the number of checks and the pass rate by county, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [35864/19]

*403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unannounced inspections carried out by school transport supervisors in 2018; the number of times in which an inspection was not passed; the number of follow-up inspections carried out; the number of follow-up inspections failed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [35865/19]

*404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to build a new school building at a school (details supplied). — Pearse Doherty. [35948/19]

*405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35951/19]

*406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a pay increase for SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35961/19]

*407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent school for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darragh O’Brien. [35964/19]

*408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a matter (details supplied) in relation to a school amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35973/19]

*409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the details of delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35976/19]

*410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed LMETB headquarters in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35980/19] 3149

*411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for their SUSI grant review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35990/19]

*412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work being undertaken to expedite the new school project for a school (details supplied); the actions being taken in relation to same; and the timescale for construction work to commence. — Brian Stanley. [35992/19]

*413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools respectively that require parents to pay voluntary contributions. — Joan Burton. [36002/19]

*414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the practice of voluntary contributions in primary and post-primary schools; his plans to appropriately fund primary and post-primary schools to end the need to ask for money from parents to meet funding shortfalls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36003/19]

*415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools issued with a notice pursuant to section 37A(5)(a) of the Education Act 1998 in the Dublin 7 and 15 areas; his plans to provide additional resources to the schools that have agreed to provide additional ASD spaces; his plans to meet with the schools in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36026/19]

*416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding provided for school transport for schools (details supplied) to date in 2019, in view of the fact that the school population will be larger and the catchment bigger; the process used to calculate transport needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36075/19]

*417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sufficient Gaelscoileanna will be established in the north County Dublin area to meet the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36102/19]

*418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider developing a comprehensive course for oral Irish and Irish comprehension for pupils with literacy difficulties; if such a course can be given a worthwhile status through public exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36103/19]

*419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of a project (details supplied); the deadline for the scheme; the criteria for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36115/19]

*420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to commence section 7 of the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018. — Catherine Martin. [36118/19]

*421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for categories 7 to 10 under the minor works scheme to a school (details supplied); when the funding will be set-aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36133/19]

*422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence forwarded to the school transport appeals office by a person (details supplied) on 12 July 2019 will be acknowledged and replied to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36135/19]

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*423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36146/19]

*424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the refurbishment and extension of a school (details supplied); when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darragh O’Brien. [36164/19]

*425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with representatives of Bus Éireann or the RSA since September 2018 regarding the safety of the school transport fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36181/19]

*426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide additional supports to students experiencing mental health difficulties at third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36183/19]

*427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the major school building projects scheduled to be completed in the next 6 and 12 months respectively; the number of projects scheduled to commence works in the next 6 and 12 months respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36185/19]

*428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the communications he has undertaken to date with patrons and schools on the provision of school places for children with autism in Dublin 15; the date on which each communication took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36186/19]

*429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the areas in which he has been advised to use his powers in the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 to increase school places by State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36187/19]

*430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagements which have taken place between his Department and representatives of school secretaries since June 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36188/19]

*431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work underway to examine the Cassels Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36189/19]

*432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI grant applications made for the 2019/2020 term; the number granted and refused, respectively to date; the number of appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36190/19]

*433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the monitoring of the implementation of circular 0032/2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36191/19]

*434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of rewards paid to schools to date for the implementation of circular 0032/2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36192/19] 3151

*435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work undertaken to date to update the sexual education curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36193/19]

*436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that will commence training to qualify as secondary school teachers in schools in September 2019; and the number that will continue training in schools in September 2019. — Thomas Byrne. [36194/19]

*437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) can receive a full recheck on their SUSI application; if so, if it will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36205/19]

*438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in the construction of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied). — Ruth Coppinger. [36207/19]

*439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase resources for children with additional needs in mainstream schools that have multiple diagnoses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [36209/19]

*440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36226/19]

*441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36242/19]

*442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to a school board of management and parents association wishing to develop a playground on school grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36324/19]

*443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence and be completed in respect of a planned new school building (details supplied) in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36325/19]

*444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the pledge to open an educate together national school in Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — David Cullinane. [36329/19]

*445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in respect of an emergency situation which has arisen in a school (details supplied). — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36348/19]

*446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a UK course will be recognised for a student grant for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36355/19]

*447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the issues raised in a Budget 2020 submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36383/19]

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*448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an educate together national school in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36397/19]

*449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to registering with the Teaching Council will be examined; if the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36410/19]

*450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing additional transport for students travelling to nearby schools in County Donegal on a route which is oversubscribed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [36411/19]

*451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the additional financial allocation has been made in respect of school transport provision as he identified as being necessary to provide a comprehensive service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36431/19]

*452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve class sizes and the pupil teacher ratio at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36433/19]

*453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which the weight of schoolbags is monitored by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36446/19]

*454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department consults with schools on the weight of schoolbags in the context of the setting of textbooks and timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36447/19]

*455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which his Department ensures that surveys of the weight of schoolbags are undertaken by schools in accordance with circulars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [36448/19]

*456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the education (parent and student charter) Bill. — Thomas Byrne. [36449/19]

*457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a student (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36465/19]

*458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will meet with a deputation as requested by local community groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36468/19]

*459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken to assist a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36473/19]

*460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the conditions attaching to the award of concessionary tickets on school transport in view of the difficulties that arise for 3153 many families at the commencement of each school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36498/19]

*461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the conditions of employment of school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36507/19]

*462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the provision of funding for an educate together school in Palmerstown, Dublin 20. — Eoin Ó Broin. [36509/19]

*463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the Kilcock school planning area to include Johnstownbridge and Kilahanroe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36523/19]

*464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new apprenticeship programmes available since 2017; the estimated cost for such allowances; the estimated additional costs that will be incurred in ensuring equality of allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36526/19]

*465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce similar allowances for all apprenticeships; if so, the estimated cost for such allowances; the estimated additional costs that will be incurred in ensuring equality or allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36527/19]

*466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when authorisation will issue to commence the pre-qualification process in respect of a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36531/19]

*467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a summer works scheme application will be approved in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36536/19]

*468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason transport is not being provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36543/19]

*469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress to provide a special needs base at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; the timeline for delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36581/19]

*470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available in regard to a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied); if they can qualify for a course at level 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36587/19]

*471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to distribute the extra funding allocated for the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36617/19]

*472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the routes selected in County Cork for the extra funding allocated for the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36618/19]

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*473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for the school transport scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36619/19]

*474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated by county out of the extra funding allocated to the school transport scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36620/19]

*475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in regard to completion works at the Maynooth Educational Campus, Moyglare Road Maynooth, County Kildare; the extent to which current activity on the site is in line with expectations; when both new schools will be ready for occupation; the extent to which alternative accommodation remains available for students coming on stream; the extent to which the curriculum remains functional or can be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36649/19]

*476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which students discommoded by the curtailment of a school bus (details supplied) has been resolved or is about to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36650/19]

*477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which free school transport can be offered to the children of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36651/19]

*478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary, post primary and special needs cases are being provided for in line with demographics in respect of Celbridge, County Kildare; the extent to which proposals are reaching fruition in line with projections and local management requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36652/19]

*479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which educational provision needs to be enhanced in respect of primary and second-level education places in the context of existing schools or alternatives in Kilcock, County Kildare; if cognisance is taken of population expansion, the requirement in respect of special needs places and the requirements as set out by local management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36653/19]

*480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the advancement of primary and post primary school projects in Naas, County Kildare; the extent to which existing work in this regard is progressing satisfactorily; if new initiatives are proposed to meet the demands of local management and the expanding population; if the requirements of children with special needs continues to be met; if required enhancement proposals are in hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36654/19]

*481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate primary school places remain available at Kill, County Kildare with particular reference to the placement required by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36655/19]

*482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which proposals for a school (details supplied) for north County Kildare continues to progress; when it is expected the final provisions are likely to be agreed and if in accordance with previous indications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36656/19] 3155

*483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary and secondary school requirement in Leixlip, County Kildare continues to be a priority with a view to meeting the challenge of population growth now and in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36657/19]

*484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provisions and proposals remain adequate in respect of primary and post primary school places to accommodate children in Prosperous, County Kildare; the extent of outstanding proposals in this regard; if progress to date remains in line with projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36658/19]

*485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provisions and proposals remain adequate in respect of primary and post primary school places to accommodate children in Clane, County Kildare; the extent of outstanding proposals in this regard; if progress to date remains in line with projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36659/19]

*486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision has been made for the restoration of free or concessionary school bus transport for children in the Rathcoffey and Donadea areas of County Kildare; the extent to which those children that previously had school transport withdrawn in the recent review can be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36726/19]

*487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of public funds that are provided to fee-paying schools by funding; the number of fee-paying schools receiving public funds; and the number of pupils supported by such funds. — Róisín Shortall. [36744/19]

*488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for apprenticeships. — Róisín Shortall. [36746/19]

*489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided under the SUSI grants scheme. — Róisín Shortall. [36748/19]

*490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for DEIS schools over and above normal school funding. — Róisín Shortall. [36749/19]

*491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in the first year and in a full year for every one point reduction in the pupil teacher ratio at primary level. — Róisín Shortall. [36750/19]

*492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in the first year and in a full year for every 100 new special needs assistants recruited. — Róisín Shortall. [36751/19]

*493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants in the education system; the overall pupil to SNA ratio; his plans to improve the ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36752/19]

*494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost for every €100 reduction in the student contribution charge. — Róisín Shortall. [36753/19]

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*495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost of changing the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of the third-level grant from 45km to 24km. — Róisín Shortall. [36754/19]

*496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost of every one percent increase in grants under the SUSI scheme. — Róisín Shortall. [36755/19]

*497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to invest in mental health services at third-level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36758/19]

*498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a major review of the school bus transport scheme will be initiated in view of the serious issues which arose throughout the country for this academic year. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36759/19]

*499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a comprehensive review of the SUSI grant scheme with a view to increasing expenditure on grants and expanding income eligibility brackets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36761/19]

*500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the student contribution for higher education over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36762/19]

*501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by principals in large second-level DEIS schools as a result of the high level of social problems facing students in such schools; if he will consider enhancing the leadership staffing levels as requested by organisations (details supplied) to extend the additional deputy principal provision to all DEIS schools over 500 from 2019/2020 in view of the fact that DEIS schools between 600 and 699 students receive such provision immediately and that DEIS schools be prioritised in the allocation of outstanding posts of responsibility from 2019/2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36763/19]

*502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs to date of the remediation work at schools affected by structural defects in an area (details supplied) and at other schools in the area; the estimated remedial costs upon completion of works; the estimated date of completion; the legal costs to date; the estimated legal costs of cases being taken against contractors deemed responsible for defects in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36777/19]

*503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all documentation processed concerning the serious defects in schools built in an area (details supplied) will be provided; if legal proceedings have been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36778/19]

*504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all documentation processed concerning the serious defects in the school building at a school (details supplied) will be provided; if legal proceedings have been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36779/19]

*505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all documentation processed concerning the serious defects in a school building (details supplied) will be provided; if legal proceedings have been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36780/19] 3157

*506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the building of a permanent school on the Phoenix Park racecourse site for a college (details supplied); when construction of the new permanent school building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36781/19]

*507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school bus transport for primary school children (details supplied) in County Cork will be resolved in view of the large number of pupils involved. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36816/19]

*508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants allocated to schools in the Dublin 22 area; and the funding allocated for SNAs in the Dublin 22 area in 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, respectively. — Eoin Ó Broin. [36840/19]

*509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of construction of a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [36880/19]

*510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department’s assessment of the need for decanting of students during the period of construction of a new school building (details supplied); the details of the plans and preparations being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [36881/19]

*511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if free school transport will be extended for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36884/19]

*512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SUSI higher level education funding will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36897/19]

*513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planned works at a school (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [36898/19]

*514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planned works at a school (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [36899/19]

*515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building for a school (details supplied) will be completed; if the way in which State contracts are awarded will be reviewed in view of the delay; and if the project is within budget. — Robert Troy. [36900/19]

*516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the Rathcoffey and Donadea areas of County Kildare whose access to free or concessionary school transport has been discontinued in the course of recent reviews; the number reinstated or pending in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36907/19]

*517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) for capital funding to replace an undersized classroom and old prefabricated unit; if he will consider this application as a matter of urgency in view of poor conditions being endured by teachers and pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bobby Aylward. [36936/19]

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Chun an Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais: To the Minister for Justice and Equality.

*518. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the terms of the contract for the Garda footwear tender have changed from an open procedure to a single framework agreement. — James Lawless. [35284/19]

*519. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no suitable tender was selected for the Garda footwear tender; and if all applicants failed to satisfy the minimum and or maximum qualifying threshold marks as set out under the award criteria tables. — James Lawless. [35285/19]

*520. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason invitations for the Garda footwear tender now come from his office and not from An Garda Síochána directly. — James Lawless. [35286/19]

*521. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the invitation for tenders for Garda footwear does not refer to new technologies available which improve safety in footwear; and the reason these are not requirements. — James Lawless. [35287/19]

*522. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to carry out remedial works at Carlow courthouse and in particular on the railings there in view of the fact that the building is of historic importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35441/19]

*523. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his timeframe to ratify the optional protocol of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35635/19]

*524. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will take steps to extend the new paid parental leave scheme due to commence in November 2019 to all parents with children under one year of age in view of the recognition that the first 12 months in the life of a child are the most formative; if this payment will be made to parents with children under a year old and not only to those with children born after November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35748/19]

*525. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the refusal of a visitor’s visa in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35782/19]

*526. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for funding a Mulvey type report will be supported to assess and plan appropriately to manage the drugs crisis in Drogheda, County Louth in view of the ongoing drug related criminality in the area and the murder that took place on 27 August 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [36159/19]

*527. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the protocols and procedures for minors travelling alone in relation to passport control at Dublin Airport; the requirement, if applicable, for letters of consent from parents or guardians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [36495/19]

*528. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the four year delay in commencing the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 with the exception of Part 8; the planned date of commencement for the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35301/19] 3159

*529. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 with the exception of Part 8 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [35154/19]

*530. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a remain to stay visa by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34684/19]

*531. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the cultural liaison service at the Reception and Integration Agency; the NGOs contacted in this regard; the expertise required or criteria applied to be considered for inclusion as a provider of the service; the way in which the service will operate; the way in which persons within the international protection system are to contact the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34736/19]

*532. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the range of time, by weeks, that families within the international protection system are being accommodated in hotel rooms in emergency accommodation centres; the steps being taken to ensure that such families’ private family life rights are vindicated; the steps being taken to ensure that the rights of children within these families are vindicated; the names and job specifications of the NGOs contracted to provide cultural liaison services in Reception and Integration Agency accommodation including ordinary hotels in which some international protection applicants are accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34737/19]

*533. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the new ruling for persons that wish to apply for citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34738/19]

*534. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials met with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade or his officials and or the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence and or his officials to discuss the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [34777/19]

*535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an order to deport will be revoked in case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34787/19]

*536. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when residency status will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34788/19]

*537. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when further consideration will be given in respect of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34789/19]

*538. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the information on the file of a person (details supplied) will be updated in accordance with the facts in view of the fact they returned to their homeland before a deportation order was put into effect and have made an application for a visa to re-enter in order to rejoin their spouse; if the relevant section of his Department will recognise their situation; if they will be permitted to re-join their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34790/19]

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*539. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the permeant relationship between persons (details supplied) will be recognised as a basis for naturalisation in the case of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34791/19]

*540. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34792/19]

*541. To ask the 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 if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34793/19]

*542. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the case in respect of an application for refugee status will be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34795/19]

*543. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the eligibly for citizenship in regard to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34796/19]

*544. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge penalty notices issued in each of the years 2007 to 2018, for public order related offences by Garda sub-district in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34801/19]

*545. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cautions issued under the adult scheme in each of the years 2007 to 2018, by Garda sub-district and category of public order, criminal damage and assault in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34802/19]

*546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the ongoing review of the immigrant investor programme; his plans for the programme in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [34806/19]

*547. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to speed up the process by which applications are made under the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [34807/19]

*548. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources assigned to the Garda specialist units that come within the ambit of special crime operatives including the Garda national drugs and organised crime bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34835/19]

*549. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34850/19]

*550. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the legislation to amend section 5 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 following the referendum in May 2019; when he plans to have the Bill progress in both Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [34856/19] 3161

*551. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers assigned to the Dublin metropolitan region north and north central respectively. — Mary Lou McDonald. [34857/19]

*552. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a protective services unit has been established in the Dublin metropolitan region north and north central divisions respectively; and if so, if both divisions are fully staffed and operational. — Mary Lou McDonald. [34862/19]

*553. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners born male located in women’s prisons; and the number of sex offenders born male located in women’s prisons. — Peadar Tóibín. [34863/19]

*554. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications affected by a judgment (details supplied); if he will be applying the judgment retrospectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34866/19]

*555. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be seeking emergency legislation to amend the Act to ensure the continuous residence criteria allows travel for a reasonable length of time, for example, the six weeks advised by his Department before a judgment (details supplied) was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Hildegarde Naughton. [34867/19]

*556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that availed of bankruptcy in each of the years since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34892/19]

*557. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 28 May 2019 will be supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [34953/19]

*558. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he plans to take further to a recent High Court judgement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [34957/19]

*559. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in his Department that were or are members of An Garda Síochána in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mattie McGrath. [34977/19]

*560. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 466 and 549 of 8 May 2019, the position regarding the assessment of the caseload of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal which was due to be finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [34979/19]

*561. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the public inquiry will commence into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [34984/19]

*562. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 with the exception of Parts 2 and 3 of the Act will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [34986/19]

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*563. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the terms of the recent divorce referendum will pass into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34988/19]

*564. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the provision of a direct provision centre in the south-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [34997/19]

*565. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration is being given to increasing the income threshold for free legal aid from the present level of €18,000 and also to increasing the mortgage or rent allowance in assessing means from €8,000 maximum per annum in view of the fact that these income thresholds are perceived as restrictive for persons on modest incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35004/19]

*566. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if information (details supplied) will be provided for each of the years 2015 to 2018 in the interests of planning to safeguard vulnerable adults. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35009/19]

*567. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 will be amended to take account of the issue of coercive control which is not limited to persons in intimate relationships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35010/19]

*568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements put in place under the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to arrange for interviews of victims of crime that have a disability to be carried out as soon as practicable after a complaint is made under sections 14 and 15 of the Act; and the number of persons that received specialist training for the purpose of carrying out such interviews under section 17 of the Act. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35011/19]

*569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to deal with the recent judgement of the High Court relating to continuous residency under section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [35018/19]

*570. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the allocations from the grant aid scheme for community CCTV schemes with a view to extending the availability of grants beyond 2019 to allow communities that experienced difficulties in establishing their schemes to benefit from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35024/19]

*571. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 and in particular the 12 months continuous residence clause following the High Court decision of a person (details supplied) which deemed that even a single day out of the State during that 12 months would not be deemed to meet the continuous residence condition as stipulated in the Act. — Eoin Ó Broin. [35036/19]

*572. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons from Colombia living here; the number on a stamp 2 and stamp 4; and the number of Colombians that have sought asylum in the past decade. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35040/19]

*573. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the processing times for travel documents; his plans to increase resources to reduce the processing time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35060/19] 3163

*574. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for naturalisation received by month in 2018 and to date in 2019. — Ruth Coppinger. [35061/19]

*575. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons seeking international protection here that were placed in emergency accommodation rather than dedicated direct provision centres in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of persons that have had their application approved with a permission to remain that have not exited on a full-time basis from direct provision centres following receipt of their due date to vacate premises in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the level of engagement he has had with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in respect of meeting housing needs for persons exiting direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35072/19]

*576. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hoax 999 calls received by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 in numerical terms and as a percentage of total calls received; and the number of man hours expended on such calls. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35090/19]

*577. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to facilitate an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35127/19]

*578. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order will be set aside in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35128/19]

*579. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to previous correspondence and Parliamentary Questions, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined with a view to setting aside the deportation order; if stamp 4 status will be issued in view of the circumstances of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35129/19]

*580. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 11 July 2019, the position regarding the processing of applications under the special scheme for non-EEA nationals that held a student permission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35194/19]

*581. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 14 November 2018, the status of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35196/19]

*582. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda patrol cars assigned to Mountjoy Garda station in 2018 and to date in 2019, by the existing allocation and new allocations in each year. — . [35271/19]

*583. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vans assigned to Mountjoy Garda station in 2018 and to date in 2019, by the existing allocation and new allocations for each year. — Imelda Munster. [35272/19]

*584. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35345/19]

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*585. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of establishing and the annual cost of running the register of personal injuries actions in accordance with section 30 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004. — Pearse Doherty. [35352/19]

*586. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the challenges created by the establishment of the register of personal injuries actions in accordance with section 30 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004; the impact of same on GDPR and other data protection law; and the way in which it could be overcome. — Pearse Doherty. [35353/19]

*587. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the spouse and children of a naturalised Irish citizen living in the United Kingdom and whose family joined them there through family reunification can be granted Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [35372/19]

*588. To ask the 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35388/19]

*589. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a work permit application or short-term residency status will be extended in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35392/19]

*590. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the unexpected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35394/19]

*591. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35395/19]

*592. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35396/19]

*593. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 19 July 2019, if appropriate residency status to facilitate employment in the case of a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35397/19]

*594. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) that is a stamp 4 holder but may qualify for naturalisation; if such an application will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35398/19]

*595. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) that was awarded stamp 4 status but is still awaiting an appointment to register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35399/19]

*596. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35400/19]

*597. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the case of a person (details supplied) can be re-examined with a view to granting temporary residency; if the matter 3165 can be further examined with a view setting the deportation order and facilitate a reassessment of their case for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35402/19]

*598. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda strength by rank including Garda reserves based in each station in a district (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35407/19]

*599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied); the extent to which the case is progressing and or approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35450/19]

*600. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which parents of children with autism and other special needs are considered to meet the criteria for disability under the provisions of unpaid parental leave legislation and therefore qualify for a higher child qualifying age under the legislation; and the mechanisms in place to ensure that his Department is informed of difficulties for parents of special needs children meeting the criteria for the higher age bracket. — Róisín Shortall. [35463/19]

*601. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking in response to the recent judgment of the High Court relating to continuous residency under section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (as amended); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35464/19]

*602. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the process of applying for extension of volunteer visas for non-EU citizens beyond the current two years; his further plans and processes to allow volunteer visa holders from non-EU countries to apply for citizenship without having to be resident here for five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [35499/19]

*603. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Number 464 of 8 May 2019, if he has engaged or consulted with the Garda Commissioner in respect of broadening and or abolishing the upper age limit on persons wishing to make an application to become a full-time serving trainee Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35565/19]

*604. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35580/19]

*605. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35597/19]

*606. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views the issue of litigation funding and access to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35632/19]

*607. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention

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*608. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of progress to reform the atypical working scheme permit rules enforced by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in order to deal with the damaging impact on the provision of out of hour general practitioner services particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [35681/19]

*609. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter regarding the deactivation of old guns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35723/19]

*610. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; when it will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35740/19]

*611. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the information and communications technology strategy for the decision support services underpinned by the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35741/19]

*612. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if discussions are taking place and consideration has been given to opening a reception centre for asylum seekers in a premises near a town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35761/19]

*613. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he was consulted regarding the Garda reorganisation plan; if he has received a copy of same; if he has been informed of the new configuration of the Garda regions which are being reduced from six to four; if so, the details of the existing regions and the proposed regions as informed to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35767/19]

*614. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish citizen child of a person (details supplied) will have to attend with their mother that has to launch their application in France in view of the fact that that they first applied for asylum there; if this is likely to affect the application of the father for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35787/19]

*615. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the likely status and procedure to be followed in order to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35788/19]

