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DÁIL ÉIREANN

CEISTEANNAQUESTIONS

Dé Máirt, 27 Meitheamh, 2017Tuesday, 27th June, 2017

DÁIL ÉIREANN

CEISTEANNA I gCOMHAIR FREAGRA Ó BHÉALQUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

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295158Dé Máirt, 27 Meitheamh, 2017

Tuesday, 27th June, 2017

Chun an Taoisigh: To the Taoiseach.

1. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had contact with the President of the United States of America. — Ruth Coppinger. [27221/17]

2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his contacts and engagements with the US administration of President Trump. — Brendan Howlin. [27640/17]

3. To ask the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with President Trump since he was appointed Taoiseach. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [28861/17]

4. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had engagement with the President of the United States, Mr Donald Trump, since he took office. — Gerry Adams. [29834/17]

5. To ask the Taoiseach if he met independent TDs recently in relation to the programme for government. — Micheál Martin. [27552/17]

6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish all agreements with all Independent Deputies that are supporting the Fine Gael led minority government. — Micheál Martin. [28818/17]

7. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had engagement with Independent Deputies recently regarding the programme for government and its implementation. — Gerry Adams. [29060/17]

8. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister May, First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill since 8 June 2017; the issues they discussed; and if there was an update on setting up the Northern Assembly. — Micheál Martin. [27553/17]

9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the commitments in the programme for government on Northern Ireland. — Seán Haughey. [27558/17]

10. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to engage with political leaders in Northern Ireland. — Brendan Howlin. [27641/17]

11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Ms Arlene Foster, on 16 June 2017. — Gerry Adams. [28794/17]

12. To ask the Taoiseach the meetings that were held and the issues that were discussed during the visit by political delegations from Northern Ireland on 16 June 2017. — Micheál Martin. [29052/17]

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13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings with DUP and Sinn Féin delegations regarding the re-establishment of the Northern Ireland executive and Brexit. — Eamon Ryan. [29791/17]

14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with the leaders of the DUP and Sinn Fein on 16 June 2017. — Joan Burton. [29837/17]

15. To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet Committee on Health has met recently. — Michael Moynihan. [27560/17]

16. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. — Gerry Adams. [27866/17]

17. To ask the Taoiseach when he will convene the Cabinet Committee on Health. — Bríd Smith. [28838/17]

18. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [28863/17]

19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. — Gino Kenny. [30165/17]

20. To ask the Taoiseach the number of advisers he will be employing in his department; and the areas in which they will be working. — Micheál Martin. [27834/17]

21. To ask the Taoiseach the changes he plans to implement in his department. — Eamon Ryan. [27856/17]

22. To ask the Taoiseach the advisors he plans to appoint. — Eamon Ryan. [27857/17]

23. To ask the Taoiseach the changes he plans to implement in his department. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29819/17]

24. To ask the Taoiseach the number of advisors he will employ; the number employed to date in 2017; and the responsibilities of each. — Brendan Howlin. [29823/17]

25. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Ministers of State assigned to his department; the responsibilities of each; the payments they will receive; and the staff they have been assigned or allowed recruit. — Brendan Howlin. [29824/17]

26. To ask the Taoiseach the number of advisers he plans to appoint; and the areas in which they will be working. — Gerry Adams. [29835/17]

27. To ask the Taoiseach the issues he will want to discuss at the next EU Council meeting. — Micheál Martin. [27836/17]

28. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to EU leaders since he was appointed; and if so, the issues that were discussed. — Micheál Martin. [29053/17]

29. To ask the Taoiseach the main issues he will be hoping to address at his next EU Council meeting in June 2017. — Micheál Martin. [29054/17]

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30. To ask the Taoiseach the issues that were discussed and in particular, if he requested the need for special status for Northern Ireland in the context of the Brexit negotiations in his meeting with President Tusk; and if he invited him to address the Houses of the Oireachtas on Brexit. — Micheál Martin. [29801/17]

31. To ask the Taoiseach the bilaterals he had at the EU Council meeting. — Micheál Martin. [29806/17]

32. To ask the Taoiseach the bilaterals he had at the June 2017 EU Council meeting; and the issues that were discussed. — Seán Haughey. [29807/17]

33. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU Council meeting on 22 June 2017. — Seán Haughey. [29808/17]

34. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had contact with President Macron of France. — Joan Burton. [29838/17]

35. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had contact with Chancellor Merkel of Germany. — Joan Burton. [29966/17]

36. To ask the Taoiseach the main issues he will be hoping to address the EU Council meeting in June 2017. — Joan Burton. [29968/17]

37. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation and other engagements with President Macron of France. — Brendan Howlin. [29973/17]

38. To ask the Taoiseach if he had any engagement with the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, during the European Council meeting on 22 and 23 June 2017. — Gerry Adams. [29981/17]

39. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on bilateral meetings held at the EU Council meeting in June 2017; and the issues that were discussed. — Micheál Martin. [30192/17]

40. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. — Gerry Adams. [27867/17]

41. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action last met. — Micheál Martin. [28820/17]

42. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. — Gerry Adams. [27932/17]

43. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform last met. — Micheál Martin. [28821/17]

44. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Regional and Rural Affairs last met. — Michael Moynihan. [28823/17]

45. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Regional and Rural Affairs last met. — Gerry Adams. [29979/17]

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46. To ask the Taoiseach the referenda he is considering as a priority in the coming period. — Bríd Smith. [28837/17]

47. To ask the Taoiseach his plans in respect of holding Constitutional referenda over the next 12 months. — Gerry Adams. [29836/17]

48. To ask the Taoiseach the referenda he is considering as a priority in the coming period. — Joan Burton. [29967/17]

49. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for Constitutional reform. — Brendan Howlin. [29974/17]

50. To ask the Taoiseach if he will consider establishing a Cabinet Committee on Education. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [28862/17]

51. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee which has responsibility for education. — Gerry Adams. [29058/17]

52. To ask the Taoiseach when he plans to establish new Cabinet Committees; and the Committees which will be established. — Gerry Adams. [29980/17]

CEISTEANNA AR SONRAÍODH UAIN DÓIBH QUESTIONS NOMINATED FOR PRIORITY

Chun an Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil: To the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; the deadline by which 100% of premises will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Timmy Dooley. [30142/17]

54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding changes with An Post retail and mail businesses in relation to the retention of the universal social obligation. — Brian Stanley. [30081/17]

55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric and hybrid vehicles in the national fleet; the number of electric and hybrid vehicles that have been purchased since January 2017; his annual targets for electric and hybrid vehicle uptake; and his plans to incentivise the uptake of these vehicles. — Timmy Dooley. [30143/17]

56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures taken to avert the possibility of heavy fines being imposed on Ireland for exceeding CO2 emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [29934/17]

57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the post office network here; if he has sought a report from the CEO of An Post on the future of the post office network across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29936/17]

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CEISTEANNA EILE OTHER QUESTIONS


58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the final draft of the national mitigation plan will be published; his plans for a full and robust debate of this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Timmy Dooley. [29883/17]

59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has satisfied himself that the actions agreed by the mobile phone and broadband task force implementation group are on course to deliver broadband coverage for the Oldtown area of north County Dublin and other rural areas without adequate broadband access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Clare Daly. [29483/17]

60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the rollout by a company (details supplied) of high fibre broadband to areas marked light blue on the national broadband plan; the amount of interaction between the company and his department regarding the rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Heydon. [29795/17]

61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that have been taken or which are in progress to achieve the implementation of the policy to transition to a low carbon energy system particularly in view of Bord na Móna’s recent announcement to extend the operation of peat plants beyond 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [29475/17]

62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made in implementing the recommendations of two reports (details supplied) on the future and reform of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bobby Aylward. [29759/17]

63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to parliamentary question number 1643 of 16 September 2016, the details of the new pricing structures that will be applied by waste collection companies following the price freeze for waste collection which is due to expire at the end of June 2017; if the significant price increases that were attempted to be applied in 2016 will not be a feature of the new pricing structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [29468/17]

64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with his British counterpart since the British election was held. — Sean Sherlock. [29877/17]

65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the examination and action that has been carried out or is in the process of being carried out by his department with regard to damage to the general environment following the fires which have caused extensive damage in substantial parts of Connemara threatening lives and livestock; the result of that examination; the extent of the damage; the steps necessary to avoid a repeat of this disaster; the extra resources that will be needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [29476/17]

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66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number better energy home grants approved in 2016 and in the first half of 2017; his plans to enhance this grants process to give incentives to home owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [29817/17]

67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the compliance costs that will be incurred for failure to meet the 20% reduction target in view of the projection of the EPA that the likely projected emissions for 2020 indicate that Ireland’s emissions will be in the region of 6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [29841/17]

68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national mitigation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [29840/17]

69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for publication of the national mitigation plan; if the plan will be debated in both Houses of the Oireachtas before it is enacted in view of the fact that it will be a vitally important document which will solidify the State’s response to climate change for future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [29770/17]

70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will redraft the terms of reference for the north south interconnector to reflect the wishes of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan affected and groups (details supplied) as per the Fianna Fáil Dáil Éireann motion which was passed in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [29474/17]

71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which the alternative energy sector continues to grow with particular reference for the maximisation of alternative renewable energy with consequent benefit to the environment in terms of reduced emissions and to the economy in terms of import substitution in addition to reducing reliance on imported fuels; the extent to which developments regarding a European energy grid continues to be a viable option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [29798/17]

72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the national climate dialogue will commence; the person he wishes to chair the advisory group; the expected timeframe for the completion of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [29894/17]

73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his department’s work on the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mattie McGrath. [27548/17]

74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment in the programme for government regarding the provision of broadband. — Michael Moynihan. [28822/17]

75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland will meet its climate change targets by 2020; and if not, his plans to ensure the targets are met between 2017 and 2020. — Joan Collins. [29800/17]

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76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process in place to support landowners in reaching a compensation agreement with a company (details supplied) in the event of powerlines being brought through their property. — Aindrias Moynihan. [29814/17]

77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the national mitigation plan on climate change has been brought to Cabinet; and when it will be brought to Dáil Éireann for debate. — Joan Collins. [29799/17]

78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; and the timeframe for the tender process to be completed. — Sean Sherlock. [29874/17]

79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with responsibility for climate change since the US President Trump’s announcement that the US was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [29932/17]

80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to conclude negotiations with the EU on Ireland’s 2030 climate targets; and the starting point that Ireland will be set in 2020 in having to reach the latter targets. — Eamon Ryan. [29792/17]

81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of analysis carried out or planned by his department into the potential economic benefits of successful offshore exploration in the Atlantic margin weighed against the potential negative economic impacts of the resultant advancement of climate change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Wallace. [29589/17]

82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he directly or through the medium of the communications regulator continues to monitor the quality, availability and standard of service available to the public in the context of broadband and mobile phone telephony; the extent to which recognised requirements are being met in both instances with particular reference to the need to ensure quality, available and in the case of broadband, high speed; if he continues to engage with the stakeholders in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [29797/17]

83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; the deadline by which all premises will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Timmy Dooley. [29933/17]

84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a recent report commissioned by his department and carried out by the SEAI which found that wind turbines should be sited ten times the tip height from dwelling houses; his plans to ensure that these recommendations are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29810/17]

