What they're asking about 981 questions asked · 21 departments

• Communications 168 questions

  • 2019-11-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his priorities for the upcoming COP25 discussions in Madrid. [49414/19]
  • 2019-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the evidence that fracked gas is significantly worse for the environment, particularly in respect of methane emissions and other types of fossil fuels, and that actions or decisions by the Government that would allow the use of fracked gas here directly contravenes and undermines meaningful action on climate change. [42275/19]
  • 2019-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the mechanisms he is considering to develop private finance models in support of the deep retrofit of residential buildings; and the way in which such financing might be expected to operate with respect to the length of loans, interest rates and so on. [42276/19]
  • 2019-07-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the options proposed by Eir will be considered for the roll-out of fibre to the national broadband area by means other than the draft concession agreement. [28479/19]
  • 2019-07-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the expected timeline for the development of the north-South interconnector; and the expected progress of the project. [28480/19]
  • 2019-07-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to implement the governance structures recommended in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action report. [25210/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the importation of fracked gas from the United States of America; and if measures will be taken to have liquified natural gas, LNG, from fracked sources removed from the EU projects of common interest list in view of climate change commitments and in view of the commitment to ban fracking. [26918/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on a company (details supplied); and his views on the use of hardware and software built by the company here. [24335/19]
  • 2019-04-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the conditions for inclusion in REFIT 3 require the existence of full planning permission for the form of electricity generation to be subsidised. [17689/19]
  • 2019-04-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if REFIT 3 approval has been granted for the co-firing of biomass and peat at the west Offaly power plant; and if all of the conditions of the REFIT 3 scheme, including the holding of planning permission, have been met. [17690/19]
  • 2019-04-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if REFIT 3 approval has been granted for the co-firing of biomass and peat at the Lough Ree power plant; and if all of the conditions of the REFIT 3 scheme, including the holding of planning permission, have been met. [17691/19]
  • 2019-03-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses that availed of the deep retrofit grant assistance as managed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2018; and the overall budget spend in grant support for such projects. [12545/19]
  • 2019-01-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the tendering process for the national broadband plan. [3265/19]
  • 2019-01-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); if he is considering a similar policy approach as part of the national mitigation plan, national energy and climate plan and the all of Government plan for climate disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/19]
  • 2019-01-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the European Court of Justice that upheld the ability of the German Government to make a household media charge non-device dependent; if this ruling has been discussed by the television licence fee reform working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2461/19]
  • 2019-01-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration was not signed; the reasons for signing or not signing respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/19]
  • 2018-12-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the heat available from a planned €40 million district heating system utilising heat from the Poolbeg incinerator that will be utilised; and the purposes for which this resource could be utilised for. [53168/18]
  • 2018-12-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to meet, by 2021, the target of 45,000 deep retrofits per annum. [53167/18]
  • 2018-11-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the ban on smoky fuels promised by his predecessor and the Taoiseach on a number of occasions in Dáil Éireann will be implemented; and the reason for the delay from the original timescale. [49613/18]
  • 2018-11-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in finalising the clean air strategy in view of the fact that it is now a year since his predecessor informed Dáil Éireann that he hoped to finalise the clean air strategy within the coming weeks; and when he expects to finalise it. [49614/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the advisory board for the climate action fund has been established; and if so, the members of same. [41957/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received to the climate action fund by the deadline of 1 October 2018. [41958/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if State-owned companies such as Bord na Móna and Coillte which hold large landbanks of degraded peatland from which emissions could be cost effectively abated are eligible to apply to the climate action fund; and if so, if they were notified of the fund. [41959/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the organisations which were notified of the climate action fund by letter or email. [41960/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if public health benefits are one of the criteria to be used in assessing applications under the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41961/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the cost of an NC5 non-batch application will be removed; if the requirement for a planning application in order to make the application will be removed; and the guidelines and guidance on the costs of making the connection. [41963/18]
  • 2018-10-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is supporting proposals for the EU to commit, in the context of forthcoming COP24 in Katowice, to increasing the commitments in its nationally determined contribution to bring it in line with the 1.5°C target in the Paris Agreement. [41106/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a 3% annual rate of renovation for Government-owned and occupied buildings as required by Article 5 of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU and Article 4 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU has been achieved for each of the years from 2014 to 2017, respectively; if the 3% target has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39293/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of houses and apartments that have a municipal compost bin. [37583/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which and the point at which he came to the conclusion that the national mitigation plan is not working. [37582/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department has in the formulation of the climate and energy plan. [26893/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will be proposing or making legislative changes to achieve full compliance of Irish law with the obligations of the Aarhus convention; and the form he expects those changes to take. [35192/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the introduction of a carbon floor price for electric sales similar to the one introduced in the United Kingdom; and if so, the price at which he plans to set same. [32415/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken or proposes to take to assist the EPA and local authorities in being more effective in taking enforcement action against illegal waste handling and dumping in view of the situations revealed by a documentary (details supplied) recently; and his plans to propose legislative changes in that regard. [35187/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on progress on developing a programme for wetland management to give effect to Ireland's obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. [35194/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the increase in greenhouse gas emissions expected for each of the years from 2021 to 2030 should the subsidy for co-firing biomass with peat be operated in each of those years in the three peat-fired power plants compared with a situation in which no subsidy is made available. [35195/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost expected in each year between 2021 and 2030 should the subsidy for co-firing biomass with peat be operated in each of those years in the three peat fired power plants compared with a situation in which no subsidy is made available. [35196/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extra greenhouse gas emissions for each year up to 2030 predicted by the EPA and SEAI to result from the continuation of the existing biomass co-firing subsidy at Edenderry and the proposed extension of this subsidy to the other two peat-fired power plants, which subsidy would have the effect of keeping these three uneconomic peat plants in operation. [35197/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times he or the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs and natural resources has met oil companies since taking office; and the locations in which and when those meetings took place. [35207/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32176/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific provisions of the Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2002 which prevent him implementing elements of the National Radon Control Strategy; and the actions in the strategy which are impeded in this manner. [32179/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a service level agreement, in number of days, for the planning process for renewable energy projects from design through to operation (details supplied); and the way in which these service level agreements compare with the UK and Germany. [31050/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider using the Kilbarry project in Waterford city as a pilot scheme to reassess planning restrictions regarding the ESB grid access. [31052/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the roll-out of the renewable energy support scheme. [31053/18]
  • 2018-06-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department had in relation to the special Project Ireland 2040 forum on empowering communities for climate action which he will attend on 20 June 2018. [25685/18]
  • 2018-06-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and type of licences and seismic survey activities for which he has exercised his power under the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an environmental impact assessment, EIA, or a stage 2 appropriate assessment, AA, for exploration activities; the number of seismic surveys and licences that have been determined as requiring an EIA or stage 2 AA by month, year and area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25689/18]
  • 2018-06-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and type of exploration activities for which he has exercised his power under the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, or stage 2 appropriate assessment, AA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25690/18]
  • 2018-06-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has conducted a cumulative analysis of seismic impacts on Irish sea life from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25691/18]
  • 2018-06-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of seismic surveys that have been conducted in Irish waters since 2011; the level of environmental assessment each received; if powers under European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an EIA or stage 2 AA for exploration activities were exercised; if these assessments included a cumulative assessment of seismic activity over a number of years by year, month, area and licence or permission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25692/18]
  • 2018-06-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of seismic surveys that will be conducted in 2018 in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25693/18]
  • …and 118 more questions on Communications
• Transport 133 questions

  • 2019-11-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority checks the compliance of cycling infrastructure schemes which it funds with the national cycle manual and the design manual for urban roads and streets. [48534/19]
  • 2019-11-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has overseen the design of the proposed Broadmeadow greenway and checked it for compliance with the national cycle manual. [48535/19]
  • 2019-09-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to encourage Bus Éireann to facilitate customers that want to bring their bikes onboard buses through the use of an online reservation system similar to that used by Irish Rail; and his views on the removal of the €10 charge on a single journey that is currently applied. [37358/19]
  • 2019-07-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the response to the public consultation on the preferred route for MetroLink for south Dublin; and if the National Transport Authority will be directed to carry out assessments of two alternative route options (details supplied). [29508/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by diverting freight to rail. [26658/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating and incentivising switching from diesel and petrol cars to electric cars. [26659/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating and incentivising modal shift from cars to public transport. [26660/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per tonne of abating greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating and incentivising modal shift from cars to bicycles. [26661/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA has agreed with the developer of the site above the proposed Charlemont Street metro station to provide the underground structures needed to facilitate such a future development of its underground station as per the final preferred route alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24088/19]
  • 2019-05-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of his Department in the evolution of the BusConnects project being led by the NTA; and if he has recently met with the NTA in relation to the project. [22092/19]
  • 2019-05-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the major public transport projects under construction or that are in the planning and-or rail order process. [22093/19]
  • 2019-05-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if electric scooters are considered to be mechanically propelled vehicles; and the requirements for road use of scooters. [21052/19]
  • 2019-05-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if guidelines have been provided to Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the use of weed killer on national roads; and the policy in this regard. [18406/19]
  • 2019-04-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to provide free nationwide public transport to persons in full-time education. [17178/19]
  • 2019-04-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on road maintenance in each year since 1992 by local, regional and national roads. [17179/19]
  • 2019-04-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new road infrastructure projects contractually committed to or under construction; and the cost of each. [17180/19]
  • 2019-04-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport projects contractually committed to or under construction; and the cost of each. [17181/19]
  • 2019-04-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investigation carried out of the investment and operational support which would be needed to establish an integrated public transport service providing a level of service comparable to the best systems in other European countries; and if he will provide documents resulting from this research. [17182/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure on public transport for each year since 1992. [16925/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure on new road infrastructure, including public private partnership expenditure, for each year since 1992 by national, regional and local roads. [16926/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average travel distance for journeys to work or education in each year since 1992. [16927/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of completing the restoration of the western rail corridor. [16928/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of completing the restoration of the Dublin to Navan railway. [16929/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of the DART interconnector. [16930/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of the Metro West proposal. [16931/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the cost of the Cork light rail proposal. [16932/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of each of the road infrastructure projects contained in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. [16933/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage of development and anticipated timescale for each of the road infrastructure projects contained in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. [16934/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage of development and anticipated timescale for each of the public transport infrastructure projects contained in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. [16935/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest estimate for the annual cost of traffic congestion to the economy. [16936/19]
  • 2019-04-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the report on the maritime transport forum 2008 can be accessed on the website of his Department; if not, if it will be made available; and if there are developments or public documents on the issues persons with disabilities experience at ports here since 2008. [15736/19]
  • 2019-04-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which he can direct the National Transport Authority to consider and develop alternative alignments for the metro southside. [15443/19]
  • 2019-04-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which he could direct the National Transport Authority, NTA, to consider and develop alternative alignments for the southside section of the metro. [15087/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the budget allocation of his Department in 2019 that will be allocated to the local authority swimming pool programme. [13260/19]
  • 2019-02-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which public private partnership arrangements will be used in new road construction projects in the next five years. [6692/19]
  • 2019-02-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the next stage of the public consultation process for the metro with particular reference to alternative routes for the metro in south County Dublin. [6691/19]
  • 2018-12-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has modelling on the impact on demand for public transport of fare increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51962/18]
  • 2018-12-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of his Department in the decision-making process and consideration of the final route of the MetroLink project on the south side of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51961/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the change in greenhouse gas emissions expected to result from each of the road projects included in the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [45641/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role he is taking with regard to the review of the MetroLink project on the south side of the city; and if he has considered proposals for continuing the tunnel boring machine south of the Charlemont Street stop and amending the preferred route alignment to allow for such a development. [45642/18]
  • 2018-09-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of national road projects to be commenced between September 2018 and the end of 2019; the number that will be financed by way of public private partnership; and his views on the public private partnership financing model for national road building projects. [37878/18]
  • 2018-09-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Dodder greenway project will be commenced; if it will be financed from the €53 million allocated for such projects; and if so, the process by which funds will be allocated for specific projects. [37877/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of atmospheric emissions generated by the Dublin Bus fleet; his plans to bring forward proposals to reduce emissions across the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37650/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding property. [37659/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of days that each line was out of service on each rail route under the control of Iarnród Éireann in each of the past five years; the reason for disruption; the amount spent on rail replacement services by bus or taxi; the number of passengers discommoded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37660/18]
  • 2018-09-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the National Transport Authority, NTA, is proposing a new colour scheme for buses in Dublin which would be dark blue on the front and back and that persons with visual impairments are concerned that this colour scheme will make the buses much less visible; if there has or will be public consultation in relation to this change; and if he has had discussions with the NTA, in relation to this change. [35447/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the National Cycle Policy Framework which he informed Dáil Éireann on a number of occasions in 2017, including 10 May 2017, would be published later in 2017; and if he has received a draft of the review. [35188/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to encourage active travel in line with the national obesity policy and plan. [35189/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for implementing EU Regulation 598/14; and if he plans to accede to the Dublin Airport Authority's request that he propose legislation to empower another authority to overrule the planning conditions inserted by An Bord Pleanála restricting the night time use of the airport in the interest of the health of local residents. [35191/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to receipt of a letter from Dublin City Council dated 21 May 2018, if he will meet with councillors to discuss cycling infrastructure. [35204/18]
  • …and 83 more questions on Transport
• Housing 114 questions