*616. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) is eligible to apply for naturalisation; if their application has been received by the relevant department; if further information is required to process the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35789/19]

*617. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda Reserve and the geographical spread of reservists active by Garda district. — Sean Sherlock. [35794/19]

*618. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date of the establishment of the judicial council and thereafter the personal injuries guidelines committee in accordance with the Judicial Council Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35800/19] 3167

*619. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff due to take compulsory retirement from a prison (details supplied) between 31 August 2019 and 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [35802/19]

*620. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff the Irish Prison Service is planning to transfer to a location (details supplied) from other prisons between 31 August 2019 and 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [35803/19]

*621. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Irish Prison Service only transfers a small number of staff to a location (details supplied) in comparison to other prisons in view of the fact it is understaffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [35804/19]

*622. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). — Aengus Ó Snodaigh. [35822/19]

*623. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to cap insurance awards for soft tissue issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tom Neville. [35827/19]

*624. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recent changes to the atypical working scheme will be reviewed in view of the effect it is having on the availability of locum doctors that have been playing a strong role in out-of-hours general practitioner schemes including Shannondoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [35834/19]

*625. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order (details supplied) will be reconsidered. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35841/19]

*626. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in RIA emergency accommodation services; the number in bed and breakfasts nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35847/19]

*627. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to revise harassment laws here taking into consideration the impact of cyberbullying on the mental health of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35868/19]

*628. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of insurance fraud claims reported by the insurance industry to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by insurance company. — Pearse Doherty. [35954/19]

*629. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of insurance fraud claims reported by the public to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. — Pearse Doherty. [35955/19]

*630. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of defendants investigated in incidents of insurance fraud reported by the insurance industry to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. — Pearse Doherty. [35956/19]

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*631. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of units within the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau that assess insurance fraud as opposed to other categories of economic fraud and crime. — Pearse Doherty. [35957/19]

*632. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent staff tasked with investigating and prosecuting instances of insurance fraud within the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau by personnel, including gardaí, sergeants, detectives, financial investigators and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35958/19]

*633. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the added resources being dedicated to the divisional strategy for tackling insurance fraud including personnel and funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35959/19]

*634. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of establishing a standalone Garda insurance fraud unit consisting of six gardaí, one sergeant and an adequate and suitable number of detective superintendents and or detective inspectors in addition to qualified financial investigators. — Pearse Doherty. [35960/19]

*635. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he plans to address the continuous residence requirement for persons applying for citizenship; and the number of applications for citizenship affected by a ruling (details supplied). — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35965/19]

*636. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be applying the High Court ruling (details supplied) criteria of no travel in the year preceding a citizenship application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36051/19]

*637. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be seeking emergency legislation to amend the legislation to ensure the continuous residence criteria allows travel for a reasonable length of time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36052/19]

*638. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications that will be affected by a High Court ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36053/19]

*639. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the CCTV scheme will extend beyond 2019 for funding purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36054/19]

*640. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when all sections of the Family Relationships Act 2015 with the exception of Parts 2 and 3 of the Act will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36068/19]

*641. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to replace aircraft and or helicopters in the Garda air support unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [36117/19]

*642. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 12 February 2019, if he will report on Garda disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36119/19] 3169

*643. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 26 February 2019 for which no reply was received, the number of juvenile antisocial behaviour orders in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 under Part 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36120/19]

*644. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 544 of 26 March 2019 (details supplied), if he now has to hand the report on crack cocaine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36121/19]

*645. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 8 May 2019 for which no reply was received, the number of marked, unmarked cars and motorbikes attached to the north Dublin roads policing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36122/19]

*646. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 229 of 5 March and 545 of 8 May 2019 for which no reply was received, the number of drivers summoned for driving while disqualified; the number convicted and the penalty imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36123/19]

*647. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 22 May 2019 for which no reply was received, if he will seek additional resources for traffic policing in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36124/19]

*648. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 28 May 2019 for which no reply was received, if he will report on Garda Operation Coatee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36125/19]

*649. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of committal warrants issued to gardaí in the R district in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of such warrants executed within 60 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36129/19]

*650. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be allowed entry to study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36136/19]

*651. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36152/19]

*652. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the work underway in his Department in relation to review or reform of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [36165/19]

*653. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the engagement that has taken place to date, formal or informal, between his Department and representatives of the telecoms industry or individual telecoms operators on proposed reforms to the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [36166/19]

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*654. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the guidance provided to private sector companies that retain telecommunications data under the provisions of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 in view of recent judgements pertaining to the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [36167/19]

*655. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36170/19]

*656. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the safeguards in place to protect the identity of the person that has made the protected disclosure in instances in which protected disclosures are shared with external consultants; if the person that made the protected disclosure is notified in advance; if their consent is required to share the disclosure with external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36200/19]

*657. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving a family permanent visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36206/19]

*658. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the process regarding an elderly parent visa application for a person (details supplied). — John Curran. [36212/19]

*659. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons (details supplied) are still waiting on final paper work to be finalised and visas issued. — Niamh Smyth. [36217/19]

*660. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be increased for initiatives such as community policing on public bus and rail services in view of increased attacks and antisocial incidents across transport networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [36218/19]

*661. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36232/19]

*662. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36248/19]

*663. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36256/19]

*664. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36360/19]

*665. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the decision support service within the Mental Health Commission will become operational; the reason it has taken so long; the impact this is having on the commencement of large parts of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the operation of the Wards of Court system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [36386/19] 3171

*666. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to hold a public enquiry in to the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36387/19]

*667. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the child protection unit at Mountjoy Garda station, Dublin 7 as of 27 July 2019. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [36398/19]

*668. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision that are not in a direct provision or reception centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [36442/19]

*669. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in emergency accommodation that are also in direct provision. — Jim O’Callaghan. [36443/19]

*670. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the protocols, regulations and supports in situations in which gardaí must use personal vehicles on official business (details supplied). — Jim O’Callaghan. [36445/19]

*671. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been informed of breaches of GDPR related to the processing of information for technology companies operating here by third parties by those companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [36451/19]

*672. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations and successful prosecutions that have occurred regarding instances of underage gambling in on street bookmaker shops and track side bookmakers in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36455/19]

*673. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a permission as a person of independent means; if the application will be finalised by 14 September 2019 when the current stamp expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36472/19]

*674. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce regulations for the storage of ammunition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36492/19]

*675. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to a proposed EU wide ban on lead shot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36522/19]

*676. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional measures he plans to introduce along with a multi-agency approach to address the availability of cocaine nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36525/19]

*677. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to provide additional staffing resources to the Border region for the remainder of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36539/19]

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*678. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to provide additional staffing resources to the Border region in 2020 in view of the adverse impacts of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36540/19]

*679. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to provide additional staffing resources to the Border region in 2020 in view of the adverse impacts of Brexit and the unique policing demands on Garda Border divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36541/19]

*680. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost to provide security to Vice President Pence during his visit to Ireland; if the costs will be met from existing Garda resources; if not, if costs will be provided for via a supplementary budget; the reform projects which will be affected if the costs of the visit are met from existing Garda resources; the nature of the changes to reform projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [36549/19]

*681. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda marked and unmarked cars and vehicles assigned to each Dublin Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36571/19]

*682. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the types of drug and the quantities and values of each seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36575/19]

*683. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the Judicial Council Act 2019 with regard to the establishment of a judicial council and the development of personal injury guidelines by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36583/19]

*684. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to facilitate the development of personal injury guidelines by the proposed judicial council as set out in the Judicial Council Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36584/19]

*685. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) is eligible to apply for naturalisation notwithstanding a number of summonses that have been paid; if the case will be favourably considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36585/19]

*686. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when eligibility to apply for naturalisation will be clarified in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36586/19]

*687. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which progress continues on the update of stamp 4 and or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36588/19]

*688. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the means by which a person (details supplied) can regularize or update their status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36589/19] 3173

*689. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36590/19]

*690. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36591/19]

*691. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in case a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36596/19]

*692. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the termination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36597/19]

*693. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider setting aside the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied); if he will use his discretion to set aside the deportation order affirmed 11 years ago on the basis that time and circumstances are completely different to those prevailing before the decision to deport or affirmation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36598/19]

*694. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36599/19]

*695. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the appropriate procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36600/19]

*696. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a meeting can be arranged with an appropriate person in his Department or the INIS in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36601/19]

*697. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the personal handwritten letter sent to the relevant section of his Department by a person (details supplied) has been received by the relevant section of his Department on 2 April 2019; if the contents have been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36606/19]

*698. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can obtain an appointment with their local immigration officer before 25 September 2019 in view of the fact that the period for ratification of their stamp 4 will have expired within the next 10 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36607/19]

*699. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department maintains a database of unsolved homicide murder and manslaughter cases here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36640/19]

*700. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a person (details supplied) will be considered in respect of a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36647/19]

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*701. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied). — Bernard J. Durkan. [36648/19]

*702. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile referrals to the national office by Garda division in each of the past three years and to date in 2019, in tabular form. — Róisín Shortall. [36690/19]

*703. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of each 100 additional gardaí and each additional 100 new Garda civilian staff to be recruited respectively in 2020. — Róisín Shortall. [36703/19]

*704. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the anticipated cost in 2019 of the direct provision system. — Róisín Shortall. [36704/19]

*705. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a transfer request by a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36721/19]

*706. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the entitlement or otherwise to temporary or long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied); if the case will be favourably considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36727/19]

Chun an Aire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta: To the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

*707. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration for a work permit supported by a potential employer will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34800/19]

*708. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if healthcare assistants will be put on the critical skills visa list in order that healthcare assistants from abroad can be employed here due to the acute shortage of these skills. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35039/19]

*709. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fact that InterTradeIreland has found that most businesses are choosing to disregard the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement (details supplied); and the steps she is taking to help such traders prepare for and deal with a no-deal crash out Brexit. — Seán Crowe. [36085/19]

*710. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the name and location of each IDA client company in County Meath; the number employed by each company to 31 December 2018; the level of employment grants provided by IDA to each identified client company in 2018; the number of IDA sponsored site visits to County Louth to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [34719/19]

*711. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the name and location of each IDA client company in County Louth; the number employed by each company to 31 December 2018; the level of employment grants provided by IDA to each identified client company in 2018; the number of IDA sponsored site visits to County Louth to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [34720/19] 3175

*712. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the increasing incidence of automation in industry; the preparations being made here for same in order to ensure it does not have a deleterious effect on employment and working conditions and on industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34733/19]

*713. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if persons (details supplied) can qualify for work permits and or stamp 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34798/19]

*714. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to the application for a work permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34799/19]

*715. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to her and the Minister of State in her Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34839/19]

*716. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason co-operative organisations are required to file accounts with the Registrar of Friendly Societies within three months of the accounting year end of the co-operative; her views on whether this is unreasonable in view of the amount of work involved in producing year end accounts for a co-operative and the holding of an AGM; her plans to change this deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34874/19]

*717. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has received communication from the EU Commission following the Taoiseach’s joint letter on the potential agreement on Mercosur. — Michael Moynihan. [28211/19]

*718. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent survey by an association (details supplied) found that of a sample of toys purchased from third-party sellers on online marketplaces, 58% were non-compliant with UK toy safety regulations and 22% had significant safety issues; and the steps she is taking to address the potential sale of unsafe toys to consumers here by online sellers. — Anne Rabbitte. [35077/19]

*719. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her role in ensuring that the goods sold to consumers here by online marketplaces meet Irish and EU quality standards. — Anne Rabbitte. [35078/19]

*720. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her role in ensuring that the goods sold to retailers here by online marketplaces meet Irish and EU quality standards. — Anne Rabbitte. [35079/19]

*721. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department or agencies under its aegis conduct inspections of toy retailers to ensure that the toys being sold in shops here meet the standards set out by SI No. 14 of 2011 - European Communities (Safety of Toys) Regulations 2011. — Anne Rabbitte. [35080/19]

*722. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there have been convictions against or fines on retailers for selling toys that do not meet the standards set out by SI No. 14 of 2011 - European Communities (Safety of Toys) Regulations 2011. — Anne Rabbitte. [35081/19]

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*723. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of grant funding or financial assistance her Department and associated agencies have provided to counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35135/19]

*724. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of grant funding allocated to counties Westmeath and Longford through the IDA and Enterprise Ireland since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35137/19]

*725. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by her Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by her Department over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35334/19]

*726. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a work permit application or short-term residency status will be extended in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35393/19]

*727. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of SMEs that have commenced actively planning for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35456/19]

*728. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of exporters that have commenced actively planning for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35457/19]

*729. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35569/19]

*730. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of complaints her Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if her attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35637/19]

*731. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of workplace relations inspectors employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35657/19]

*732. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of workplace relations inspections that took place in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35658/19]

*733. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of breaches of employment law identified by workplace relations inspectors in 2018, by offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35659/19] 3177

*734. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number and role of persons employed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35663/19]

*735. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work permit for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35700/19]

*736. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in her Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if her Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36141/19]

*737. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of her Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if her Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36221/19]

*738. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36237/19]

*739. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the delay in the creation of jobs by a company (details supplied) since they were first announced in September 2016; if the jobs announced will materialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36259/19]

*740. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits that have taken place in each county in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number of jobs that resulted from each visit in each county in tabular form. — Imelda Munster. [36282/19]

*741. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on correspondence (details supplied); the statutory and consumer rights available to customers that seek to reclaim costs after cancelling flights within a 24 or 48 hour period; if there is a cooling-off period available to consumers that purchase airline tickets; and the proposals at EU level to cover this area. — Robert Troy. [36313/19]

*742. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits that have taken place in County Mayo from 1 January 2019 to date; the number scheduled to take place by the end of 2019 by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36332/19]

*743. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports being provided to the retail sector to prepare for Brexit in view of the difficulties that may arise for the retail supply chain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36490/19]

*744. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Ireland failed to ratify ILO Convention 129 on Labour Inspections in Agriculture (1969); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — David Cullinane. [36502/19]

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*745. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has raised at recent EU Council meetings Irish concerns in relation to a proposed Mercosur deal and its adverse effects on the beef, poultry and pig meat sectors; the stage the assessment of the proposed trade deal being undertaken by her Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36547/19]

*746. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided for start- up support here. — Róisín Shortall. [36660/19]

*747. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided for research and development here. — Róisín Shortall. [36661/19]

*748. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount collected in search fees by the Company Registration Office in 2018; and the cost of eradicating search fees on its datasets. — Róisín Shortall. [36662/19]

*749. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of food businesses that have applied for working capital under the Brexit loan scheme which opened in March 2018; the number of such businesses that have been sanctioned financing to date; and the value of same. — Charlie McConalogue. [36821/19]

*750. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date by the CCPC regarding enforcement of the grocery goods regulations and monitoring compliance; the number of investigations undertaken in response to complaints under grocery goods regulations; the number of enforcement actions made; the number of cases which concluded with fines issued; the amount and value of fines issued; and the number of collected and uncollected fines. — Charlie McConalogue. [36831/19]

*751. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants and participants in Brexit schemes and supports provided by her Department or agencies under her remit in tabular form; and the amount allocated and expended to each such scheme in each year since being established. — Robert Troy. [36842/19]

*752. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 11 July 2019, the number for all new hires and replacement staff over the three year period; and if she will provide the latest figures for new hires in each relevant agency and in her Department up to the end of August 2019. — Robert Troy. [36843/19]

*753. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of prepare your business for customs’ initial workshops that have taken place up to 31 August 2019; the approximate number of persons and businesses that have taken part; and the customs awareness and higher-level customs clearance training and advice for third country trading in place for SMEs by county in tabular form. — Robert Troy. [36844/19]

*754. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide data (details supplied) in relation to each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. — Robert Troy. [36847/19]

*755. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the 2018 PIAB annual report; if she is considering taking actions arising from the report; and if so, the details of same. — Robert Troy. [36848/19] 3179

*756. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consumer regulations in place to enable consumers to leave a service provider contract for a mobile phone or utility provider over the phone as opposed to in writing. — Robert Troy. [36849/19]

*757. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the areas flagged in a summary by an organisation (details supplied) of the potential impact of Brexit for company law here; and if she is considering further regulatory changes in this field to safeguard small businesses trading with the UK. — Robert Troy. [36851/19]

*758. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for work permits received in each month to date in 2019; the number of applications fully processed at the end of each month; and the number that were not fully processed by the end of each month in tabular form. — Robert Troy. [36852/19]

*759. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the policy with respect to remote working; the remote working office hubs that are under the remit of her Department or a State agency under her remit that has such office hubs by county; and if all empty office space and State lands under the jurisdiction of State agencies under the remit of her Department that could facilitate remote office working for local starts-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs have been analysed. — Robert Troy. [36853/19]

*760. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the selection process for the recent three Ministerial appointments made to the National Competitiveness Council; the number of applications received to be members of the board; and the number of members that represent small business. — Robert Troy. [36855/19]

*761. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the plans being developed by her officials as per a news article (details supplied) regarding the rules in relation to the right to disconnect from work and to encompass a more flexible working approach and work life balance. — Robert Troy. [36857/19]

*762. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of her request to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to undertake a study of the public liability insurance market; and the reason this decision was taken now. — Robert Troy. [36858/19]

*763. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a recent InterTradeIreland report (details supplied) which found that just 6% of traders were prepared for cash-flow and liquidity issues in the event of a no-deal Brexit and only 6% have examined the possible legal implications on business contracts if the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019 without a deal; and the measures being deployed for cross-Border businesses to increase contingency planning for a hard Brexit by the 31 October 2019 deadline. — Robert Troy. [36860/19]

*764. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the statement by the head of an organisation (details supplied) that supermarket shelves here could start to run bare within two days of a hard Brexit; and the supports and resources being provided by her Department and agencies under her remit for haulage firms to take immediate steps to improve supply chains. — Robert Troy. [36861/19]

*765. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part- time staff in the dedicated Brexit unit within her Department by staff grade in tabular form. — Robert Troy. [36866/19]

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*766. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the work being carried out by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs including published reports on skills and labour shortages in the economy. — Robert Troy. [36867/19]

*767. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the studies or reports being carried out by her Department or commissioned by her regarding Brexit; the organisation commissioned for each such report; and the cost and publication date in tabular form. — Robert Troy. [36868/19]

*768. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the studies or reports being carried out by her Department or commissioned by her regarding trade deals; the organisation commissioned for each such report; and the cost and publication date in tabular form. — Robert Troy. [36869/19]

*769. To ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she remains satisfied that all possible actions have been taken by her Department in anticipation of a UK crash out from the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36915/19]

Chun an Aire Sláinte: To the Minister for Health.

*770. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to reduce the care hours provided for a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered, which have been reduced from ten to seven hours per week. — Peadar Tóibín. [35068/19]

*771. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding in relation to the nursing home support scheme will be proved in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35541/19]

*772. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to end the availability of the rehabilitative training bonus will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35696/19]

*773. To ask the Minister for Health if the call of an organisation (details supplied) for investment will be included in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [36156/19]

*774. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36382/19]

*775. To ask the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [34986/19]

*776. To ask the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36068/19]

*777. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 4 May 2017, the consideration being given to the issue raised (details supplied); his views on whether urgent 3181 action is required to address the issue; the timeframe for recommendations to be made in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [34686/19]

*778. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an angiogram appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34687/19]

*779. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the services provided in a clinic (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the ownership of the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [34689/19]

*780. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a service agreement between Holles Street Maternity Hospital and a clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [34690/19]

*781. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to or if he has requested information from Holles Street Maternity Hospital on shared services that may be provided to a clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [34691/19]

*782. To ask the Minister for Health if procedures and operations for persons over 60 years of age are being carried out in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [34692/19]

*783. To ask the Minister for Health the status of capital expenditure for a new wing to Cavan General Hospital and a fourteen bed ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [34693/19]

*784. To ask the Minister for Health if costs are determined by costs per treatment episode; the number of episodes in each of the years since 2012 by medical detoxification unit, community based residential detoxification beds and adolescent community based residential detoxification beds in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34694/19]

*785. To ask the Minister for Health if other Departments have been notified of the receipt of protected disclosures submitted to the National Maternity Hospital; the number of protected disclosures submitted to the hospital of which he has been notified; if he has been notified of protected disclosures submitted to other maternity hospitals here; and if he has been notified of protected disclosures that have referred to the reduction of genetic expertise in foetal healthcare at the hospital. — Peadar Tóibín. [34695/19]

*786. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused access to genetic testing that was recommended by their treating physician. — Martin Ferris. [34696/19]

*787. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the national forensic mental health service facility in Portrane, County Dublin; the completion date for same; if the project will be delivered on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Buckley. [34709/19]

*788. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken during 2018 to improve outcomes for persons with comorbid severe mental illness and substance misuse problems. — Pat Buckley. [34710/19]

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*789. To ask the Minister for Health the status of developing a no wrong door policy to address dual diagnosis in mental health; and the funding provided in future for services to adapt. — Pat Buckley. [34711/19]

*790. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make flash glucose monitoring technology available for persons with type 1 diabetes regardless of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34717/19]

*791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a drugs payment card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34718/19]

*792. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [34724/19]

*793. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in the health service to date in 2019 and for the same period in 2018, by occupation, hospital and community healthcare organisation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [34729/19]

*794. To ask the Minister for Health if St. James’s Hospital, Dublin will review the case of a person (details supplied) to determine if an earlier appointment than 14 October 2019 can be arranged; and if they will be considered for cancellations that might arise. — John McGuinness. [34731/19]

*795. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 15 May 2019, if a referral under the treatment abroad scheme will be expedited and approved for a person (details supplied). — John McGuinness. [34732/19]

*796. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of all correspondence will be provided between his Department and a person (details supplied). — Alan Kelly. [34734/19]

*797. To ask the Minister for Health if there are major issues with referrals to ENT care for children (details supplied). — Joan Collins. [34739/19]

*798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments under the school dental service in Cork city in each of the past 15 years by child. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34741/19]

*799. To ask the Minister for Health the average age at which children had their first appointment under the school dental service in each of the past 15 years. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [34742/19]

*800. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for an operation in view of the fact their condition was diagnosed over three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [34747/19]

*801. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women waiting for colposcopy appointments by hospital on 19 July 2019, in tabular form. — Alan Kelly. [34758/19]

*802. To ask the Minister for Health if a vitamin B12 injection supplied by a general practitioner is covered under the full medical card; if the patient is charged for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34760/19] 3183

*803. To ask the Minister for Health if he and his officials have considered requesting HIQA to review the circumstances in relation to a recent termination (details supplied) in Holles Street Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [34765/19]

*804. To ask the Minister for Health the assurances he has received from Holles Street Hospital regarding the ongoing safety of termination services at the hospital; if this included practices at a clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [34766/19]

*805. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34771/19]

*806. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34773/19]

*807. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for spinal fusion operations; the steps he will take to ensure there is more access to operating theatres for such children including clearer pathways to facilities in Cappagh Hospital for adolescents in need of spinal fusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [34776/19]

*808. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of vaccine rates in County Wicklow by town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Stephen Donnelly. [34781/19]

*809. To ask the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for two years will be expedited. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [34782/19]

*810. 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. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34784/19]

*811. To ask the Minister for Health when speech therapy will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34785/19]

*812. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34786/19]

*813. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding cancer drugs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34803/19]

*814. To ask the Minister for Health if it is HSE policy to house patients that have mental health problems in communities (details supplied). — Joan Collins. [34805/19]

*815. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue facing persons with thalidomide related injuries both those acknowledged by the State and those that remained unacknowledged in view of the fact they have sustained significant adverse injury consequences. — Seán Crowe. [34808/19]

*816. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the 80 bed community hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; if the estimated €25 million has been put in place to carry out the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eamon Scanlon. [34813/19]

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*817. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor will be added to both the medical card cover and long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34818/19]

*818. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34819/19]

*819. To ask the Minister for Health the year on year change in the number of patients attending department of Tallaght University Hospital in comparison to the year on year change in the number of patients on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34830/19]