85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his department carried out an environmental impact assessment before the issuing of offshore exploration licenses in the Atlantic margin; if he has satisfied himself that in the issuing of these licences, the provisions of the Aarhus Convention were complied with by his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Wallace. [29590/17]

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86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the work of the mobile phone and broadband taskforce and the implementation of its action points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Heydon. [29796/17]

87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the proposed national mitigation plan will help Ireland achieve its targets for CO2 reductions; the way it will help move both agriculture and transport sectors towards reduced reliance on fossil fuels and GHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [29760/17]

88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date on which his department first announced plans to introduce the national broadband plan; the dates on which various ministers held press conferences to publicise it; the expected commencement and completion dates given by ministers at each of these press conferences; the projected commencement and completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29467/17]

89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken to ensure that good quality mobile communications are available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29473/17]

90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had communications with his counterparts across the world in view of recent statements by President Trump to pull out of the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29811/17]

91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a universal service obligation will be retained in the national broadband plan. — Brian Stanley. [29477/17]

92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with his counterparts in the G7 countries regarding the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change. — Joan Burton. [27023/17]

93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the information he received regarding the incident at the Poolbeg incinerator run by a company (details supplied) at which 11 persons were hospitalised; and the powers he has to ensure the real time display of key operational data from the incinerator. — Eamon Ryan. [29793/17]

94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of County Wexford homes that were provided with a new broadband connection under the National Broadband Plan in 2015 and 2016; the number of County Wexford homes his department plans to oversee installation in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [29493/17]

95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the methodology being used by a company (details supplied) in its rollout of fibre broadband; if his attention has been drawn to the sporadic nature of the rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [29484/17]

96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe in place to improve mobile phone coverage here and in particular areas identified as blackspots for mobile phone coverage. — Brian Stanley. [29478/17]

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97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the renewable heat incentive; if he has received clearance to proceed with the scheme in the context of state aid rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29486/17]

98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the current projected commencement date and completion date for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29466/17]

99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the development of the biomass sector in particular, the development of local biomass supply chains for the domestic renewable heat sector and the transition from peat burning power stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [29771/17]

100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the fact that his department’s terms of reference for the review of the north south interconnector has been met with considerable opposition and disappointment from affected communities across counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath. — Timmy Dooley. [29882/17]

101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a contract will be awarded for the rollout of the national broadband scheme; the progress made to date on this; the steps to be completed before a contract is awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29472/17]

102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timetable and plan for the provision of rural broadband in County Meath. — Thomas Byrne. [29488/17]

103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address concerns that up to 500 post offices will close in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Timmy Dooley. [29880/17]

104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the mobile broadband taskforce plans to hold meetings with stakeholders outside Dublin. — Sean Sherlock. [29876/17]

105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the work that his department is undertaking to monitor cyber security threats and to increase Ireland’s protection against such threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29471/17]

106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve broadband in rural parts of County Meath. — Thomas Byrne. [29487/17]

107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the recently awarded contract for the emergency call answering service will insure there is a reliable and safe emergency call out service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [29761/17]

108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will examine plans for the rural broadband scheme with a view to extending the areas which will be covered in view of the fact the current map indicates the scheme is very restrictive in a large amount

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of rural areas; and if he will further examine the possibility of installing booster cabinets and overhead fibre in areas in which the broadband plan does not extend to. — Robert Troy. [29594/17]

109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the rollout of fibre broadband in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [29465/17]

110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national fibre broadband plan; and the timeframe to have full fibre in areas not covered in phase one of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [29818/17]

111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe in place for the introduction of the pay by weight system for household waste collection; and the pricing structure that is envisaged. — Brian Stanley. [29479/17]

112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has engaged with the local and regional media outlets that were party to a proposed media merger between a media group (details supplied) in the context of the future sustainability of the diversity within local and regional media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29719/17]

113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has conducted a cost benefit analysis regarding the renewable energy support scheme in the context of solar energy and offshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29464/17]

114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the implementation of the provisions outlined in the Dáil Éireann motion on the north south interconnector project. — Brian Stanley. [29480/17]

115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the progress of the rollout of Eircodes. — Clare Daly. [29482/17]

116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and grade of staff at the National Cyber Security Centre; the resources made available to the centre each year; his plans to enhance the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29470/17]

CEISTEANNA LE hAGHAIDH FREAGRAÍ SCRÍOFA QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER


*117. To ask the Taoiseach the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or investigations undertaken in human resources and industrial relations including hiring and interviewing of staff, disciplinary procedures and workplace related issues such as allegations of bullying and so on or dignity at work issues in each of the years 2015 and 2016. — Bríd Smith. [29346/17]

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*118. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value in money terms of agri food products exported in 2015 and 2016; and the percentage of these products that were exported to Northern Ireland and Britain. — Brendan Smith. [29460/17]

*119. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value in money terms of products in the construction sector exported in 2015 and 2016; and the percentage of these products that were exported to Northern Ireland and Britain. — Brendan Smith. [29461/17]

*120. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value in money terms of products in engineering sectors exported in 2015 and 2016; and the percentage of these products that were exported to Northern Ireland and Britain. — Brendan Smith. [29462/17]

*121. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of goods and services exported to Europe overland through the United Kingdom but that are not used, bought or sold within the UK in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the amount of goods and services exported to Europe but not transported through the UK in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [29573/17]

*122. To ask the Taoiseach the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29611/17]

*123. To ask the Taoiseach when the Central Statistics Office will publish details on gross national income; and if the new metric will be used for deficit reduction targets. — Michael McGrath. [29401/17]

*124. To ask the Taoiseach the reason for the discrepancy in unemployment figures in view of the fact that the census gave an unemployment rate of 12.7% yet unemployment figures represent 8%. — John Brassil. [29452/17]

*125. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions with Sinn Féin and the DUP in relation to the need to have the Northern Ireland Assembly and the executive restored. — Brendan Smith. [29773/17]

*126. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to meet with the SDLP, the UUP and the Alliance parties in relation to the urgent need to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly and the executive. — Brendan Smith. [29774/17]

*127. To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29856/17]

*128. To ask the Taoiseach the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29872/17]

*129. To ask the Taoiseach the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29898/17]

*130. To ask the Taoiseach the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29914/17]

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*131. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to hold future all island dialogues on Brexit; and the timeframe for such meetings. — Declan Breathnach. [30019/17]

*132. To ask the Taoiseach the volume of exports based on the most recent data on a percentage basis in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by country, in tabular form. — Niall Collins. [30164/17]

Chun an Tánaiste agus an Aire Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta: To the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

*133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the staffing complement of her department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29607/17]

*134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the review of the Succeed in Ireland initiative with regard to the public consultation seeking input on the content for the terms of reference; and the reason there were no instructions, not even contact details and an email address, on her department’s website as to the way in which the public could make a submission regarding the initiative. — Niall Collins. [29633/17]

*135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits the health and safety authority has made to licensed and unlicensed commercial premises in the past three years; the number of visits to construction sites; the number of actions or cease work directions it has issued in that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29635/17]

*136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there was a dedicated email address in her department for the public consultation seeking input on the content for the terms of reference for the review of the Succeed in Ireland initiative; the reason submissions to the public consultation have not been published yet; when this will take place; and if her department’s website was offline at times during the period of the public consultation. — Niall Collins. [29672/17]

*137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding traveller support and services provided by her department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; her plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from her department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29696/17]

*138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the policy alleviation proposal in the latest publication by an organisation (details supplied) regarding protecting businesses from a hard Brexit; the approximate cost of such a proposal; and if the government is considering implementing this. — Niall Collins. [29740/17]

*139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the proposed sale of the State’s 32% shareholding in a studio (details supplied); if she will consider cancelling the sale, transferring the shareholding to the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and investing in the growth of the film industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Casey. [29746/17]

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*140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details and county location of capital projects announced by her department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29785/17]

*141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for the Enterprise Ireland be prepared grant; and the number of these grants approved to date, in tabular form. — Maurice Quinlivan. [30064/17]

*142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review the decision to refuse an employment permit to a person (details supplied). — Maurice Quinlivan. [30106/17]

*143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide additional funding for Brexit related posts in her department or in agencies under her remit. — Maurice Quinlivan. [30107/17]

*144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that have completed the Brexit scorecard to date in 2017, by company size (details supplied), in tabular form. — Niall Collins. [30160/17]

*145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of international Enterprise Ireland offices abroad; the location, number of full time and part time staff employed in each; and the costs of offices and staffing for each international office on an annual basis, in tabular form. — Niall Collins. [30161/17]

*146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a list of each international IDA office abroad; the location, the number of full time and part time staff employed in each; the costs of offices and staffing for each international office on an annual basis, in tabular form. — Niall Collins. [30162/17]

*147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprise attachés stationed in each embassy; and the location of each embassy. — Niall Collins. [30163/17]

Chun an Aire Airgeadais: To the Minister for Finance.

*148. To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the Central Bank on the question of the way in which banks treat normal contributions to occupational pension schemes (details supplied) when considering the income of a mortgage holder in the context of assessing the sustainability of a person’s mortgage; if certain banks are now disallowing normal pension contributions in their assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [29491/17]

*149. To ask the Minister for Finance the recommendations from the report on the rising cost of motor insurance which have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [29520/17]

*150. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage discount a company (details supplied) received in relation to the par value and the market value at the time of purchasing from NAMA apartments in Balally in particular and other property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29530/17]

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*151. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of discussions with Brazil in relation to its decision in September 2016 to add Ireland to its tax black list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [29581/17]

*152. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from DIRT in 2016; the forecasted yield in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [29582/17]

*153. To ask the Minister for Finance the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29604/17]

*154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the exemption from dividend withholding tax for European Economic Area (EEA) regulated funds regarding dividends paid by Irish real estate funds (IREFs); if his attention has been drawn to the large number of EEA funds that hold property here through IREFs, particularly British and German funds; the number of EEA funds with shareholding in IREFs that are exempt from dividend withholding tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [29676/17]

*155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been granted by the Central Bank under section 149 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 for the provision of a new service or an increase in existing customer charges by each bank operating here since 1 October 2013; and the detail of each application granted. — Pearse Doherty. [29720/17]

*156. To ask the Minister for Finance the action being taken by his department to implement the reports on the costs of motor insurance; the effect these actions will have on insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29739/17]

*157. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of quarters Ireland has been in compliance with the fiscal rules since entering into the preventive arm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [29747/17]

*158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied); his views on whether this is particular discrimination against this person and their partner, particularly in view of the fact they have been provided medically with the all clear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [29756/17]

*159. To ask the Minister for Finance the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29782/17]

*160. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29849/17]

*161. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29865/17]

*162. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29889/17]

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*163. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29907/17]

*164. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax treatment regarding the distribution of the value of the fund to non resident investors in the event of an Irish real estate fund being liquidated with assets valued at greater than the market value of their cost. — Pearse Doherty. [30041/17]

*165. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in 2017 in the determination of the appropriateness of holding public consultation in respect of crowdfunding peer to peer finance in conjunction with the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30060/17]

*166. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of investigations carried out by the central bank into a credit union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Clare Daly. [30080/17]

*167. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is permissible for the board and board oversight committee members of a credit union to receive a small shopping voucher (details supplied) at Christmas time from their credit union as a token of appreciation in view of the fact that credit union directors and board oversight committee members are volunteers and receive no remuneration for their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Kelly. [30082/17]