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the amendments to planning regulations to allow for the installation of rooftop solar panels on schools, community buildings, homes and businesses without planning permission have not yet been published in view of the fact it was outlined in the Climate Action Plan and due by the end of quarter 4 of 2019. [3742/20]
  • 2019-12-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans with regard to the regulation of political advertising on social media platforms further to the recent meeting of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and Fake News. [49415/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the marine planning and development management Bill. [41989/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the volume of cost-rental housing projects he expects to advance in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24005/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the timeline for the establishment of an electoral commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24004/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the redress available to residents in instances in which a developer has gone out of business and the management company is not in operation in a private estate such as the case of an estate (details supplied). [24087/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce marine protected areas; and the role the NPWS would have in the process. [16865/19]
  • 2019-04-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will reassess the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040 for climate impact following the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16389/19]
  • 2019-04-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to approve mixed social and cost-rental housing on land (details supplied); the way in which it would be funded; and the timeline for delivery of such developments. [16390/19]
  • 2019-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the compulsory purchase powers the new land agency will have for the procurement of underutilised private land for the provision of housing. [8456/19]
  • 2019-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he plans to utilise the cost rental model of housing; and the timeline and quantity for which he plans to utilise this model for the provision of homes in the next five years. [8455/19]
  • 2019-01-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if actions in the National Radon Control Strategy 2014 for the surveying and control of radon in the private rental sector and in privately owned housing used in the social housing sector have been implemented; if the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations now include obligations to test for and remediate radon; the steps that have been taken through the PRTB in relation to radon; if a survey has been carried out of landlords, tenants and other relevant stakeholders to assess the baseline levels of awareness on radon; if information on radon testing has been included in the inspections of privately rented houses by local authorities; and if local authorities carry out radon testing on privately owned accommodation used for social housing. [1472/19]
  • 2019-01-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce minimum thermal efficiency standards for rented accommodation in view of the linked problems of fuel poverty in the private rented sector and lack of progress in achieving thermal retrofit of private rented accommodation. [1473/19]
  • 2019-01-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of his plans for the extension of marine protected areas; and the timeline for the implantation of these areas. [51158/18]
  • 2018-12-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of permissions granted for apartments and houses, respectively in each of the four local authorities in Dublin during the period of Q1 2016 to Q2 2018; the number of houses and apartments, respectively which have been completed during the period of Q1 2016 to Q2 2018 according to the CSO by year, local authority, number of apartments per year, number of houses per year, number of permissions granted and number of CSO completions in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52444/18]
  • 2018-12-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses and apartments, respectively sold in each of the four local authorities in Dublin during the period of Q1 2016 to Q2 2018 by year, local authority, number of apartments sold per year and number of houses sold per year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52445/18]
  • 2018-11-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if finance (details supplied) is available for Dublin City Council to develop the Poolbeg strategic development zone, SDZ, fully without entering into a public-private development partnership. [46662/18]
  • 2018-11-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the decision making process from inception to delivery for the development by public-private partnership of new housing in instances (details supplied); and the decisions taken by him, the local housing authority chief executive or his officials and by the elected councillors. [46663/18]
  • 2018-11-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of affordable housing units to be built that will be for purchase; and the number that will be affordable cost-rental properties for rent in view of the comments made by the Minister of State with special responsibility for local government and electoral reform during a Topical Issue debate on 24 October 2018 (details supplied). [46664/18]
  • 2018-11-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the necessary legal provisions are in place to enable local authorities approaching the development of large land banks such as Poolbeg and Ballymastone to provide cost rental housing on those lands in view of the support of Dáil Éireann for cost rental housing expressed in the approval of the motion of 6 March 2018 and his statement that cost rental is a key part of housing strategy. [46294/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has received the report into potential arrangements and powers for directly elected mayors in Cork and other cities; and if so, if he will publish same. [45576/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans with regard to arrangements and powers for directly elected mayors in Cork and other cities on which it has been indicated there will be plebiscites held in June 2019. [45577/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the effort he has made to engage with and consult local citizens and political parties with regard to arrangements and powers for directly elected mayors in Cork and other cities on which it has been indicated plebiscites will be held in June 2019. [45578/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to remove the requirement for planning permission for residential solar photo-voltaic installations (details supplied). [41962/18]
  • 2018-10-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to issue guidelines, directions or circular letters to ensure market places are provided and maintained; if his attention has been drawn to the recent closure of six weekend markets (details supplied) in summer 2018 in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40096/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of removing the means-test for maintenance payments, particularly for housing assistance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39286/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of revenue which would be raised if the vacant site levy was applied to all sites above 100 m and below 500 sq m; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department keeps track of the number of crèches granted planning permission in estates larger than 75 houses as was required under the childcare facilities guidelines for local authorities, June 2001; if his attention has been drawn to the number of these childcare facilities that subsequently underwent a change of use to some other facility; his plans to review the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37646/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to recent changes in the UK regarding shared space guidance in the public realm; his plans to make changes in Irish guidance to reflect this, such as modifying the technical guidance documents for the building regulations or the design manual for urban streets and roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37655/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the proposals from the working group examining the appropriate regulatory approaches for short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37657/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are emergency regulations, such as the hosepipe ban, regarding the use of large quantities of water for irrigation other than for food production. [32558/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of water being used for irrigation purposes for landscaping other than food production, for example, maintaining animal racecourses and golf courses. [32559/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 8 May 2018, when he or his predecessor decided not to implement action 20 of the national radon control strategy, namely, to amend the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations to address radon; and the reason therefor. [35186/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government ​the steps he is taking to encourage active travel in line with the national obesity policy and plan. [35190/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the actions he has taken and plans to take in regard to the large-scale illegal extraction of peat for horticultural use in view of the data on unauthorised and unlicensed peat extraction gathered by University College Cork commissioned by an organisation (details supplied) with funding from his Department. [35193/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing schemes bought by charitable organisations in each of the four Dublin local authorities; the unit cost per dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35203/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he sought legal advice on the senior counsel report to him on planning matters in County Donegal. [35205/18]
  • 2018-07-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the BER rating or energy efficiency level standard for the national social housing stock that have been built over the past decade. [31343/18]
  • 2018-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the local organisations campaigning for an estate (details supplied) to be developed in line with the cost rental model will be supported; and the timeline for a decision to be made in relation to the estate. [26890/18]
  • 2018-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering a land use plan to assist in the development of environmental, housing, transport and regional development goals. [26891/18]
  • 2018-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the timeline for implementation and extent of marine protected areas. [23799/18]
  • 2018-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the screening procedures undertaken and communicated to the public here to determine whether a transboundary impact on the environment and-or human health is likely from an application in Northern Ireland for an installation for the intensive rearing of pigs and poultry, further to Ireland’s and the UK's obligations under the environmental impact assessment directive. [22929/18]
  • 2018-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when Ireland plans to ratify the second amendment to the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context published in 2004 which came into force on 23 October 2017 and which has been ratified by 32 nations; and if Ireland is committed to this international convention and will ratify the second amendment without further delay. [22930/18]
  • 2018-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Ireland has undertaken the legislative changes necessary to comply fully with transboundary obligations under the environmental impact assessment directive and the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. [22931/18]
  • 2018-05-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will amend the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017 to require landlords to test for radon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19872/18]
  • 2018-05-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the assessment he has made of an estate (details supplied) as a suitable site for the provision of the cost-rental model of public housing; if he has met or will meet the regeneration team for the estate; and if he has studied its proposal for the provision of housing in the area. [19871/18]
  • 2018-05-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount his Department is projected to spend in each quarter of 2018 in local authority builds, approved housing body builds and acquisitions units under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in tabular form. [19326/18]
  • 2018-04-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the timeframe and process for the introduction of new marine protected areas. [18438/18]
  • 2018-04-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the streamlined approval process for the approval of local authority housing by his Department; the number of occasions or stages of approval required by his Department's process; and the main stages and length of time it takes from site selection to tenant handover. [18447/18]
  • 2018-04-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied that 67% of all new housing being built has fossil fuel-based heating systems; and the measures he will take to reduce this in view of the Paris climate commitments. [18101/18]
  • …and 64 more questions on Housing
• Taoiseach 108 questions