*820. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in acquiring a site for the Knocklyon and Rathfarnham primary healthcare centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34831/19]

*821. To ask the Minister for Health the funding to be allocated to drugs and alcohol local task forces in Dublin 24; if additional funding is being allocated in 2019; if so, the amount of additional funding; the timeline and criteria for its allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34833/19]

*822. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance which can be provided to a person (details supplied) in need of a medical card due to impending surgery for pancreatic cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Stephen Donnelly. [34837/19]

*823. To ask the Minister for Health the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34848/19]

*824. To ask the Minister for Health the official HSE policy with regard to the filling of blister packs by pharmacists; if this process will incur a charge for patients; if the costs involved can be waived for medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Stephen Donnelly. [34854/19]

*825. To ask the Minister for Health when medicine will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [34872/19]

*826. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of homecare provision being provided to persons under 65 years of age, aged 65 and over and 75 years of age and over; the smallest and largest number, respectively; the most commonly provided number of hours of service for persons aged 65 years of age and over in CHO8; the number of persons in acute hospitals whose discharge is delayed while they await provision of a homecare package; when the pilot for the single assessment tool information system commenced; and when it will be fully operational. — Fergus O’Dowd. [34875/19]

*827. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no clinical psychologist at a centre (details supplied); when it is expected one will be hired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [34886/19]

*828. To ask the Minister for Health when a device (details supplied) will made available for free to type 1 diabetics; the qualifying criteria for same; if patients on the earlier 640g model will 3185 be entitled to upgrade to the new 670g model automatically for free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Stephen Donnelly. [34893/19]

*829. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in replacing the mobility allowance and the motorised transport scheme with new schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34904/19]

*830. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment. — Peter Fitzpatrick. [34915/19]

*831. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding overcrowding in hospitals particularly in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34918/19]

*832. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times in each colposcopy clinic in each month since January 2018; and if the waiting times committed to for CIN 1 and CIN 3 women are being kept to in each month since January 2018, in tabular form. — Alan Kelly. [34919/19]

*833. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34920/19]

*834. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter will be addressed with regard to travel to and from respite care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34938/19]

*835. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties regarding accessing the drug sativex here even when prescribed by a consultant neurologist; the status and prescription protocol in relation to the drug; the changes planned in the prescription of and access to the drug in the aftermath of the introduction of the medicinal cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Gino Kenny. [34939/19]

*836. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [34946/19]

*837. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for heart surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [34948/19]

*838. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for residential care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34949/19]

*839. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34950/19]

*840. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 3 July 2019, if he will provide the evidence of compliance for the site requested (details supplied); and if he cannot provide evidence, if he will investigate the issue and address same. — Joan Collins. [34956/19]

*841. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [34958/19]

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*842. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34959/19]

*843. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address issues (details supplied) regarding the medical card application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [34961/19]

*844. To ask the Minister for Health the reason arrangements with respect to the provision of home help support for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal have been changed with regard to service times, hours of care and so on; if his attention has been drawn to the impact these changes are having on the welfare of the person in addition to the ability of the service provider to ensure continuity of care for the person; if the provider will reconsider these changes with the view to reinstating the previous timetable and service arrangements formally allocated to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [34962/19]

*845. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding charges in a nursing home for a person (details supplied). — Peter Burke. [34963/19]

*846. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details suppled) who has been waiting for over four years for an appointment with an orthopaedic consultant at Naas General Hospital will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Stephen Donnelly. [34967/19]

*847. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had appointments for a procedure in Galway University Hospital cancelled on four occasions; when a new date for the procedure will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [34974/19]

*848. To ask the Minister for Health if a neck and head support will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34981/19]

*849. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34982/19]

*850. To ask the Minister for Health the productivity levels of cytoscreeners working on behalf of CervicalCheck before and after the judgement in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Stephen Donnelly. [34991/19]

*851. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels of cytoscreeners working on behalf of CervicalCheck before and after the judgement in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Stephen Donnelly. [34992/19]

*852. To ask the Minister for Health the reason immunotherapy treatment is not being provided to cancer patients in public hospitals despite being recommended by oncologists; and if he will review this decision. — Eoin Ó Broin. [34995/19]

*853. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding respite hours for a person (details supplied). — Peter Burke. [35001/19]

*854. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for cross border funding by a person (details supplied). — Peter Burke. [35002/19] 3187

*855. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. — Peter Fitzpatrick. [35012/19]

*856. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns (details supplied); if there is a concerted effort by the HSE to keep down referral numbers to consultants at smaller hospitals by issuing such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35014/19]

*857. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns regarding neurology day services and consultant clinics in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the location and days they take place; his plans to reduce such services in the counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35015/19]

*858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of stepdown beds available at a hospital (details supplied); if the additional six promised for the unit in 2018 have opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35016/19]

*859. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the dementia adviser service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [35017/19]

*860. To ask the Minister for Health if the sale of the old St. Felims hospital building and grounds in Cavan town has been agreed or completed; his views on the decision of the HSE to proceed with the sale despite requests from community and elected representatives for meetings to express their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Kelly. [35019/19]

*861. To ask the Minister for Health if the concerns raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the provision of carer’s and home help will be reviewed; if the shut down of home help in counties Cavan and Monaghan is connected to the overspend at the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35020/19]

*862. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of the 20 week anomaly scan in Cavan General Hospital; if it is open to all women; the days on which it operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35021/19]

*863. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works planned for the refurbishment of the emergency department at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35022/19]

*864. To ask the Minister for Health the number of attendances at the emergency department in Cavan General Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35023/19]

*865. To ask the Minister for Health if the terms of fair deal will be extended retrospectively in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35025/19]

*866. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters regarding a Comptroller and Auditor General report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [35026/19]

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*867. To ask the Minister for Health his plans or the plans of the HSE to provide or reimburse ocrelizumab for primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients in view of the decision of the UK (details supplied). — Kate O’Connell. [35029/19]

*868. To ask the Minister for Health if the rules governing public health and exemptions from attendance at court in the case of infectious diseases apply to the Family Courts; if not, the rationale for same; if he will consider a revision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Gino Kenny. [35030/19]

*869. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for an assessment in respect of a scoliosis procedure will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35031/19]

*870. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to include bowel cleansing services within the public health system for diverticulitis sufferers here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35041/19]

*871. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35044/19]

*872. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 16 May 2019, the status of services as outlined in the reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35055/19]

*873. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sale of a site (details supplied); if it can be retained in public ownership due to its historical significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35056/19]

*874. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding costs of first aid course certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35063/19]

*875. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35064/19]

*876. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the PHECC increased the cost of first aid certificates by up to €25. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35065/19]

*877. To ask the Minister for Health the reason first aid trainers do not have proper representation on the PHECC council. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35066/19]

*878. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by each maternity hospital in the past five years to date on infant feed formula, teats and bottles by hospital, amount and year; if hospitals are permitted to accept infant feed formula and related products without charge from suppliers for distribution to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35071/19]

*879. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a place in a home for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35073/19] 3189

*880. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hearing aid application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35086/19]

*881. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35095/19]

*882. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to raise the eligibility threshold for the over 70 medical card in view of increases in costs of living. — Eoin Ó Broin. [35096/19]

*883. To ask the Minister for Health when a new wheelchair will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35100/19]

*884. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE procurement framework for private ambulances that is being operated; when the framework was established; the period covered by the framework; when the framework expired; the value of payments under the framework in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; if these payments are in line with procurement rules in the HSE; the reason the current tendering for the framework for private ambulances has not progressed in view of the fact that the HSE is examining whether to continue or restart that process and its plans to pay for private ambulances outside of an approved procurement process; when he expects a new procurement framework for private ambulances to be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35110/19]

*885. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff in each HSE hospital for January to July 2019, by month and hospital in tabular form. — Alan Kelly. [35111/19]

*886. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment and reopening of the HSE children’s dental service (details supplied) in Celbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35117/19]

*887. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for IVF (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35121/19]

*888. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35125/19]

*889. To ask the Minister for Health when treatment for cataracts will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35130/19]

*890. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35131/19]

*891. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include vitamin injections as part of medical card cover when the injections are prescribed by a doctor for medical reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35133/19]

*892. To ask the Minister for Health when the blind welfare allowance will be fully restored to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35134/19]

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*893. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding his Department has allocated to services (details supplied) in counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35142/19]

*894. To ask the Minister for Health when Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [35154/19]

*895. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35160/19]

*896. To ask the Minister for Health if the respite needs of a person (details supplied) will be addressed. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35164/19]

*897. To ask the Minister for Health the ages of women having their first BreastCheck appointment; the number of women offered subsequent appointments at two year intervals; the geographical participation levels in BreastCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35166/19]

*898. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35171/19]

*899. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to cut the rehabilitative training allowance will be reviewed with a view to fully reinstating same; the reason for the decision to cut the allowance; if his attention has been drawn to a national petition (details supplied) regarding the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35179/19]

*900. To ask the Minister for Health the status of footwear for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35185/19]

*901. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore pay equality for hospital consultants appointed post-2012; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that health authorities are unable to secure sufficient numbers of senior staff and that many posts are not filled on a permanent basis as a result of this issue; if a process will be put in place to deal with the problem in consultation with an organisation (details supplied) and other relevant bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [35187/19]

*902. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to abolishing the training allowance paid to persons that have a disability and are enrolled in training programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [35190/19]

*903. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35191/19]

*904. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied). — Peter Fitzpatrick. [35192/19]

*905. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a supplier of hair pieces and wigs (details supplied) is not listed on the information pack of approved suppliers which is given to patients at Letterkenny University Hospital that wish to avail of the dedicated scheme of the HSE for wigs and hair pieces and which is available for certain patients experiencing medical hair loss; if this 3191 omission is an oversight; if so, when the supplier will be added to the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35197/19]

*906. To ask the Minister for Health the level of access a company has to Guthrie cards in the archives of the Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street; if he has granted the company access and or view and or use of Guthrie cards for purposes in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; if so, the name of the companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35198/19]

*907. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the options paper supplied to him by his officials in the context of the newborn screening card archive forum 2016; the policy decision he has taken since 2017 in this regard based on the options paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35199/19]

*908. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations regarding the administration of medicines by carers assigned by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [35202/19]

*909. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore the rehabilitative training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [35206/19]

*910. To ask the Minister for Health the reason pre-registration nurses that trained at considerable expense to the State in Galway University Hospital are not automatically being offered positions in the hospital or in the Saolta group in view of the shortage of nurses in the system and the number being hired on contract at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35208/19]

*911. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. — . [35209/19]

*912. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the IVF funding set aside (details supplied). — Brian Stanley. [35210/19]

*913. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the decision to move a person (details supplied) to a centre further away from their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35300/19]

*914. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the four year delay in commencing Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the planned date of commencement for the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35301/19]

*915. To ask the Minister for Health the reason duodopa which is very beneficial to Parkinson’s sufferers was recently withdrawn by the HSE; if he will engage with a charity (details supplied) on the matter and review the decision made by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [35302/19]

*916. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35309/19]

*917. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35311/19]

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*918. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35312/19]

*919. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35313/19]

*920. To ask the Minister for Health the status of orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35314/19]

*921. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35315/19]

*922. To ask the Minister for Health the status of dental treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35316/19]

*923. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35343/19]

*924. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the rehabilitative training allowance has been abolished for new applicants with disabilities from 1 September 2019; the estimated saving that will accrue to the HSE as a result in 2019 and 2020, respectively; the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35351/19]

*925. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35356/19]

*926. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regrading issues in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy- Rae. [35357/19]

*927. To ask the Minister for Health the status of procedures for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35361/19]

*928. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated average annual cost of operating the various supports such as medical cards that were extended under the Redress for Women in Certain Institutions Act 2015 since the inception of the scheme. — Anne Rabbitte. [35365/19]

*929. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that accessed the various supports such as medical cards that were extended under the Redress for Women in Certain Institutions Act 2015 since its inception. — Anne Rabbitte. [35366/19]

*930. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a response from the HSE (details supplied) to a Parliamentary Question is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35367/19]

*931. To ask the Minister for Health if further details of the environmental support needs referred to in correspondence from a service provider in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35368/19] 3193

*932. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that patients that have Parkinson’s disease can continue to receive a medication (details supplied) which is no longer available to them despite having been provided to those that have an advanced stage of the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [35373/19]

*933. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical procedure will be carried out on a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35377/19]

*934. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was not provided with ambulance transport back to the county following an operation at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35378/19]

*935. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35380/19]

*936. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative arrangements can be made to provide a homecare package in the case of a person (details supplied); if the matter will be examined with a view to resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35403/19]

*937. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision by the HSE to discontinue the rehabilitative training allowance due to be abolished from 1 September 2019 will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Harty. [35406/19]

*938. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35414/19]

*939. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the waiting list for occupational therapy in south central areas of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35416/19]

*940. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the waiting list for psychology services in south central areas of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35417/19]

*941. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a complaint must go through an internal review with the HSE before it can go to the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35418/19]

*942. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Heydon. [35437/19]

*943. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for an appointment for knee replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [35442/19]

*944. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the cross border initiative in each year since 2014; the geographical breakdown of the amount paid in each of the years; the payments in respect of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35443/19]

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*945. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to place home support services on a statutory basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35446/19]

*946. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the implications of not having the speech and language therapy on a statutory basis and the neglect that can arise to persons with a clear need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35447/19]

*947. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical procedure that was carried out in a private clinic can be reimbursed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35449/19]

*948. To ask the Minister for Health his views on placing speech and language therapy services on a statutory basis as part of the early intervention service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35467/19]

*949. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) who is wheelchair bound to avail of a bed or place locally; if so, when funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [35472/19]

*950. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement his Department has undertaken since 25 July 2019 with the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries to adapt supply chains to minimise potential disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [35474/19]

*951. To ask the Minister for Health if monitoring to ensure that adequate stocks of medicines are routinely built into the medicine supply chain here has been increased since 25 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [35475/19]

*952. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a no-deal Brexit will not have an immediate impact on the supply of medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [35476/19]

*953. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [35477/19]

*954. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be reimbursed for treatment carried out under the cross border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35478/19]

*955. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the Brexit operations team in his Department has met since 25 July 2019. — John Brassil. [35482/19]

*956. To ask the Minister for Health the further assessments that have taken place since 25 July 2019 of the extent to which Brexit may cause those with a small share of a particular medicine market to consider the ongoing viability of supply here; and the measures that have been put in place in relation to same. — John Brassil. [35483/19]

*957. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement his Department and the HPRA have had since 25 July 2019 with the European Commission to identify the most appropriate means to 3195 mitigate the risk to the supply of medical devices posed by a no-deal Brexit. — John Brassil. [35485/19]

*958. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35486/19]

*959. To ask the Minister for Health if monitoring to ensure that adequate stocks of medicines are routinely built into the medicine supply chain has been stepped up since 25 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [35493/19]

*960. To ask the Minister for Health the established multi-stakeholder procedures that are in place to anticipate and manage medicine shortages in the context of a no-deal Brexit. — John Brassil. [35497/19]

*961. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse his decision to abolish the rehabilitative training allowance from 1 September 2019 for persons with disabilities that are applying to do a rehabilitative training programme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [35500/19]

*962. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can access treatment they require. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [35503/19]

*963. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to allow a person (details supplied) with an intellectual disability return to support and respite services locally; if so, when the funding will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [35510/19]

*964. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of specialist consultants for ME patients; and his views on whether ME is a multi-system disease involving many areas with many debilitating symptoms which require patients to see many consultants and incur large costs. — Tom Neville. [35519/19]

*965. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will be instructed to develop a clear pathway of care for ME patients with prompt access to specialists and treatments. — Tom Neville. [35520/19]

*966. To ask the Minister for Health if he will designate ME as a reportable health condition in order to obtain robust official collection of data on the number of children, young persons and adults with the condition and the degrees of severity of the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tom Neville. [35521/19]

*967. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used here to diagnose ME as described under G.93.3 WHO International classification of diseases, 10th provision (ICD/10); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tom Neville. [35523/19]

*968. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to develop guidelines for ME relevant to Ireland; and if contemporary research will be referenced rather than leave it to the United Kingdom. — Tom Neville. [35524/19]

*969. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will be requested to commence implementing the international consensus criteria for ME in order that persons with the condition can receive a clear diagnosis as quickly as possible. — Tom Neville. [35525/19]

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*970. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will update its diagnostic and treatment procedures for persons suffering with ME to reflect best international practice; if the lack of specialist support within the HSE will be addressed for those with the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tom Neville. [35526/19]

*971. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for MRIs in UHK by age, group and waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35529/19]

*972. To ask the Minister for Health the position with regard to the roll out of individualised budgeting for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35535/19]

*973. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a place in a home in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35542/19]

*974. To ask the Minister for Health when shoes will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35545/19]

*975. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if the appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35551/19]

*976. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 720 of 8 May 2019 (details supplied), if the loan referred to of €144,657 million is recouped by the HSE from the Revenue Commissioners or if it is the case that the HSE remains out of pocket for this loan amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35558/19]

*977. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the human tissue (transplantation, post- mortem, anatomical examination, and public display) Bill; and his plans to progress it in the Houses of the Oireachtas. — Ruth Coppinger. [35561/19]

*978. To ask the Minister for Health the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35578/19]

*979. To ask the Minister for Health if clinics (details supplied) are different entities or the same entity; if there are differences, the nature of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35588/19]

*980. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with potential trisomy 18 or Edward’s syndrome at antenatal screening nationally; when this information gathering was commenced; if it is done in each maternity hospital and fertility clinics; if this information is not collated, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35589/19]

*981. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases with conclusive trisomy 18 diagnosis that have been diagnosed here in the past five years in tabular form; if this diagnosis has a national protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35590/19] 3197

*982. To ask the Minister for Health if he has discussed the diagnostic testing required for trisomy 18 in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35591/19]

*983. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on prenatal fetomaternal testing policy incorporating the use of cytogenetic screening and testing technology; the way in which it developed in maternity hospitals and clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35592/19]

*984. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the use of tests to confirm the accuracy of cytogenetic assays and results being confirmed post-delivery by definitive testing of foetus, child and placenta in circumstances in which it is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35593/19]

*985. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received requests from the clinicians in the maternity hospital or clinic laboratories or others to improve the cryogenic services for maternity cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35594/19]

*986. To ask the Minister for Health if post-delivery diagnostic confirmation is optimal practice to confirm prenatal tests and diagnostic accuracy of trisomy 18 and other fatal foetal abnormalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35595/19]

*987. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35598/19]

*988. To ask the Minister for Health the number of gynaecologist consultant posts in Mayo University Hospital; the number of vacant posts; the length of time they have been vacant; when the posts will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35607/19]

*989. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the waiting lists to see a gynaecologist here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35608/19]

*990. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant gynaecologist posts in the CHO2 area by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35609/19]

*991. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for a gynaecologist appointment at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35610/19]

*992. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortfall in gynaecologist consultant posts here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35611/19]

*993. To ask the Minister for Health the incentives in place to ensure the use of vacant properties under the fair deal scheme; the timeline for such changes to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35616/19]

*994. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) that sought to have their certificate of good standing and registration documentation sent by CORU to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tony McLoughlin. [35620/19]

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*995. To ask the Minister for Health if the delays being experienced by a person (details supplied) due to HSE guidelines will be addressed; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person needs the specially made shoes in order to be able to walk; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the person has been waiting for over a year due to HSE guidelines and dealing with cases on a priority basis; and if he will direct the HSE to expedite the case. — Niamh Smyth. [35622/19]

*996. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance to purchase an item will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35625/19]

*997. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a multi-annual funding model for organisations in the disability sector as advocated by the multi-annual investment programme proposal of the Oireachtas Disability Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35634/19]

*998. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35646/19]

*999. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reverse the decision to cut the training grant to persons with disabilities that participate in rehabilitative training from September 2019 onwards; if his attention has been drawn to the extra costs associated with participation in such training, the impact it will have on the limited income of persons with disabilities and the barriers to engagement in training it may subsequently present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Gino Kenny. [35652/19]

*1000. To ask the Minister for Health the status of medical items for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35664/19]

*1001. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35666/19]

*1002. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications of assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 commenced within three months of a completed application being received by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. [35667/19]

*1003. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications by county for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 concluded within six months of a completed application being received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. [35668/19]

*1004. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications by county for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 overdue for completion at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. [35669/19]

*1005. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of applications for assessments of needs under the Disability Act 2005 in which a referral was made under section 8(3) of the Act by county. — Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. [35670/19] 3199

*1006. To ask the Minister for Health the position with regard to a post in the HSE not being filled (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35672/19]

*1007. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision recently made by the HSE to cease paying the rehabilitative training allowance of €31.80 per week to approximately 400 applicants that are persons with disabilities applying to do a rehabilitative training programme will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [35678/19]

*1008. To ask the Minister for Health if he has requested information from the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street on shared services that are being provided to a clinic (details supplied); and his views on the nature of these shared services. — Peadar Tóibín. [35683/19]

*1009. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seamus Healy. [35699/19]

*1010. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure positions are available for graduate nurses in a hospital (details supplied); his views on the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [35702/19]

*1011. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for County Meath having only three CAMHS teams in view of the fact that the population of the county is now over 200,000 persons and that A Vision for Change indicates that there should be one CAMHS team for every 50,000 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peadar Tóibín. [35703/19]

*1012. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [35704/19]

*1013. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Deering. [35705/19]

*1014. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Barry Cowen. [35706/19]

*1015. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an update on their revised application for funding in respect of a homecare package application. — Barry Cowen. [35707/19]

*1016. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35710/19]

*1017. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of a specialist eye doctor for County Laois; and when the service will resume. — Brian Stanley. [35711/19]

*1018. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35713/19]

*1019. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that all staff in HSE nursing homes are appropriately vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35717/19]

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*1020. To ask the Minister for Health if matters will be addressed regarding a day care centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35718/19]

*1021. To ask the Minister for Health if matters regarding SouthDoc services in counties Kerry and Cork will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35719/19]

*1022. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an operation in view of the fact their pre-op was carried out over three months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35728/19]

*1023. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35750/19]

*1024. To ask the Minister for Health if a place will be provided at a specific hospital for a person (details supplied) that urgently requires specialised treatment. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [35755/19]

*1025. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 438 of 2 July 2019, when a full response will be provided. — Mary Lou McDonald. [35756/19]

*1026. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be assessed by a psychologist; when they will be given occupational therapy appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35765/19]

*1027. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on the provision of services specified under Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 in each year since its initiation; and the number of women that have benefited from the section of the Act in each year in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [35769/19]

*1028. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35770/19]

*1029. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35771/19]

*1030. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35772/19]

*1031. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding nursing recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35779/19]

*1032. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment scheduled in the urology clinic at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for a person (details supplied) can be received in view of the fact they are already in the hospital receiving treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35785/19] 3201

*1033. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can obtain varicose vein surgery at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35786/19]

*1034. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding required to be provided to the HSE in order to enable it to continue the purchasing of a safe level of drugs and medicines for the health service since the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in 2016; the effects this decision has had on the ability of Ireland to purchase cheaper medicines globally; the measures being undertaken in order to ensure there is no major shortage of medicines here due to the UK exit from the EU; if this will lead to larger budgets for the HSE to purchase drugs due to demand peaking in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tony McLoughlin. [35792/19]

*1035. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of the draft report of the independent review group to examine the removal of private practice from public acute hospitals submitted to his Department will be provided. — Alan Kelly. [35793/19]

*1036. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of duopoda used in the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [35797/19]

*1037. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a matter in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35799/19]

*1038. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which his attention was first drawn to correspondence from the Chief Medical Officer of his Department to a person (details supplied) dated 13 March 2019; the person that drew his attention to the correspondence; the way in which his attention was drawn to same; when the person drew the attention of same to the Secretary General of his Department; his views on the content of the correspondence; if he has spoken to the Chief Medical Officer regarding same; and if so, when. — Alan Kelly. [35801/19]