*168. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regrading an appeal against VRT charges for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the vehicle in question was purchased just inside the six month deadline for exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [30102/17]

*169. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of long term leasing arrangements entered into to avail of measures to assist in rebalancing the market by enhancing the existing tax relief for income from long term leasing on land, in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Jackie Cahill. [30114/17]

*170. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing a scheme to enable landlords in the private rental market to claim full relief on their mortgage interest, as an expense against rental income. — Barry Cowen. [30115/17]

*171. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personal contract plans financed in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the amount of the loans; the number of vehicles involved and the way in which such loans are regulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [30117/17]

*172. To ask the Minister for Finance if his department have undertaken estimates of the increase in annual EU contributions that the State may have to make if a decision is made at EU level to ensure there is no net reduction in the EU budget following Brexit and to equally distribute the burden of making up the lost contribution from the departure of the UK. — Robert Troy. [30201/17]

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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 staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29609/17]

*174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the rates of pay for secretarial assistants employed by Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas were last increased; his plans to review these rates in view of the large volume of constituency work secretarial assistants deal with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Kathleen Funchion. [29709/17]

*175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the flood risk management plans along the Shannon basin have been finalised; the funding allocated to the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme; the funding that has been provided for the establishment of flood relief structural measures along the Shannon basin; the timeframe for the establishment of the structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29738/17]

*176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29787/17]

*177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29854/17]

*178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29870/17]

*179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29896/17]

*180. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29912/17]

*181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of costal defence work for a clubhouse (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tom Neville. [30090/17]

*182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood alleviation scheme for Ballysteen, County Limerick. — Tom Neville. [30091/17]

*183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the tenders publicly advertised here; the details of the locations by county in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by the Office of Government Procurement or etendering.ted.europa.eu, that advertised for suppliers (details supplied); the successful winners of such contracts; the number of SMEs that won such contracts; the number of micro size business that won such contracts; and the steps being taken to ensure SMEs can access a greater share of publicly advertised tenders by the government. — Jackie Cahill. [30113/17]

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

*184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new apprenticeships which are available under the new scheme; the areas which are covered by these apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [29516/17]

*185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for emergency works funding by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29458/17]

*186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address waiting lists for a primary schools in a town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [29500/17]

*187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be acquired to address the lack of space within a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [29501/17]

*188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [29502/17]

*189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the provision of laptops to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Tom Neville. [29503/17]

*190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has identified a site for a school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [29517/17]

*191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building of two schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [29518/17]

*192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [29519/17]

*193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a school (details supplied) should be allocated DEIS status in view of the fact that two other schools in the same parish have both received DEIS status. — Thomas Byrne. [29521/17]

*194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his department will assist in the funding of a project (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [29532/17]

*195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if communication has been received from the Christian Brothers in relation to a college (details supplied) on the question of the nature of the contract for the sale and development of lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29543/17]

*196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to question the Christian Brothers in relation to a college (details supplied) regarding the requirement and justification for a sale of lands reported to be to the value of €18 million in view of the fact that the Christian Brothers’ debt to the redress scheme is just below €9 million; if he has enquired as to the way in which the balance of

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the money will be used in the event of the sale going ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29544/17]

*197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has requested of the Christian Brothers in relation to the playing pitches at a college (details supplied) that they transfer the lands into his department’s ownership in lieu of some of their debt to the redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29545/17]

*198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to consider the use of compulsory purchase orders for lands at colleges (details supplied) in order to secure their playing pitches and recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29546/17]

*199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Christian Brothers have raised with him a requirement to pass the proposed sale of a school’s (details supplied) playing pitches to the Charities Regulatory Authority for examination and approval in view of the fact that the Christian Brothers have indicated to the school board that this was the case; if this is a requirement of an education based charity that is disposing of assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29548/17]

*200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the regularisation of school secretaries across the national school sector; his further plans to address the issues of pay, hours to be worked, pension entitlements and so on; his plans to ensure this will be a priority issue in the absence of plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. [29553/17]

*201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants have been allocated to primary schools for the incoming school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [29558/17]

*202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issues raised in the report of the working group on teaching supply; the steps to be taken and the timeframes to address the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29567/17]

*203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the completion of a college (details supplied); if the work can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29569/17]

*204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of Caranua; the names and positions of those undertaking the review; the process and criteria for their selection; the timeline for the completion of the review; the form the review is to take; the terms of reference for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [29571/17]

*205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29602/17]

*206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a site following its amalgamation to form a school (details supplied); the body which has responsibility for this building; the body which the community should contact to establish new uses for this building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mattie McGrath. [29622/17]

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*207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the special needs assistants allocation for a school (details supplied) will be provided for the incoming school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [29628/17]

*208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an emergency grant has been awarded to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29668/17]

*209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will process an application by a school (details supplied) to develop its accommodation in view of the fact that its current arrangements are not fulfilling its health and safety responsibilities to the pupils and staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [29669/17]

*210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his department declared only 1,000 submissions were received as part of the public consultation process on the role of religion in school admissions; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 1,600 further submissions were sent via email raising the number of submissions sent to his department to at least 2,600 in total; if he has explored the possibility that online emails may have been caught up by his department’s email spam filter; if same can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [29682/17]

*211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to correspondence dated 13 April 2017 from a group (details supplied); and if he will meet representatives of the group to discuss the way in which it can secure an alternative premises to continue its valuable work. — Mick Barry. [29685/17]

*212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29691/17]

*213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students over the past five years that have been unable to sit the State examinations due to a family bereavement or illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brady. [29705/17]

*214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place for students that are unable to sit the State examinations due to exceptional circumstances such as an illness or a bereavement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brady. [29706/17]

*215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application by a person (details supplied) for voluntary adaptation period. — Sean Sherlock. [29722/17]

*216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students from Northern Ireland wishing to enter colleges here in 2017 will be treated as EU students for fee purposes; if this status will remain for the duration of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29726/17]

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*217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the result of an appeal by a school (details supplied) regarding its special needs allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29727/17]

*218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers at secondary level that are employed on contracts of less than ten hours per week; the number of secondary level teachers employed on temporary contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29731/17]

*219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to take action to reduce the burden of voluntary contributions on parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29737/17]

*220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) can be considered by the redress scheme; and if he will expedite this matter. — John McGuinness. [29742/17]

*221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to his meeting with a delegation from a school (details supplied) on 6 June 2017, if he has received an update from the congregation of Christian Brothers in relation to the sale of playing pitches at the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maria Bailey. [29743/17]

*222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his department has considered the potential increase in numbers at a school (details supplied) due to new housing developments in the neighbourhood; if there is the necessary buildings and land in place to accommodate the school including the special needs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Maria Bailey. [29744/17]

*223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29780/17]

*224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29847/17]

*225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29863/17]

*226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29887/17]

*227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29905/17]

*228. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad iad na costais bhreise a bhaineann le scoil lán-Bhéarla a iompú ina scoil lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh de limistéar na Gaeltachta. — Peadar Tóibín. [29983/17]

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*229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in County Kildare in which the new leaving certificate subject of computer science will be implemented in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29986/17]

*230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding being made available to schools to set up the new leaving certificate subject of computer science in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29987/17]

*231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his department can refuse to sanction home tuition to children with special needs in a situation in which the parents have on the advice of the professional team supporting the child declined a place in an early intervention class due to its unsuitability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [29988/17]

*232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for an evaluation of the way in which the full first set of results for English in the new JCSA look like; his plans to consider if the new approach is adequately examining the curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [30001/17]

*233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies on the Higher Education Authority board; the duration of these vacancies; the process by which these vacancies will be filled; the timeframe for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [30020/17]

*234. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an gcuirfidh sé múinteoir breise ar fáil do scoil (eolas breise thíos) an bhliain seo chugainn toisc go raibh go leor leanaí ar an rolla mí Mheán Fómhair seo caite. — Aindrias Moynihan. [30053/17]

*235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an additional teacher to a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that it had the required number of students in September 2016 in accordance with the staffing schedule. — Aindrias Moynihan. [30054/17]

*236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools can expect the new mathematics curriculum which is currently under development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [30056/17]

*237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to refuse an extra teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [30061/17]

*238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in identifying a site for the proposed new post primary school under the patronage of an organisation (details supplied) that is due to open in the Castletroy Monaleen area of County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [30062/17]

*239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value and number of school building projects and school extensions as administered by his department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in the locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joe Carey. [30096/17]

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*240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a national school (details supplied) in County Clare will receive confirmation of their SNA allocations for the coming academic year 2017 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Timmy Dooley. [30098/17]

*241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, further to previous representations made to his department and parliamentary questions on a number of occasions in relation to the urgent need to approve grant aid in respect of necessary upgrading works, particularly window replacements, at a school (details supplied), if he will expedite the necessary funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [30116/17]

*242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have had their DEIS status changed as a result of a review after the main announcement recently; and if he will provide the names of those schools. — Thomas Byrne. [30123/17]

*243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary question number 509 of 20 June 2017, the details and value of all contracts received for ministerial approval from Caranua; the date on which each application was received by his department; the effective date of each contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [30137/17]

*244. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfagfár an liúntas Gaeltachta ag na múinteoirí sna scoileanna a roghnaíonn gan a bheith páirteach mar scoil Ghaeltachta faoin mbeartas nua Oideachais Gaeltachta atá á chur i bhfeidhm; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [30182/17]

*245. Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna céard é an chéad uair eile a bheidh deis ag scoileanna Gaeltachta nár roghnaigh a bheith páirteach mar scoil Ghaeltachta faoin mbeartas nua Oideachais Gaeltachta an babhta seo cur isteach ar an stádas seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [30183/17]

*246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeframe for approval of the required additional accommodation; the timeframe for delivery of the extension. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [30208/17]

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

*247. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29605/17]

*248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his senior officials have discussed the possibility of increasing the number of diplomats employed across the EU to assist with planning for Brexit. — Micheál Martin. [27832/17]

*249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the DUP supporting the Conservative government in the UK will have implications on the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. — Micheál Martin. [28816/17]

*250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29783/17]

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*251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29850/17]

*252. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29866/17]

*253. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29890/17]

*254. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29908/17]

*255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all financial contributions Ireland has made to the instrument for pre-accession assistance fund; if he will address concerns that Turkey has received almost €1 billion from the EU to support rule of law, civil society, fundamental rights, democracy and governance despite reports of over 50,000 arrests, 100,000 detentions, 138,000 job sackings and close to 2,100 schools being shut down since July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mattie McGrath. [29916/17]

*256. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he plans to introduce in order to resolve the significant backlog of passport applications that has built up at the Passport Office; if he will allocate the necessary resources to help reduce this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Frank O’Rourke. [30203/17]

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

*257. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a project (details supplied); his plans for the fully serviced site; the cost of maintaining the site in each of the past three years and to date in 2017; the cost of security of the site for the past three years to date; if he has requested a market valuation of the site; if the working group in his department has produced a report on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29455/17]

*258. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of insolvency proposals rejected by each bank in which that bank was the primary creditor in each of the past 15 months as a percentage of the total proposals made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [29457/17]

*259. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bills that have been sent since 1 January 2017 from An Garda Síochána to bereaved persons due to fatal road traffic collisions for copies of road traffic collision documentation; the amount of these bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29506/17]