  • 2019-10-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the European Council on 17 and 18 October 2019. [43262/19]
  • 2019-10-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment last met. [38503/19]
  • 2019-10-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the US Vice President, Mr. Mike Pence. [38501/19]
  • 2019-10-01 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Prime Minister Johnson. [38502/19]
  • 2019-10-01 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to New York for the UN Climate Action Summit 2019. [38849/19]
  • 2019-07-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it will next meet. [26620/19]
  • 2019-06-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with President Trump. [24326/19]
  • 2019-05-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it will next meet. [16738/19]
  • 2019-05-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach his plans for a new covenant between church and State. [16388/19]
  • 2019-05-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with EU leaders. [17623/19]
  • 2019-04-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent conversations with the UK Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May. [17624/19]
  • 2019-04-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he has had recent discussions with President Macron of France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11990/19]
  • 2019-04-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings or conversations with the President of France, Mr. Emmanuel Macron. [16387/19]
  • 2019-04-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Chancellor of Germany, Mrs. Angela Merkel. [16386/19]
  • 2019-04-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings and discussions with Ms Arlene Foster and political party leaders in Northern Ireland. [13974/19]
  • 2019-03-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meetings at the EU-League of Arab States summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. [10952/19]
  • 2019-03-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, regarding Brexit and the recent developments. [13973/19]
  • 2019-03-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the role of his Department in contingency planning for Brexit; and the number of meetings that have been held since September 2018 on same. [9390/19]
  • 2019-03-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the all-island civic dialogue held on 15 February 2019. [9391/19]
  • 2019-03-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings with the French Finance Minister. [10368/19]
  • 2019-02-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May. [6702/19]
  • 2019-02-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent discussions with EU Commission officials regarding Brexit. [5697/19]
  • 2019-02-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent trip to Brussels. [6703/19]
  • 2019-02-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. [5698/19]
  • 2019-01-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it will next meet. [2735/19]
  • 2019-01-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone call with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel. [2737/19]
  • 2018-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker since he met Prime Minister May on 21 November 2018; and the issues that were discussed. [50479/18]
  • 2018-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings he had at the special meeting in Brussels on 25 November 2018. [50480/18]
  • 2018-11-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to County Derry. [45930/18]
  • 2018-11-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings and discussions he had with his counterparts at the recent European Council meeting. [45007/18]
  • 2018-11-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Ms Arlene Foster. [45008/18]
  • 2018-10-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he has met religious leaders in Ireland recently; and his plans for managing the transition to a new relationship between religion, religious institutions and the State. [37882/18]
  • 2018-10-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if Brexit was on the agenda at the informal meeting of Heads of Government in Salzburg. [37883/18]
  • 2018-09-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach his plans for a Citizens' Assembly on gender equality. [37580/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [29412/18]
  • 2018-07-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the June 2018 European Council summit in Brussels. [29413/18]
  • 2018-07-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Ms Christine Lagarde. [30600/18]
  • 2018-07-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the British-Irish Council. [30599/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker. [28052/18]
  • 2018-06-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the details of the papal visit in August 2018. [26557/18]
  • 2018-06-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with the Dutch Prime Minister in respect of the Brexit process. [26892/18]
  • 2018-06-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [28053/18]
  • 2018-06-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if the issue of biodiversity has been considered for inclusion in the 2018 national risk assessment. [26556/18]
  • 2018-05-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister in Sofia. [22705/18]
  • 2018-05-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings in Newry, County Down. [19856/18]
  • 2018-05-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the details of the new structure of the communications unit within his Department following the completion of the review. [18891/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Chancellor Merkel. [13952/18]
  • 2018-03-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with President Trump. [13951/18]
  • 2018-03-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings at the European Council. [14207/18]
  • 2018-03-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the arrangements for the papal visit in August 2018. [14206/18]
  • …and 58 more questions on Taoiseach
• Justice 75 questions

  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted under the resettlement and relocation strands of the EU relocation programme; the number of those accepted that have been found permanent accommodation; and the number that remain in reception centres. [27174/19]
  • 2019-06-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to secure appropriate long-term accommodation for asylum seekers following the situation in County Monaghan in which over one hundred asylum seekers were removed from their accommodation and transported to County Wexford to facilitate a private function. [26852/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of four-wheel drive Garda vehicles attached to each Garda division in Dublin as of 22 February 2019; and the number as of 31 December 2017. [13261/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review firearms licensing regulations in view of the recent tragedy in New Zealand, particularly in relation to regulations that allow for children over 14 years of age to possess firearms. [13905/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the regulations on the number of firearms a person can own. [13906/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to examine the gun ownership regulations that allow applicants to obtain firearms without providing medical reports or undertaking psychiatric evaluation as part of the application process. [13907/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of firearms training certificates held by 14 to 17 year olds; the increase or otherwise in the number of firearms certificates issued in 2018; the level of private legally held firearms per head of population; and the way in which these figures compare with figures from ten years ago in tabular form. [13908/19]
  • 2018-11-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Syrian refugees accepted as part of the agreement reached with the European Union; and the position Syrian refugees are at in the integration process. [49977/18]
  • 2018-11-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to legislate for a hate crime to be considered as an aggravating factor in the sentencing of crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49978/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of abolishing financial contributions to civil legal aid for victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39292/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if people who are the victims of sexual assault have a right to self-refer to a sexual assault treatment unit even if they are not in a position to make an allegation against the perpetrator at that time; if he is satisfied that the correct information on this is being made available to all victims of sexual offences in Garda stations throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37647/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request the Garda Commissioner to bring forward a new Garda diversity strategy and implementation plan, in view of the fact that the previous one expired in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his recruitment plans for An Garda Síochána and the Garda Reserve over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37652/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of residents in direct provision centres; the number of adult males and females, respectively; the number of child males and females, respectively; and the number of bedrooms for each direct provision centre. [37653/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community Garda sergeant positions vacant across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37654/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed-penalty notices issued for speeding in the Dublin Port tunnel in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37658/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in jail continuously for a period of more than 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37661/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the initial cost of recruiting 2,000 new gardaí; and the cost per annum thereafter to maintain that additional number. [32162/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual applications for recognition of statelessness that have been received. [31046/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual applications for recognition of statelessness that were granted in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [31047/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time to make a determination on an application for the recognition of statelessness. [31048/18]
  • 2018-07-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for permission to reside here made by persons (details supplied) on 16 June 2016; when a determination will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/18]
  • 2018-07-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he has taken regarding the digital age of consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25683/18]
  • 2018-07-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans with regard to holding referenda in autumn 2018. [23787/18]
  • 2018-07-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline and process for the wording of the constitutional amendments ahead of the referenda in October 2018. [26555/18]
  • 2018-07-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 April 2018, when a reply will issue. [29419/18]
  • 2018-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans in regard to the referendums to take place in autumn 2018. [18892/18]
  • 2018-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the ramifications of setting the digital age of consent at 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/18]
  • 2018-04-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the roll-out of automatic number plate recognition cameras in Dublin city (details supplied); the timeline for the further roll-out of same; the proposed locations for the cameras; and the number of different types of vehicles found breaking traffic signals in 2017. [18393/18]
  • 2018-04-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procurement process for arranging flights to transport deportees from Ireland to their country of origin; and the airlines and travel agencies involved in transporting deportees. [17168/18]
  • 2018-02-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the tendering process for the forthcoming Kerry GYDP scheme; the process for selection; when the information will be available on all projects; if they will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/18]
  • 2018-01-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount An Garda Síochána recouped for the provision of police services on a non-public duty basis under section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in each of the years 2015 to 2017, by headings such as sports event, music event, non-music event or other headings that are used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3872/18]
  • 2018-01-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used to calculate the amount charged for the provision of police services on a non-public duty basis under section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005; if he has satisfied himself that these criteria are appropriate and represent full cost recovery for An Garda Síochána; his plans to review these criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3873/18]
  • 2018-01-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the incidents of non-payment of amounts charged for the provision of police services on a non-public duty basis under section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the actions taken in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3874/18]
  • 2017-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the right to work will be restricted for refugees in the category of work and-or timeframes; and the date on which the new provisions will apply to allow refugees to begin to work. [51751/17]
  • 2017-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum and immigration cases who are being held up or are pending approval while awaiting the judgment of an appeal to the Supreme Court of the Court of Appeal judgment in a case (details supplied); and the status of those persons awaiting decisions dependent on that appeal. [51752/17]
  • 2017-11-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the concerns articulated by the IDA regarding the effect that the interception of postal packets and telecommunications messages (regulation) (amendment) Bill could have on the development of the digital technology industry here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49763/17]
  • 2017-10-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees expected to arrive here by the end of 2017 in accordance with the EU relocation programme developed in response to the Syrian refugee crisis; the locations of those who have already arrived; and his plans to settle these refugees around the country. [44534/17]
  • 2017-10-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the planned changes to direct provision; and the timeframe for their implementation. [44535/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any former TDs have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the public appointments service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28218/17]
  • 2017-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the prosecution of those soliciting or procuring sexual services, in accordance with Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offices) Act 2017, is under way; the way in which An Garda Síochána is planning to enforce the Act; and if there are statistics available in relation to enforcement since implementation. [24395/17]
  • 2017-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has access to statistics regarding the level of intoxication of persons arrested and-or tested for drink driving; and the trend over time for the average level of intoxication of those arrested and-or tested. [24394/17]
  • 2017-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of letters of intention to deport under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, issued by nationality in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24563/17]
  • 2017-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, by nationality, granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 in 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; the number of applications pending; if they are asylum related or non-asylum related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24567/17]
  • 2017-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, by nationality, in 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; the numbers of these enforced; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; the number of these subsequently revoked under section 3(11); and if they were asylum related or non-asylum related [24566/17]
  • 2017-05-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who agreed to voluntary repatriation under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, by nationality, in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if they were asylum related or non-asylum related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24565/17]
  • 2017-05-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Government will submit its fifth, sixth and seventh report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in view of the fact that it has missed the last reporting deadline by over three years. [22352/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the time period within which Valuations Office Ireland responds to requests for the revaluation of properties, which now passes two years; her views on whether the office requires extra resources; if so, if she will provide extra resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20839/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the requirement for Afghan nationals applying for Irish visas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20853/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of letters of intention to deport under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 issued in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if they were asylum-related or non-asylum-related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20859/17]
  • …and 25 more questions on Justice
• Foreign 56 questions