*1039. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be expedited for a person (details supplied); the status of the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35805/19]

*1040. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a scanner in University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy- Rae. [35811/19]

*1041. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding transport services in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35812/19]

*1042. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for specific treatment. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [35813/19]

*1043. To ask the Minister for Health when the embargo on hiring new nursing staff at Mayo University Hospital will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35814/19]

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*1044. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurse graduates Mayo University Hospital is hiring in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35815/19]

*1045. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurse staff vacancies in Mayo University Hospital by department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35816/19]

*1046. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency staff hired at Mayo University Hospital; the funding spent on agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35817/19]

*1047. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has paid for agency staff in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35818/19]

*1048. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home (details supplied); the number of staff employed at the unit; the number of staff vacancies at the unit; when these vacant posts will be filled; when day services will reconvene in a full-time manner without further cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35820/19]

*1049. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide essential supported accommodation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aengus Ó Snodaigh. [35821/19]

*1050. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in the swift provision of new medicines to persons with MS here. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [35824/19]

*1051. To ask the Minister for Health if an updated timeline on the roll out of a PrEP programme here will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [35826/19]

*1052. To ask the Minister for Health the dental cover available to children in the south west areas of County Cork in circumstances in which primary school children are only receiving appointments after they have left primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35828/19]

*1053. To ask the Minister for Health if vacant nursing and midwifery posts will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35830/19]

*1054. To ask the Minister for Health if he and his officials will meet with persons (details supplied) regarding Ehler’s Danlos syndrome and the issue in relation to the availability and quality of treatment of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35836/19]

*1055. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a staffing embargo will be in place at Sligo University Hospital; his views on whether an embargo on hiring or replacing staff will be cost effective in view of knock-on effects across the service; if this embargo will end at the start of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tony McLoughlin. [35837/19]

*1056. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting a long period of time for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35840/19] 3203

*1057. 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. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35848/19]

*1058. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent proposals to increase the cost of first aid certification by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35850/19]

*1059. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council has been reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35851/19]

*1060. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a generalised car parking cost for each primary care centre; if not, the person or body that decides the rates charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35852/19]

*1061. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision by the HSE to abolish the rehabilitative training allowance in view of the benefit which this allowance gives to persons with disabilities that are receiving same in their endeavours to learn to live independent lives. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [35855/19]

*1062. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of needs in excess of three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35857/19]

*1063. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to eliminate the waiting list for children requiring an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35858/19]

*1064. To ask the Minister for Health if a letter of complaint was received from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if so, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35861/19]

*1065. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is being charged €4 per day for transport from their home to the community inclusion hub in Letterkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35862/19]

*1066. 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 August 2019 or the latest date available; the number of persons on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and 12 months plus, respectively in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35869/19]

*1067. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area at the end of August 2019 or the latest date available; the number of persons on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and 12 plus, respectively in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35870/19]

*1068. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided at the end of August 2019 or the latest date available by CHO area in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35871/19]

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*1069. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new emergency places provided to persons with a disability at the end of August 2019 by local health office area in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35872/19]

*1070. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children at the end of August 2019 or latest date available awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35873/19]

*1071. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list for each local health area at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively; and the numbers waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35874/19]

*1072. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list for each local health area at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35875/19]

*1073. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list for each local health area at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35876/19]

*1074. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list for each local health area at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35877/19]

*1075. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first- time assessment waiting list for each local health area at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35878/19]

*1076. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO1 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35879/19]

*1077. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO2 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35880/19]

*1078. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO3 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number 3205 waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35881/19]

*1079. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO4 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35882/19]

*1080. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO5 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35883/19]

*1081. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO6 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35884/19]

*1082. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO7 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35885/19]

*1083. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO8 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35886/19]

*1084. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list for each local health area in CHO9 at the end of August 2019 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and aged 65 years of age plus, respectively in each category in tabular form. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35887/19]

*1085. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme at the end of August 2019 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons awaiting placement under the scheme; and the length of time waiting in each local health area in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35888/19]

*1086. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in each public and voluntary acute hospital that were closed on 30 August 2019 or the latest date on which data for validated bed closures at hospital and ward level are available in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35889/19]

*1087. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of July 2019 in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35890/19]

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*1088. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost through delayed discharges in July 2019 in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35891/19]

*1089. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at the end of August 2019 in each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35892/19]

*1090. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost through delayed discharges in August 2019 for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35893/19]

*1091. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by a first responder in 7 minutes and 59 seconds or less for each ambulance station in each month in 2019 to the end of August 2019 or the latest date available; and the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient carrying vehicle in 7 minutes and 59 seconds or less in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35894/19]

*1092. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years of age or over that experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours during August 2019; the number to date in 2019; and the hospitals in which the wait occurred. — Stephen Donnelly. [35895/19]

*1093. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area to the end of August 2019; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35896/19]

*1094. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationally in August 2019; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the number that waiting longer than 40, 60, 90, 120 and more than 180 minutes for same, respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35897/19]

*1095. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients waiting less than 4, 4 to 8 and more than 8 months respectively for treatment; and if the same information will be provided for other spinal patients in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35898/19]

*1096. 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 August 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — Stephen Donnelly. [35899/19]

*1097. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of August 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — Stephen Donnelly. [35900/19]

*1098. 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 August 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — Stephen Donnelly. [35901/19] 3207

*1099. 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 August 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — Stephen Donnelly. [35902/19]

*1100. 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 August 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — Stephen Donnelly. [35903/19]

*1101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35904/19]

*1102. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35905/19]

*1103. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35906/19]

*1104. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35907/19]

*1105. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35908/19]

*1106. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an angiogram scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35909/19]

*1107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35910/19]

*1108. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Dublin Midlands hospital group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35911/19]

*1109. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than 3,

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*1110. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the South/South West Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35913/19]

*1111. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the South/South West Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35914/19]

*1112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the South/South West Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35915/19]

*1113. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the South/South West Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35916/19]

*1114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the South/South West Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35917/19]

*1115. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a cholangiopancreatography in the South/South West Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35918/19]

*1116. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the South/South West Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35919/19]

*1117. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Saolta Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35920/19]

*1118. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Saolta Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35921/19]

*1119. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Saolta Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35922/19] 3209

*1120. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Saolta Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35923/19]

*1121. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Saolta Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35924/19]

*1122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a cholangiopancreatography in the Saolta Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35925/19]

*1123. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Saolta Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35926/19]

*1124. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35927/19]

*1125. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35928/19]

*1126. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35929/19]

*1127. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35930/19]

*1128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35931/19]

*1129. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a cholangiopancreatography in the University of Limerick Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35932/19]

*1130. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick Hospital Group less

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*1131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the RCSI Hospital Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35934/19]

*1132. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the RCSI Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35935/19]

*1133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the RCSI Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35936/19]

*1134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a cholangiopancreatography in the RCSI Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35937/19]

*1135. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the RCSI Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35938/19]

*1136. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a MRI scan in the Ireland East Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35939/19]

*1137. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Ireland East Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35940/19]

*1138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Ireland East Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35941/19]

*1139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an angiogram scan in the Ireland East Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35942/19]

*1140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram scan in the Ireland East Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35943/19]

*1141. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for a cholangiopancreatography in the Ireland East Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35944/19] 3211

*1142. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 August 2019 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East Group less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months respectively, in tabular form. — Stephen Donnelly. [35945/19]

*1143. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); if there is a timeframe for pre-assessment; the position of the person on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35967/19]

*1144. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative local supports being put in place due to the crisis situation at a centre (details supplied); the status of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35969/19]

*1145. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); the length of time they will be waiting for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35970/19]

*1146. To ask the Minister for Health the caseload per speech and language therapist for counties Louth and Meath in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35977/19]

*1147. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the progression of the 50 bed new St Joseph’s Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35979/19]

*1148. To ask the Minister for Health the measures undertaken since the launch of the HIQA report Office of the Chief Inspector - The use of information gathered and received in the regulation of services September 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35981/19]

*1149. To ask the Minister for Health if action has been taken against a hospital or hospital group for the numerous incidents in which personal data in the form of medical documents have been found in public including the files found in Baltray, County Louth in November 2018; if the Data Protection Commissioner has made recommendations on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35982/19]

*1150. To ask the Minister for Health if Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth will remain open into the future following the deferral of its closure in July 2019; the plans of the HSE in place to cater for the service users that will be affected by such a closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35984/19]

*1151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a knee replacement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35986/19]

*1152. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the steps required in the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35987/19]

*1153. To ask the Minister for Health the funding for services in Cobh Hospital for the remainder of 2019; if his attention has been drawn to difficulties regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35989/19]

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*1154. To ask the Minister for Health if the roll out of the €4 charge for persons with a disability commuting to local day services will be ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35991/19]

*1155. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for admission to St. Fintan’s Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois. — Barry Cowen. [35997/19]

*1156. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [36001/19]

*1157. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in respect of the proposed transfer of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital to Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; the expected date on which the transfer is due to commence; the expected date for the completion of the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36036/19]

*1158. To ask the Minister for Health the expected costs of the transfer of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital to Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; if the costs have been included in the budget forecasting of his Department; if he expects the Rotunda Maternity Hospital to contribute from its respective budget to the cost of the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36037/19]

*1159. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the cost overruns in respect of the senior care centres programme; if an assessment has been carried out of the likely impact of cost overruns on the senior care centres programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36038/19]

*1160. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious shortage of beds in the Dublin 15 area for older persons in need of both step-down care and nursing home care; his plans to provide adequate care for older persons in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36039/19]

*1161. To ask the Minister for Health the healthcare facilities at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown available to older persons that need nursing home care and in need of specialised step-down care; the number of beds including step-down care beds available to older persons in need of such care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36040/19]

*1162. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed 100 bed senior care centre on the grounds of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; if cost overruns will have an impact on the proposed 100 bed senior care centre; if so, the impact in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36041/19]

*1163. To ask the Minister for Health if the senior care centre at Woodlands on the Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown campus has been closed; his plans for an alternative use of the Woodlands building and complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36042/19]

*1164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of step-down care beds and long-term residential care beds, respectively at St Mary’s Hospital in the Phoenix Park. — Joan Burton. [36043/19]

*1165. To ask the Minister for Health the senior care centres available to older persons in the Dublin 15 and Navan Road areas in tabular form; the name of each institution that provides either 3213 day care or long-term residential care and respite care; the location of each of these facilities; and the number of beds available in each facility. — Joan Burton. [36044/19]

*1166. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of capital investment proposed in respect of each senior care centre by county in tabular form. — Joan Burton. [36045/19]

*1167. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the blind welfare allowance in 2019. — Joan Burton. [36047/19]

*1168. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to taper the withdrawal of the blind welfare allowance in circumstances in which a blind person takes up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36048/19]

*1169. To ask the Minister for Health the progress regarding the introduction of a scheme to replace the previous mobility transport allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36049/19]

*1170. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for orthodontic services will be prioritised for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36055/19]

*1171. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be transferred between hospitals to gain access to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36056/19]

*1172. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a new endoscopy unit at Naas Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36057/19]

*1173. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the six month wait for the prostate specific membrane antigen prostate scan to diagnose PROTRACT cancer; the reason for the high cost of the scan, that is, €1,850; and his views on whether such a service should be discounted or subsidised to make it more affordable. — Robert Troy. [36059/19]

*1174. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a dermatologist in the Regional Hospital Mullingar. — Robert Troy. [36060/19]

*1175. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance established for families that need to undergo IVF treatment as in the case of a person (details supplied). — Niamh Smyth. [36067/19]

*1176. To ask the Minister for Health the status of respite care, occupational therapy, home support and speech and language therapy appointments in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36072/19]

*1177. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be sanctioned in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36078/19]

*1178. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36080/19]

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*1179. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the provision of a drug to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36081/19]

*1180. To ask the Minister for Health if an outstanding pension and arrears payment to be made to a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36100/19]

*1181. To ask the Minister for Health if a care plan put in place in recent weeks will be examined for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact areas of the plan have not been put in place. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36101/19]

*1182. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline of the implementation of the formal pathway between hospitals (details supplied); when the agreement will be formalised; if a date for commencement of the service in County Cavan has been chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36113/19]

*1183. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 894 of 26 March 2019 for which no reply was received, when a reply will issue regarding waiting times for early intervention teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36126/19]

*1184. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 844 of 26 March 2019 for which no reply was received from Beaumont Hospital, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36127/19]

*1185. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body a person (details supplied) should contact regarding their HSE pension; if same can be accessed before retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36134/19]

*1186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36150/19]

*1187. To ask the Minister for Health when short-term beds in West Kerry Community Hospital will be brought back into use (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36157/19]

*1188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise and outline the measures he will take to address the significant drug related activity that has escalated in Drogheda, County Louth and its surrounding areas in view of the murder that took place on 27 August 2019 in Clogherhead, County Louth; the actions he will take to address the perceived complete lack of drug outreach workers in Drogheda; if he has assessed or progressed matters relating to funding a Mulvey type report to assess and plan appropriately to manage the drugs crisis in view of the recent drug related criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [36158/19]

*1189. 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. — Sean Fleming. [36160/19] 3215

*1190. To ask the Minister for Health if persons that are newly diagnosed with cervical cancer must fund and pay for their own independent review, especially in a circumstance in which all previous smears were normal before the cancer diagnosis. — Bríd Smith. [36171/19]

*1191. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients that are diagnosed or that will be diagnosed in the coming months with cervical cancer will not be able to avail of the HSE cancer audit to review their smears in order that there is not a financial burden on cancer patients that wish to review their smears. — Bríd Smith. [36172/19]

*1192. To ask the Minister for Health the safeguards in place to protect the identity of the person that has made the protected disclosure in instances in which protected disclosures are shared with external consultants; if the person that made the protected disclosure is notified in advance; if their consent is required to share the disclosure with external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36203/19]

*1193. To ask the Minister for Health if a special bed will be assigned in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36204/19]

*1194. To ask the Minister for Health if a homecare package for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if recent correspondence to the person from the HSE will be noted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36210/19]

*1195. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an occupational therapy and physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36211/19]

*1196. To ask the Minister for Health if an occupational therapy appointment will be scheduled urgently in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36213/19]

*1197. To ask the Minister for Health if women diagnosed with cervical cancer that were not included in the previous review process can request a review of their screening history; if so, if the HSE will fund and support such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [36214/19]

*1198. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if home help will be expedited for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36215/19]

*1199. To ask the Minister for Health if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36230/19]

*1200. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36246/19]

*1201. To ask the Minister for Health the details and timeframe of a development (details supplied). — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36253/19]

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*1202. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed will be made available for a person (details supplied) at a unit in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [36255/19]

*1203. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36260/19]

*1204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in the expansion planned for Naas General Hospital; the further reason an extension was required for planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36275/19]

*1205. To ask the Minister for Health the status of access to treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36276/19]

*1206. 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. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36277/19]

*1207. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the report into the cost of hospital car parks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36281/19]

*1208. To ask the Minister for Health if and when funding will be provided for patients that wish to undergo a course of IVF treatment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [36285/19]

*1209. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for occupational therapy and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36286/19]

*1210. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [36288/19]

*1211. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [36289/19]

*1212. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [36290/19]

*1213. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [36291/19]

*1214. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for orthodontic treatment. — Barry Cowen. [36292/19]

*1215. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [36293/19]

*1216. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [36294/19]

*1217. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for orthodontic treatment. — Barry Cowen. [36295/19] 3217

*1218. To ask the Minister for Health the number presenting at the accident and emergency department of Mayo University Hospital from January 2019 to date in comparison to the same period in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36297/19]

*1219. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the adult mental health unit at Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36298/19]

*1220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies at the adult mental health unit of Mayo University Hospital by post; the reason each post is vacant; the timeframe each post has been vacant; and when each post will be filled. — Lisa Chambers. [36299/19]

*1221. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines governing programmes that are put in place for patients attending a mental health facility in terms of activities, hours spent with a psychiatrist or counsellor and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36300/19]

*1222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that presented at the adult mental health unit of Mayo University Hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36301/19]

*1223. To ask the Minister for Health the wait time for outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36302/19]

*1224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36303/19]

*1225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36304/19]

*1226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for an audiology appointment in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36305/19]

*1227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list to see a paediatrician in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36306/19]

*1228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an outpatient appointment at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital respectively, from January 2019 to date in comparison to the same period in 2018. — Lisa Chambers. [36307/19]

*1229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36308/19]

*1230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the homecare waiting list in County Mayo in comparison to the same period in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36309/19]

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*1231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in County Mayo receiving counselling and services from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service; the number of children and adolescents on a waiting list to receive such services in County Mayo; the average wait time on this list; the number of children receiving treatment in adult mental health services in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36310/19]

*1232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant mental health staff posts in County Mayo in child mental health services and adult mental health services by unit; the details of each post vacancy; the length of time each post has been vacant; when each post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36311/19]

*1233. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36312/19]

*1234. To ask the Minister for Health if dental and optical treatment for children will be included under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the procedures in respect of dental and optical work that can be carried out under the scheme; if it can be used for cases in which there is a long backlog for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36315/19]

*1235. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for a knee operation since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36316/19]

*1236. To ask the Minister for Health if sufficient funding will be ensured for the fair deal nursing home scheme to meet the demand for the remainder of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36317/19]

*1237. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation of a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork facing closure; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact patients will have to be accommodated within a directly funded HSE facility; if the appropriate funding requirement will be made available to retain the hospital; and if the current financial model of the hospital will be examined to ensure viability of same. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36318/19]

*1238. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time up to 31 August 2019 for persons that have been approved for fair deal scheme to access a nursing home by county in tabular form; his views on whether the wait is too long and is having a negative effect on discharges from level 4 acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [36321/19]

*1239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons up 31 August 2019 waiting for a homecare support package by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [36322/19]

*1240. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the most cost-effective way to deliver care for older persons is a homecare support package at an average cost of €165 weekly; his further views on whether the current waiting lists are not facilitating a timely delivery of homecare supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [36323/19]

*1241. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for a high- resolution manometry 24 hour PH study at St. James’ Hospital to diagnose the issues for their lack of swallow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36327/19] 3219

*1242. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Mayo on the waiting list for an autism assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36333/19]

*1243. To ask the Minister for Health the turnaround times in the primary care reimbursement service specifically through the cross border treatment scheme; his views on the adequacy of the service being delivered; his plans to reduce the waiting times for persons that have applied and been approved; the way in which he plans to deal with waiting times which can be up to six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [36342/19]

*1244. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow general practitioners administer a drug (details supplied) to help patients combat addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36343/19]

*1245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions in the health service by region and type of position in cases in which an applicant has received an offer of a post but were subsequently informed by the HSE that the position is on hold due to budgetary restraints and continues to require the approval from the National Director; the quarter in each case during which the offer of a position was initially made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36344/19]

*1246. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive reimbursement through the cross border treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [36349/19]

*1247. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Kehoe. [36351/19]

*1248. To ask the Minister for Health the progress regarding the organ donation opt-out scheme; the timeline for delivery of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Frank O’Rourke. [36353/19]

*1249. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the Shannondoc locum shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tom Neville. [36354/19]

*1250. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36356/19]

*1251. To ask the Minister for Health when a home help package as approved will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [36359/19]

*1252. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1265 of 23 July 2019, the grade of staff involved in the administrative process of reviewing applications from overseas applicants, in particular the grade of 5 staff of various grades from other departments within the NMBI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36362/19]

*1253. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1264 of 23 July 2019, the number of persons waiting to have their overseas applications processed as at 31 August 2019, by length of time months in tabular form; the number and grade of all staff working on the

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*1254. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plan to provide prefabricated theatres at Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway; when the decision was first taken to go for a prefabricated solution; when tenders were sought, received and a preferred tender selected; the original timeline for completion; the current timeline; the projected capacity of the new facility over the current capacity at the hospital; the current capacity and the number of patients treated to date in 2019; the interim measures being taken to make up for the shortfall in capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [36369/19]

*1255. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in order to locate missing information in relation to their vaccination record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Kehoe. [36380/19]

*1256. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken in relation to respite beds at Kenmare Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Danny Healy-Rae. [36381/19]

*1257. To ask the Minister for Health when additional financial resources will be provided to the HSE for home support in view of the delays in providing such support to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36385/19]

*1258. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will extend the scheme for free eye care for primary school children to include secondary school children in view of the fact that once a child leaves the primary education system they receive no financial help for glasses or eye tests unless they hold a full medical card. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36388/19]

*1259. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a development (details supplied) in County Cork. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36401/19]

*1260. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); if a date for same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36402/19]

*1261. To ask the Minister for Health if specific additional funding will be provided to the HSE to provide additional home support in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the delays in providing such support in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36405/19]

*1262. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive occupational therapy and physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36407/19]

*1263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in nursing homes under the fair deal scheme that have a family home registered in their name which is included as part of the assessment for the scheme; the number of these houses that still have a spouse or family member residing in the property; the number of these family homes that are rented and generating an income; the number of these houses that are vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [36408/19] 3221

*1264. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate tattoo providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36409/19]

*1265. To ask the Minister for Health his role in relation to the appointment of members to the board of a hospital (details supplied); if the positions are nominated following a process conducted by the Public Appointments Commission; the categories of persons appointed by him; the name of those appointed by him to the board in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36425/19]

*1266. To ask the Minister for Health his role in relation to the appointment of members to the board of a hospital (details supplied); if the positions are nominated following a process conducted by the Public Appointments Commission; the categories of persons appointed by him; the name of those appointed by him to the board in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36426/19]

*1267. To ask the Minister for Health his role in relation to the appointment of members to the board of a hospital (details supplied); if the positions are nominated following a process conducted by the Public Appointments Commission; the categories of persons appointed by him; the name of those appointed by him to the board in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36427/19]

*1268. To ask the Minister for Health when the correct entrance and exit for Dingle Hospital will be used (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36428/19]

*1269. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a person (details supplied) who has been approved for the fair deal nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36430/19]

*1270. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have the perinatal epidemiology centre operate on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36439/19]

*1271. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary resources will be provided to staff to run the DEXA scanner at University Hospital Kerry as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36441/19]

*1272. To ask the Minister for Health when a maternity monthly safety statement covering serious reportable events will be published; his plans to have these issued on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36452/19]

*1273. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE service plan 2019 and capital expenditure plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36453/19]

*1274. To ask the Minister for Health the funding set aside for the maternity strategy in 2019; the amount provided for this purpose in each year since 2016; the amount drawn down and used in each year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36454/19]

*1275. To ask the Minister for Health when additional placements will be provided at a HSE centre (details supplied) in view of the increased demand for services there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36467/19]

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*1276. To ask the Minister for Health if his recent decision to remove the rehabilitative training allowance to disabled students and school leavers will be reviewed; if he will engage with the relevant stakeholders such as disability groups and service users in seeking a solution that would reinstate the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Frank O’Rourke. [36469/19]

*1277. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of duodopa for Parkinson’s disease patients in view of the fact that the health technology assessment process has been completed by the NCPE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36471/19]

*1278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons undergoing treatment for cancer. — Louise O’Reilly. [36476/19]

*1279. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per person of providing healthcare under a medical card annually. — Louise O’Reilly. [36478/19]

*1280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Traveller health action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36482/19]

*1281. To ask the Minister for Health if all primary school children in second, fourth and sixth class receive free dental check-ups under the school dental screening scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Collins. [36484/19]

*1282. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for robotic surgery for prostate cancer patients at University Hospital Galway in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. — Louise O’Reilly. [36486/19]

*1283. To ask the Minister for Health if the waiting lists for robotic surgery for prostate cancer patients at University Hospital Galway is in line with the recommendations of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026. — Louise O’Reilly. [36487/19]