*260. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bills of over €1,000 that have been sent since 1 January 2017 from An Garda Síochána to families of persons suffering serious injury due to road traffic collisions for copies of road traffic collision documentation; the amount of these bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29507/17]

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*261. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which bills have been sent since 1 January 2017 from An Garda Síochána to persons bereaved due to fatal road traffic collisions for copies of road traffic collision documentation when the directive of 30 of August 2016 waived such fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29508/17]

*262. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which bills of more than €1,000 have been sent since 1 January 2017 from An Garda Síochána to families of persons suffering serious injury due to road traffic collisions for copies of road traffic collision documentation when the directive of 30 August 2016 capped such fees at €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29509/17]

*263. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the bill for €1,940 sent recently from An Garda Síochána to persons (details supplied) for copies of road traffic collision documentation following a fatal road traffic collision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29510/17]

*264. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the wording of the directive stating that from 1 January 2017 bills from An Garda Síochána to families of persons suffering serious injury due to road traffic collisions would be capped at €1,000 and persons bereaved due to fatal road traffic collisions would be waived for copies of road traffic collision documentation; if all garda divisions are implementing this directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29511/17]

*265. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when An Garda Síochána will complete its report on the inflated breath test figures; when this report will be debated in Dáil Éireann; if he has given a deadline for the submission of this report to his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29512/17]

*266. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that prison authorities are taking seriously the problem of racism in prisons whether directed at prisoners or prison officers in view of the fact that there have been complaints by prison officers in this regard and at least one case is pending in the Equality Tribunal in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29531/17]

*267. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the former Attorney General (details supplied) was absent from deliberations concerning their suitability for a position as a judge as per section 18 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. — Jonathan O’Brien. [29535/17]

*268. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the necessary garda resources will be allocated to Stepaside garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Josepha Madigan. [29565/17]

*269. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29608/17]

*270. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of follow up searches undertaken further to the recent discovery by persons of substantial quantities of drugs off the west coast; the resources allocated to those searches; the number of packets found following such searches; the number of persons involved in the searches; the agencies involved in the searches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [29613/17]

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*271. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources being provided for the detection of drugs being imported off the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [29614/17]

*272. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29630/17]

*273. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of type 2 and 2A visas issued by each garda station in the country in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Clare Daly. [29636/17]

*274. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grants and funding provided to groups and organisations providing support services for women and men respectively in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [29642/17]

*275. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí attached to the special detective unit; and the number of Gardaí due to be appointed to this unit by the end of 2017. — Jonathan O’Brien. [29644/17]

*276. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judges that were not serving judges being promoted that have been appointed since 1995 without going through the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Clare Daly. [29670/17]

*277. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judges that have been appointed by the government of the 31st Dáil and the present government that were not Judicial Appointments Advisory Board recommendations apart from serving judges being promoted. — Clare Daly. [29671/17]

*278. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29697/17]

*279. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the groups that have received funding under the communities integration fund, in tabular form; and the amount that each group has received. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29718/17]

*280. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his department or An Garda Síochána are examining a new premises in Rush, County Dublin in order to reopen Rush garda station in view of the fact that the old station is now being used for commercial purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [29767/17]

*281. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29786/17]

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*282. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29853/17]

*283. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29869/17]

*284. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29893/17]

*285. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29911/17]

*286. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each of the Cork divisions that had been trained and in a position to test for drug driving on 13 April 2017, 30 April 2017, 31 May 2017 and currently; the number of tests that have been carried out in each Cork division; and the number of positive results identified by those dates, in tabular form. — Aindrias Moynihan. [29832/17]

*287. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children that have been granted a stamp 4 visa each month to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Eoin Ó Broin. [29917/17]

*288. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda station building in Knocknagree, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Moynihan. [29919/17]

*289. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions which took place in his department regarding the funding model in Templemore; and the dates on which these discussions took place and the participants. — Jonathan O’Brien. [29924/17]

*290. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the personal belongings of a person (details supplied) would be held by the National Immigration Bureau six months after a court case was resolved regarding immigration matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eugene Murphy. [30010/17]

*291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the EU ESTA proposal; if he has discussed it with his UK counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Declan Breathnach. [30017/17]

*292. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the garda numbers for Coolock garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [30022/17]

*293. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the garda numbers for Raheny garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [30023/17]

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*294. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the garda numbers for Clontarf garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [30024/17]

*295. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the garda numbers for Howth garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [30025/17]

*296. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new garda recruits assigned to Coolock, Raheny, Clontarf and Howth garda stations in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [30026/17]

*297. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the R district in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Denise Mitchell. [30027/17]

*298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if changes are being made in respect of payroll systems moving from the financial shared services centre in Killarney, County Kerry to a centralised office in Dublin 6; if so, the way in which this will affect staff based in County Kerry; if it will result in a reduction of staff numbers and future recruitment numbers at the Kerry office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [30033/17]

*299. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if extra Gardaí will be allocated to the relevant districts in order to ensure new stations are opened without impacting on existing garda levels further to news that several garda stations will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Ryan. [30036/17]

*300. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if extra Gardaí will be provided to the Balbriggan district in order to reopen Rush garda station; if the station will be reopened using existing Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Ryan. [30037/17]

*301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility to apply for regularisation of status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30058/17]

*302. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full year cost of ten projects for targeted youth similar to that of the garda youth diversion model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [30078/17]

*303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to cabinet approval for the re opening of the Garda station at Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, the timeframe for works needed to bring the station back into operation; the resources that will be available to operate the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Deering. [30103/17]

*304. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of remedying all the orange and red highlighted areas outlined by a person (details supplied) in the first report of the chair of the implementation group on the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities. — Maurice Quinlivan. [30105/17]

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Chun an Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta: To the Minister for Arts, Heritage; Regional; Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

*305. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of LEADER funding allocated to each county council annually in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Aengus Ó Snodaigh. [29555/17]

*306. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of bog compensation in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by county in tabular form. — Anne Rabbitte. [29454/17]

*307. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on the recommendations of the report from the Moore Street consultation group; and the recommendations she accepts and rejects respectively. — Clare Daly. [29577/17]

*308. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for excluding some campaigning groups (details supplied) from the Moore Street consultative and advisory groups. — Clare Daly. [29578/17]

*309. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the legal costs to date in 2017 regarding the demolition of the Moore Street historic site; the estimated cost if it is heard in the Appeal Court and in the Supreme Court; and the department that will incur those costs. — Clare Daly. [29579/17]

*310. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the financial support given by the State in the form of grants to property developers in Moore Street. — Clare Daly. [29580/17]

*311. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the staffing complement of her department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29598/17]

*312. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the specific functions and State agencies that will be under the aegis of her new department; and when the ministerial briefing will be published and downloadable on her department’s website for the new department. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29617/17]

*313. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the project approved under CLÁR measures in 2017, by county, in tabular form; the funding allocated for each such approved project; the total number of projects that were not approved by county; the reason they were refused; and if there is an appeal mechanism in place to appeal refusal decisions. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29618/17]

*314. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her 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 changes would require approval at EU level to achieve this. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29619/17]

*315. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the appointments made to State boards under her auspices in the period 1 May 2017 to 15 June 2017,

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broken down by appointee name, position and relevant State board, in tabular form; the appointment process for each such appointment; the details of all State boards and agencies under the auspices of her department in which vacancies remain unfilled to date; and the number in each State board or agency. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29620/17]

*316. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Thomas Ashe in 2017; the details of planned events for September 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29772/17]

*317. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details and county location of capital projects announced by her department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29776/17]

*318. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in her department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29843/17]

*319. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of full time civil service clerical officers in her department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29859/17]

*320. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in her department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29881/17]

*321. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in her department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29901/17]

*322. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a group (details supplied) was not included on the consultative and advisory group on Moore Street. — Joan Collins. [29825/17]

*323. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a group (details supplied) was not included on the consultative and advisory group on Moore Street. — Joan Collins. [29826/17]

*324. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason an association (details supplied) founded in 1926 was not included on the consultative and advisory group on Moore Street. — Joan Collins. [29827/17]

*325. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she accepts the consultative group’s report on Moore Street; if she accepts all of its recommendations; and the recommendations that she does not accept. — Joan Collins. [29828/17]

*326. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount it has cost in legal fees to date in 2017 on challenging the High Court ruling against the Minister and a company (details supplied) of March 2016; the origin of the moneys used; the amount her department has costed the case if it is heard in the Appeal Court or in the Supreme Court; and the location from which that finance is coming from. — Joan Collins. [30006/17]

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*327. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount the State has given in grants to property developers in Moore Street regarding the national 1916 historical monument. — Joan Collins. [30007/17]

*328. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she conduct an evaluation outcome assessment of the actions that were contained in the CEDRA report. — Peadar Tóibín. [30071/17]

*329. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding allocation to a group (details supplied); her plans to increase the level of funding awarded to the group. — Marcella Corcoran Kennedy. [30101/17]

*330. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to review the areas included under the CLÁR programme to include County Kildare which is one of just three counties not designated for CLÁR funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Heydon. [30118/17]

*331. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reasons an application for the CLÁR programme 2017, submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal was not successful; if he will provide information regarding the score awarded to the aforementioned application as per the formal assessment and evaluation of applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [30138/17]

*332. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason an application for CLÁR funding by a school (details supplied) was unsuccessful under measure one, support for schools community safety measures; if her attention has been drawn to the safety concerns parents and teachers have regarding daily traffic volumes at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [30180/17]

*333. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason an application for CLÁR funding by a school (details supplied) was unsuccessful under measure one, support for schools community safety measures; if her attention has been drawn to the safety concerns parents and teachers have regarding the school and daily traffic volumes due to the restrictive nature of approach roads to and from the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [30181/17]

Chun an Aire Sláinte: To the Minister for Health.