  • 2019-11-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for Ireland to sign the Antarctic Treaty System; his further plans on becoming a signatory; and the timeline for such a process. [49592/19]
  • 2019-06-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consequences arising for the State and companies here as a result of the withdrawal of the United States from the Iranian nuclear agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/19]
  • 2019-06-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with Scottish and British officials on the recent dispute relating to fishing rights around Rockall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/19]
  • 2019-06-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with regard to extending the Brexit deadline beyond 31 October 2019. [25209/19]
  • 2019-04-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's position on the situation in Libya in the context of the recent advance of a person (details supplied) on Tripoli. [17627/19]
  • 2019-04-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of Ireland on the recent announcement from the Israeli Prime Minister regarding plans to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank. [17626/19]
  • 2019-04-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the existing freedom of movement and residence rights for EU citizen spouses of Irish citizens moving from Ireland to Northern Ireland will be assured following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15728/19]
  • 2019-04-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Alberto Costa amendment in the UK (details supplied). [15737/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the reconciliation fund increased by 10%. [13259/19]
  • 2019-01-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meetings at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels; and if he will report on the discussions that took place on disinformation. [4130/19]
  • 2019-01-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meetings with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the African Union. [4131/19]
  • 2018-10-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the invocation of the Article 7 procedure following the Sargentini report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40102/18]
  • 2018-10-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the United States of America Administration in regard to the cancellation of President Trump's visit. [37581/18]
  • 2018-10-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, further to the increased direct funding to UNRWA already announced, he will also increase funding to grassroots and community groups. [40529/18]
  • 2018-07-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken or will take over the widely reported issue of migrant family separations in the United States of America to help alleviate the situation. [29420/18]
  • 2018-06-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received further correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in regard to convening the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28057/18]
  • 2018-06-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new initiatives the EU plans to pursue; if the EU will take a stronger role in seeking resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following the announcement made by the United States of America that its embassy would be moved to Jerusalem. [28058/18]
  • 2018-05-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier. [19857/18]
  • 2018-05-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been contact between his Department and United States authorities in relation to President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom; and if there are plans in place in the event of a visit here. [19858/18]
  • 2018-05-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of the group emerging on the fringes of the European Council involving the Dutch, Baltic and Irish Governments. [18893/18]
  • 2018-03-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to request the British Government to convene an Intergovernmental Conference between the British and Irish Governments in respect of Northern Ireland; and the proposed agenda for such a conference. [14460/18]
  • 2018-03-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made a request to the British Government to convene an inter-governmental conference between the British and Irish Governments in relation to Northern Ireland; and if so, the proposed agenda for such a conference. [14220/18]
  • 2018-03-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position regarding the EU Ombudsman’s recommendations of 9 February 2018 to end maladministration of the documents of Council; and his views on the EU Ombudsman’s recommendations. [12791/18]
  • 2018-03-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will expel Russian diplomats following the nerve agent attack in the United Kingdom; the information the Government has received relating to the incident; and if the Government expects a response in kind from the Russian Government to action taken. [14461/18]
  • 2018-01-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made recent diplomatic representations to the Saudi Arabian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nizar bin Obaid Madani, regarding the humanitarian situation in Yemen; and the status of the proceedings of the core group established at the Human Rights Council in September 2017 set up to establish the facts of violations of human rights on the ground. [4922/18]
  • 2018-01-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the steps he will take to support a peaceful settlement in Palestine. [3849/18]
  • 2018-01-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to the UK Secretary of State for the Exiting of the European Union's comments in December 2017 that the agreement between Ireland and the UK was a statement of intent and not legally enforceable, his views on these comments; and his further views on whether the commitments agreed to are legally enforceable. [3850/18]
  • 2017-12-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with European counterparts in regard to the ongoing reports of large-scale human trafficking and slave auctions in Libya; and the position the Government is taking in regard to this issue. [53231/17]
  • 2017-12-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further action the European Union is considering taking with regard to the recent recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital by the US government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53232/17]
  • 2017-11-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with President Juncker regarding the development of the future of Europe strategy. [40446/17]
  • 2017-09-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the Chinese Government since assuming office. [30168/17]
  • 2017-07-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to join UN special rapporteurs regarding human rights defenders and call on Israel to drop charges against a person (details supplied) [36576/17]
  • 2017-07-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the active deployment of Irish volunteer election observers to elections and referendums overseas; his plans to match or exceed in 2017 the number of deployments that took place in 2016; the staffing level by grade that manages the roster; if sufficient levels of experienced staff are available to promote Irish observers with such fora as the EU and OSCE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36580/17]
  • 2017-07-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken to replace the current election observation roster established in 2013; the date a call for fresh applications will be published; if it will be open to all lawful residents here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36581/17]
  • 2017-05-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the correspondence he has had with Greek and other European Governments in regard to EU monitoring of the case of a person (details supplied) within the Egyptian court system. [25609/17]
  • 2017-05-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his Chinese counterparts regarding the proposed belt and road initiative dubbed the new Silk Road. [24356/17]
  • 2017-05-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with leaders of political parties in Northern Ireland regarding Brexit and the formation of a new administration following the latest assembly elections. [25654/17]
  • 2017-05-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings or discussions he has had with leaders in Northern Ireland regarding the formation of the Assembly in advance of the UK general election. [24357/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Russian Ambassador the allegations published in a newspaper (details supplied) that gay men are being arrested, detained, tortured and killed in the Russian Republic of Chechnya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20847/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 January 2017, the steps that have been taken to prepare a new call for roster members; if he will publish criteria in advance for membership and arrange for competitive interviewing and testing to ensure only roster members who are able, competent, committed and willing to undertake missions are appointed; when he expects to publish the new call; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance and support his Department provides to independent observers not on the current roster who volunteer their expertise to observe elections overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if election observers are obliged to furnish tax clearance certificates prior to undertaking missions supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20850/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department conducts Garda vetting on persons supported by his Department going overseas on election observation missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20851/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has a process by which election observer roster members can be removed; if so, the number who have been removed from the current roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20852/17]
  • 2017-04-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to Secretary of State Brokenshire since Mr. Brokenshire’s announcement that he would consider a return to direct rule if talks to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland fail. [17915/17]
  • 2017-02-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the banning of trade from the EU with Israel in view of ongoing breaches of the Geneva Convention in the form of settlements which are illegal under international law. [8758/17]
  • 2017-01-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the election observation roster; if he plans to open it up for a public call for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/17]
  • 2017-01-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, and the Egyptian government in regard to a person (details supplied). [38633/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an itemised list of all international treaties and conventions which the State or plenipotentiary thereto has signed, but not ratified, in tabular form; the date, title and purpose of the agreement in each case; the date the agreement was reached; the date the agreement was opened to signatories; the date the State signed the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36359/16]
  • 2016-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action his Department is taking to secure the release of a person (details supplied). [31811/16]
  • …and 6 more questions on Foreign
• Health 48 questions

  • 2019-11-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the minutes from the meetings of the fluorine consultative council 1957. [47200/19]
  • 2019-04-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if social work offices in Finglas, Dublin 11 are to be relocated to a premises on the North Circular Road. [15226/19]
  • 2019-03-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the professional fees agreed in the 2014 contract for the national children’s hospital; and the estimated cost of the provision of the services in the present economic circumstances. [10619/19]
  • 2019-03-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to facilitate access to non-medication treatments needed to stem the rise of anti-depressant prescriptions. [12412/19]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if an internal audit was carried out by HSE into the proposed sale of 14.2 acres of HSE land at Merlin Park Hospital to a hospice (details supplied). [45377/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will release the outcome of the internal audit into the proposed sale of 14.2 acres of HSE land at Merlin Park Hospital to a hospice (details supplied). [45378/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if a business case covering the proposed sale of the land at Merlin Park Hospital was recommended or demanded by the internal audit; and when the business case will be completed and released. [45379/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if a new valuation of the land at Merlin Park Hospital was recommended or demanded by the internal audit; and when the new valuation will be released. [45380/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the internal audit conducted by the HSE into the sale of the land at Merlin Park Hospital recommended or demanded that the proposed sale of land could not proceed unless the planning permission granted by Galway City Council was confirmed by An Bord Pleanála. [45381/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the way in which interested parties including voluntary organisations in County Galway would be enabled to make an independent input into the proposed sale of the land at Merlin Park Hospital to the HSE officials that will make the final decision into the proposed sale. [45382/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the drug osimertinib will be made available to persons with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer; the cost-benefit analysis undertaken regarding the provision of the drug; and the reason it is not available here in view of the fact that it is widely available across the EU. [41956/18]
  • 2018-10-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing combined oral and other contraceptive options such as the coil, implant, injection and vaginal ring free of charge on prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39517/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has all necessary information and permissions to ensure the immediate opening of a tendering process for the planned modular catheterisation lab at University Hospital Waterford; the timeframe that such a procurement process will take; when the new lab will begin functioning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35185/18]
  • 2018-04-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is statutorily obliged to assess and monitor the risk to human health should An Bord Pleanála approve a company's (details supplied) application to burn waste at its plant in County Limerick. [16642/18]
  • 2018-02-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reason the typical flu shot available here is a trivalent vaccine in view of the fact that increasingly common Yanmagata B strain is not protected against by this vaccine; and if he or the HSE plan to move to a quadrivalent vaccine before the 2018 flu season. [6383/18]
  • 2018-02-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the additional steps other than increased spending on public information and awareness campaigns taken by his Department and the HSE to counteract an expected particularly bad flu season. [6382/18]
  • 2018-01-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE collects data regarding average and total hours spent by persons on trolleys in public hospitals rather than only the total number using trolleys at one time; and if such information is publicly available. [4826/18]
  • 2018-01-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the recommended 24-hour limit on trolleys for patients 75 years of age and above is being adhered to; and if there is an internal HSE alert system that ensures patients do not exceed HIQA-recommended maximum durations on trolleys. [4827/18]
  • 2018-01-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals operating at full operational protocol; and the length of time each has being doing so. [4828/18]
  • 2018-01-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the specific maximum durations on trolleys recommended for patients who are 75 years of age and over; and the way in which these are enforced. [4829/18]
  • 2017-10-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reason funding was recently cut from an organisation (details supplied); the measures he is taking to tackle low breastfeeding rates here compared to the US, UK and Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44646/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if any former Deputies have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/17]
  • 2017-05-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the assurances he can provide that the proposed agreement between the National Maternity Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital will not restrict the provision of medical procedures in the new facility. [20741/17]
  • 2017-05-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if there are other ownership models in which the ownership of the National Maternity Hospital would not accrue to those owning the land at which the hospital is to be located. [20740/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to the resourcing of lymphedema services in Dublin; the number of persons that are being treated for both primary and secondary lymphedema; the location of services provided for its treatment in Dublin; his plans to increase the resourcing of this treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20840/17]
  • 2017-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed move of the Rotunda Hospital to a site at Connolly Hospital, Dublin 15; the amount this will cost; if there is a timeline for the potential move in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11782/17]
  • 2017-02-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to drug checking services (details supplied); the amendments to existing legislation that would be necessary to enable a pilot of such a service; and his position on the matter. [7699/17]
  • 2017-02-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health further to the Topical Issue debate of 7 December 2016, if he will provide the timeline mentioned in the debate. [5526/17]
  • 2016-11-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the measures that apply to specifically address the issue of recreational drug users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37749/16]
  • 2016-11-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the provision of prefilled naloxone injections as a means of making provision to save the lives of persons suffering from an opiate drug overdose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37750/16]
  • 2016-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays being experienced by children in the Dublin 15 area in accessing occupational therapy assessment by the paediatric occupational therapy team in Blanchardstown and that a person (details supplied) has been waiting 15 months for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32133/16]
  • 2016-10-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations on general practitioner contracts; if there is a plan for the key components; the details of same; and the deadline for the completion of the contract negotiations. [30688/16]
  • 2016-10-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has given consideration to the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, medication (details supplied) to groups who are at high risk of contracting HIV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30442/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the further roll-out of Jigsaw drop-in centres around the country and, if so, the locations and under what timeline; whether funding is ring-fenced for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29398/16]
  • 2016-09-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the approved process whereby lands owned by the HSE are to be sold or leased to companies which have charitable status. [26096/16]
  • 2016-09-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a reported agreement by the HSE to sell or lease up to 14 acres of land at Merlin Park Hospital to Galway Hospice. [26097/16]
  • 2016-09-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if the agreement regarding the sale or lease of land at Merlin Park to Galway Hospice conforms to the approved process for such sales or leases; and if he will put into the public domain the agreement. [26098/16]
  • 2016-09-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the strategic development plan for Merlin Park Hospital, if it exists, which identifies future building plans within the current grounds of Merlin Park Hospital. [26099/16]
  • 2016-09-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health his views on reported plans to allow Galway Hospice to build on meadows adjacent to Merlin Park Hospital which have been classified as ecological sites of international importance and which likely meet the definition of EU annex 1 Lowland Hay Meadows. [26100/16]
  • 2016-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the name of the person who is the national clinical lead in soft tissue sarcomas; if the Health Service Executive has informed relevant cancer patients of this new appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21158/16]
  • 2016-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health when a decision on whether a new post for a sarcoma specialist in St. Vincent's hospital will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21159/16]
  • 2016-06-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only consultant who specialises in the treatment of sarcoma here is not having her contract renewed in St. Vincent's Hospital; his views that this situation will not properly provide for the treatment of sacroma patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/16]
  • 2016-06-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the measures taken to reduce the amount of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions; and if he will consider the creation of a special task force to assess and mitigate the growing threat of antibiotic resistant infections. [13770/16]
  • 2016-06-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on general practitioner contracts; the timeframe envisaged; and his vision for the revised general practitioner contract. [13769/16]
  • 2016-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies which have been filled by hiring agency staff in the Health Service Executive and in organisations it funds, including voluntary hospitals and agencies in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date. [11332/16]
  • 2016-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure promotional opportunities are not denied to existing staff within Health Service Executive funded organisations; the measures in place to ensure European Union tendering legislation is complied with and that the cost of employing agency staff provides value for money; and the total number of days lost to each health care profession due to delays in recruitment practices in these organisations. [11333/16]
  • 2016-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made over the past year in legislation or regulations to prohibit the on-street and/or unregulated sale of benzodiazepine, zimovane and other substances that can be harmful unless dispensed by qualified medical practitioners. [9891/16]
  • 2016-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health why €12 million was taken from the mental health budget and put into other areas of the health service (details supplied); if he has determined why graduates in the areas of psychiatry, psychology, family therapy and so on are not entering the mental health service to find ways to ensure these posts will be filled next year; and why he did not allow the mental health service to put this €12 million into other vital areas that are already under-resourced such as the child and adolescent services, nursing or community supports. [9892/16]
• Finance 43 questions