*1284. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to reopen all 20 beds in the short stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2019. — Louise O’Reilly. [36488/19]

*1285. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in reimbursing the drug levodopa- carbidopa intestinal gel known as duodopa; when a decision will be made regarding reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36493/19]

*1286. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36496/19]

*1287. To ask the Minister for Health the services in place to meet the needs of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aengus Ó Snodaigh. [36497/19]

*1288. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources have been provided to the HSE to eliminate the delays in processing of applications and the issue of payments under the HSE cross border directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36499/19] 3223

*1289. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve services in a mental health area in a region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36500/19]

*1290. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to reinstate the rehabilitative training allowance in view of its importance over the years for many young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36501/19]

*1291. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide occupational and rehabilitation services for persons under 65 years of age resident in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36528/19]

*1292. To ask the Minister for Health when additional and essential health services (details supplied) will be provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36529/19]

*1293. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will be waiting for occupational therapy for four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36530/19]

*1294. To ask the Minister for Health if certain aspects of the HPV immunisation programme will be reviewed with the view to introducing a catch-up scheme for persons that have just missed the September 2019 introduction of the programme for boys entering the first year of second-level education (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36544/19]

*1295. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for National Lottery funding made by an organisation (details supplied) has been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Frank O’Rourke. [36545/19]

*1296. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36546/19]

*1297. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for the fair deal scheme is taking a long time to be granted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36550/19]

*1298. 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. — Mary Butler. [36551/19]

*1299. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36552/19]

*1300. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the issue of overcrowding in a hospital (details supplied). — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36554/19]

*1301. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 2 July 2019, the status of the options appraisal for the model 4 hospital at Merlin Park, Galway; the cost to date of the options appraisal process; the anticipated overall cost of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36555/19]

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*1302. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; the timeframe for delivery; the anticipated cost of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36556/19]

*1303. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be brought forward for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36557/19]

*1304. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1203 of 23 July 2019, the number of persons waiting one week, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively to be discharged from each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36566/19]

*1305. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1884 of 23 July 2019, when the services listed will be operational at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36567/19]

*1306. To ask the Minister for Health if the tender for the main construction work at the planned primary care centre in north Clondalkin, Rowlagh been issued; when enabling works will commence on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36568/19]

*1307. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department and the HSE will have an implementation plan complete to accompany the review report by the HSE of hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36572/19]

*1308. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to reduce the spread of measles and the risk of Ireland losing its measles free status (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36576/19]

*1309. To ask the Minister for Health if the delay in reimbursing tagrisso for the treatment of a small group of cancer patients will be reviewed (details supplied); the necessary steps to ensure availability of the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36577/19]

*1310. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to make intranasal naloxone spray available to health care professionals and drug workers which reverses the effects of opioid overdose within minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36578/19]

*1311. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a catch-up programme for boys to receive the HPV vaccine that have already completed the first year of secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36579/19]

*1312. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a person (details supplied) can qualify for corrective dental treatment through their medical card or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36592/19]

*1313. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; if their eligibility can be applied retrospectively under a heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36602/19]

*1314. To ask the Minister for Health if speech therapy can be restored to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36603/19] 3225

*1315. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that duodopa which is particularly advised to patients with Parkinson’s disease that require pump therapy is no longer available to such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36609/19]

*1316. To ask the Minister for Health when the Bill to give effect to the proposed changes to the fair deal scheme will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the full extent of the proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36616/19]

*1317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the discussions with St. Vincent’s and Holles Street hospitals in relation to the governance of the new maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [36623/19]

*1318. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the consultant contract negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [36624/19]

*1319. To ask the Minister for Health when the inequity of new consultant pay introduced in 2012 will be corrected as per the recommendations of the De Buitléir report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [36625/19]

*1320. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received an update from the HSE on the provision of home help hours; if there are difficulties regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [36626/19]

*1321. To ask the Minister for Health if there are further changes expected to the licensing of marijuana planned in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [36627/19]

*1322. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received briefing material or held meetings on the budgetary deficits in the disability sector; if the organisations have written to him to raise concerns in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [36628/19]

*1323. 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. — Mary Butler. [36631/19]

*1324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted for alcohol and drug related illnesses in hospitals in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, including inpatient visits and to accident and emergency units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36638/19]

*1325. To ask the Minister for Health when treatment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36646/19]

*1326. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll out of the recommendations of the Primary Care Eye Services Review Group Report; the amount of funding set aside for the recommendations; the amount drawn down to date; the recommendations accepted in full; and the recommendations that have not yet been implemented. — Róisín Shortall. [36665/19]

*1327. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the operation of the common waiting list as required under the consultants’ contract; the manner in which this is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36687/19]

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*1328. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in implementing the Programme for Partnership Government commitment to provide for salaried general practitioners in view of the severe shortage of same; when he plans to make this available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36689/19]

*1329. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the six month delay in publishing the De Buitléir report on the separation of public and private work in public hospitals; when his response to the report will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36691/19]

*1330. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report from the Medical Council of 3 July 2019 on its Annual National Trainee Experience Survey (details supplied); if urgent attention will be given to addressing these findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36692/19]

*1331. To ask the Minister for Health the child scoliosis waiting lists by hospital and length of time waiting in three monthly intervals; the steps he is taking to deliver on his undertaking to clear the waiting lists; the timescale to which he is working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36699/19]

*1332. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deliver on promised multi-annual funding for the HSE in order that it can plan for the delivery of services; the reason this has not been done to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36700/19]

*1333. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the HSE forecast of the level of demand for homecare services in 2019; the actual level of services funded in the service plan; the way in which he plans to fund the significant level of unmet demand which exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36701/19]

*1334. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in reaching agreement with the owners of St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group for the location of the proposed new national maternity hospital at Elm Park; the details of progress made since he announced in December 2018 that agreement had been reached; and the timescale to which he is working in relation to same. — Róisín Shortall. [36702/19]

*1335. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the transport support scheme. — Róisín Shortall. [36711/19]

*1336. To ask the Minister for Health if the commitment he gave that all graduating nurses and midwives in 2019 would be offered positions provided in locations in which there were approved vacant posts will be fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36713/19]

*1337. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistants hired by the HSE by month and HSE location since January 2017. — Alan Kelly. [36714/19]

*1338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists hired by the HSE by month and HSE location since January 2017. — Alan Kelly. [36715/19]

*1339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists hired by the HSE by month and HSE location since January 2017. — Alan Kelly. [36716/19] 3227

*1340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists hired by the HSE by month and HSE location since January 2017. — Alan Kelly. [36717/19]

*1341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medicals being carried out for nursing grade posts within the HSE in each month from January 2017, by each acute hospital. — Alan Kelly. [36718/19]

*1342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medicals being carried out for administration posts within the HSE in each month from January 2017, by each acute hospital. — Alan Kelly. [36719/19]

*1343. To ask the Minister for Health the nursing staff in the HSE by grade and percentage of the total amount that work in full or part-time positions. — Alan Kelly. [36720/19]

*1344. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to the matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36722/19]

*1345. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 10 April 2019, if the position of clinical nurse specialist for multiple sclerosis in University Hospital Limerick has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36772/19]

*1346. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to establish a funding package to sustain and satisfy the long-term funding requirements of a service provider (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [36774/19]

*1347. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has established a core funding package to finance the services of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [36775/19]

*1348. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary health centre in Dunfanaghy, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36812/19]

*1349. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary health centre in Donegal Town, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36813/19]

*1350. To ask the Minister for Health the details of expenditure in the NMBI relating to the organisational staff development programme; the costs associated with this development programme to include all payments made to date and future expected payments to complete the programme; the number of staff undertaking this training, their role, grade and tenure in the NMBI permanent, contract, agency in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36815/19]

*1351. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ensure that the South Westmeath Hospice facility is protected and adequately funded going forward; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE had planned to close the facility by the end of August 2019; and the reason for the decision in view of the fact that a large percentage of the funding to build the hospice facility was raised within the community. — Robert Troy. [36837/19]

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*1352. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of additional accommodation facilities to administer the cross border directive; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact which the lack of adequate facilities is having on the administration of this service and the lengthy delay this is causing in refunding patients. — Robert Troy. [36838/19]

*1353. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the pre-budget submission of an organisation (details supplied) in particular its demand for €18 million in investment for community supports and homecare for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36876/19]

*1354. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the shortage of child and adolescent acute mental health beds in view of recent figures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36879/19]

*1355. To ask the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of tagrisso; the recommendation and decision taken by the HSE leadership team with regard to the reimbursement of the drug in July 2019; when it will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36905/19]

*1356. To ask the Minister for Health the drug reimbursement applications in cases in which the HSE has decided it will approve in tabular form; the next steps to be taken following such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36906/19]

*1357. To ask the Minister for Health the current and or expected position in regard to the outstanding phase or phases of the Naas Hospital development programme; the extent to which progress in this regard is anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36908/19]

*1358. To ask the Minister for Health when repatha will fall within the criteria for reimbursement by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36909/19]

*1359. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of the nursing home subvention scheme is planned; if the disincentives to renting out a home that is owned by a person that is in a nursing home will be examined to examine if the scheme can be altered in order to free up more of the empty homes nationwide to the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36949/19]

Chun an Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara: To the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

*1360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department or Cork City Council refuse to remove stray, unregistered horses from lands in an area (details supplied) in Cork city; the reason the horses have not been removed by the council in view of the fact that they are on land not designated for equines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34878/19]

*1361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the funding allocation will be reviewed for Budget 2020 for all schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35527/19] 3229

*1362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if €120 million for TAMS for 2020 will be allocated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35550/19]

*1363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers and food businesses that have applied to the future growth loan scheme which opened in March 2019; the number of farmers and businesses sanctioned financing to date; and the value of same in tabular form. — Charlie McConalogue. [36822/19]

*1364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding to support farmers will be introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35548/19]

*1365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the knowledge transfer course associated with the rural communities forestry programme is adequately assessed in circumstances in which points were assigned as opposed to issues such as geographical location or age profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [34727/19]

*1366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1067 of 17 April 2018, if he is a member of a syndicate (details supplied) which owns a dog; if not, if he was a member of the syndicate in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Murphy. [34753/19]

*1367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the members of a syndicate (details supplied) which is involved in greyhound racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Murphy. [34754/19]

*1368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a dog (details supplied) is being used for breeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Murphy. [34755/19]

*1369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34838/19]

*1370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the discarding of fish remains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34868/19]

*1371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department or Cork City Council refuse to remove stray horses from lands in an area (details supplied) on welfare grounds in view of the fact there is no available drinking water on site; the reason requests by farmers for the animals to be removed are being ignored in view of the fact the land is needed to harvest silage; the reason farmers in the area are being forced to accommodate the animals in further view of the fact that perimeter fencing was purposefully cut to allow the horses to enter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34877/19]

*1372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason stray horses on lands in an area (details supplied) have not been removed despite the erection of a sign by his Department in December 2018 informing the owners of the animals to remove them within a certain timeframe

P.T.O 3230 which has passed or face them being impounded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34879/19]

*1373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason stray unregistered horses are allowed to remain on lands in an area (details supplied) presenting a biosecurity risk to the cattle of farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34880/19]

*1374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle that were traded in a mart and then slaughtered within 30 days of the sale in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of herd owners that purchased the livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34881/19]

*1375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the difference between raised bog and Atlantic lowland blanket bog under the definitions set out in the basic payment and the areas of natural constraints schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34882/19]

*1376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boglands suitable for grazing are eligible under the basic payment and areas of natural constraints schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34883/19]

*1377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boglands that show evidence of grazing are eligible under the basic payment and areas of natural constraints schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [34884/19]

*1378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the four movement rule for cattle in view of the fact it is no longer required for animal health protection reasons particularly due to the negative effect the rule can have on the price of cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34907/19]

*1379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that the board an organisation (details supplied) is more representative of the suckler cow breeder in view of the role of the organisation in the determining of star ratings under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34908/19]

*1380. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to place a limit on the maximum payout per farmer in EU temporary exceptional adjustment aid; his further plans to front-load the payment on the first ten cows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34909/19]

*1381. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on farming premises in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [34945/19]

*1382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are restrictions applying regarding the establishment of honeybee hives; if there are rules, regulations and recommendations regarding location; if there are advices regarding their compatibility with heavily populated urban settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. [34951/19] 3231

*1383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) can avail of agricultural relief and or business relief; if so, the rules regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34952/19]

*1384. 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. — Peter Burke. [35042/19]

*1385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 973 of 26 March 2019, the status in relation to a case (details supplied); if follow-up actions need to be taken by the applicant or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35050/19]

*1386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the increasing population of the deer herd here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35058/19]

*1387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department and associated agencies have allocated in assistance payments and grant funding to counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35141/19]

*1388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a pier (details supplied) in County Kerry will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy- Rae. [35201/19]

*1389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered in each individual factory that fell outside the parameters, weight and age for the quality assurance bonus during the first and second weeks (details supplied) of the protests held by farmers outside meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [35303/19]

*1390. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35333/19]

*1391. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35364/19]

*1392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full copy of a report (details supplied). — Alan Kelly. [35390/19]

*1393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding is still available for the weather crop related loss scheme; the number of applications made to date; the number of applications that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35436/19]

*1394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding a licensing process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35471/19]

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*1395. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a review by a director of an agriculture appeals decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35473/19]

*1396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the target payment under GLAS will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35528/19]

*1397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the GLAS scheme will be reopened to all farmers; if payments will issue to all farmers in a calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35533/19]

*1398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional items (details supplied) will be included for grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35538/19]

*1399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding payment for ecosystem services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35543/19]

*1400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if new schemes (details supplied) will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35544/19]

*1401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investment grant will be introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35546/19]

*1402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding additional funding to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35549/19]

*1403. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a BPS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35552/19]

*1404. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35568/19]

*1405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2083 and 2084 of 23 July 2019, if his attention has been drawn to concern and anger which exists among the community concerned in relation to the way in which the statutory public consultation process with respect to the application was conducted; if he is satisfied that all legal obligations required of applicants of such applications were carried out in accordance with the relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35599/19]

*1406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2083 and 2084 of 23 July 2019, the name of the publications in which the public notice element, which is a legal requirement to be undertaken by applicants of such applications, 3233 was printed; the dates on which they appeared in each; if the notice appeared in Irish in view of the fact that the area in question is located within the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [35600/19]

*1407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make grants available to persons to replant land on which trees have been felled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eamon Scanlon. [35603/19]

*1408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to renovate a harbour (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35623/19]

*1409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35636/19]

*1410. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address matters with regard to the BEAM plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35671/19]

*1411. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an application for a felling licence (details supplied) applied for in May 2018 has not been decided on yet despite being told on 7 September 2018 that it would be decided by 18 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35686/19]

*1412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of outstanding felling licence applications on hand in his Department lodged more than four months ago; the number of these that relate to 2018; the reason for the delay in making decisions on felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35687/19]

*1413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review under the BDGP scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [35743/19]

*1414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow farmers (details supplied) that sold cattle during the reference period to enter into the beef exceptional aid measure scheme; if not, the reason these farmers will not be covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35754/19]

*1415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the restriction has been put on farmers to reduce the herd by 5% if they wish to qualify for the beef compensation scheme BEAM; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Danny Healy-Rae. [35760/19]

*1416. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35768/19]

*1417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for the dairy equipment scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35843/19]

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*1418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a post-mortem has been carried out on a dog (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; and if a regulation that post-mortems be carried out on all dogs that die at greyhound tracks to be carried out by an independent vet will be considered. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35854/19]

*1419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the outrage amongst fishing communities and emergency services in Greencastle, Inishowen, County Donegal and further afield at the decision not to proceed with the sea survival centre at the National Fisheries School at Greencastle, County Donegal despite it being officially announced, planning permission attained and tenders issued for construction; and if this decision will be reviewed and reversed. — Pearse Doherty. [35949/19]

*1420. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35950/19]

*1421. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in respect of a review request lodged on behalf of persons (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in making a decision on the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35966/19]

*1422. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assist with the installation of seabins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36069/19]

*1423. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS appeal application by a person (details supplied). — Niamh Smyth. [36074/19]

*1424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when construction works on the middle pier upgrade at Howth Harbour will commence; the length of time the project will take to complete; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36128/19]

*1425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36140/19]

*1426. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36220/19]

*1427. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36236/19]

*1428. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the dates can be altered to allow an entry to the beef exceptional aid measure scheme in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36271/19] 3235

*1429. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances in which mechanical grading was suspended in meat plants in cases in which a machine is found to be working outside of tolerance and manual grading is instigated to date in 2019; when the report on the replacement of the outdated grading machines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [36273/19]

*1430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason balancing payments for AEOS, ANC and GLAS have not been paid from 2015 to 2018 to a person (details supplied); when the payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Breen. [36274/19]

*1431. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara céard iad na pleananna atá aige le cé dhomhain mhara a thógáil i Ros an Mhíl, Contae na Gaillimhe; cén obair atá déanta go dtí seo ar an togra seo; cén obair bhreise atá ceadaithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36391/19]

*1432. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén méid infheistíochta atá déanta ag a Roinn i ngach calafort iascaigh ón mbliain 2000 i leith agus í briste síos de réir gach calafoirt; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36392/19]

*1433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place for retiring farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36395/19]

*1434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings he has held to date with producers and processors in the seafood sector dealing with Brexit matters only; his plans to meet with the sector again to further advance preparations for Brexit and the necessary contingency planning for all eventualities post 31 October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36460/19]

*1435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of supports being considered by his Department for the marine sector in a post-Brexit scenario; the plans being considered for producers and processors within the package being prepared for his Department; if the necessary EU approval and or funding has been obtained for this support package; his views on whether the level of support for the marine sector is on a par with supports currently available for other sectors of business, industry and producers here; if so, the comparisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36461/19]

*1436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make known the levels of supports, preparatory planning, contingency planning and post-Brexit strategies he plans to put in place for the marine sector; if he has prepared for all post-Brexit scenarios for the marine sector here; when such supports will be available for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36462/19]

*1437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant aid is available for the preservation of honey bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36480/19]

*1438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of cows will be altered to allow entry to the beef exceptional aid measure scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36481/19]

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*1439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a comprehensive package of market support measures to assist the agricultural sector due to the adverse impacts of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36491/19]

*1440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has secured agreement from the European Commission to ease the state aid limitation on the provision of support for the agricultural sector due to the difficulties that will arise from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36494/19]

*1441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to reconvene beef talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36504/19]

*1442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 11 June 2019, the progress made in transposing and enforcing the EU unfair trading practices directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36506/19]

*1443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the aquaculture licences issued pursuant to section 19A(4) of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36511/19]

*1444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he put forward at the most recent EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in relation to the need to provide adequate assistance to the agri-food sector here due to the adverse impacts of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36537/19]

*1445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an official from his Department will contact a person (details supplied) that wishes to develop an area of foreshore on the Shannon estuary near Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36559/19]

*1446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider accepting an appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in respect of the GLAS scheme particularly in view of the medical circumstances of the applicant and their spouse; and if the person will be permitted to have their NMP plan submitted. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36765/19]

*1447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 by county and tranche in tabular form; the number of approved applications by county; the number of payment claims logged by county; the number of payment claims approved for payment by county; the funds allocated to the scheme under the 2014-2020 RDP; the amount expended to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [36817/19]

*1448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of producer organisations in the beef sector that have registered with his Department; the name of each; and the financial supports in place to fund the setting up of such organisations. — Charlie McConalogue. [36818/19]

*1449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each embassy worldwide which has agricultural attaches stationed; and the number of attachés stationed in each embassy by city and country. — Charlie McConalogue. [36819/19] 3237

*1450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to tranche 14 of TAMS; the number of approved applicants; the number of applicants whose applications were refused; and the number of approved applicants that have received funding by county in tabular form. — Charlie McConalogue. [36820/19]

*1451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time and part-time staff assigned to the dedicated Brexit unit within his Department by staff grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [36823/19]

*1452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for his decision not to grant a derogation for the use of a plant protection product (details supplied); the alternative substances that are available to tillage farmers to control the barley yellow dwarf virus; and the supports that will be put in place for this purpose. — Charlie McConalogue. [36824/19]

*1453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the funding application by Bord Bia to the EU to market Irish suckler beef as a premium product and increase the return for the primary producer. — Charlie McConalogue. [36825/19]

*1454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason 15% of 2019 ANC payments will not be issued to approved famers until December 2019. — Charlie McConalogue. [36826/19]

*1455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the latest attempts to reconvene beef talks with all stakeholders; and the efforts taken since protests started to find a resolution to the impasse. — Charlie McConalogue. [36827/19]

*1456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has formally submitted an application to the EU Commission for market disturbance funding for beef farmers under Article 219 of the CAP in view of the fact that prices have fallen further since May 2019. — Charlie McConalogue. [36828/19]

*1457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on latest analysis by an organisation (details supplied) that farmers receive just half the total value realised for beef animals. — Charlie McConalogue. [36829/19]

*1458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposal by a farm organisation (details supplied) for an investigation to be carried out in the beef sector in order to establish processor and retailer margins along the supply chain. — Charlie McConalogue. [36832/19]

*1459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a proposed European Commission regulation (details supplied) regarding greater transparency in the way in which prices are reported throughout the chain; the timeline for this measure to be adopted at EU level and likely transposition period for member states and here; and the reporting requirements involving operators in the regulation. — Charlie McConalogue. [36833/19]

*1460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows by county in tabular form. — Charlie McConalogue. [36834/19]

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*1461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2019 national reserve and young farmers scheme by county in tabular form. — Charlie McConalogue. [36835/19]

*1462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of recent talks with farming organisations and meat industry representatives in relation to the serious difficulties facing the beef sector; if particular measures have been implemented following the talks; if so, the actions he plans to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36902/19]

*1463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if talks will be convened with farming organisations, representatives of the meat industry and retailers in view of the ongoing serious difficulties facing the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36903/19]

*1464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has endeavoured to resolve the concerns of beef producers with particular reference to the need to ensure that the industry is fully operational as Brexit approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36912/19]

*1465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that all possible actions have been taken by his Department in anticipation of a UK crash out from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36914/19]

Chun an Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil: To the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

*1466. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a grant for the purchase of e-bikes similar to the e-car incentive. — Sean Sherlock. [35007/19]

*1467. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce support for persons that have lifelong or long-term medical needs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35098/19]

*1468. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the target of 50,000 retrofitted houses per year will be met in view of the fact that funding has run out for the deep retrofit pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Danny Healy-Rae. [35460/19]

*1469. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the historical application costs per application for the now closed deep retrofit scheme; the sum collected in application costs for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35563/19]

*1470. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the deep retrofit scheme since the pilot commenced to the date on which the scheme closed; the number approved; the number refused; the number pending on the closing date for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35564/19] 3239

*1471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the radiation measurements taken in County Donegal in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster have been retained by his Department; and if so, if he will make them available to the public. — Louise O’Reilly. [36477/19]

*1472. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated first and final year cost of the introduction of a 15 cent levy on single-use coffee cups. — Róisín Shortall. [36894/19]

*1473. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consultation which took place on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34748/19]

*1474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consultation which took place on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Shane Cassells. [34749/19]

*1475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the consultant report will be provided for a project (details supplied); the cost of the report; if the costs of the report came from the funding allocated under the National Strategy for Angling Development 2015-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Shane Cassells. [34750/19]

*1476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he remains satisfied that carbon emissions throughout the EU are measured equally with a view to ensuring that the more developed countries in the EU do not have the advantage over expanding economies such as Ireland with a view to an evenly spread advantage or disadvantage throughout the EU and noting in particular the relatively low rate of heavy carbon emitting industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34768/19]

*1477. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if afforestation, the use of bog lands as carbon repositories and wind generated electricity can each contribute to carbon reduction with a view to improving the progress of Ireland in line with international agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34769/19]