*334. To ask the Minister for Health the reason occupational therapy services were withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [29513/17]

*335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) and make an appointment available for ADHD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [29522/17]

*336. To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29526/17]

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*337. To ask the Minister for Health the details of those employed in his department that also have responsibilities with an advocacy group (details supplied); the further details of their roles, grades and responsibilities in the department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [29527/17]

*338. To ask the Minister for Health the national lottery grant funding that has been used to fund conferences, events and advocacy campaigns to tackle alcohol misuse since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [29528/17]

*339. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery. — Eoin Ó Broin. [29533/17]

*340. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations that exist to govern private eye laser surgery centres and particularly to protect persons and ensure they have proper follow up treatment and recourse in the event of post operative problems arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29549/17]

*341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drugs in the past two years and to date in 2017 that have been referred from the HSE to the Department of Health for further consideration after being passed for reimbursement; the names of these drugs; the reason each was referred to his department; if this was outside the industry agreement and or the statutory process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Billy Kelleher. [29554/17]

*342. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that brintellix after being approved was referred to his department for further consideration for reimbursement; the length of time this process takes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Billy Kelleher. [29557/17]

*343. To ask the Minister for Health if early detection breast cancer screening protocols are available for women with breast density; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Billy Kelleher. [29568/17]

*344. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [29576/17]

*345. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of children’s hospices nationally is part of the HSE national service plan in view of a hospice (details supplied) reporting to be at maximum capacity within 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Ryan. [29592/17]

*346. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29606/17]

*347. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Crohn’s disease in the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Imelda Munster. [29616/17]

*348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths in the past three years that have been recorded on the national drug related deaths index that occurred as a result of the of synthetic opiates being administered to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29623/17]

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*349. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in Beaumont hospital. — Sean Fleming. [29624/17]

*350. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused both a general practitioner and medical card on the basis of all information supplied; and if he will review the case. — Anne Rabbitte. [29626/17]

*351. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE owned building at Drogheda Street, Monasterevin with regard to housing the facility of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29629/17]

*352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29631/17]

*353. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [29632/17]

*354. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is receiving a bill from Galway university hospital in view of the fact they have a medical card. — Lisa Chambers. [29637/17]

*355. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increasing delays in processing medical card applications especially if additional information is requested; the efforts being made to reduce the processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Kehoe. [29653/17]

*356. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a vacancy in the position of home help organiser for south Lee; if so, the timeframe the vacancy has existed; the way these responsibilities have been handled in the interim; and the plans that exist to fill this vacancy. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [29655/17]

*357. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken by the HSE to address the situation whereby general practitioners are charging GMS patients for diagnostic and routine blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Howlin. [29664/17]

*358. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the approved funding of €10 million to facilitate a 60 bed extension, the retention of the rehab centre and the provision of a specialised dementia unit in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [29673/17]

*359. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a hospital (details supplied) for a replacement mini bus with wheelchair access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [29674/17]

*360. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE and the government were advised by a company (details supplied) that there was an issue with the pandemrix swine flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [29677/17]

*361. To ask the Minister for Health the issue specifically a company (details supplied) outlined with the pandemrix swine flu vaccine in terms of side effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [29678/17]

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*362. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the government and HSE took appropriate action following being informed of the issues with the pandemrix swine flu vaccine; the action which was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [29679/17]

*363. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE ceased promoting the use of the pandemrix swine flu vaccine as essential in the prevention of swine flu; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [29680/17]

*364. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will release information regarding the side effects of the pandemrix swine flu vaccine to the legal representatives of the families of the children affected by the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc MacSharry. [29681/17]

*365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29695/17]

*366. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 20 week anomaly scans are not offered as standard to women in the public maternity system in St Luke’s hospital in County Kilkenny which services the counties of Carlow and Kilkenny. — Kathleen Funchion. [29703/17]

*367. To ask the Minister for Health the measures which are being taken to address the increasing trolley crisis in St Luke’s hospital, County Kilkenny. — Kathleen Funchion. [29704/17]

*368. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [29708/17]

*369. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be provided for a person (details supplied) in south County Tipperary; the actions he will take against the HSE for failing to meet their requirements under the Disability Act 2005 to provide an assessment of needs within three months of referral; if children waiting for an assessment of needs for more than three months can be provided with a private assessment in view of the backlogs in south County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mattie McGrath. [29711/17]

*370. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to accommodate their urgent needs. — Sean Sherlock. [29721/17]

*371. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the adult clinical psychologist post for County Offaly remains vacant; the length of time this post has remained vacant; if the HSE plans to fill the post; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29728/17]

*372. To ask the Minister for Health if the child clinical psychology post for County Offaly has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29729/17]

*373. To ask the Minister for Health the action he plans to take to address the lengthy waiting lists for occupational therapy in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29730/17]

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*374. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the service level agreements with private ambulance operators for the transport of public patients; the locations from which the ambulances are being dispatched and the areas covered; the value for money audit mechanisms in place in relation to the service level agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29732/17]

*375. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the Edenderry ambulance station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29733/17]

*376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints received in relation to adult abuse per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29734/17]

*377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of home help hours over each of the past ten years by county, in tabular form; the number of hours granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29736/17]

*378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an early appointment for a person (details supplied). — John McGuinness. [29741/17]

*379. To ask the Minister for Health the selection procedures that apply to medical cards holders that are chosen for review; if such reviews are randomly selected; if so, the number of random reviews that have been carried out in 2017 to date; the number of cards withdrawn; the reason given and medical diagnosis; the procedure by which persons with life long serious illnesses such as MS or motor neuron disease are chosen for such reviews; his views on whether this is fair; if a personal identifier can be allocated to such persons in order that persons with life long serious illnesses can be removed from possible review lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29745/17]

*380. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure by which persons that are in receipt of medical cards are chosen for review; if these reviews are randomly chosen; if so, the number of randomly chosen reviews that have been carried out in 2017 to date; the procedure by which persons with life long serious illnesses such as MS and MND are chosen for such reviews; his views on whether this is fair; if he will make the necessary changes in order for persons with life long serious illnesses to be removed from possible review lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29748/17]

*381. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card review mechanism can be amended in order to simplify the review process for persons with life long serious illness by using unique identifier coding and by signing off that their circumstances have not changed since the awarding of the medical card in the first instance, in order to simplify, speed up and reduce unnecessary stress on the person and costs in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29749/17]

*382. To ask the Minister for Health if a transport service can be provided to a person (details supplied) attending a rehabilitative training centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Frank O’Rourke. [29754/17]

*383. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug payment scheme limit is €144 per month whether for a couple or a single person; if he will consider reducing this by halving the limit

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to €72 for unmarried persons, widows and widowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [29757/17]

*384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting 22 months to see a neurologist and has been told even though their case is urgent it will be a three year minimum wait before they see a specialist neurologist. — Louise O’Reilly. [29758/17]

*385. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the business case submitted to the HSE for the national intestinal failure centre to be based at St. James’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [29765/17]

*386. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the 2005 obesity strategy, specifically elements that focus on obesity treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [29766/17]

*387. To ask the Minister for Health the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29784/17]

*388. To ask the Minister for Health the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29851/17]

*389. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29867/17]

*390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29891/17]

*391. To ask the Minister for Health the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29909/17]

*392. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for a full or partial limb amputation in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by county; the number of those persons that had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [29829/17]

*393. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. — Barry Cowen. [29831/17]

*394. To ask the Minister for Health the hours of opening of the new mental health day service in Our Lady’s hospital, Navan, County Meath; the staff that are working at this service; the staff that are necessary; the timeframe for the full complement of staff to be working at the service; the service that is being delivered; and the timeframe for the full service to become available. — Peadar Tóibín. [29833/17]

*395. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to make the drug eculizumab available to persons that have been diagnosed with systemic Degos disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [29929/17]

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*396. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the review being undertaken by his department and the HSE following the decision of the NCPE in December 2016 to recommend against funding respreeza; if the HSE or NCPE has met with a company (details supplied); if they reviewed the evidence presented in a second study published in a publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [29930/17]

*397. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated for a full or partial limb amputation in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, by county, in tabular form; the number of those persons that had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [29989/17]

*398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who was diagnosed with a terminal illness; and if he will now ensure that medical card holders with terminal illness are exempted from such reviews in the future. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29990/17]

*399. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. — Barry Cowen. [29994/17]

*400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications which have been made for terminations here under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 each year since its introduction; the number of terminations which were refused; and the reason these terminations were refused. — Catherine Martin. [29995/17]

*401. To ask the Minister for Health if GMS payments to general practitioners which have previously been reduced under FEMPI are included under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [29997/17]

*402. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Crohn’s disease is not listed on the long term illness scheme under section 59 of the Health Act 1970; if he will consider it for addition to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [29999/17]

*403. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a new condition is added to the long term illness scheme under section 59 of the Health Act 1970; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [30000/17]

*404. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult audiology assessments in County Kerry for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [30021/17]

*405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the regulations regarding paramedics that work for the HSE and that are supposed to get subsistence if they are out of base for over five hours (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Fitzmaurice. [30030/17]

*406. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for their registration with an organisation (details supplied) to be completed; the length of time the process takes; the reason the person has to wait until September 2017 for a further decision to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mary Butler. [30031/17]

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*407. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 228 of 17 May 2017, if the HSE will respond to the issues raised which were not dealt with in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [30039/17]

*408. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff employed nationwide; the number of these that do not have an official HSE email address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [30040/17]

*409. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full time posts of occupational therapists in each county; the number of vacancies in each area; the number of such persons on leave; the cost of replacing such persons on a temporary basis, by county; if no such arrangement has been made, the reason therefor; the waiting list in each county by periods (details supplied); the waiting list for occupational therapy services for each area in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017 respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [30042/17]

*410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application for a person (details supplied) has not been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [30063/17]

*411. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the requirement for health insurance companies to maintain records for only seven years, in view of health insurance premiums for those first applying for health insurance in later life; and the options available for those persons whose insurance has lapsed for more than seven years and that no longer have relevant records available. — Josepha Madigan. [30068/17]

*412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a medical card to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Seán Haughey. [30092/17]

*413. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment process associated with a consultant in a hospital (details supplied) since the adoption of the 2015 model of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joe Carey. [30094/17]

*414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite necessary scans for a person (details supplied). — Jim O’Callaghan. [30099/17]

*415. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that this person has waited three years to attend a consultant; the reason there is now a further delay to attend a physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eugene Murphy. [30109/17]

*416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to attend a physiotherapist in counties Galway inclusive of Galway city and Roscommon in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of persons that have been waiting for six months, twelve months and eighteen months or more respectively for a physiotherapy appointment in both counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eugene Murphy. [30110/17]

*417. To ask the Minister for Health if community welfare officers are responsible for monitoring the deaths of medical card holders against the names on general practitioner lists; the person or persons responsible for auditing this situation, in view of the fact that medical centres have been outsourced; and in particular if there are audits of

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*418. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 435 of 9 May 2017, if sanctions are imposed against general practitioners that continue to receive the capitation fee for deceased medical card patients; the nature of these sanctions; and if they include the delisting of general practitioners from the medical card registrar, in view of the fact that the amount refunded by general practitioners indicates the dysfunctional nature of the present system. — Clare Daly. [30112/17]

*419. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the out of hours services available in Cork city and county for a person that may be suicidal; the way in which a person may contact the appropriate services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McGrath. [30121/17]

*420. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to community first responder groups. — Thomas Byrne. [30124/17]

*421. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to launch a national strategy in relation to community first responders. — Thomas Byrne. [30125/17]

*422. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the supports available in the UK for community first responders; and his views on whether community first responders here are significantly disadvantaged compared to their UK counterparts. — Thomas Byrne. [30126/17]

*423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to have a person (details supplied) admitted to the urological department of the mater hospital, County Dublin. — Willie Penrose. [30139/17]

*424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [30178/17]

*425. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a spinal bed in the national rehabilitation hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Timmy Dooley. [30186/17]

*426. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question number 213 of 4 May 2017, if he will request the HSE to issue a reply to same. — Róisín Shortall. [30200/17]

*427. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE provides funding for musical therapy for both adults and children. — Martin Ferris. [30202/17]

*428. 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. [30204/17]

*429. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the backlog in processing applications for E111 cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Colm Brophy. [30185/17]

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Chun an Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara: To the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

*430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the policies and procedures with respect to ash dieback disease to be updated and operational; his plans regarding the reconstitution grant available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joe Carey. [29490/17]

*431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the appeal process available to a person dissatisfied regarding the issuance of a contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joe Carey. [29492/17]

*432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the delays in GLAS scheme payments for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; the timeframe for these errors to be resolved; if his officials will communicate with these persons and their agricultural consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [29524/17]

*433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte can offer lands for sale and particularly wind farm lands; the process for such sales; the person that would authorise such sales; if he is required to sign off on or give permission for such sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29529/17]