  • 2019-06-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will consider to support the economy in the event of a sharp recession caused by international risks, such as those referred to in the recent report of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. [25552/19]
  • 2019-02-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the analysis conducted on the possible implementation of a digital tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10160/19]
  • 2019-02-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the further use of green bonds in public debt management and for the hypothecation of such funds for capital investment projects here. [7514/19]
  • 2019-01-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the median selling price for NAMA units sold each year in each of the Dublin local authorities; and the median sale and lease price at which new units from NAMA are sold and leased to local authorities and approved housing bodies. [1626/19]
  • 2018-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the establishment of the stakeholder forum on foot of the conclusions of the public banking investigation report; when a tender for the independent evaluation of the local public banking concept will issue; if the stakeholder forum will be involved in the selection of the external evaluator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/18]
  • 2018-10-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if the budget €50,000 limit on benefit-in-kind exemption for electric vehicles will apply retrospectively to vehicles purchased prior to budget day. [42369/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing to 0% the current 23% VAT on digital school books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39288/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the earned income tax credit from its 2018 level of €1,150 to €1,650 to match the PAYE credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing VAT on condoms to 0%. [39313/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing VAT on all menstrual products from 23% to 0% and 13.5%, respectively, including but not limited to such products as menstrual cups, disc and reusable menstrual underwear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39314/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the likely revenue that would accrue to the State on the closure of existing tax breaks for real estate investment funds including section 110 special purpose vehicle exemptions related to foreign housing and rental investors, exemptions from capital gains tax, DIRT and corporation tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39316/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue if alongside the existing 12.5% rate an effective actual rate of corporation tax of 6% was collected in each of the years 2000 to 2017; the projected income in 2018 and 2019 if an effective rate of 6% was in effect in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35201/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out an assessment of the likely revenue generated from the public sale of State holdings in a bank (details supplied); the figure that has been advised to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35202/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised by limiting the tax relief on a pension in cases in which that pension fund has already accumulated enough funds to provide a pension of €48,000 per annum. [32169/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount an increase in carbon tax from €20 per tonne to €40 per tonne would raise. [32170/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised by ending fossil fuel subsidies in sectors (details supplied). [32171/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised by increasing diesel prices to the same level as petrol. [32172/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised by introducing a levy of €2.50 per tonne on aggregates extracted from the ground such as rock, sand, gravel and so on used in the construction industry. [32173/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount it would cost to reduce the VRT rate on electric vehicles to 0%. [32175/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the section 481 film relief for the film production industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32159/18]
  • 2018-05-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to adopt the Sparkassen model of public banking as presented by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21477/18]
  • 2018-05-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount the cycle to work scheme costs to run; and if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the scheme. [21478/18]
  • 2017-12-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has provided a report on the Sparkassen public banking model; and his views on whether there could be a role for such a public banking system to assist small and medium enterprises. [53818/17]
  • 2017-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost profile of each public private partnership project; and the balance between construction and maintenance costs for each project in view of the existing commitments of €9.6 billion for existing public private partnerships to be distributed over the remaining years of the contracts. [51882/17]
  • 2017-10-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the reintroduction of a tax on super-normal profits - in the context of profits generated by the rezoning of land - as a mechanism for reducing the price of land, which is increasing as a result of ongoing speculation. [33188/17]
  • 2017-07-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on proposed changes to the governance structure of the European Investment Bank that would allow the bank to lend to the armaments industries; and his views on the matter. [31483/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if any former TDs have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the public appointments service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28215/17]
  • 2017-05-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance to provide details on the funds that have been drawn down from within the State from the Juncker investment fund since its inception. [23572/17]
  • 2017-04-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate charged on dog grooming services from 23% to 13.5%, in view of the fact the present situation creates inequalities, for example, if a grooming service is offered at a veterinary clinic, the 13.5% rate applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17289/17]
  • 2017-04-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to ensure banks operating here are paying the correct effective tax rate in view of a recent report (details supplied) that shows that banks here pay an effective tax rate of 6%, with some paying only 2%. [16465/17]
  • 2017-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending similar tax treatment to persons that are renting out rooms in a house they are living in through a company (details supplied), as distinct to renting out an entire home, to persons that rent out rooms for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11780/17]
  • 2017-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the total tax take from residential property landlords derived from their rental income; and the total value of the residential property rental market here. [11781/17]
  • 2017-02-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the outcome of the recent European Financial Forum in Dublin Castle; and the role his Department is taking in relation to the attraction of new financial service companies here. [4169/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a tax case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1722/17]
  • 2017-01-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a recent documentary on vulture funds (details supplied); and his plans to address the issues raised. [1721/17]
  • 2016-12-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the reason cohabiting partners cannot be jointly assessed as cohabitants for tax purposes in the same way a married couple would be in view of the fact that they are assessed jointly for social protection entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39306/16]
  • 2016-11-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the investigation of the German Sparkassen model for the development of local public banks that operate regionally, as outlined on page 48 of the programme for a partnership Government. [34056/16]
  • 2016-11-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the reason combined heat and power engines are exempted from carbon tax in view of the fact that the signing of the Paris Agreement suggests significant efforts will need to be made to divest away from fossil fuels. [34067/16]
  • 2016-11-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the foregone taxation revenue from exempting combined heat and power engines from carbon tax. [34068/16]
  • 2016-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements that exist regarding the collection of tax from Internet purchases made here from the UK; where the tax is collected; and if the Government monitors purchases and sales on the Internet. [32129/16]
  • 2016-09-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to support families with child care other than subsidisation of paid child care. [27878/16]
  • 2016-09-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the intended timeline for the sale of State ownership in a bank (details supplied); and the timetable and approach behind the reduction in the Government's shareholding in the company. [27529/16]
  • 2016-09-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the support for first-time buyers being mooted will have an inflationary effect on house pricing consequently defeating the purpose of the proposal in the first place. [27879/16]
• Agriculture 39 questions