*1478. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports provided under the Climate Action Plan 2019 for the Tallaght district heating scheme; the objectives of the scheme; the role of his Department in overseeing the development of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34825/19]

*1479. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34841/19]

*1480. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the basis for the ongoing policy that mining is not licensed in national parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34896/19]

*1481. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the basis for the decision that mining is not licensed in and around Croagh Patrick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34897/19]

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*1482. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider adopting a policy that no further mining licences will be granted in or near natural heritage sites in view of the environmental and natural heritage sensitivities of Natura 2000 sites of natural heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34898/19]

*1483. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if she will consider adopting a policy that no further mining licences will be granted in areas of outstanding scenic amenity in view of planning policy directives issued to local authorities in relation to the preservation of areas of outstanding scenic amenity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34899/19]

*1484. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to bring in a new statutory instrument to replace statutory instrument 906 which related to salmonid waters which was annulled; his plans to give particular protection to the salmonid rivers and lakes of the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34903/19]

*1485. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average number of new vehicles sold here in each of the past 10 years; the number of electric vehicles cars sold in each of the past ten years; his plans based on this to ensure a million electric vehicles will be registered here by 2030; the yearly targets for the sale of electric vehicles that inform this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34905/19]

*1486. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding anaerobic digesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34987/19]

*1487. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to expand the warmth and well-being pilot scheme being operated in Dublin 8, 10, 12, 22 and 24 to other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [35052/19]

*1488. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will facilitate the hiring of more contractors in order to reduce the waiting times for the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [35053/19]

*1489. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the legislative powers of enforcement enacted to support the successful bidder for television licence fees to reach higher levels of collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Harty. [35094/19]

*1490. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the standard of assessment of an ecological impact assessment carried out by a company (details supplied) in connection with the grant of a prospecting licence to a company to prospect for base metals in County Galway in view of the high sensitivity of the surrounding Natura 2000 sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [35112/19]

*1491. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount expended on hosting meetings, entertainment and related services associated with the National Broadband Plan in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, by amount, service provider and services engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35116/19] 3241

*1492. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter regarding the provision of broadband at a location (details supplied). — James Lawless. [35119/19]

*1493. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 2280 of 23 July 2019, if he will provide a schedule of the more than 300 meetings to date between the National Broadband Plan procurement team and representatives of the preferred bidder since the competitive dialogue commenced in July 2016 that were attended by and or representatives of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35122/19]

*1494. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has examined a technology in respect of providing broadband (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35172/19]

*1495. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure on the anti-dumping initiative to date; the number of drones purchased for enforcement purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [35281/19]

*1496. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35336/19]

*1497. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35359/19]

*1498. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider adding the FAI cup final to the list of events that must be shown on free-to-air television; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35362/19]

*1499. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if compensation will be payable under the provisions of the CETA trade agreement with Canada in the situation in which a Canadian company with a prospecting licence that found a viable quantity of minerals to mine was refused a mining licence on scenic and environmental grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35369/19]

*1500. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an environmental impact statement will be required before a current applicant for a prospecting licence or a renewal of a prospecting licence is permitted to carry out invasive operations such as trenching, boring and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35370/19]

*1501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend the biofuel obligation to home heating oil; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35371/19]

*1502. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has no more funding available for its Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme; if applicants for the programme have been informed; the actions he will take to assist

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*1503. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received by the SEAI for the full deep retrofit grant not proceeding due to lack of funding; if additional funding will be provided to the scheme for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Declan Breathnach. [35531/19]

*1504. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to achieve the goals as set out in the Climate Action Plan 2019 particularly in relation to the stated aim of upgrading half a million homes to B2 BER in view of the lack of funding of the SEAI for the full deep retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Declan Breathnach. [35532/19]

*1505. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the waiting time under the warmer homes scheme from the date of application to the approval of the application by the SEAI; the number of applications received under the scheme in each year since 2014; the number approved and the amount drawn down, respectively; the number of applications on hand in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35536/19]

*1506. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a by-law to enable anglers on loughs Corrib, Mask and Carra to remove four coarse fish from the lakes at any one session of fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35554/19]

*1507. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reintroduce by-law 906 which was introduced initially by the Minister of State; if so, if it will be as was; if not, if it will be amended; when he plans to address the matter; if an appropriate assessment has been carried out in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35555/19]

*1508. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the scheme for deep retrofitting (details supplied) will be properly financed and opened again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35562/19]

*1509. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a matter (details supplied) in relation to identification for public service workers will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35567/19]

*1510. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35571/19]

*1511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the historical application costs per application for the now closed deep retrofit scheme; the amount collected in application costs for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35584/19] 3243

*1512. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the deep retrofit scheme since the pilot commenced to the date on which the scheme closed; the number approved, refused and pending, respectively on the closing date for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35585/19]

*1513. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the financial position of some applicants of the deep retrofit scheme (details supplied); the way in which the scheme complies with the customer charter of SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35586/19]

*1514. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if research studies have been carried out by a Department or the Environmental Protection Agency on the environmental impact and health risks of power plants; if a study of same has been carried out at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [35612/19]

*1515. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered introducing a biofuels obligation in the home heating sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35630/19]

*1516. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35639/19]

*1517. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the network to be built under the National Broadband Plan will be in public ownership as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35715/19]

*1518. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined the roll out of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and incentives for persons to change to EVs in other jurisdictions in particular Scandinavia which may provide templates for action here to decarbonise transport systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35716/19]

*1519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports being offered in relation to a case (details supplied) in view of recent developments; the status of the matter; the agencies involved in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35994/19]

*1520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the deep retrofit pilot grant programme; when he expects the completion of the evaluation of the programme; his plans to assist those wishing to refurbish their homes to make them as energy efficient and environmentally friendly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36034/19]

*1521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position in circumstances in which a person that had not applied for the SEAI deep retrofit grant before July 2019 in view of the fact they were awaiting planning permission with the aim of undertaking a deep retrofit in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36077/19]

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*1522. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role he has in approving WEEE operations; the basis on which an organisation do not operate in certain areas (details supplied) for WEEE or portable battery recycling; and the way in which the recycling of such items is organised in these areas. — Róisín Shortall. [36096/19]

*1523. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to update the Inland Fisheries Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [36106/19]

*1524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36143/19]

*1525. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure in relation to the granting of permission for large-scale rocket blasting of rock; the purposes for which the practice is authorised; the person or body that authorises same; and the way in which it is managed and overseen with particular reference to the relevant legislation and or regulations governing same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [36163/19]

*1526. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the safeguards in place to protect the identity of the person that has made the protected disclosure in instances in which protected disclosures are shared with external consultants; if the person that made the protected disclosure is notified in advance; if their consent is required to share the disclosure with external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36201/19]

*1527. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36223/19]

*1528. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is formal collaboration between agencies, Departments, law enforcement and the military with regard to cybersecurity and guidance on best practice and intelligence sharing in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36239/19]

*1529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding will be granted for applications that were submitted prior to the closing date in July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [36278/19]

*1530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the residents of an estate (details supplied) will have high speed broadband access delivered under the National Broadband Plan in view of the fact that commercial operators are not delivering or have indicated there are no plans to deliver such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darragh O’Brien. [36283/19] 3245

*1531. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the application made by persons (details supplied) for a grant under the SEAI grant-aided deep retrofit project that was made in the first half of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — David Cullinane. [36328/19]

*1532. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the uptake of SEAI grants in County Mayo since the grant was introduced to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36334/19]

*1533. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of SEAI grant applications denied in County Mayo since the grant was introduced to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36335/19]

*1534. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend the SEAI grant to homes built after 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36336/19]

*1535. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided to Mayo County Council for clean-up projects in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36337/19]

*1536. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided to Mayo County Council for green initiatives projects in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36338/19]

*1537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an eircode will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36390/19]

*1538. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under the remit of his Department in tabular form; and the quorum required for a board meeting for each agency. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [36400/19]

*1539. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding funding for the SEAI deep retrofit scheme; if all applications will be processed; if adequate funding is available to meet all commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36532/19]

*1540. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the procurement process in respect of the proposed north-south interconnector; if procurement is proceeding and planning applications not determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36533/19]

*1541. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome of analyses at national and international level in relation to the provision of high-speed 5G wireless internet and possible health implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36534/19]

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*1542. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the proposed National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36535/19]

*1543. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome of his considerations to provide additional staff in his Department in order to implement the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36569/19]

*1544. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the all of Government clean air strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36570/19]

*1545. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the involvement of his Department in an organisation (details supplied); the amount invested in same to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36644/19]

*1546. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason low income pensioners are precluded from availing of SEAI grants for wall insulation if they have received support for attic insulation previously; the reason for same in view of the fact that wall insulation was not covered by the grant originally; his views on whether this is fair or reasonable for low income pensioners that struggle to afford to heat their home; the reason a review of the scheme has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36695/19]

*1547. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided in 2019 for the anti-dumping initiative. — Róisín Shortall. [36706/19]

*1548. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided to support an expanded number of electric cars and the associated infrastructure. — Róisín Shortall. [36707/19]

*1549. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected receipts from the National Oil Reserves Agency levy for 2019 and each of the next five years; the projected proportion that will be available in excess of the operating costs of the agency; and if all excess funds have been earmarked for the climate action fund. — Róisín Shortall. [36708/19]

*1550. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an application for a prospecting licence by a company (details supplied) to prospect for base metals in County Galway; his plans to grant the licence; the timeframe for same; the process involved in the grant or refusal of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36895/19]

*1551. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an application for a prospecting licence by a company (details supplied) to prospect for base metals in County Galway; his plans to grant the licence; the timeframe for same; the process involved in the grant or refusal of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36896/19] 3247

Chun an Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt: To the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

*1552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultations he had with motor manufacturers in relation to his plan to ban the sale of internal combustion engine cars here in 2030; if he is satisfied that they will have the capacity to provide the required number of cars for the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34906/19]

*1553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is not allowed to commercially tax their van but is required to have commercial insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [34999/19]

*1554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding for the proposed Narrow Water bridge between counties Louth and Down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35985/19]

*1555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for sports facilities; the way in which to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [34712/19]

*1556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of fully electrifying the national public transport bus fleet. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [34714/19]

*1557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if public lighting will be provided at a location (details supplied). — Kevin O’Keeffe. [34745/19]

*1558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34853/19]

*1559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to implement noise attenuation measures along a national primary road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34924/19]

*1560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a tourist information office was moved (details supplied); if he is satisfied with the replacement office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35045/19]

*1561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the motor taxation classification that is applicable to vehicles used by circuses and funfairs to transport funfair components and machinery from one site to another. — Marc MacSharry. [35087/19]

*1562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered introducing a new specific classification for the vehicles used by circuses and funfairs to transport funfair components and machinery from one site to another. — Marc MacSharry. [35088/19]

*1563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate insurance costs for hackney drivers that are starting out, particularly in rural areas in which public transport is very limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [35097/19]

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*1564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35120/19]

*1565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the risk of potential traffic chaos at Rosslare Harbour in view of Brexit and the need to develop ports; his plans to provide special funding to develop the roads to, in and around Rosslare Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35126/19]

*1566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant funding allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath through the Sports Capital Programme since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35138/19]

*1567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant funding his Department and associated agencies have allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35139/19]

*1568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income the RSA derives from driver tests annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [35155/19]

*1569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to address the failure rate in driver test centres of circa 50%; and when the matter was last discussed with the RSA. — John Lahart. [35156/19]

*1570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which driver tests are organised, that is, by way of contract with a third party and the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [35157/19]

*1571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the driver test failure and pass statistics for each county other than Dublin in each of the years 2016 to 2018. — John Lahart. [35158/19]

*1572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the reappearance of rickshaws on the streets of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [35159/19]

*1573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35189/19]

*1574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the roads and other transport infrastructure being built and for which there are plans to commence building in the next five years; and the estimated cost and timetable for each project in tabular form. — Pearse Doherty. [35193/19]

*1575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget available for the large- scale sport infrastructure fund; when the funding will be awarded; the number of applicants by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35273/19]

*1576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the revenue raised from the start date of a contract with a company (details supplied) to date in 2019 on a route by route basis in the 3249 context of gross cost contract between the NTA and the company; the figures from cash and Leap fares respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35274/19]

*1577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in each of the key performance indicators in the national sports policy to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35305/19]

*1578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a nationwide advert of sport facilities will take place as per the national sports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35306/19]

*1579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on reviewing swimming pool provisions; if the findings of such a review will be provided; and when the review will be concluded. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35307/19]

*1580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason links from search engines or other sources to documents found on the website of his Department now link to a Department home page rather than the document itself; his plans to rectify the situation; the advice taken before the change was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35332/19]

*1581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35348/19]

*1582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of implementing the new national search and rescue plan; his plans to fund the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jonathan O’Brien. [35358/19]

*1583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is mandatory for all second- hand private cars to receive a NCT certificate prior to being registered here. — Marc MacSharry. [35422/19]

*1584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact on traditional bed and breakfasts of the use of purpose-built student accommodation for short-term lettings while the third-level institutions are not in session; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35466/19]

*1585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35583/19]

*1586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the failure rate at driver testing centres (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35615/19]

*1587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his

P.T.O 3250 attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35651/19]

*1588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking on road safety and drink driving following reports on 18 and 19 August 2019 of low conviction rates in some parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35676/19]

*1589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the transport options in place to facilitate free travel pass holding students to travel from Navan to Maynooth to attend university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peadar Tóibín. [35682/19]

*1590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the chemical make-up of firefighting foams used by airport fire services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [35695/19]

*1591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the public bike scheme in Cork in 2019; and the meetings he has held with officials from Cork City Council or the NTA on the matter. — Sean Sherlock. [35697/19]

*1592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of a velodrome at Abbotstown sports campus; if a design has been completed for the velodrome; if the construction has gone out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35712/19]

*1593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work will commence on a section of the north Kerry greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35721/19]

*1594. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the duration and location in instances in which lifts at DART and commuter train stations were out of order since 1 January 2018 to 22 August 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35742/19]

*1595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a security company will be contracted for an event (details supplied); if the cost of such security will be covered by public funding; and the entity which will be tasked with awarding the security contract for the event. — Peadar Tóibín. [35759/19]

*1596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the final report into an aircraft accident (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35763/19]

*1597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding prosecutions and checks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35778/19]

*1598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the withdrawal of a service (details supplied) under LocalLink in view of his commitment given on 15 May 2019. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [35863/19] 3251

*1599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of RSA roadside safety inspections of school busses carried out from July 2018 to July 2019; the failure rate of the inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [35866/19]

*1600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35996/19]

*1601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if interim targets have been set for adult and children’s active and social participation in sport and for the reduction in the relevant gradients as set by the National Sports Policy 2018-2027. — Marc MacSharry. [36000/19]

*1602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter regarding the payment of €4 for the use of transport will be addressed (details supplied); the reason service users and persons with disabilities have to pay the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36058/19]

*1603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36066/19]

*1604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars (details supplied) that failed the NCT on the basis of a throttle control fault alone to date in 2019; the number of these cars that subsequently underwent a retest and passed when the test was carried out at a higher rev in 2019, in view of the advice of the manufacturer; the date on which his attention and that of the NCT service was first drawn to the issue; the policy of the NCT service in relation to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36073/19]

*1605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study will be considered on the extension on the MetroLink project to Templeogue, Knocklyon, Firhouse and Ballycullen in view of traffic congestion in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Murphy. [36108/19]

*1606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a school (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36109/19]

*1607. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when successful applicants that applied for the latest tranche of sports capital funding will be notified in relation to their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36110/19]

*1608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36155/19]

*1609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the transport infrastructure programme in order to deliver the action of the Climate Action Plan 2019 to commence full implementation of the National Cycle Policy Framework in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [36161/19]

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*1610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if rectification works to be carried out at a location (details supplied) will be arranged as a matter of urgency. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36173/19]

*1611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made with regard to the draft appraisal for the Julianstown bypass; if the project has been listed as urgent; if the application will be supported in view of more than 20,000 plus vehicles passing through the village each day which is similar to the figures prior to the motorway being built which was meant to drastically reduce these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [36180/19]

*1612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the upgrading and resurfacing of the M4 motorway between Celbridge and Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [36197/19]

*1613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be increased for initiatives such as security screens on Bus Éireann vehicles and other security measures for public bus and rail services in view of increased attacks and antisocial incidents across transport networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [36219/19]

*1614. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36235/19]

*1615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36251/19]

*1616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when trees will be felled as part of ongoing works being undertaken on a national route (details supplied). — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36252/19]

*1617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe in respect of works (details supplied) being undertaken; and the likely completion date of same. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36254/19]

*1618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be granted to a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36287/19]

*1619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application for a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36320/19]

*1620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provinces in Canada that have reciprocal arrangements with Ireland in relation to drivers’ licences; the reason the other provinces do not have similar arrangements with Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36345/19] 3253

*1621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when agreement and mutual recognition of drivers’ licences from Alberta, Canada and Ireland will be reached for the purposes of persons that have come to live or returned to live here obtaining an Irish driver licence based on the one they had in Alberta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36346/19]

*1622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person that passed their driver test in Saskatchewan and did their probationary driving period in Alberta is covered by the reciprocal driving license arrangements between Ireland and Saskatchewan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36347/19]

*1623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [36364/19]

*1624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the Minister for Defence and or the Minister of State with special responsibility for Defence in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [36365/19]

*1625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he or his officials have met with representatives from the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [36366/19]

*1626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he or his officials have met with representatives from the Department of Defence in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality in tabular form. — Marc MacSharry. [36367/19]

*1627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific financial aid will be provided for the tourism and hospitality sector in the Border region due to the adverse impacts of Brexit and the heavy reliance of the sector on business from Northern Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36384/19]

*1628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a delay will incur in the tendering process for stage II of the Dunkettle interchange upgrade in Cork. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36432/19]

*1629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for reviewing the funding model for regional airports; if the importance of the public service obligation for regional airports such as Donegal Airport will be committed to; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that PSO funding is critical to the ongoing running and success of the airport and that the PSO model is in compliance with EU guidelines for regional airports; if the review will not undermine the viability of the funding model for Donegal Airport; if it will allow for sustainable growth and future expansion of the strategically important airport for the north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36464/19]

*1630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports being provided to the haulage sector to prepare for Brexit; his plans to implement additional measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36489/19]

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*1631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to legislate for the regulation of e-scooters in view of recommendations and a recently published report by the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36560/19]

*1632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the tender process to select a suitable service provider for the cycling design office planned to be operational during Q4 of 2019 is complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36561/19]

*1633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the necessary legislation required to implement and enforce a new variable speed limit regime and the ability to deploy lane closures on the M50 will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36562/19]

*1634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a public consultation will be launched in relation to public transport and active travel policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36563/19]

*1635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric buses operating in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36573/19]

*1636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of low emission buses operating in Dublin; the number that will be operational by the end of 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36574/19]

*1637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the involvement of his Department in an organisation (details supplied); the amount invested in same to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36643/19]

*1638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital grant will be approved for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36645/19]

*1639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding a bus shelter for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36666/19]

*1640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to introduce a licensing system for rickshaw drivers in view of media and Garda reports on the involvement of some in the industry in drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36694/19]

*1641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans by TII to tender for an independent expert panel for MetroLink and the fact that local stakeholders (details supplied) are concerned regarding the independence of the process and have requested that his Department would be a more appropriate body to recruit the panel and ensure objectivity; and if consideration will be given to the request. — Róisín Shortall. [36697/19]

*1642. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of subsidisation of public transport here by provider in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019. — Róisín Shortall. [36709/19] 3255

*1643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided for cycling; and the percentage this represents of overall transport funding. — Róisín Shortall. [36710/19]

*1644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that vehicles can have ownership registered to persons under 17 years of age and minors and also to fake names with bogus addresses and that in many instances these vehicles are being used in criminal and illegal activity; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36724/19]

*1645. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of projects (details supplied). — Marc MacSharry. [36756/19]

*1646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when pending sports capital grant applications will be decided upon. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36760/19]

*1647. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when details of the next sports capital programme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36767/19]

*1648. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the process on which Transport Infrastructure Ireland enable a public contract to go to tender is fit for purpose in view of the tender process for the Dunkettle interchange upgrade stage 11, the cost of which was underestimated. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36776/19]

*1649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure a pilot train service operating at a later time is put in place to service the Connolly Station to Sligo route (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [36836/19]

*1650. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department carried out an audit to date of the shipping capacity of Ireland in the event that the south England land bridge becomes unusable in a no-deal Brexit scenario; and if additional ferries have been secured to allow for direct transport to European ports of Irish produced goods by firms based here. — Robert Troy. [36863/19]

*1651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contingencies in place for trading enterprises in the transport and haulage sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and the discussions he has had with the EU Commission regarding flexibility in relation to state aid thresholds for trading enterprises using port facilities to transport goods to continental European or via the current UK land bridge in such an event. — Robert Troy. [36865/19]

*1652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the upgrading of the M4 from Kilcock to Lexlip is contemplated in view of the frequency and increasing number of accidents at peak times on a daily basis arising from the volume of traffic that the road cannot support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36910/19]

*1653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he remains satisfied that all possible actions have been taken by his Department in anticipation of a UK crash out from the EU; if the necessary air and sea options are being pursued to ensure importers and exporters have alternative direct access to the rest of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36927/19]

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Chun an Aire Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige: To the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

*1654. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to restore the school completion programme to 2010 levels. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35238/19]

*1655. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a family resource centre at a location (details supplied); the way in which an application can be made in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35988/19]

*1656. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that received targeted interventions under the school completion programme in the 2018/2019 school year. — Anne Rabbitte. [35999/19]

*1657. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of special care orders which were granted in respect of children and young persons in each of the past five years. — Anne Rabbitte. [36503/19]

*1658. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 on the childcare employment training scheme in tabular form; the number of persons that benefited from it for each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36641/19]

*1659. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, on the community childcare subvention scheme; the number of persons that benefited from it for each year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36642/19]

*1660. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if correspondence has been received from a service provider (details supplied); if so, when a response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [34740/19]

*1661. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to her and the Minister of State in her Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34840/19]

*1662. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the situation by which a project (details supplied) is facing a serious threat without funding will be addressed; and if she will extend the funding and continue the commissioning process at the same time. — Joan Collins. [34858/19]

*1663. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason parents of children attending crèches (details supplied) were not informed of breaches and issues uncovered by Tusla; the steps she plans to take to ensure that in future Tusla informs parents in circumstances in which a company or individual faces criminal charges in respect of the care of their children; her plans to introduce mandatory reporting of crèches, breaches and issues to parents of children attending such crèches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Gino Kenny. [34968/19]

*1664. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on having a sectoral employment order established for the early childhood education and care sector; if she has discussed this issue with the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the necessary funding that would be required in due course as a result of the necessary increased 3257 costs that will arise once a sectoral employment order is approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35059/19]

*1665. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 10 July 2019 and her letter of 29 July 2019, the criteria upon which Tusla and the HSE can grant the extra hours; the limits there are when granting such hours in relation to the proposed national childcare scheme; and the limits when granting such hours. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35062/19]

*1666. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of extending the AIM scheme to support pre-school aged children attending full day care. — Anne Rabbitte. [35101/19]

*1667. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of extending the AIM scheme to support school aged children attending full day care. — Anne Rabbitte. [35102/19]

*1668. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the rules for childcare providers in relation to deposits; and if it is permissible for childcare providers to hold two separate deposits, that is, one for the child’s ECCE place and one for the child’s place in a part-time private childcare place. — Anne Rabbitte. [35103/19]

*1669. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when ECCE providers are notified of changes to the ECCE contracts; the mechanism through which this is done; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [35104/19]

*1670. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many county childcare committees have different interpretations of ECCE contractual requirements; and the steps she will take to address same. — Anne Rabbitte. [35105/19]