*434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29597/17]

*435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a review of a GLAS 2 application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing a decision on this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29638/17]

*436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mackerel fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29650/17]

*437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm penalty in relation to a person (details supplied). — Michael Healy-Rae. [29663/17]

*438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29686/17]

*439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of payments for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Shane Cassells. [29712/17]

*440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal will be held for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Fleming. [29724/17]

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*441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the publicjobs.ie recruitment campaign for technical agricultural officers; the place on the order of merit from stage one of candidates currently being called to stage 2; the number of candidates that have been employed nationally; the number of candidates that have been employed in County Donegal; the number being recruited currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29763/17]

*442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29775/17]

*443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29842/17]

*444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29858/17]

*445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29879/17]

*446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29900/17]

*447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of exports of beef, lamb, pigmeat and dairy to the USA in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29925/17]

*448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding gaining access for Irish meat products such as beef, lamb and pigmeat to the USA; the remaining stages in the approval process outstanding; and the approximate timeframe for all stages to be completed and full access granted. — Charlie McConalogue. [29926/17]

*449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the original value and volume targets his department put on beef exports to the United States of America for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively; the actual value realised in each such year for such exports; and the amount of manufacturing beef and ground beef that has been permitted to enter the market in the United States of America on an annual basis during this period. — Charlie McConalogue. [29927/17]

*450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the animal welfare measures which must be adhered to in cases in which animals are being seized under The European Union (Identification of Equidae) Regulations 2016 26(2)(v); the policy for segregation of pregnant mares and the treatment of animals when they are impounded; the rationale for prohibiting members of the public or animal welfare organisations from viewing the animals once they are impounded; the policy on rehoming animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [30002/17]

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*451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with their primary residence here that also farm land in Northern Ireland; and the number of farmers with their primary residence in Northern Ireland that also farm land here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [30003/17]

*452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will waive an overcharge fee placed on a direct payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [30034/17]

*453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding penalties on a farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [30048/17]

*454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of on farm inspections that have been carried out by department staff in the past 24 months, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marcella Corcoran Kennedy. [30097/17]

*455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) who has been approved for TAMS and has complied with all additional requests for information and documentation has still not received payment; when the TAMS payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Eugene Murphy. [30120/17]

*456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS 2 payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [30136/17]


*457. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will extend the deferment of the application of the pay by weight refuse collection regime that was originally scheduled for commencement in July 2016; if he will intervene with a company (details supplied) that opted its customers into a form of pay by weight unless they opted out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [29702/17]

*458. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with responsibility for climate change since President Trump’s announcement that the United States of America was withdrawing from the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [29935/17]

*459. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the fibre optic cable for broadband can be extended to a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29564/17]

*460. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if residents in an area (details supplied) can avail of high fibre broadband following developments in infrastructure in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jack Chambers. [29570/17]

*461. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29600/17]

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*462. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29689/17]

*463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a broadband connection for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29713/17]

*464. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost associated with the report of a person (details supplied); the amount paid to the person; and if this money was paid to the person or to their company. — Bríd Smith. [29750/17]

*465. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his department and a person (details supplied) informed a group (details supplied) and the local community of a potential conflict of interest insofar as the person’s company was at this time the beneficiary of a contract worth €9,075 from the Department of Health and Children. — Bríd Smith. [29751/17]

*466. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29778/17]

*467. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role of his department in responding to a cyber emergency and protecting the democratic process here from international hacking events. — Brendan Howlin. [24369/17]

*468. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29845/17]

*469. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29861/17]

*470. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29885/17]

*471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29903/17]

*472. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on and his engagements with his counterparts on the Paris Agreement; and his further views on the decision of the US administration to withdraw from same. — Brendan Howlin. [27243/17]

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*473. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the national dialogue on climate change is been processed; when it will commence; the way in which it will be implemented; and his plans to bring this dialogue into communities and workplaces. — Joan Collins. [29928/17]

*474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses which have been connected to high speed broadband under the terms of the agreement signed with a company (details supplied) in April 2017; and the counties in which these houses have been connected. — Sean Sherlock. [29977/17]

*475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has submitted to the government for approval a national low carbon transition and mitigation plan; and when the government will approve the plan. — Catherine Martin. [29998/17]

*476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve the broadband service in an area (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [30049/17]

*477. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will liaise with the service providers to improve mobile phone coverage in an area (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [30050/17]

*478. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will liaise with the service providers to improve mobile phone coverage in an area (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [30051/17]

*479. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to parliamentary question number 586 of 23 of May 2017, if the review he referred to regarding an incentivised system in relation to waste management has been completed; if situation that ensued in 2016 whereby families were charged more for their waste collection than previously will not reoccur; if there is a provision in the review for infirm or disabled persons that use nappies and so on; and the timeframe for the new system be rolled out. — Joan Collins. [30075/17]

*480. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to parliamentary question number 1778 of 20 June 2017, his plans to extend the initial rollout of fibre broadband in Knockaville, Mullingar, County Westmeath. — Robert Troy. [30104/17]

*481. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he expects to be in a position to meet alternative energy production targets with consequent environmental benefit in the course of the next four years on a yearly basis; if he has satisfied himself that current proposals in the alternative energy sector are adequate in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30146/17]

*482. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent of alternative energy electricity generation capacity; the degree to which this is on par with expectations and international commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30147/17]

*483. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which access to north, south, east and west inter connecters remains available as a means of ensuring access to alternative energy and sale of electricity to the international grid on foot of

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*484. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has satisfied himself that alternative energy production targets can be achieved on time in the course of future years with particular reference to the need to comply with international agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30149/17]

*485. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in 2017, in the provision of effective, efficient, state of the art broadband in all areas throughout the country; if he has satisfied himself that the progress to date is in keeping with expectations. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30150/17]

*486. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, in the context of, the provision of broadband in all areas throughout the country, the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the availability of high quality service in the fringe areas not covered by the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30151/17]

*487. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had recent discussions with the Regulator in the context of the need to improve availability and quality of mobile telephone service in all areas throughout the country; if indication has been given as to when service may be improved especially where the system appears to be overloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30152/17]

*488. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he expects to see an improvement in the quality of mobile telephone services in all areas throughout the country without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30153/17]

*489. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which gas or other mineral exploration licences have issued in each of the past five years to date in 2017; the number of such licences activated; and the results of analysis arising therefrom. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30154/17]

*490. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent of gas production from the Corrib gas field; the economic benefit to the economy from the product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30155/17]

*491. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his department continues to have plans to utilise existing natural resources and invest for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30156/17]

*492. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will set out the vision for the enhancement of the development of natural energy from solar, hydro, wind, wave or other sources over the next five years with particular reference to the need for a combination of energy sources to ensure continuity of supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30157/17]

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*493. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he has studied the effect of various plastics on the environment with particular reference to the best way to deal with the situation in its various forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30158/17]

*494. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the standard, quality and speed of both broadband services and mobile phone services throughout County Kildare compares with best available worldwide; his plans to improve same over the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30159/17]

*495. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment is his attention has been drawn to the large increase in the number of cars being left abandoned in housing estates across Dublin city; the person or body which has responsibility for removing abandoned cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Lahart. [30176/17]

Chun an Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt: To the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

*496. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the funding for the renovation of a building (details supplied); the timeframe of works for its renovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dessie Ellis. [30038/17]

*497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the qualifying criteria for Pobal’s rural transport programme; if new applications are being accepted for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [30135/17]

*498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review speed limits at a location (details supplied) in County Cork. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [29489/17]

*499. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the facilities in Rosslare harbour for rail freight; the amount of freight which is transported by rail from Rosslare to other parts of the country; his plans for Rosslare harbour in the context of export diversification following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29504/17]

*500. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been marketing of the Dublin Rosslare train route as a tourist product; the tourism initiatives which are underway to promote tourism in County Wexford and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29505/17]

*501. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a review of the speed limit on the Ardboley Road L55393 near the village of Balla, Castlebar, County Mayo. — Imelda Munster. [29514/17]

*502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital grant application by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29556/17]

*503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29612/17]

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*504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the size of road signage in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29640/17]

*505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding quad bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29646/17]

*506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29701/17]

*507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to parliamentary question number 1181 of 9 June 2015, if his department has concluded its consultations with the insurance industry on the issue of the lack of compensation for persons injured in non negligent motor accidents, in which liability cannot be assigned to any party; the reason for the then Minister’s statement that this was a rare occurrence and the information available to him as to the number of claims of inevitable accident and or automatism made in relation to road traffic accidents in recent years; if he has been provided detailed information regarding cases in which blameless persons have suffered serious injuries and find themselves without any form of compensation in such circumstances; his views on whether there may be a role for the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland in such cases; his further views on whether a change in the law may be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Howlin. [29752/17]

*508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29857/17]

*509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29873/17]

*510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29899/17]

*511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29915/17]

*512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring Luas byelaws regarding bicycles in line with the National Cycle Policy Framework 2009-2020, objective 8.6; and his further plans to allow bicycles on board at off peak times following the extension of the Luas lines and the addition of extra carriages before the end of 2017. — Catherine Martin. [29996/17]

*513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if CIÉ plans to install monitors and cameras at platforms 1 and 2 in Mullingar train station; if so, if this will result in redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [30009/17]

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*514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the A5 motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Declan Breathnach. [30016/17]

*515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Narrow Water bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Declan Breathnach. [30018/17]

*516. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a requirement for funding for a project (details supplied); and the funding that can be made available for such a project. — Kevin O’Keeffe. [30035/17]

*517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Tralee to Fenit greenway; when funding will be provided to complete the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Martin Ferris. [30057/17]

*518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [30128/17]

*519. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie Penrose. [30140/17]

*520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the passenger numbers for train stations (details supplied) in County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if the opening of the Phoenix park tunnel and extended leap card zone has increased numbers in these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [30179/17]

*521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the grave uncertainty regarding Brexit is impacting negatively on the hotel and hospitality sectors; the steps he will take to address these impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [22954/17]

*522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the negotiations he has held with his counterparts across the EU and UK regarding Brexit and the maintaining of the open skies policy to ensure aviation connectivity. — Robert Troy. [25638/17]

Chun an Aire Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige: To the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

*523. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the staffing complement of her department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29599/17]

*524. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding traveller support and services provided by her department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; her plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from her department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29688/17]

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*525. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to ascertain the level of LGBT youth homelessness; her plans to produce a targeted response to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [29714/17]

*526. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to ascertain the level of migrant youth homelessness; her plans to produce a targeted response to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [29715/17]

*527. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details and county location of capital projects announced by her department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29777/17]

*528. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in her department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29844/17]

*529. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full time civil service clerical officers in her department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29860/17]

*530. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in her department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29884/17]

*531. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in her department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29902/17]

*532. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the criteria for the local youth club grant scheme has changed to prioritise groups in which 75% of the youth members are between 10 and 21 years of age and to require 75% of members to be between 10 and 21 years of age. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [30065/17]

*533. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered that scout groups could be disadvantaged by the change to the local youth club grant scheme that requires groups to have 75% of youth members between 10 and 21 years of age, in view of the fact the entire unit, which may have three to four sections, is required to apply as a single unit but this will include children from six years of age that are feeders for the groups above 10 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [30066/17]

*534. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of running the Ombudsman for Children’s office. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [30076/17]

*535. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the national youth work advisory committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [30077/17]

*536. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average number of young persons assigned to each aftercare worker employed directly by TUSLA; the average number assigned to aftercare workers employed by external agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30079/17]

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*537. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to her appointment of a person (details supplied) to investigate the mother and baby home site at Tuam; the role that the Gardaí have as part of this investigation; if criminal investigations are ongoing or to be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [30084/17]

*538. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to parliamentary question number 1945 of 20 June 2017, and the announcement made in October 2016 (details supplied) the reason the full affordable childcare scheme will not be fully implemented from September 2017; the timeframe for the universal scheme to be introduced; if back payments will be made to those that have prepared and budgeted for the scheme; if not, the way in which the €19 million set aside for the scheme will be spent; if registered child minders can avail of the scheme while the registration of the balance of child minders is being organised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [30187/17]

Chun an Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí: To the Minister for Social Protection.