  • 2019-11-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if changes will be made to the organic farming scheme assessment criteria which automatically favours larger farms over smaller farms in view of the fact that 50 of the available 125 marks are awarded based on a size threshold. [49105/19]
  • 2019-11-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support local food production with particular reference to small farms and facilitating the production of vegetables. [49104/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide copies of each boat licence granted for fisheries and the historic tracks of vessels when dredging for seed since 18 September 2019, in view of the ongoing wild mussel seed dredging in accordance with SI No. 464 of 2019, Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Mussel Seed) (Opening of Fisheries) Regulations 2019. [44601/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the economic contribution that mussel seed dredging and mussel bottom grown aquaculture play in the economy; the gross and net weight tonnage processed in 2018; the tonnage exported live; and the countries to which they were exported. [44602/19]
  • 2019-11-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is research funded or used by his Department on mussel seed and bed ecosystem services, especially the role that mussel seed and mussels beds play in supporting fish stocks; and if so, if the research is taken into account in deciding on the opening or closure of a particular seed mussel site. [44603/19]
  • 2019-10-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the mandate of Coillte to encourage it to provide a wide range of forestry services; and if he will direct Coillte to commence the planting of new forests. [41988/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment planned for the potential scale of anaerobic digestion as a new economic opportunity for farmers and a way of dealing with waste products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14233/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to move agriculture here towards a model that is less reliant on synthetic inputs and a model that would help restore natural resources. [13978/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has revisited the herd expansion plans in view of the report of the IPCC on climate change and recent calls for drastic action in reducing emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13977/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to propose a review of the EU Common Fisheries Policy post Brexit to manage the changes that Brexit will bring to fishing in the Irish Sea and north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/19]
  • 2019-02-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if national forestry supports are being reviewed in view of concerns in communities in County Leitrim and other areas relating to coniferous clear-fell forests. [5705/19]
  • 2018-12-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements to reopen the organic farming scheme; the primary areas of focus; the budget for the extended scheme; and the number of farmers who could apply. [51159/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ways in which he will ensure that the next CAP rural development programme will have a much more ambitious agri-environment scheme that delivers worthwhile benefit to farmers that go the extra mile for the environment and climate change, such as is the case with the rural environment protection scheme, REPS. [35199/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a €10 million shortfall in beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, expenditure will be ring-fenced to benefit suckler farmers. [35198/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the negative effects of the transition from REPS to GLAS, especially on low-income cattle and sheep farmers, and to the fact that GLAS, as currently configured, does not perform well in rewarding more environmentally focused farmers. [35200/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of feed imported over the past five years by comparison with ten, 50 and 100 years ago, respectively; the amount of soybean meal and grain as separate from overall feed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35206/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out research on the optimal size of the national cattle and sheep herd in the context of fodder and emissions. [32067/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has for the development of alternative forestry strategies to assist the development and creation of jobs in rural areas and avoid isolation in rural communities in view the recent concerns relating to the concentration of new forestation in counties such as County Leitrim. [25903/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 5% increase in subsidies to existing and new participants on the organic farming scheme for produce in cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes and other non-livestock based outputs. [32164/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 20% increase in funding for sustainable horticulture research in Teagasc per annum. [32165/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated savings if Pillar 1 CAP payments were capped at €100,000 per annum. [32167/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the policy for increasing forestation will be set out; and the form and species it will promote. [32068/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32177/18]
  • 2018-05-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to forestry in the context of the new European climate and energy plan under preparation. [23800/18]
  • 2018-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantities of pig, poultry and cattle manure imported and exported between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in each of the past five years in tabular form. [22928/18]
  • 2018-04-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will reopen the organic farming scheme; his plans for organic farming here; and the percentage of produce here that is organically grown. [18437/18]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any former Members have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28208/17]
  • 2017-05-04 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered continuous cover as an alternative, in view of the afforestation his Department has planned; and if he has carried out a review of the potential for higher value output derived from continuous cover. [21383/17]
  • 2017-03-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland will be represented at the global symposium on soil organic carbon being held in Rome under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, (details supplied). [14264/17]
  • 2017-02-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the importance of Ireland's hedgerow in the payments system under the Common Agricultural Policy, especially in view of Ireland's low level of forest coverage; his further views on the climate mitigation effects of Ireland's hedgerows and their importance in meeting Ireland's EU and Paris agreement targets; the way the proposed Heritage Bill 2016, with its provisions for increased hedgerow cutting and upland burning, might impact on these effects; and if he has discussed these aspects of the Bill with the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. [9082/17]
  • 2017-02-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the planned increase in size and number of oyster farms in County Donegal; if an environmental impact assessment has been carried out; the local consultation that has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5066/17]
  • 2017-02-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the action he will take to mitigate harm caused by supertrawlers on fishing communities in view of a recent documentary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5067/17]
  • 2016-11-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the Food Wise 2025 strategy addresses climate change and sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37724/16]
  • 2016-11-30 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has made the decision since 2015 not to fund new entrants into the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37723/16]
  • 2016-10-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Government opposed a proposed ban on the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas which was discussed at the recent European Council Agriculture Ministers' meeting. [32510/16]
  • 2016-10-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking regarding the likely increase in methane emissions due to the expanding beef and dairy herds. [32497/16]
  • 2016-06-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the investigation of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and his Department into elevated polybrominated diphenyl ethers concentrations in milk samples, as outlined in the Environmental Protection Agency 2010 and 2012 dioxin reports on dioxin levels in the Irish environment; if he has identified the source of the contamination and whether milk from the sites affected was allowed into the food chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/16]
  • 2016-06-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his meetings with the Irish food industry regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. [14245/16]
  • 2016-06-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the EU ban on neonicotinoid pesticides and the State's monitoring of the reduction in bee numbers; the bee population in the years 2006 to 2016 to date. [14246/16]
• Public 34 questions

  • 2019-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will revise the capital allocation in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 to take into account the new all of Government climate action plan. [25827/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a copy of each Natura impact statement and each appropriate assessment screening carried out by or for the Office of Public Works in respect of proposed flood-related works since January 2014. [23270/19]
  • 2019-06-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legislation the Office of Public Works operates with regard to the dredging of watercourses; and if dredging by the OPW requires planning permission. [23436/19]
  • 2019-03-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he plans to apply a new revised cost of carbon in the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and the new analysis that will be carried out before the cost is agreed. [10620/19]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of increasing the minimum public sector wage to €11.90 per hour. [39315/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a review will be undertaken by the OPW into the preparations for the Papal visit focusing on the degree of co-ordination between the different State bodies (details supplied), in particular, if more timely and more accurate information could have been provided to residents living in the zones in which entrance and access was severely restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37649/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount it would cost to expand the school meals programme to include a daily hot meal for each school child in primary and secondary education. [32174/18]
  • 2018-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legal fees incurred to date by the Office of the Information Commissioner in respect of the proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal further to the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a case (details supplied). [22924/18]
  • 2018-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of the Information Commissioner is subject to budgetary constraints when engaging in litigation whether as an applicant, defendant or notice party. [22927/18]
  • 2018-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of his Department in drafting the European climate and energy plan for Ireland by the end of 2018. [21979/18]
  • 2018-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures contained within the national planning framework that will help to avert the impending fines for missing Ireland's 2020 renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21980/18]
  • 2018-02-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Iveagh Gardens are a protected structure. [7792/18]
  • 2017-12-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to revise the national capital plan in view of the climate advisory committee's report on the shortcomings of the national mitigation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53817/17]
  • 2017-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to publish the cost-benefit analysis of existing public private partnership projects; and the criteria used to select them as recommended by the International Monetary Fund public investment management assessment for Ireland. [51881/17]
  • 2017-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to complete a review of the public spending code and introduce an infrastructure projects unit within his Department as recommended in the International Monetary Fund, IMF, public investment management assessment for Ireland. [51883/17]
  • 2017-11-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the partners from the commercial sector of the economy that are involved with the Office of Public Works in the plans for the development of the children’s science museum exploration station proposed for the Earlsfort Terrace, the National Concert Hall and the Iveagh Gardens site. [49680/17]
  • 2017-11-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the process by which the Earlsfort Terrace, the National Concert Hall and the Iveagh Gardens site was selected by the OPW as the most suitable for the development of the children’s science museum exploration station; if the OPW received representations from third parties regarding the choice of site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49681/17]
  • 2017-11-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a schedule of those philanthropic donors, foundations and corporations which have to date committed to supporting the OPW’s proposed national children’s science centre exploration station to be developed at Earlsfort Terrace, the National Concert Hall and the Iveagh Gardens. [49683/17]
  • 2017-11-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the carbon price that applies to the cost benefit analysis assessments for capital projects; and the reforms he is considering in regard to this price and mechanism. [47497/17]
  • 2017-11-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a draft version of the capital plan in advance of the plan being considered by the Cabinet. [47498/17]
  • 2017-09-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has revised the method of cost-benefit analysis currently in use for transport and infrastructure projects; and if he is satisfied with the current method for assessing such projects. [40454/17]
  • 2017-09-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to publish the revised capital plan; and if the plan once published will be finalised or if it will be open for revision. [40453/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any former TDs have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the public appointments service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/17]
  • 2017-05-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will be represented in the Irish delegation to the UNFCCC meetings of the UNFCCC SBI and SBSTA in Bonn in May 2017 and if officials from his Department will attend the side event on scaling up green energy finance and swapping fossil fuel subsidies for sustainable energy solutions. [22351/17]
  • 2017-03-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department has in the establishment of an Oireachtas budget office to support the Committee on Budgetary Oversight; the appropriate public service grade that should be head of such an office; and the reason for the delay in the hiring of necessary staff. [10846/17]
  • 2017-03-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that have secured funding from the European Investment Bank or the Juncker investment fund during the lifetime of the Government. [10847/17]
  • 2017-02-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of car parking spaces that are controlled by the Office of Public Works in Dublin's inner city; the Department or other body which leases them; the number of spaces available for free use; the locations of same; and the number rented and the price paid to the State for same. [6249/17]
  • 2017-02-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full cost to the State of holding the referenda on the 34th and 35th amendments to the Constitution in 2015. [6254/17]
  • 2017-01-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement sustainability clauses within the public procurement process in order to incentivise companies engaged in public contracts to act in as sustainable and environmentally friendly manner as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3625/17]
  • 2017-01-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress his Department has made on social benefit clauses; and the timeframe for inclusion into the public tendering process. [3626/17]
  • 2016-11-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on applying spending sustainably to the public sector, that is, adding sustainability criteria as part of the public sector tendering process (details supplied). [36560/16]
  • 2016-11-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce transparency in sustainability reporting in Government-owned entities (details supplied). [36561/16]
  • 2016-10-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider putting in place criteria for the awarding of Government contracts that would ensure these contracts are awarded to those companies that meet sustainability benchmarks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30967/16]
  • 2016-07-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to receive the report of the interdepartmental working group on fuller working lives, examining the issues of retirement and pension ages; and if he will publish the report. [22605/16]
• Education 32 questions