*1671. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35283/19]

*1672. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by her Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by her Department over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35335/19]

*1673. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the ECCE capitation rates by €5, €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively; and the estimated first and full-year cost of extending the duration of the ECCE year by 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks, respectively from September 2019 onwards in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [35424/19]

*1674. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated first and full-year cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding. — Anne Rabbitte. [35425/19]

*1675. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of school completion programmes in operation nationally; the number of children availing of such programmes; and the breakdown of such programmes by county in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [35426/19]

*1676. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of school completion programmes that were in operation nationally in 2009; the number of children availing of such

P.T.O 3258 programmes in 2009; and the breakdown of such programmes by county in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [35427/19]

*1677. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff employed in the school completion programme on a full-time, part-time and sessional basis to date in 2019; the number employed in 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [35428/19]

*1678. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of ensuring that each family resource centre has three full-time equivalent staff members. — Anne Rabbitte. [35429/19]

*1679. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family resource centres in operation in 2008; and the amount of funding provided to each family resource centre in 2008, in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [35430/19]

*1680. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family resource centres in operation to date in 2019; and the amount of funding provided to each family resource centre in 2019, in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [35431/19]

*1681. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of hiring an additional family support worker. — Anne Rabbitte. [35432/19]

*1682. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full amount of funding provided to Tusla in 2019. — Anne Rabbitte. [35433/19]

*1683. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of providing the 2019 living wage to each member of staff within her Department and within agencies under the aegis of her Department. — Anne Rabbitte. [35434/19]

*1684. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to phase in the Mercer scale in the early childhood education and care sector to bring all employees up to the living wage level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35513/19]

*1685. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reform the funding model for early childhood education and care in order to reflect a more a service-led model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35514/19]

*1686. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the high staff turnover in the early childhood education and care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35515/19]

*1687. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the gap between spending on the early childhood education and care sector here compared to European counterparts in view of the fact that Ireland spends just 0.3% of GDP and the EU average is 0.7%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35516/19]

*1688. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35570/19] 3259

*1689. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that died while in the care of the HSE in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, as per the reports of the National Review Panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35618/19]

*1690. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ensure that workers in early years facilities earn at least the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35629/19]

*1691. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of complaints her Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if her attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35638/19]

*1692. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of complaints by category and county received by Tusla in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35674/19]

*1693. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost in 2020 if the budget for school completion programme increased by 12%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [36112/19]

*1694. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the number of programme weeks in the Early Childhood Care and Education programmes by two weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36130/19]

*1695. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in her Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if her Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36142/19]

*1696. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of her Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if her Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36222/19]

*1697. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36238/19]

*1698. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to support a not-for- profit childcare model which would allow for affordability, reliability and flexibility for parents particularly in the area of after-school childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [36262/19]

*1699. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process by which early years inspectors make registration inspections with reference to the average waiting times between initial inspection and report finalization. — Anne Rabbitte. [36370/19]

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*1700. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in the event of a service being removed or deregistered from the early years register, this deregistration applies to the service provider, that is, the person appointed as the service provider or the service itself. — Anne Rabbitte. [36371/19]

*1701. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in the event of a service being removed from the early years register, there are consequences for other services operated by the same service provider. — Anne Rabbitte. [36372/19]

*1702. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of services that are deemed non-compliant by service type, that is, sessional full day and county in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [36373/19]

*1703. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department or an agency operating under its aegis assigns a risk rating to early years services that have been inspected. — Anne Rabbitte. [36374/19]

*1704. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is mandatory or policy for early years inspectors that find non-Garda vetted members of staff on-site during an early years service inspection to report this breach of the law to An Garda Síochána. — Anne Rabbitte. [36375/19]

*1705. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a memorandum of understanding between Tusla and An Garda Síochána to allow early years inspectors that find non- Garda vetted members of staff on-site during an early years service inspection to report this breach of the law to An Garda Síochána. — Anne Rabbitte. [36376/19]

*1706. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process by which an early years inspector can report a fire safety concern to the relevant authorities; and the follow-up that is then expected from the fire service. — Anne Rabbitte. [36377/19]

*1707. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of fitness to practise letters issued to early years employees with qualifications from other countries by county and year of issuance since 2016, in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [36378/19]

*1708. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average frequency of inspections to early years services by county in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [36379/19]

*1709. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of high priority cases of retrospective child abuse referred by Tusla to An Garda Síochána between 2016 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36632/19]

*1710. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an audit will be carried out by Tusla of the historic case files relating to child abuse held in the headquarters of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36633/19]

*1711. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early years providers being investigated by the national panel of Tusla by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36634/19]

*1712. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspections initiated by the early years national panel of Tusla across all service types that is sessional, full-day and half- 3261 day by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36635/19]

*1713. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspections initiated by the early years registration panel of Tusla across all service types, that is, sessional, full-day and half-day by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36636/19]

*1714. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria Tusla follows when it defines an early years provider as critical on its risk register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36637/19]

*1715. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoption records identified by her Department that may be false and or misleading, including illegal registration of births; her plans to hold a full-scale audit of adoption records with a view to determining the number of adoption records that may be false and or misleading and including illegal registration of births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36639/19]

*1716. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided under the affordable childcare scheme. — Róisín Shortall. [36663/19]

*1717. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full-year cost of each ten additional social workers and ten additional social care workers recruited. — Róisín Shortall. [36664/19]

*1718. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children and young persons admitted to special care facilities in each of the past five years in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [36757/19]

*1719. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions her Department has had with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the access of Tusla to the client identity services of the Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Anne Rabbitte. [36768/19]

*1720. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare workers that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36872/19]

*1721. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare workers that receive unemployment benefit or allowance during the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36873/19]

*1722. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare workers in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36874/19]

*1723. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average rate of pay for a graduate childcare worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36875/19]

*1724. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of taking on the cost of all private childcare classroom staff at all levels nationwide; the number of childcare staff

P.T.O 3262 employed by private, not community run crèches at level 5, 6 and 7 based on current numbers. — Kathleen Funchion. [36938/19]

*1725. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of an additional ten social workers for one full year of employment on a full-time basis. — Kathleen Funchion. [36939/19]

*1726. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average salary of a full-time Tusla social worker; and the number of full-time social workers employed nationwide. — Kathleen Funchion. [36940/19]

*1727. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to increase all full- time social workers pay by 25%. — Kathleen Funchion. [36941/19]

*1728. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of administrative staff employed to assist Tusla social worker workloads. — Kathleen Funchion. [36942/19]

*1729. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of hiring an additional ten administrative staff to assist Tusla social worker workloads. — Kathleen Funchion. [36943/19]

*1730. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on the most recent Tusla social worker recruitment drive; the length of time the recruitment drive ran for; and the number of social workers employed as a result. — Kathleen Funchion. [36944/19]

*1731. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on car travel mileage by Tusla crèche inspectors in each of the years 2016 to 2018. — Kathleen Funchion. [36945/19]

Chun an Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail: To the Minister for Rural and Community Development.

*1732. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the need for additional funding to be made available for the local improvement scheme (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address funding deficits in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36558/19]

*1733. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to an application for RRDF funding from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36688/19]

*1734. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34852/19]

*1735. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made on applications under the town and village renewal scheme in 2019; when works approved will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34912/19]

*1736. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for the pilot programme to provide free carbon monoxide alarms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [34998/19] 3263

*1737. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of grant funding his Department and associated agencies have allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath since its establishment; the amount funded through the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when it handled certain areas now allocated to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35140/19]

*1738. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35347/19]

*1739. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount available to each LAG for projects under the present Leader programme; the amount of expenditure approved for projects to date by LAG; the amount expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35556/19]

*1740. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35582/19]

*1741. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35650/19]

*1742. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will address a matter regarding a group (details supplied) that has applied for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35831/19]

*1743. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a new office will open (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [35968/19]

*1744. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36154/19]

*1745. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an application for further tranche of Leader funds will be allocated to a community (details supplied); the timeframe from application for further funding to receipt of funds; if there is a standard process across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [36174/19]

*1746. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the 2019 outdoor recreational infrastructure scheme awards will be announced in view of the difficulties in works in 2018 due to the constrained timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Casey. [36195/19]

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*1747. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36234/19]

*1748. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36250/19]

*1749. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each LAG under the 2014-2020 Leader programme; the amount expended to date under the programme in each LAG to 31 August 2019; the spend to date out of the amount allocated to each LAG for the programme period to the 31 August 2019 as a percentage; the amount expended to date on project costs, administration and other costs by each LAG to 31 August 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [36263/19]

*1750. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority under the CLÁR programme in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the amount paid to each local authority up to 31 August 2019 for each allocation in tabular form; the amount paid out to date out of the amount allocated to each local authority in each such year based on latest data to 31 August 2019 as a percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [36264/19]

*1751. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority under the local improvement scheme in 2018 and 2019; the amount paid to each local authority up to 31 August 2019, in tabular form; the amount paid out to date out of the amount allocated to each local authority in each such year up to 31 August 2019 as a percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [36265/19]

*1752. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority under the town and village renewal scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the amount paid to each local authority up to 31 August 2019 for each allocation in tabular form; the amount paid out to date out of the amount allocated to each local authority in each such year up to 31 August 2019 as a percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [36266/19]

*1753. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority or LDC under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the amount paid to each local authority or LDC up to 31 August 2019 for each allocation; the amount paid out to date out of the amount allocated to each local authority or LDC in each such year up to 31 August 2019 as a percentage in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [36267/19]

*1754. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the 2019 capital spend to 31 August 2019 including the capital carryover from 2018, by subhead; the provision under each subhead including the capital carryover from 2018 provided for in the revised estimates volume for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [36268/19]

*1755. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications made under the rural regeneration and development fund to date by county up to 31 August 2019; 3265 the number of applications granted funding by county up to 31 August 2019; the funding approved for the scheme in 2019; the number and value of payments made up to 31 August 2019 for approved projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [36269/19]

*1756. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated under each measure for the CLÁR programme in 2019; the expenditure to date under each measure and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36508/19]

*1757. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the RAPID funding provided to each of the Dublin local authorities in 2019; the projects being funded in each case; and the criteria which applied to qualifying for this funding. — Róisín Shortall. [36814/19]

*1758. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to revise the existing administrative process for the allocation of Leader 2014-2020 funding including the role of LCDCs in the process and revert back to the administrative model that pertained under the 2007-2013 RDP; and if such changes would require approval at EU level to achieve same. — Dara Calleary. [36890/19]

*1759. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure by project and administration incurred under the 2007-2013 Leader programme in each year of the period and as of 31 August 2012; the value of projects that had been approved under the programme to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [36891/19]

*1760. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the recently published strategy Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities: A Five-Year Strategy to Support the Community and Voluntary sector in Ireland; 2019-2024; the timeline for the delivery of each action under the strategy in tabular form; and the supports available to support the community and voluntary sector. — Dara Calleary. [36892/19]

Chun an Aire Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí: To the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

*1761. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the general rules for the treatment of farmers with regard to State pensions contributory and non-contributory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [35046/19]

*1762. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring the back to school allowance for clothing and footwear to pre-2011 levels. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35223/19]

*1763. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to increase back to school and footwear allowance by €50. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35224/19]

*1764. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of ensuring that all DEIS schools have access to the school meals programme. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35236/19]

*1765. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing funding to the school meals programme by 40%. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [35240/19]

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*1766. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if they can receive a social welfare payment to compensate the loss of income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35784/19]

*1767. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if changes will be made to the qualifying payments for the free travel pass to include the thalidomide payment as a qualifying payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [35844/19]

*1768. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding provided for school meals. — Róisín Shortall. [36747/19]

*1769. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of challenging the decision made by the Data Protection Commission with regard to the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Barry Cowen. [36783/19]

*1770. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has examined the policy options here with respect of low skill and pay and work disproportionately done by women in circumstances in which such jobs congregate near dense urban labour markets in view of the rise of same in another jurisdiction as per a report (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [36859/19]

*1771. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in one year to roll out the hot meals programme to all children of State run primary schools which have cooking and kitchen facilities. — Kathleen Funchion. [36946/19]

*1772. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if jobseeker’s benefit will be awarded on appeal to a person (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [34725/19]

*1773. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [34726/19]

*1774. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if not, if a new application needs to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Kehoe. [34772/19]

*1775. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the working family payment for a person (details supplied) will be backdated to when the qualified child returns to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Kehoe. [34774/19]

*1776. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of applicants that receive the full rate of old age contributory pension in tabular form; the number qualified for the maximum payable rate of contributory pension in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to 30 June 2019; if they were male or female; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [34780/19]

*1777. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if INTREO centres in the north-west will be downgraded and turned into front offices; if so, the reason for the downgrading; if her attention has been drawn to the potential negative effects this will have in terms of the provision of local services to persons seeking jobseeker’s and other social welfare entitlements in view of the fact that the skill set will have been removed as a result of the loss of front-line staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34809/19] 3267

*1778. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the results from a number of piloted projects involving the downgrading of INTREO offices into front and back offices will be made available; if there were reported delays in claims being processed or other issues; if the results will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34810/19]

*1779. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension review by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34811/19]

*1780. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to her and the Minister of State in her Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34845/19]

*1781. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual extra cost that would be incurred if the age of eligibility for child benefit for those in full-time education was raised to 19 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34864/19]

*1782. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to enhance the household benefits package in the context of Budget 2020; if she will increase the electricity and gas allowance aspects for Budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [34887/19]

*1783. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases due for review under the new total contribution system for assessing pensioners for the State pension (contributory); the number of cases reviewed and finalised to date; the number of cases that have resulted in an increase of €20 and more each week; the number between €10 and €20 per week and less than €10 per week; the number of those that received an increase of less than €10 that are now receiving the maximum pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34911/19]

*1784. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer’s allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Lou McDonald. [34921/19]

*1785. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date from which the increase for a qualified adult payment as part of the State pension (contributory) has been means tested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34926/19]

*1786. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rental supplement at the end of June in each of the past five years; if persons can continue to be in receipt of the payment if the landlord does not enter the housing assistance payment agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [34955/19]

*1787. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding PRSI dental check-ups (details supplied). — Peter Fitzpatrick. [34973/19]

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*1788. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34993/19]

*1789. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons already working on a community employment scheme are only given a limited time in employment when the schemes are not attracting many applicants to fill the places of those that have to leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Harty. [35027/19]

*1790. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35035/19]

*1791. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35037/19]

*1792. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy- Rae. [35038/19]

*1793. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the detail of the general total contributions approach for self-employed persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [35043/19]

*1794. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35067/19]

*1795. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families on rent supplement at the end of each year from 2014 to 2018; the number of families in receipt of the scheme at the end of June 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35075/19]

*1796. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35123/19]

*1797. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on long-term rent allowance that have been requested to transfer to the housing assistance payment scheme; the reason for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [35124/19]

*1798. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a living alone allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35144/19]

*1799. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35146/19] 3269

*1800. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35149/19]

*1801. 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. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35153/19]

*1802. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35161/19]

*1803. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35162/19]

*1804. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35163/19]

*1805. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional time to gather medical evidence will be granted to a person (details supplied). — Michael Healy-Rae. [35165/19]

*1806. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35167/19]

*1807. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35168/19]

*1808. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proactive measures in place to ensure that there is not a build-up of debt owed to her Department by persons that are in receipt of a social welfare payment that may not have a full entitlement to the payment in view of the fact that her Department regularly contact persons regarding overpayments that have occurred over a period of years as a result of possible undeclared income; if there can be a more timely exchange of information between the Revenue Commissioners and her Department to ensure these matters are picked up earlier to prevent large debts building up and the consequent issue of having to deal with the overpayments by the person; if there is a protocol in place for the earlier exchange of information between the two organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35174/19]

*1809. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of debts owed to her Department over €10,000; the number and amount due in respect of each scheme category; the proactive measures in place to prevent the build-up of such debts in respect of schemes in which the highest overpayments tend to arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35175/19]

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*1810. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the debt owed in respect of debts owed over €10,000 for each scheme; the years in which the debt arose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35176/19]

*1811. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of carer’s benefit arrears for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35203/19]

*1812. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35291/19]

*1813. 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. — Michael Healy- Rae. [35292/19]

*1814. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35304/19]

*1815. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by her Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by her Department over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35340/19]

*1816. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when disability allowance arrears will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35375/19]

*1817. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedure for the review of a decision made regarding a claim for supplementary welfare allowance; her views on whether the review should be dealt with by a different person within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Moynihan. [35376/19]

*1818. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a deserted wives payment for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Kehoe. [35389/19]

*1819. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35401/19]

*1820. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the back to education allowance is approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35404/19]

*1821. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35415/19] 3271

*1822. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an arrangement is in place for costs to be covered in respect of optical procedures in circumstances in which the process has been carried out and paid for on a private basis; if recoupment can be made based on the full PRSI records of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35448/19]

*1823. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual budgetary cost of extending child benefit to students over 18 years of age until they complete their five- or six-year secondary education after transitioning from primary to secondary in the normal way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [35470/19]

*1824. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of the processing of data, production and administration of public services cards for those not availing of services with her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35511/19]

*1825. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the deletion of data related to the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35512/19]

*1826. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision on an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35517/19]

*1827. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons born before 1 September 1946 will be considered in the review of contributory pensions under the new aggregated contributions method of pension calculation; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons born before that date that took time out of the workplace to care for family and view it as unfair not to be included in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Declan Breathnach. [35537/19]

*1828. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the means test will be increased for farm assist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35539/19]

*1829. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if changes (details supplied) to the means test for farm assist will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35540/19]

*1830. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [35547/19]

*1831. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if each person that had their data held by the State unlawfully has been communicated with. — Sean Sherlock. [35553/19]

*1832. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when decisions will be taken on the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35557/19]

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*1833. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a partial capacity application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35560/19]

*1834. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35575/19]

*1835. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if child benefit will be extended to families in receipt of the working family payment whose children are over 18 years of age and still attending second-level school; her views on the fact that a school child sitting their leaving certificate is fully dependent on their parents and the loss of €140 a month is considerable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Eamon Scanlon. [35596/19]

*1836. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35617/19]

*1837. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Tony McLoughlin. [35619/19]

*1838. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a special needs assistant that worked full-time before switching to part-time work and then was made redundant would be assessed for social supports based on their time as a part-time worker only or would also have their record as a full-time worker also considered when calculating their rate of social welfare support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35621/19]

*1839. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35624/19]

*1840. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce amendments to section 263 or other sections of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in relation to the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35627/19]

*1841. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the hot school meals pilot project; her plans to roll out the service to all primary schools in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35628/19]

*1842. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of complaints her Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if her attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35643/19]

*1843. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a change to the calculation for the State pension (contributory) will be introduced for those that are unable to avail 3273 of the homecaring periods scheme or the homemaker’s scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [35665/19]

*1844. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35688/19]

*1845. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35689/19]

*1846. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35690/19]

*1847. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter will be addressed regarding a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35691/19]

*1848. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35692/19]

*1849. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for the working family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35730/19]

*1850. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35749/19]

*1851. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35762/19]

*1852. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a rent support increase will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) notwithstanding replies to previous Parliamentary Questions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35780/19]

*1853. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which a person (details supplied) came to receive an overpayment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35781/19]

*1854. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for carer’s allowance will be processed and approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35783/19]

*1855. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which provision can be made to facilitate a part social welfare payment in the case of a person (details

P.T.O 3274 supplied); the extent to which payment is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [35791/19]

*1856. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for partial capacity benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [35798/19]

*1857. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an oral hearing for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35839/19]

*1858. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension review claim by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [35972/19]

*1859. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of blind pension at year end 2018, by gender and county. — Joan Burton. [36027/19]

*1860. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce a measure to disregard the blind welfare allowance for means testing purposes; the full year cost of disregarding the blind welfare allowance in the means test for the disability allowance; the number of persons affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36028/19]

*1861. 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 matter. — Eamon Scanlon. [36065/19]

*1862. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 782 of 9 July 2019, the work undertaken by the data specialist her Department engaged at a cost of €97,150 in 2019; if they were engaged on matters in respect of the public services card and or reports examining the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36079/19]

*1863. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of recruiting ten additional medical assessors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [36105/19]

*1864. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the average wait time for applicants to receive illness benefit; the length of time applications are taking to process; if the process is handled in a timely and efficient manner; her plans to streamline the process further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [36111/19]

*1865. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in her Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if her Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36147/19]

*1866. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36169/19] 3275

*1867. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a jobseeker’s appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36179/19]

*1868. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a matter (detail supplied); if further discussions have taken place with unions on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36208/19]

*1869. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of her Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if her Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36227/19]

*1870. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36243/19]

*1871. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases approved for a disability allowance and in which the arrears due have not been paid to date; the reason for the delay; when the matter will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36257/19]

*1872. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of persons (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36350/19]

*1873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the treatment benefit scheme will be extended to allow parents that pay PRSI contributions to claim for their dependent children’s eye care and glasses while they are in secondary school in view of the fact that the free eye care scheme ends when a child leaves primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36389/19]

*1874. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí an féidir aon eisceacht a dhéanamh, agus iarratas ar Íocaíocht do Theaghlaigh i bhFostaíocht á mheasúnú, maidir leis an riail go gcaithfear 38 uair an chloig oibre a dhéanamh sa choicís, i gcás múinteoir (sonraí tugtha) atá ag cónaí ar oileán amach ón gcósta agus a bhfuil triúr páistí aici agus a bhíonn ag múineadh ar feadh 21 uair an chloig sa choicís ar meán; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36393/19]

*1875. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the policy reason for the rule that a person must be working 38 hours in a fortnight to be eligible for the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36394/19]

*1876. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1222 of 7 September 2018, the progress made in respect of the 4% PRSI charge in cases in which there is debt forgiveness in relation to the property of a person in view of the fact that Finance Act 2013 provided for the losses incurred not to be subjected to the income tax rules; when there will be consistency between her Department in respect of the same losses for assessment under PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36424/19]

P.T.O 3276

*1877. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter in relation to proposed industrial action by community employment supervisors will be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36466/19]

*1878. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the child benefit payment to cover pupils that will be 19 years of age sitting their leaving certificate (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [36510/19]

*1879. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to publish the new social inclusion strategy which was due for publication in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36580/19]

*1880. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the rate of jobseeker’s allowance being paid to young persons that are unable to live with family and are experiencing homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36582/19]

*1881. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for jobseeker’s allowance will be accepted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36593/19]

*1882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review into the qualification for the working family payment can be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36594/19]

*1883. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can transfer to invalidity pension from their present payment if they qualify for a disablement payment or alternative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36595/19]

*1884. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a working family payment can be adjusted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36604/19]

*1885. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of further medical evidence submitted in support of an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [36608/19]

*1886. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which means are calculated in respect of a person’s house not occupied by them claiming a social welfare payment, the amount allowed for the mortgage and whether or not if rent received from the property is considered the value of the means as opposed to the value of the property less the mortgage; if the same means test rules apply to applications in respect of carer’s allowance and supplementary welfare allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [36611/19]

*1887. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2020 for each one euro and each one per cent increase in each social welfare rate and principal adult social welfare rates, respectively. — Róisín Shortall. [36670/19] 3277

*1888. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost in 2019 to date and in the previous four years of income and other supports to those accommodated under the direct provision system; and the number supported in 2019 and in the previous four years. — Róisín Shortall. [36671/19]

*1889. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding set aside in 2019 for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. — Róisín Shortall. [36672/19]

*1890. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full- year cost in 2020 of paid parental leave for each additional week added to the scheme. — Róisín Shortall. [36673/19]

*1891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost for each one euro and each one per cent increase in the qualified child payment in respect of children from 12 years of age and older. — Róisín Shortall. [36674/19]

*1892. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost for each week the fuel allowance season is extended. — Róisín Shortall. [36675/19]

*1893. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first and full year cost for each one per cent increase and one euro increase in the rate of fuel allowance, respectively. — Róisín Shortall. [36676/19]

*1894. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost for each one euro increase in the income means test applied to the fuel allowance scheme. — Róisín Shortall. [36677/19]

*1895. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on the rent supplement scheme in each of the past five years; the number of recipients in each of the years; and the projected figures for 2019. — Róisín Shortall. [36678/19]

*1896. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a decision by Solas to withdraw community employment staff from a family resource centre (details supplied) following antisocial behaviour in the vicinity; the steps she will take to ensure staff can return to their placements and resume the provision of services in view of the essential family support services which this centre provides to the highly vulnerable local community. — Róisín Shortall. [36693/19]

*1897. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made to date regarding composing an implementation plan to the Data Protection Commission identifying the changes she will make to the public services card scheme; the time period within which those changes will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36770/19]

*1898. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has commenced the process of cessation (details supplied) regarding processing of personal data carried out in connection with the issuing of public services cards in circumstances in which a card is being issued solely for the purpose of a transaction between a member of the public and a specified public body; if she has contacted the public bodies that require the production of a card as a precondition of entering into transactions with individual members of the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36773/19]

P.T.O 3278

*1899. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if outstanding arrears due to a person (details supplied) will issue in relation to carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36785/19]

*1900. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie Penrose. [36787/19]

*1901. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie Penrose. [36788/19]

*1902. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal in relation to a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie Penrose. [36790/19]

*1903. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the situation in which schools (details supplied) have been left out of a school meals initiative in Ballymun, Dublin 9 and 11 in which the profile of these schools is the same as the schools included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36839/19]

*1904. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will direct Turas Nua to cease contacting a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [36841/19]

*1905. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action she plans to take to address the need to expedite the processing of carer’s allowance and benefit applications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [36911/19]

*1906. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of restoring the weekly income disregard to €165.62 for all lone parents receiving the one parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and jobseeker’s allowance. — Róisín Shortall. [36928/19]

Chun an Aire Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil: To the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.