*539. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration can be given to the proposal (details supplied) which could alleviate pressure on local council housing supply especially in the case of emergency accommodation requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Deering. [30119/17]

*540. To ask the Minister for 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. [29456/17]

*541. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the rate of carer’s allowance being paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [29459/17]

*542. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [29523/17]

*543. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason children that are still in secondary education but that have turned 18 years of age are no longer eligible for child benefit; and her plans to review this policy and allow child benefit to be paid to children until they leave school. — Eoin Ó Broin. [29534/17]

*544. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the estimated cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [29550/17]

*545. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a refusal for disability allowance for a person (details supplied) can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29566/17]

*546. To ask the Minister for 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. [29584/17]

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*548. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [29586/17]


*550. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the staffing complement of her department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29610/17]





*555. To ask the Minister for 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. [29649/17]


*557. To ask the Minister for 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. [29652/17]



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*562. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied). — Willie O’Dea. [29666/17]

*563. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [29667/17]

*564. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to a media enquiry (details supplied), the category of weekly payment which is referred to in row 1 to single men; the category of payment which is referred to in row two to women and families; and if the payment in row 3 refers to the funding of emergency accommodation. — Eoin Ó Broin. [29684/17]

*565. To ask the Minister for 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. — Tom Neville. [29707/17]

*566. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to examine the community employment system to ensure that community groups are adequately staffed with experienced employees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [29710/17]

*567. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if parents of children with diabetes are considered for domiciliary care allowance upon application; the criteria for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bobby Aylward. [29768/17]

*568. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider legislation governing jobpath and community employment schemes to allow participants to transfer from a jobpath placement to a community employment scheme placement in order to address the shortage of candidates available to the latter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bobby Aylward. [29769/17]

*569. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in her department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29855/17]

*570. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of full time civil service clerical officers in her department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29871/17]

*571. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in her department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29897/17]

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*572. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in her department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29913/17]

*573. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29918/17]

*574. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied). — Peter Burke. [30008/17]

*575. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a mechanism can be introduced which would allow a person on a jobpath programme to transfer onto a community employment scheme if they are of the view it is more suitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [30028/17]

*576. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of job sustainment fees paid to the private companies operating the jobpath programme over the past twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [30029/17]

*577. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a social welfare payment, by county. — John Brady. [30047/17]

*578. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the criteria changed in budget 2017 for the wage subsidy scheme for employers (details supplied). — Dara Calleary. [30055/17]

*579. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be concluded in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of their application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30059/17]

*580. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the invalidity pension for the self employed (details supplied) as announced in budget 2017; when the legislation for same will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Deering. [30067/17]

*581. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in receipt of mortgage income supplement in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Brady. [30069/17]

*582. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions being put in place for persons in receipt of mortgage income supplement that will no longer receive this assistance after 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — John Brady. [30070/17]

*583. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her department keeps an individual record of a persons use of the free travel scheme such as the journeys they have taken and cost to the State thereof; if so, the purpose of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Kelly. [30083/17]

*584. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the considerable time delays in approving domiciliary care allowance applications; her plans to improve the timeframe for processing applications in view of 18 week delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pat The Cope Gallagher. [30122/17]

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Chun an Aire Tithíochta, Pleanála, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil: To the Minister for Housing, Planning; Community and Local Government.

*585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the need for planning guidelines regarding the development of solar PV farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Byrne. [29453/17]

*586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the onshore wind farm policies with regard to minimum distances, in view of the planning applications of large industrial windfarms in south County Wicklow and the large opposition to these developments by local residents and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Casey. [29725/17]

*587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the recent court case whereby home owners were compensated for wind farm noise; if he will consider amending the windfarm guidelines in view of this judgement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Carol Nolan. [29735/17]

*588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when refunds for water charges will be given; if there is a timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Ryan. [29991/17]

*589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if leap cards will still be available to homeless persons accommodated in hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [30015/17]

*590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there are arrangements to zone residential areas exclusively for older persons that may need special arrangements catered towards their changing lives as they progress in years. — Josepha Madigan. [29494/17]

*591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if an archaeological report has been submitted to his department further to condition 34 of the Louth county council planning decision 08/1, issued on 12 August 2008; if so, if a copy can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [29515/17]

*592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the place finders system is working across the four Dublin local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29536/17]

*593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Part V legislation, his views on whether the 10% social housing requirement should be 10% of floor space, 10% of units, 10% of the land or all three; his views on whether there should be a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses and apartments within the 10%; if there are requirements for disabled access units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29537/17]

*594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with the Dublin local authorities with regard to the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29538/17]

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*595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29539/17]

*596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the requirements for affordable homes in developments in receipt of LIHAF funding; his plans to enforce the €300,000 maximum price in Dublin; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29540/17]

*597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to discuss with the Minister for Finance a change to the mandate of NAMA to include a greater transfer of residential property and building land from NAMA to local authorities in view of the continuing and escalating housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [29541/17]

*598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons being housed in hotel rooms as emergency accommodation; and the progress made to bring to an end the use of hotels for emergency accommodation. — Clare Daly. [29559/17]

*599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the average cost of the construction of completed social housing units in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the estimated future average cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Barry Cowen. [29593/17]

*600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29603/17]

*601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rules on the spending contributions raised from development levies by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29625/17]

*602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of second hand dwellings purchased by all local authorities in the past three years to date by local authority, dwelling type; the amount spent per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29634/17]

*603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgages approved and granted in each of the years 2013 to 2016. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [29657/17]

*604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of mortgages provided by local authorities. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [29658/17]

*605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to put in place cost rental and cost purchase housing or affordable housing models. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [29659/17]

*606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure persons whose incomes are above the maximum levels for local authority housing, but

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for whom mortgages are out of reach, can find housing which is affordable and long term. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [29660/17]

*607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses purchased by approved housing bodies in 2015. — Pearse Doherty. [29665/17]

*608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding voter irregularities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mattie McGrath. [29675/17]

*609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29692/17]

*610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ascertain the level of LGBT youth homelessness; his plans to produce a targeted response to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [29716/17]

*611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ascertain the level of migrant youth homelessness; his plans to produce a targeted response to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [29717/17]

*612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the tenant purchase scheme review. — Sean Sherlock. [29723/17]

*613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has received the final report of the review into allegations of planning irregularities in County Donegal; if so, if he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29755/17]

*614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the names of the persons and organisations on his department’s data analytics group; and the names and organisations it has consulted with to date. — Eoin Ó Broin. [29764/17]

*615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29781/17]

*616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29848/17]

*617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29864/17]

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*618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29888/17]

*619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29906/17]

*620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when reimbursements of water charges will issue to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jim O’Callaghan. [29830/17]

*621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on media reports regarding an unpublished government commissioned fire safety report; if such a report exists; when it was completed; and when it will be published. — Gerry Adams. [29920/17]

*622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to tackle fire safety defects in housing developments following the recent Grenfell Tower tragedy in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Gerry Adams. [29921/17]

*623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the housing developments identified as having fire safety defects in each county, in tabular form; when these defects were identified; and the current fire safety status of these developments. — Gerry Adams. [29922/17]

*624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the housing developments built during the boom which are at risk of rapid fire spread in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Gerry Adams. [29923/17]

*625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will arrange to have a full fire inspection carried out at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [29931/17]

*626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the Mulcahy report into allegations made concerning planning matters in County Donegal to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [29992/17]

*627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the data the officials from his department or those officials involved in the short term letting working group have requested from a company (details supplied); when this information was requested; and if this data has been provided. — Eoin Ó Broin. [29993/17]

*628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if section 13 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is an executive or reserved function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [30004/17]

*629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a resolution to require a particular action to be carried out under section 140 of the Local Government Act 2001 can be applied to variation to a development plan under section 13 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Martin. [30005/17]

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*630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of occupied properties in County Dublin that have fire safety notices; the address and date of issue of the fire safety notice for each property; the immediate measures his department will be taking to make these tenants and buildings safe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [30011/17]

*631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the location to which 20 persons from a location (details supplied) will be moved to in view of the evacuation of the property over fire safety concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [30012/17]

*632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which a fire safety notice can be issued on a property for almost one year while persons still occupy the building and no remedial works had taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [30013/17]

*633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide the safety certificates that his department has received in respect of funfairs in County Meath in 2016 and to date in 2017. — Thomas Byrne. [30052/17]

*634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the flammable cladding material used at Grenfell Tower, London is banned for use here; if buildings here are fitted with this or similar material; if an audit will be carried out to ensure that this cladding or similar is not used on public or private buildings here; the provisions in place to ensure that concerns relayed by residents of buildings are taken into account and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Brassil. [30074/17]

*635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to parliamentary question number 23 of 25 May 2017, and in particular the second last paragraph which refers to action 12 the strategy for the of the rental sector; if the report is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2017; and if he has a target date of quarter 3 2017. — Joan Collins. [30086/17]

*636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to parliamentary question number 23 of 25 May 2017, and in particular the second paragraph which refers to action 12 of the strategy for the rental sector, the persons that are on this expert group; the terms of reference of the group; and if an organisation (details supplied) has been asked to be on it. — Joan Collins. [30087/17]

*637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to parliamentary question number 23 of 25 May 2017, in particular the second last paragraph which refers to action 12 of the strategy for the rental sector, the scale of the cost of the rental agency being considered; and his views on whether it should be aiming at €10,000 to €20,000 per annum. — Joan Collins. [30088/17]

*638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to parliamentary question number 23 of 25 May 2017, in particular the reference to action 12 of the strategy for the rental sector, if it will be a semi state company that progresses the cost rental model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Collins. [30089/17]

*639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of opt outs for individual new dwellings under SI 365 of Building Regulations 2015 for each local

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authority, by quarter and as a percentage of overall commencements in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joe Carey. [30095/17]

*640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the flammable cladding material used on Grenfell tower is banned for use here in view of recent tragic events at Grenfell tower, London; if buildings here are fitted with this or similar material; if an audit will be carried out to ensure that this cladding or similar has not been used on public or private buildings; the provisions that are in place to ensure that concerns relayed by residents of buildings are taken into account and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Micheál Martin. [30127/17]

*641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the review of the new tenant purchase scheme will be finalised; the changes which are proposed as a result of the said review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie Penrose. [30141/17]

*642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made in the establishment of a register of vacant sites in advance of the introduction of the vacant site levy due to come into operation in 2018; the guidance that is given to local authorities in the event of difficulties in identifying the ownership of a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [30177/17]