  • 2019-10-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of additional provision made for student accommodation in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42595/19]
  • 2019-06-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, further to the enactment of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, he has instructed schools to make additional provision for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26584/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to have an education promotion mission to India later in 2019. [13262/19]
  • 2019-01-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the request for the State to monitor and quantify the practice of reduced timetables in which children with behavioural difficulties have restricted hours in their education service. [52602/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of removing the anomaly in which lone parents in receipt of one-parent family payment and jobseeker's transition payment and rent supplement are not eligible for SUSI maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39309/18]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools from the Dublin 15 area applied for inclusion in the project for bringing specialised therapists into schools and preschools, as announced on 6 July 2018; if so, the reason for their omission from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37645/18]
  • 2018-07-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be moved to Roslyn Park; and if he will identify a liaison in his Department with whom parents can discuss ongoing concerns. [35208/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reintroducing ex-quota status of guidance provision in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32155/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to abolish fees for sitting the junior and leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32156/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations of the McIver report of the steering group to the PLC review of 2003 on further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32157/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per annum of maintaining third level charges at their current rate for each year of the next five years; the cost of abolishing all such fees for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32158/18]
  • 2018-06-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who have availed of further training supports for special education needs and special education support services. [26898/18]
  • 2018-06-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students enrolled in full-time education. [26899/18]
  • 2018-06-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in full-time employment. [26900/18]
  • 2017-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that offer the international baccalaureate; and his views on more schools offering the qualification. [45032/17]
  • 2017-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on and timeline for the implementation of junior certificate reforms. [45031/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if any former Members have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28213/17]
  • 2017-05-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of boys and girls respectively who study home economics at junior certificate level; and if he will consider making the subject compulsory at that level. [24725/17]
  • 2017-03-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a full-time employee with a third level college who is due to reach the age of 65 years in March 2017 and therefore faces mandatory retirement in September 2017 will be able to agree an extension of their employment contract for an additional period; and the flexibility which exists for the extension of such public sector employment contracts in advance of the expected change of the rules regarding mandatory retirement ages. [14786/17]
  • 2017-02-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills ,further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 12 July 2016, to outline the status of the process discussed; his views on the issue of the lack of school places in the Dublin 6 area, with particular reference to non-denominational schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7492/17]
  • 2017-02-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students over 18 years of age and under 21 years of age who were in full-time secondary education in the past year for which figures are available. [6250/17]
  • 2016-12-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons that participated in english for speakers of other languages classes in each of the 16 education and training boards, ETBs, nationally, for each of the years, 2014 and 2015; and if the number of EU and non-EU citizens that participated in each ETB area for each year will be outlined. [40337/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact of the recent patronage decision made for a new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area for the provision of a gaelcholaiste or Aonad in the Dublin 15 area; if there has been any communication between his Department and potential patrons for such a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36362/16]
  • 2016-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the result of the recent patronage competition for secondary schools in County Dublin, Firhouse, Lucan, Swords, Carpenterstown, Castleknock, Malahide and Portmarnock will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32131/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the pedestrian lights facilitating pupils getting to and from a school (details supplied) have still not been turned on; his views that this is a significant safety hazard for pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29399/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29400/16]
  • 2016-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 21 June 2016, to provide details of the process for development of the new schools in the Dublin 2, 4, and 8 areas; and the status of the process and the groups which have expressed an interest in running the schools. [21160/16]
  • 2016-06-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Department of Health or any agencies acting for that Department informed his Department of their intention to remove supports to a school (details supplied) and if they have advised parents to seek this funding from his Department. [17911/16]
  • 2016-06-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills how he will meet the growing demand for school places in the Harold's Cross and Terenure areas, including current demand for primary school places, current demand for secular non-religious schools and the demand for secondary schools. [17075/16]
  • 2016-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to provide a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9884/16]
  • 2016-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a secondary school for the Pelletstown area of Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9885/16]
  • 2016-04-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why no pedestrian crossing has been built for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 even though this was a condition of the planning permission that she received from Dublin City Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6143/16]
• Arts 26 questions

  • 2017-07-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a report on the EU Birds Directive has not been submitted since 2012; when a report will be submitted; her views on whether the State is meeting its targets under the directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36578/17]
  • 2017-07-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a report on the EU Habitats Directive for the 2013 to 2014 period has not been submitted; when a report will be submitted; her views on whether the State is meeting its targets under the directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36579/17]
  • 2017-07-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has considered the introduction of an indemnity scheme in the event of injury to recreational walkers on private land as recommended by Comhairle na Tuaithe. [32550/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if any former Members have been appointed to State boards under her remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28209/17]
  • 2017-05-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans for the rewetting of midland bogs. [21886/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to address the deficit in affordable artist studio space around the country, in particular in Dublin city; if she will liaise with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to introduce legislation that would support the inclusion of a provision of artistic, creative and cultural space in all new developments, such as 2% in all developments over 200 units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20414/17]
  • 2017-05-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her Department's estimation of damages caused, loss of habitat and loss of wildlife in view of the recent and ongoing spate of dangerous and severe wildfires across the countryside over the past month and in the context of the recent passage of the Heritage Bill which extends the permitted burning periods into March; and the existing measures in place to prevent illegal burning and current enforcement practices. [20415/17]
  • 2017-03-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in discussions between Irish Rail, Fingal County Council and her Department on the provision of a pedestrian and cyclist route along the railway across the Broadmeadow Estuary (details supplied). [14171/17]
  • 2017-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps taken and grants provided in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017 to address the shortage of affordable studio space, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11768/17]
  • 2017-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps taken and grants given to provide income for artists, in view of the recent findings from a study (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11764/17]
  • 2017-02-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) requesting that her Department establish a working group to investigate the establishment of a local public banking network here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5489/17]
  • 2016-11-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason that in a recent report (details supplied) on countries with the best conditions for social enterprise Ireland ranks 43rd out of the 44 countries surveyed; and the initiatives she plans to implement to improve these conditions. [33012/16]
  • 2016-11-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress that has been made in regard to the purchase of 5,000 acres from NAMA in the Glenasmole valley; if an agreement has been reached; and the terms of the purchase. [37398/16]
  • 2016-11-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures she will take to ensure that Westport House and its contents remain open to the public; the discussions that have taken place with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to consider acquiring the estate and its contents for the benefit of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37477/16]
  • 2016-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the role she has regarding the maintenance of ecosystem functions, including carbon sequestration and surface water management as well as the protection of biodiversity in peatlands and cutover peatlands which are not subject to a nature conservation designation. [32132/16]
  • 2016-10-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans for the protection of the Georgian graving docks in the Grand Canal basin; and if she will make a commitment to safeguard and improve the site, with a particular focus on Georgian heritage conservation. [31308/16]
  • 2016-10-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans for the protection of the Georgian graving docks in the Grand Canal Basin; and if she will make a commitment to safeguard and improve the site, with a particular focus on Georgian heritage conservation. [31137/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will publish a map of the precise location in a case (details supplied). [29274/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a location (details supplied) meets the definition of orchid-rich priority habitat 6210 based on table 2.3. [29275/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will publish a full breakdown of the conservation score of 9.5 attributed to a location (details supplied), as derived using the terminology of table 2.9 criteria used in the calculation of the conservation score for each site. [29276/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will publish a breakdown of the threat score of 15.4 attributed to a location (details supplied) as derived using the terminology of table 2.10 criteria in the calculation of the threat score for each site. [29277/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the obligations that arise for the Government under EU law to protect public lands, where those lands meet the definition of orchid-rich priority habitats 6210, from threats such as development. [29278/16]
  • 2016-07-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider entering into talks with NAMA regarding the 4,000 acres in Glenasmole with a view to developing them into a national park. [23902/16]
  • 2016-07-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to confirm that the European Commission opened infringement proceedings against the Republic of Ireland in February 2015 for not designating more than 400 sites of community interest as special areas of conservation as soon as possible and within six years at most, for not having set site-specific detailed conservation objectives for more than 300 sites, including several sites for freshwater pearl mussel, and for subsequently failing to adopt the necessary conservation measures which correspond to the ecological requirements of the natural habitat types in Annex I and the species in Annex ​II​ of the habitats directive. [22601/16]
  • 2016-07-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps the Government has taken to address the proceedings taken against the Republic of Ireland in February 2015 for not designating more than 400 sites of community interest as special areas of conservation as soon as possible and within six years at most, for not having set site-specific detailed conservation objectives for more than 300 sites and for subsequently failing to adopt the necessary conservation measures which correspond to the ecological requirements of the natural habitat types in Annex I and the species in Annex ​II​ of the habitats directive. [22602/16]
  • 2016-06-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has corresponded with Waterways Ireland on the disposal of the Grand Canal graving docks in the Grand Canal Basin; her long-term strategy for developing boating facilities on the Grand Canal; and if she supports the preservation of such dry dock facilities as part of the historic infrastructure in the Grand Canal Basin. [15353/16]
• Defence 24 questions

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when Defence Forces personnel serving in Lebanon who have been serving since before Christmas and were due to back in May 2020 will now return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6509/20]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role his Department has in the management of cybersecurity threats; the way in which he co-ordinates this work with other Departments; and if, in his view, there is a sufficient level of cybersecurity resourcing and preparedness. [38499/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role the Naval Service may have in the designation and protection of marine protected areas; and if the Naval Service would have capacity to ensure the integrity of such areas. [38500/19]
  • 2019-07-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the representatives of the Government and or the Defence Force were invited to Paris for the Bastille military parade and subsequent discussions regarding military co-operation in Europe. [34353/19]
  • 2019-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the scheme to recommission former officers of the Air Corps. [11312/19]
  • 2019-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the structures in place within the Air Corps with regard to the relative promotional prospects of officers with continued service and recommissioned officers following the recent scheme intended to attract former officers. [11313/19]
  • 2018-09-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the activities members of the Defence Forces were directed to undertake during the Papal visit; and the overtime payments made to them for work undertaken out-of-hours. [37648/18]
  • 2018-05-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the meetings he has had with European counterparts in respect of PESCO; the timeline for Irish participation in PESCO projects; and the way in which he plans to inform Dáil Éireann on the progress of and details relating to such projects. [20744/18]
  • 2018-03-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strategic development plans for military locations in the Dublin area, including McKee Barracks, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Casement Aerodrome and St. Bricin's barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10741/18]
  • 2018-03-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the issues of pay and conditions in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10742/18]
  • 2018-02-28 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the various longstanding leasehold, freehold and fee farm grant agreements that are administered by him for both Cathal Brugha barracks and McKee barracks. [10305/18]
  • 2018-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the units stationed in Cathal Brugha barracks, in tabular form. [8619/18]
  • 2018-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the ownership structure of the land attached to Cathal Brugha barracks and McKee barracks; if there are leasing arrangements in regard to either facility; if so, the existing parties; and the key conditions attached to such leases. [8620/18]
  • 2018-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are barracks duties in the Dublin area that soldiers from other units outside of the Dublin area must travel to in order to carry them out. [8621/18]
  • 2018-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the size of the Baldonnel site in west County Dublin; and if it is possible for the Defence Forces to be relocated there from Cathal Brugha barracks. [8622/18]
  • 2018-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of soldiers in transit fulfilling routine barrack duties for Cathal Brugha barracks; and the number of the 128 temporary beds identified as beds for soldiers in transit and carrying out training at this location. [8623/18]
  • 2018-02-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of soldiers billeted by the Army; the locations of same; and his views on same. [7793/18]
  • 2018-01-24 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the barracks in use in Dublin; the deployment of forces between those barracks; and if there are plans for an amalgamation or co-ordination of the resources in this regard. [3450/18]
  • 2017-12-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the process by which the Government decided to join the Permanent Structured Co-operation on Security and Defence, PESCO. [51717/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any former Members have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/17]
  • 2017-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the development of naval capabilities, including increasing the role of the Naval Service in fisheries protection and monitoring Irish waters after Brexit. [23587/17]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the implications for Irish defence policy of the recent announcement of a European defence action plan. [40172/16]
  • 2016-12-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed programme for the purchase of new naval vessels; and the role it is expected that they will undertake. [40173/16]
  • 2016-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed schedule for the retirement of existing naval vessels, the purchase of new vessels and the capabilities of such new vessels. [27141/16]
• Employment 21 questions