*1907. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will review the scenario in which a family that qualifies for the working family payment but on receipt of the payment puts them above the income threshold for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34976/19]

*1908. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether the system applied here under Directive 2011/92/EU adequately minimises damage to the environment from public and private projects; if he will undertake a review of the system in order to address gaps in the implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [35113/19]

*1909. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the regulations in relation to the spreading of slurry; if there are specific distances from households that spreading is not permitted; his plans to introduce new rules in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Moynihan. [35708/19] 3279

*1910. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if progress has been made with respect to the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy since 3 May 2019 which is being produced by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36330/19]

*1911. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding the Mayo County Development Plan 2014-2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36339/19]

*1912. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount collected in search fees by the Land Registry in 2018; and the cost of eradicating search fees on its datasets. — Róisín Shortall. [36705/19]

*1913. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the arrangements for measuring lead levels in public drinking water supplies; if the latest results will be provided by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36764/19]

*1914. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of deep retrofitting all local authority and social housing stock to the highest standard by unit; and the cost of installing solar panels in the same housing stock. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [34715/19]

*1915. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when guidelines will be published in relation to new battery stations; when international best practice for fire crews will be established in relation to dealing with these stations should they go on fire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34735/19]

*1916. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34763/19]

*1917. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount paid each month during the period 30 January 2015 to June 2016 by the owners of a derelict site (details supplied) to Galway City Council in respect of the standard annual 3% levy on derelict sites; the amount paid each month during the same period by the owners in fines for non-compliance with notices to carry out works to render the property non-derelict; if the derelict site levy and fines are still being paid; the works carried out by the site owners to render the site non-derelict since the property was added to the derelict sites register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eoin Ó Broin. [34767/19]

*1918. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents in both the Citywest and Tallaght areas of Dublin 24 regarding the introduction of the fast-track planning application; if An Bord Pleanála will have regard to the local area plans completed by the local authority for both Citywest and Tallaght town centre in approving new developments; the requirements of An Bord Pleanála to adhere to these under current legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34820/19]

*1919. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when his Department will conduct a review of the new fast-track planning application for large residential developments; if submissions will be invited from the public in respect of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34821/19]

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*1920. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the land development agency legislation; when it is planned for the agency to proceed to acquiring brownfield sites within the M50 for residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34822/19]

*1921. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the consultation which has been undertaken with the four Dublin local authorities in respect of the forthcoming work of the land development agency to build new residential communities in their administrative areas; the way in which this will be coordinated with the local authorities’ existing local area plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34823/19]

*1922. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to increase the necessary equipment and resources of Dublin Fire Brigade in view of the increasing height and density of new residential developments; the way in which new development would impact on the area serviced by the Tallaght fire station, Dublin 24; the way in which the station is to be upgraded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kate O’Connell. [34824/19]

*1923. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of planning approvals by An Bord Pleanála of residential developments of over 100 units under the accelerated planning process for large scale developments which have been challenged in the courts; the number of such challenges which have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34836/19]

*1924. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34849/19]

*1925. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the technical assessment by the marine licence vetting committee which was being undertaken in February 2019 concerning Schull harbour development; the commencement date for the work to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. [34873/19]

*1926. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position in relation to areas not under rent pressure zones in which rent is increasing and in which landlords put up rent by over 30% in the expectation that the area will be declared a rent pressure zone in the future; the options available for tenants in these situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [34885/19]

*1927. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1545 of 17 April 2019, when the revision of the grant scheme to householders that incur expenditure directly as a result of having to upgrade their wastewater systems following an inspection by their local authority will be completed and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34890/19]

*1928. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the recoupments by his Department to local authorities each year since 2014 in relation to grants for the upgrading of domestic wastewater treatment systems by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34891/19] 3281

*1929. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if consideration is being given to amending the financial thresholds for social housing in view of the fact that many persons find themselves outside the threshold but have no other housing options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [34922/19]

*1930. 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 each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [34940/19]

*1931. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason improvement notices have not been issued in respect of all private rented dwellings which failed to meet the regulatory requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [34941/19]

*1932. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of improvement notices in respect of private rented dwellings which resulted in the carrying out of the prescribed works and successful passing of the follow-up inspection by the local authority in each of the years 2014 to 2018, by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [34942/19]

*1933. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of tenancies which have ended as a result of the private rented dwelling failing the local authority inspections; the proportion of same which were registered HAP properties in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [34943/19]

*1934. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the criteria used to determine whether a HAP property has passed or failed a standards inspection by the local authority for the purposes of HAP eligibility; the local authorities that employ the building standards regulations in respect of such inspections in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [34944/19]

*1935. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to discussions at EU level regarding the potential partial liberalisation of the water market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [34947/19]

*1936. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding landlords that do not want to enter the housing assistance payment scheme with a local authority but have existing tenants that are in receipt of rental supplement; if they can continue on same; the engagement he has with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to ensure that some persons are not left homeless as a result of landlords not entering into the HAP agreement in circumstances in which there is no suitable alternative rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [34954/19]

*1937. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the proposed pyrite scheme; the details of same; the funding in place for the scheme; when it is due to commence; the way in which a homeowner can apply for the scheme; the number of homes which will be accepted to the scheme; the criteria needed to be granted a place on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [34969/19]

P.T.O 3282

*1938. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding unauthorised reports in planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34990/19]

*1939. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the proposed public water schemes for Murrisk, Lecanvey, Kilsallagh and Louisburgh, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [35005/19]

*1940. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the approved list of charitable housing bodies that apply for funding towards building homes for qualifying persons; the way in which this list is compiled; if monitoring of activities takes place; if local authorities have a role in monitoring the housing bodies activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35013/19]

*1941. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the schemes rolled out by his Department in an effort to deal with derelict buildings; the details of same; his plans for one-off housing and dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35057/19]

*1942. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons on the housing assistant payment scheme at the end of each year from 2014 to 2018; the number of families on the scheme at the end of June 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35074/19]

*1943. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Athy local electoral area will be designated as a rent pressure zone; the rent increases in the area over the past two years by quarter; if HAP thresholds will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [35084/19]

*1944. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the eligibility for persons that are homeless to be included on the Register of Electors to participate in elections; the process and systems in place to allow persons obtain polling cards for elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35107/19]

*1945. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of a group waste water scheme (details supplied). — Tom Neville. [35132/19]

*1946. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of approvals given to local authorities regarding unsold affordable houses that did not sell at the time and approval was given to them to be leased to an approved housing body; if local authorities can now sell these houses to the original approved housing body or another approved housing body in view of the fact that this would give security for tenants as some of the lease agreements are short-term and it would also allow the approved housing body carry out maintenance on these properties and keep them in a proper condition which they are not in a position to do so at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [35282/19]

*1947. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the communications which took place between his Department and the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and an approved housing body (details supplied) regarding the provision of services at a location; if funding could have been provided to renovate this building under the capital assistance scheme; his views on whether it would have been appropriate to allocate funding under this scheme which 3283 would benefit a private company endeavouring to make a profit as was proposed in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [35289/19]

*1948. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the communications between his Department and an approved housing body (details supplied) in respect of the provision of accommodation at a site; if the provision of funding is under consideration for this building under the capital assistance scheme; his views on whether it is appropriate to provide funding under the scheme for the benefit a private company intent on making a profit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [35290/19]

*1949. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35344/19]

*1950. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is an exception to the rule that 3% of the 10% required as a deposit must come from regular savings in the context of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in cases in which the applicant has proven an ability to pay through paying rent and can meet the deposit requirement as a result of receiving a lump sum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [35363/19]

*1951. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to appoint a permanent chief executive to Galway County Council to replace the acting chief executive; the last date on which there was a permanent chief executive in Galway County Council; the reason for the delay in appointing a permanent chief executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35382/19]

*1952. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the income limit for family units applying for social housing will be reviewed with a view to raising same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Danny Healy-Rae. [35387/19]

*1953. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason rent is being raised in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35410/19]

*1954. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is sufficient funding for local authorities to refurbish void houses which need to be brought up to a standard to offer to new occupants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Danny Healy-Rae. [35461/19]

*1955. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on a stage 4 approval for a housing project (details supplied) submitted to his Department on 19 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35479/19]

*1956. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on a stage 1 approval for a housing project (details supplied) submitted to his Department on 1 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35480/19]

*1957. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation that includes co-living arrangements; if so, the timeline for same; if it will mirror existing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35559/19]

P.T.O 3284

*1958. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35579/19]

*1959. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the review of the local authority tenant purchase scheme; if tenants have an entitlement to purchase by way of a lump sum; if Part 5 houses will be included in the scheme; if persons have an entitlement to purchase with income other than from employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seamus Healy. [35626/19]

*1960. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35647/19]

*1961. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason persons that are successful in obtaining a Rebuilding Ireland home loan are required to obtain mortgage protection insurance as part of the scheme which is considerably more expensive than insurance they can obtain themselves (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to same; if so, his plans to change same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maurice Quinlivan. [35653/19]

*1962. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of deaths of homeless persons by county in each of the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [35675/19]

*1963. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when section 49 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 will be fully commenced thus enabling planning applications for data centres to be made directly to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joe Carey. [35680/19]

*1964. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average monthly housing assistance payment for each of the past five years; the average monthly HAP payment for each county; and the highest HAP payment made in 2018 and to date in 2019. — Peadar Tóibín. [35684/19]

*1965. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the differential between the monthly cost of paying a housing assistance payment, a REIT provided social house and the cost of building a social house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peadar Tóibín. [35685/19]

*1966. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority under the housing adaptation grant scheme for persons with a disability in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35693/19]

*1967. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the chemical make-up of fire fighting foams used by each county and city fire brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [35694/19] 3285

*1968. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when funding will be made available to carry out works to a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35720/19]

*1969. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to allow tenants of voluntary housing agencies to tenant purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [35766/19]

*1970. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an application has been received under the Multi Annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021 in respect of a water scheme (details supplied) to replace pipelines, protective fencing and two separate extensions; when he expects to have the approval for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [35775/19]

*1971. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the breakdown of each of the social housing lists held by each local authority; the overall increase or decrease on the numbers on the list in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [35832/19]

*1972. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when funding is expected to be released to local authorities in order that Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications can be assessed and awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [35856/19]

*1973. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the proposed date for the completion of the net income limits for social housing assessments review; when it will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35975/19]

*1974. 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 scheme due to the significant number of persons being denied the scheme albeit living in the homes for decades in some cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [35978/19]

*1975. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a report (details supplied) will be published regarding alleged serious planning irregularities in County Donegal; the reason for the delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35993/19]

*1976. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an application for permanent housing will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [36061/19]

*1977. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the communications which have taken place between his Department and the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and approved housing body or commercial company regarding the provision of homeless services at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [36098/19]

P.T.O 3286

*1978. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to update the Licensing of Indoor Events Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [36114/19]

*1979. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of engineer position staffing requests under each engineer grade received from either Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number received that were approved, pending or refused, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36131/19]

*1980. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget for An Bord Pleanála in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [36132/19]

*1981. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when amending regulations for solar panel exemptions on rooftops will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [36138/19]

*1982. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36151/19]

*1983. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the procedure in relation to the granting of permission for large-scale rocket blasting of rock; the purposes for which the practice is authorised; the person or body that authorises same; and the way in which it is managed and overseen with particular reference to the relevant legislation and or regulations governing same. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [36162/19]

*1984. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36231/19]

*1985. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36247/19]

*1986. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities will be allowed discretion regarding the income threshold under the tenant purchase scheme for isolated rural houses for which there is no housing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [36272/19]

*1987. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding provided to Mayo County Council for the provision of housing in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36340/19]

*1988. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses added to the stock of Mayo County Council in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019 3287 by as acquired, leased or built and the type of house for each year including the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Lisa Chambers. [36341/19]

*1989. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the new rural housing guidelines will be published following the Flemish decree case; the reason for the delay with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [36352/19]

*1990. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has received emails or letters of concern from staff or former staff of an organisation (details supplied) recently in relation to concerns of allegations of bullying, absenteeism, inappropriate use of funds, lack of governance and other issues; if the concerns were investigated; if so, the actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [36358/19]

*1991. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the target date he is working to for the passing of the marine planning and development management Bill. — Róisín Shortall. [36368/19]

*1992. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the conditions put in place in respect of funding allocated in recent months to Cork County Council for design and works in respect of a project (details supplied); if a timeframe has been put in place as one of the conditions; and if so, the timeframe. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [36434/19]

*1993. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to publish the review of income eligibility limits for social housing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the inadequate income limits in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan are depriving persons on low income of applying for local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36436/19]

*1994. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if additional funding will be provided in 2019 to local authorities in respect of the maintenance of council housing and the upgrading of vacant council houses to enable them to be refurbished and allocated to tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36437/19]

*1995. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if additional funding will be provided in 2019 to in respect of the maintenance of council housing; if additional funding will be provided to enable the refurbishment of vacant council houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [36438/19]

*1996. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of new funding for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme that will be made available to Kildare County Council; if the additional funding will be sufficient for both the drawdown of loans on approvals already issued (details supplied) and for the projected loan demand for the remainder of 2019; when Kildare County Council will receive the new funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Frank O’Rourke. [36470/19]

*1997. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the decision on a new requirement for homeowners will be reversed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [36475/19]

*1998. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a design build contractor framework to deliver residential developments through the use of volumetric construction

P.T.O 3288 methods will be available to all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36564/19]

*1999. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding drawn down by local authorities for the serviced sites fund to date; the number of affordable homes that have been provided under the scheme; the qualifying criteria to be eligible for an affordable home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [36565/19]

*2000. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is a requirement for persons that are approved for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan to sign up for a specific mortgage protection insurance policy; if they can opt for a policy from a company other than the one advised by the council approving the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [36610/19]

*2001. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the updated guidelines for windfarms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36612/19]

*2002. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the reviews of income limits for social housing by local authorities will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36613/19]

*2003. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the implementation of the national taking in charge initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Aindrias Moynihan. [36614/19]

*2004. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding provided to each local authority in each of the past three years under the housing adaptation and improvements grants schemes. — Róisín Shortall. [36668/19]

*2005. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the respective expenditure on the housing assistance payment and the rental accommodation scheme in each of the past five years; the number of recipients in each of the years; and the projected figures for 2019. — Róisín Shortall. [36669/19]

*2006. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of units acquired under the buy and renew scheme by county; the expenditure by county per annum; the number of applications per annum since its inception by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darragh O’Brien. [36769/19]

*2007. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the publication of the updated wind energy guidelines; and if the public consultation period has commenced as stated in July 2019. — Robert Troy. [36870/19]

*2008. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the publication of guidelines to govern the construction of large-scale solar energy farms. — Robert Troy. [36871/19]

*2009. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the proposed expanded septic tank grant scheme will be launched in 2019; the proposed maximum grant aid available; and if the means test requirements will be removed. — Dara Calleary. [36893/19] 3289

*2010. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the waiting times to have matters dealt with by the Land Registry; his views on whether there are resource shortages within the system which are resulting in unnecessary delays in dealing with queries; and the resources he will put in place to resolve this matter (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [36935/19]

*2011. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications received, approved and refused under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme by Galway city and county; the average processing time of applications; the average value of loans approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [36937/19]

Chun an Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta: To the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

*2012. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter regarding a footpath at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34746/19]

*2013. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter regarding a proposal by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [35530/19]

*2014. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 10 July 2019, the companies in which Údarás na Gaeltachta holds shares or membership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34716/19]

*2015. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to her and the Minister of State in her Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [34842/19]

*2016. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil cinneadh déanta nach rachfar ar aghaidh le céim a dó agus a trí de thógáil ché an Chalaidh Mhóir in Inis Meáin go dtí go mbeidh cé Inis Oírr tógtha; an bhfuil aon bhunús leis an gcinneadh sin ó tharla go bhfuil práinn ann chun brú ar aghaidh leis an dá ché chomh sciobtha agus is féidir; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34900/19]

*2017. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital expenditure of her Department at the end of August 2019 by subhead as compared to the estimate for the full year; the reason for the slow spend to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34901/19]

*2018. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar an bplean gnó atá réitithe ag Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe i leith ché Inis Oírr; cén uair a fuarthas an plean gnó sin ón gcomhairle contae; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34902/19]

*2019. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aici airgead a cheadú i mbliana d’oibreacha beaga ar na hoileáin, go mór mór d’oibreacha bóthair; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34913/19]

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*2020. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta le ceannach Aerfort Chonamara; cén uair atá i gceist conradh nua a fhógairt don tseirbhís aeir chuig na hOileáin Árann; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34937/19]

*2021. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a building (details supplied) can be retained in public ownership due to its historical significance; if she will discuss this matter with the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [35049/19]

*2022. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by her Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by her Department over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35337/19]

*2023. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a request was received by her Department from the OPW or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard for the transfer of a site at the airstrip in Cluain Leacht an Abba, An Cloigeann, Contae na Gallimhe to it for the purposes of providing a base there for the west connemara coastguard; if so, the date on which it was received; the reason for the delay in making this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35349/19]

*2024. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on an operator of a zoo (details supplied) not supplying the National Parks and Wildlife Service with animal census information; if she will revise legislation to make this a requirement for zoo operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [35374/19]

*2025. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le hAerfort Chonamara a cheannach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35383/19]

*2026. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a fhógrófar próiseas tairisceana nua le haersheirbhís a chur ar fáil go dtí Oileáin Árann; cé na socruithe a bheidh i bhfeidhm lena chinntiú go leanfaidh aersheirbhís ar aghaidh go dtí go gcuirfear conradh nua buan ar bun; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35384/19]

*2027. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar an gcás gnó atá curtha faoi bhráid na Roinne ag Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe maidir le síneadh a chur le cé Inis Oírr agus tonnchosc a thógáil ann; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [35385/19]

*2028. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35572/19]

*2029. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of complaints her Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if her attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [35640/19] 3291

*2030. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the difficulties facing owners of thatched houses in County Wexford in securing home insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [35867/19]

*2031. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the 1,500th anniversary of the birth of St. Colmcille in December 2020; and if her officials will cooperate with Donegal County Council to ensure that the local celebrations in County Donegal and the north-west be built on to ensure that the legacy of St. Colmcille and contribution to Christendom here and internationally are appropriately reflected. — Pearse Doherty. [35946/19]

*2032. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the report by the National Parks and Wildlife Service that found agricultural practices are impacting negatively on 70% of internationally important habitats here; if her Department has identified the most harmful agricultural practices that affect such habitats; her plans to assist farmers reduce the negative effect of agricultural practices on the habitats; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36035/19]

*2033. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in her Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if her Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [36144/19]

*2034. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of her Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if her Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36224/19]

*2035. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [36240/19]

*2036. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the licences issued to a club (details supplied) were rescinded; when the licences will be reissued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Harty. [36326/19]

*2037. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén leibhéal maoinithe atá ceadaithe do bhóithre ar oileáin Dhún na nGall don bhliain reatha; an bhfuil aon oileán eile á mheas do mhaoiniú laistigh den iarratas ó Chomhairle Contae Dhún na nGall chuig a Roinn; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36457/19]

*2038. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sí cuntas ar an méid maoinithe a ceadaíodh d’oileáin Dhún na nGall sa bhliain 2019; an dtabharfaidh sí cuntas maidir le pleananna maoinithe don todhchaí d’oileáin amach ó chósta Dhún na nGall don bhliain 2019; an ndéanfaidh sí comparáid idir maoniú don bhliain 2019 agus blianta eile ó 2007 go 2018; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36458/19]

*2039. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of occasions on which she has visited the Donegal Gaeltacht since taking office in November 2017; the number of occasions on which she has met with indigenous Gaeltacht industry and businesses in preparing for

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Brexit; her plans to meet with these sectors in preparing for Brexit particularly in the context of the Donegal Gaeltacht being a Border region; the state of preparatory and contingency planning which exists within her Department for all Brexit eventualities especially for the social economic impacts on the Gaeltacht area in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [36463/19]

*2040. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to establish night mayors in towns and cities; her plans to grow the potential multibillion euro night-time economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36629/19]

*2041. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the number of theatre spaces in Dublin that have closed (details supplied) or are at risk of closing, due to increased costs in commercial rents; her plans to ensure affordable spaces for actors and other artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [36630/19]

*2042. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will establish with the National Archives of Ireland the location of a file (details supplied) in view of the fact that the person requesting the file was informed that the office of the Taoiseach requested it in 2001 and that it had not been returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [36696/19]

*2043. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le hAerfort na Mine i gCo. na Gaillimhe, cad é an staid reatha a bhaineann leis an bpróiseas ceannaigh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Catherine Connolly. [36882/19]

*2044. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é stádas Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2017; cén dáta a fhoilseofar an Bille; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Catherine Connolly. [36883/19]

*2045. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta céard iad na tosaíochtaí atá aici don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht don bhliain 2020; an mbeidh breis airgid ar fáil don réimse seo oibre i gcomhréir leis na gealltanais atá tugtha ag an rialtas seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Dara Calleary. [36885/19]

*2046. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad airgid bhreise atá curtha ar fáil don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht ó bunaíodh an rialtas seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Dara Calleary. [36886/19]

*2047. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad iad na céimeanna atá tógtha aici lena dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil dóthain daoine ar fáil ina Roinn le seirbhísí a chur ar fáil dóibh siúd ar mian leo a ngnóthaí a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge leis an státseirbhís; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Dara Calleary. [36887/19]

*2048. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé na ceantair sa Ghaeltacht a bhfuil airgead reatha pleanála teanga ceadaithe dóibh ag Údarás na Gaeltachta le pleananna teanga a chur i bhfeidhm iontu; cé mhéad airgid atá ceadaithe in aghaidh na bliana i ngach cás; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Dara Calleary. [36888/19] 3293

*2049. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad airgid atá ceadaithe aici i mbliana do mhionoibreacha caipitiúla ar na hoileáin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. — Dara Calleary. [36889/19]

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