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

*643. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to grant Defence Forces personnel access to the Workplace Relations Commission to raise pay and pension concerns. — James Browne. [29495/17]

*644. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding Labour Court access for Defence Forces personnel. — James Browne. [29496/17]

*645. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to address the concerns of post 2013 entrants to the Defence Forces that will no longer be entitled to a supplementary pension when aged between 58 and 60 and must wait to receive retirement benefits when aged over 66. — James Browne. [29497/17]

*646. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which involves the inclusion of Defence Forces representative associations in line with the work of the Department of Justice and Equality working group regarding access to the industrial relations structures for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [29498/17]

*647. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the concerns surrounding the use of lariam in the Defence Forces while on overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [29499/17]

*648. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staffing complement of his department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. — Brendan Howlin. [29601/17]

*649. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding traveller support and services provided by his department in each county; the groups, agencies and voluntary bodies involved; the cost of same for each county for the past three years and to date in 2017; his plans

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to set up an advisory group to report on the minimum levels of support and services from his department that should be available in each county to address the needs and the rights of travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [29690/17]

*650. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details and county location of capital projects announced by his department in March, April, May and to date in June 2017. — Niall Collins. [29779/17]

*651. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of civil service clerical officers in full time employment in his department as of 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29846/17]

*652. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of full time civil service clerical officers in his department that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29862/17]

*653. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of full time civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29886/17]

*654. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of temporary civil service clerical officer appointments made in his department from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017 by county, in tabular form. — Mick Wallace. [29904/17]

*655. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Army Ranger Wing has increased its counter terrorism training in collaboration with An Garda Síochána in view of continued terrorism attacks and threats in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29984/17]

*656. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the commitment which has been made to date in 2017 to further enhance the capabilities of the Army Ranger Wing as part of the implementation of the White Paper 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fiona O’Loughlin. [29985/17]

CEISTEANNA, SEACHAS CEISTEANNA AR SONRAÍODH UAIN DÓIBH, I gCOMHAIR FREAGRA Ó BHÉAL DÉ CÉADAOIN, 28 MEITHEAMH, 2017

QUESTIONS, OTHER THAN QUESTIONS NOMINATED FOR PRIORITY, FOR ORAL ANSWER ON WEDNESDAY, 28 JUNE, 2017


1. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to update his department’s statement of strategy. — Brendan Howlin. [29971/17]

Chun an Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt: To the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to make allocations under the capital sports programme in the course of 2017; the date

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on which such allocations will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30129/17]

3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new initiatives which have been taken by his department since the vote on Brexit in Britain to ensure that Ireland is prepared to deal with the expected drop in visitor numbers from Britain; his plans to ensure that the tourism sector diversifies in both attracting visitors from other countries and in improving tourism amenities here going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Imelda Munster. [29962/17]

4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his officials have had discussions with the Minister of State for Regional and Rural Affairs regarding the possibility of providing matching funding from his department and the CLÁR scheme of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for the repair of non county roads under the LIS scheme; if so, the nature of these discussions; if decisions were taken as a result of the discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29952/17]

5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the introduction of primary legislation or a statutory instrument in relation to the implementation of EU Directive 598/14; and the likely timescale for same. — Clare Daly. [29944/17]

6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to parliamentary question number 230 of 23 February 2017 and in view of the recently formed Athlete Commission for the period 2017 to 2020, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the board of Sport Ireland will not consider funding for the Olympic Council of Ireland in 2017 until the Moran Enquiry has been finalised and published; his views on whether this will hinder the preparation of Ireland’s future Olympians preparations for domestic and international sports events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29949/17]

7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the future of Shannon airport in view of recent reports that the airport is due to be downgraded and in view of the fact that it has failed to reach targets under its business plan regarding passenger targets and aviation jobs targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Imelda Munster. [29963/17]

8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his department’s commitment to upgrade the N2 road in County Meath. — Thomas Byrne. [29950/17]

9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with his EU and UK counterparts regarding retaining the single aviation market when the UK exits the European Union; and his views on the position the government should take in a renegotiation or change to the EU open skies policy. — Robert Troy. [30169/17]

10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made towards the establishment of a public transport stakeholder dialogue as per the Labour Court recommendation arising from the Bus Éireann dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Ryan. [29982/17]

11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the significant financial shortfall in Iarnród Éireann especially with regard to the capital budget for the rail network; and his views on whether closing certain rail lines is a potential solution. — Robert Troy. [30171/17]

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12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding programme that the renovation of two bridges (details supplied) in County Donegal has been approved under; the timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [30144/17]

13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate a budget for the provision of park and ride facilities in a number of towns (details supplied) in County Kildare in which the requirement for park and ride is crucial in order to increase usage of public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [30199/17]

14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to parliamentary question number 48 of 10 May 2017, the progress made on the promised review into the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973, as amended. — Clare Daly. [29942/17]

15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his department is taking to address the very significant cost inflation in accommodation and other items in Dublin that is being experienced by overseas visitors; and his views on whether a special body under the aegis of his department should be tasked with examining the way in which to address this issue to protect the reputation of the tourism sector. — Robert Troy. [30172/17]

16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to calls by an organisation (details supplied) for emergency measures to be put in place to solve a shortage of chefs across the country (details supplied); the status of the CERT national hospitality training centre in Amiens Street; and his views on whether 5,000 chefs will be needed to fill vacancies by 2018. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [29964/17]

17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to recommence the design stage of the A5/N2 to address the potential impacts from Brexit; if Monaghan county council can be briefed on these plans; and if funding will be available to the council. — Niamh Smyth. [29940/17]

18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the Staying Alive at 1.5 initiative aimed at protecting cyclists and other vulnerable roads users; his legislative plans regarding minimum overtaking distances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Ryan. [30207/17]

19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate a specific marketing budget to Fáilte Ireland to promote County Donegal specifically, further to the county being nominated by a magazine (details supplied) as the coolest place on the planet to visit in 2017 and Donegal airport being named the second most scenic airport in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29938/17]

20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Sport Ireland has delayed in responding to the application for additional funding for the national women’s soccer team for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [30131/17]

21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures which have been considered by his department to deal with the apparently serious financial situation at Iarnród Éireann including investment in the company and in relevant infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Imelda Munster. [29961/17]

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22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to improve cycling safety in view of the fact that there have been more fatalities to date in 2017 than the entirety of 2016. — Eamon Ryan. [30175/17]

23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Fáilte Ireland to ensure that there is a marketing budget put in place to further promote County Donegal further to the county being nominated by a magazine (details supplied) as the coolest place on the planet to visit in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Charlie McConalogue. [29937/17]

24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new legislation being prepared by the government to regulate the use of rickshaws in cities and towns across the State; the way this legislation will be effective in allowing for the regulation of these vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Imelda Munster. [29960/17]

25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to identify a bus park and ride facility on the N7 near Rathcoole, County Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [29957/17]

26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (SI 332 of 2012) that was to make cycle tracks non-mandatory except for contraflow tracks and tracks in pedestrianised areas in view of the fact that the regulations do not provide for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [29946/17]

27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to meet with Bus Éireann worker representatives to discuss the future of the company and transport nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [30191/17]

28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if plans for a cycleway from Sutton to Balbriggan in north County Dublin can be fast tracked; the funding that is available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Ryan. [30206/17]

29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which, in the context of a capital expenditure review, he plans to address strategic infrastructural deficits in the transport area with particular reference to road, bus and rail services, bridges and existing networks incapable of dealing with traffic volumes; his further plans to make major announcements in this area in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [30130/17]

30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to parliamentary question number 589 of 30 May 2017, if he will provide a report on this paper; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas P. Broughan. [29954/17]

31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether his department and transport agencies under its aegis are doing enough to promote the use of the European Fund for Strategic investment in terms of identifying and carrying out background work on public infrastructure projects that may meet the criteria for project selection in terms of additionality and revenue generation and may attract private co-financing investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [30170/17]

32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the provision of extra current and capital

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funding for transport in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [29953/17]

33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date on the rebranding of a midlands tourism strategy and the proposed business plane by Fáilte Ireland to serve midlands counties including Longford and Westmeath; when this plan will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [29975/17]

34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate funding to allow Monaghan county council recommence the design stage of the A5/N2 and select the preferred route to address the potential impacts from Brexit. — Niamh Smyth. [29939/17]

35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered reviewing the current training and education structures in the tourism sector with a view to considering the establishment of a distinct specialised training service for those that work or intend to work in the tourism industry including chefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Imelda Munster. [29959/17]

36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the increasing travel demand across the Dublin region in general; the position regarding the implementation of the Leinster outer orbital ring road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [30198/17]

37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the publication of bus connects recently by the NTA and in view of the traffic congestion in Dublin, the reason Dublin mid west N4 and N7 corridors have not been identified as a location for the proposed bus rapid transport network by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — John Curran. [29956/17]

38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a light rail service to Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. [29958/17]

39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the CERT in Amiens Street ceased offering chef training in 2011; and if the building is still equipped to train chefs. — Maureen O’Sullivan. [29965/17]

40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the non national road specific improvement grants programme; the way in which local authority prioritisation of projects influences funding decisions; the criteria used to fund projects without local authority prioritisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [30145/17]

41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional measures he is implementing and considering to support the rollout of electric vehicles across the country. — Eamon Ryan. [30174/17]

42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage the sports capital grants adjudication process is at; when they will be announced; the total budget will be for 2017; if the allocation will be based on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peter Burke. [29976/17]

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43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the unpublished report by an organisation (details supplied) on Rosslare Europort which was published by the previous Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — James Browne. [29947/17]

44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the NTA’s plans to redesign the Dublin Bus network; if this redesign will impact on Dublin Bus’s operation of their existing routes; if private operators are being given the tender to operate newly designed routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [30190/17]

45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on ongoing discussions between his department, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown county council and Dun Laoghaire harbour company with regard to the future governance of the harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [30188/17]

46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the planned transfer of ownership of the Dun Laoghaire harbour company to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown county council; if this transfer will be option one or two in the Harbours Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Richard Boyd Barrett. [30189/17]

47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to parliamentary question number 71 of 22 March 2017, the status of the report on the consultation process on the current and future role of rail transport here; his plans to open an express train service from Wexford town to Dublin, in order to facilitate commuters and increase the number of passengers using the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Wallace. [30134/17]

48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the unfolding financial crisis Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [30132/17]

49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of US troops that have passed through Shannon Airport to date in 2017. — Clare Daly. [29941/17]

50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent projections of the EPA that, rather than reducing, transport emissions are expected to increase by 10% to 12% between 2015 and 2020; if, in view of the fact that road transport accounts for 95% of total transport emissions here, his further views on whether government transport policy heavily favours the road system and arguably has the knock on effect of incentivising private car use over public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Wallace. [30133/17]

51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding establishing the multi stakeholder forum to deal with future challenges faced by Bus Éireann which was promised in April 2017; the measures his department is taking to secure the future of the company and its bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Robert Troy. [30173/17]

52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in relation to the establishment of the IAA as the competent authority in relation to airport noise under EU Directive 598/14, the level of consultation with community representatives, extra staff recruited and any other relevant decisions. — Clare Daly. [29945/17]

53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his department’s commitment to complete the Navan rail line. — Thomas Byrne. [29951/17]

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