  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Finglas and Ballymun social work offices are to be relocated to a premises on the North Circular Road; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13665/19]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing lone parents in employment to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and working family payment until their child has finished secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39284/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of removing the habitual residency condition as a condition for access to child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39289/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of equalising to the adult rate reduced rate pensions and jobseeker's allowance for those under 26 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39290/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of making child benefit payable to families with children over 18 years of age who are enrolled in secondary school reflecting the higher educational costs for families with adolescents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39291/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending statutory paid maternity and paternity leave to a year, both shared and unshared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39304/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the weekly allowance for children living in direct provision to the current rate for a qualified child including a €5 increase for over 12's and the adult weekly allowance to €38.80 as recommended by the working group on the protection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39306/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing universal child benefit by €5. [39307/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the one-parent family payment and jobseeker's transition payment to €161 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39308/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the jobseeker's transitional payment until the youngest child is 18 years of age and until a child finishes secondary school, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39310/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the threshold for one-parent family payment and jobseeker's transition payment to an increased limit of €500 per week with a €50 increase for each additional child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39311/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39312/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of removing the means-test for maintenance payments, particularly for rent allowance payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39286/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the fuel allowance for vulnerable households to remove the extra costs of increasing the carbon tax to €20 and €30 per tonne, respectively; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39287/18]
  • 2018-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will expand the Creative Ireland social welfare pilot beyond writers and visual art artists to include the performing artists and makers (details supplied); the estimated cost of extending the scheme to these artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39294/18]
  • 2018-09-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the reduction of eligibility for the single-parent allowance from 18 to seven years will be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39078/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per annum to increase the weekly direct provision allowance to €188. [32161/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per annum to reverse the cuts to one parent family payments. [32168/18]
  • 2018-06-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she plans to implement towards supporting stay-at-home parents; and the funding proposed to be allocated in budget 2019 in this regard. [26582/18]
  • 2018-05-01 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the administrative cost of means testing each social welfare payment that is subject to means testing in 2016 and 2017; the cost of administering all non means tested social welfare payments in 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19117/18]
  • 2018-02-01 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if during maternity leave, there are protections for self-employed women; and the mechanisms in place for them to make earnings during this period. [5006/18]
• Children 14 questions

  • 2019-10-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure the political views expressed by thousands of young persons in recent months who have marched and protested on a range of issues but particularly the issue of climate action are engaged with and acted on, in view of the fact that one of the transformational goals of the strategy of her Department for young persons, Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures 2014 to 2020, is to listen to and involve children and young persons. [43419/19]
  • 2019-04-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if social work offices in Ballymun, Dublin 11, are to be relocated to a premises on the North Circular Road. [15227/19]
  • 2018-12-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to re-evaluating the way in which public subsidies are given to private facilities in view of the fact that pay remains low and crèche fees have increased by an average of €4 a week in 2018, and in further view of the fact the Pobal report found that there is no correlation between fees and the wages paid to staff. [52615/18]
  • 2018-11-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to publish both new play and recreation policies since the 2016 review of the National Play Policy 2004-2008 and the national recreation policy published in 2007 was completed in October 2016; the stage the development of these new policies are at; when the new policies will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45575/18]
  • 2018-07-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of extending funding for pre-school from one to two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32154/18]
  • 2018-06-13 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she will take to support parents who choose to care for children in the home. [25682/18]
  • 2017-10-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to address the shortage in foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43789/17]
  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any former Deputies have been appointed to State boards under her remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28210/17]
  • 2017-02-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which her Department is working with the Departments of Justice and Equality, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Education and Skills and Health to ensure that concerted adequate provision is made for refugee minors in all aspects of State responsibility on entry into Ireland, in view of the complexity of the integration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7044/17]
  • 2017-02-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the integration and mental health services being made available for refugee children upon entering Ireland; the number of child refugees that her Department is anticipating in 2017; and the capacity that her Department has for the provision of such services. [7043/17]
  • 2016-11-09 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of total posts and vacant posts in child protection teams broken down by grade and area, including administrative staff, social care workers, access workers and all grade of social workers. [34062/16]
  • 2016-11-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way she will protect against the dual income trap, as articulated by a person (details supplied), the result of which is a greater level of support being provided for one parenting choice over another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33818/16]
  • 2016-11-08 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the consultation on the new affordable child care scheme will include consideration of supports for alternative child care choices, including in respect of those parents raising children at home. [33831/16]
  • 2016-10-25 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social work team leader and principal social worker positions within the Child and Family Agency filled on an acting basis. [32130/16]
• Culture 12 questions

  • 2019-12-05 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the Grand Canal basin graving docks; and if she supports the preservation and restoration of this important historical site. [50815/19]
  • 2019-06-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered further the possible purchase of a location (details supplied) by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24327/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the possible purchase by the State of High Island; if a further assessment of this proposal has been undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16739/19]
  • 2019-04-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role the National Parks and Wildlife Service has in the designation of national parks. [16740/19]
  • 2019-02-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to purchase a location (details supplied) in view of the unique archaeological and ecological importance of same. [8681/19]
  • 2019-02-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to purchase a location (details supplied) in view of the unique archaeological and ecological importance of same. [8566/19]
  • 2019-01-16 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the reason she opened a public consultation on draft regulations allowing burning in March of uncultivated land at 5.30 p.m. on the Friday before Christmas to close on 16 January 2019; her views on whether timing public consultations to run over the Christmas period represents good practice; and if she will extend the consultation period to allow for effective engagement by the public and environmental organisations. [1755/19]
  • 2018-11-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to support the rewetting of peatlands which have been degraded by drainage and peat extraction in line with the National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021; if such rewetting, planned or under consideration, will be incentivised and or supported by funding mechanisms in view of the restored biodiversity value, restored carbon storage and sequestration value and restored water management value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47566/18]
  • 2018-11-15 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the workshops for the Heritage Ireland 2030 consultation will be announced; if she will meet with members of wildlife NGOs to discuss habitat protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47567/18]
  • 2018-06-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to submit amendments to the Heritage Bill 2016 on Report Stage in Dáil Éireann to remove the extension of the hedge-cutting and burning seasons into August and March, respectively, in view of the effects such an extension would have on wildlife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27283/18]
  • 2018-06-12 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will be making changes to National Parks and Wildlife Service guidelines for ocean seismic testing in view of new evidence published in 2017 and 2018 on the deadly impacts it can have on krill and zooplankton populations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25696/18]
  • 2017-09-27 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to develop the runway on Inishbofin; and her further plans in respect of the use of both the Inishbofin and Cleggan runway. [40713/17]
• Environment 12 questions

  • 2016-07-21 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contribution he has made and intends to make to the initial resource mobilisation and other aspects of the Green Climate Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23907/16]
  • 2016-07-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued guidelines or regulations as to the functioning of section 21 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which deals with the functions of municipal district members. [22438/16]
  • 2016-07-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations on management companies or management agents to make provision for brown bin collection services within estates, be they traditional housing estates or multi-unit dwellings, where the estates are not taken in charge but are privately run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22569/16]
  • 2016-07-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proceedings under way against the Republic of Ireland by the European Commission’s Environmental Directorate, including pre-infringement proceedings under PILOT; the stage they are at; and the steps being taken by the Government to address these issues. [22603/16]
  • 2016-07-19 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place to ensure that the public is aware of proceedings and investigations, including PILOT investigations, being undertaken against Ireland for environmental failings at any time. [22604/16]
  • 2016-06-29 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the responsibility he has with respect to any legal challenge regarding the workings of the Mahon tribunal; the communication he has had from the tribunal about the laying of a statement from the tribunal before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 25 March 2016; and the actions he will take to implement the recommendation of the tribunal. [18467/16]
  • 2016-06-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the remediation works carried out on the former Irish Glass Bottle site have identified all the chemicals on and being released from the site, including methane; and if the current contamination levels are safe or if further remediation works are necessary. [14162/16]
  • 2016-06-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the requirement to provide social housing as part of the Spencer Dock development project on North Wall Quay in the Dublin docklands; if he has agreed the use of a site at the junction of Sheriff Street Upper and New Wapping Street for the provision of such social housing; the legal status for such a requirement to provide social housing units in circumstances where the ownership of a development may have changed hands; and if there are any circumstances where such an obligation may be removed. [14164/16]
  • 2016-06-02 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will establish the Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum; the members of the forum he has selected under the provisions of section 39 of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015; when the first meetings of the forum will take place; and if he will lay formal advice or proposals the forum presents to Dublin City Council before Dáil Éireann. [14165/16]
  • 2016-05-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the functions assigned to his Department that are due to be transferred to other Departments; the date the transfers will occur; the staffing arrangements for the change-over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12471/16]
  • 2016-05-17 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the proposed sewage treatment plant in Omeath which is to begin in 2017 and to confirm that it will go ahead in spite of the new Irish Water arrangement. [9883/16]
  • 2016-04-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the new initiative and funds for expediting the taking-in-charge of estates that he announced in February 2016, including details regarding the criteria that must be met before a local authority can have an estate included in the initiative; if mixed commercial and residential estates which have not been taken in charge are eligible under the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6144/16]
• Social 8 questions

  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if any former Deputies have been appointed to State boards under her remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28219/17]
  • 2017-05-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the new measures his Department may be considering regarding the way in which unpaid forms of work such as caring may be rewarded by the State; and the initial measures in this regard he may introduce in the next budget. [26234/17]
  • 2017-05-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has implemented procedural changes in the workings of his Department to lessen the chance that the issue of reported delays in maternity benefit, which occurred recently, will not reoccur; if so, the details of such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26235/17]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the numbers of young persons being refused access to social protection benefit since the introduction of the JobPath programme; his views on whether this is a result of changes in Government policy or the method of implementation of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a recipient of jobseeker's payment and jobseeker's benefit would fail or have a sanction of reduced payment applied against them; if there has been any recent changes to those circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/16]
  • 2016-11-22 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost per year of reinstating eligibility for child benefit to persons up to 19 years of age who are still in school; his views on whether such a reinstatement is justifiable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36361/16]
  • 2016-10-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered the position of children who were over five years of age when they started primary school and are therefore 19 years old in sixth year, assuming they have done transition year, and so are not eligible for children's allowance although they are not working and have no means to support themselves while at school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/16]
  • 2016-10-06 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the inequality in the provision of social protection to those under 25 years of age as opposed to those over that age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29007/16]
• Business 7 questions

  • 2019-12-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has had engagement with the task force on climate-related financial disclosures; and if she is considering promoting new auditing structures for businesses with regard to carbon emissions. [50376/19]
  • 2019-05-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the strategic priorities she plans to deliver via the research programme supported by Science Foundation Ireland. [20929/19]
  • 2019-03-26 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the capital budget allocation to IDA Ireland in 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form. [13263/19]
  • 2019-03-07 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the recent closures of long-standing small retailers in central Dublin and other cities and towns; the measures she has considered to support such local businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11397/19]
  • 2019-01-31 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the analysis undertaken on the effect on businesses here if in the event of a no-deal Brexit border controls were implemented in continental ports checking goods arriving from Ireland; and the measures she has considered to mitigate the negative impact on business here. [4872/19]
  • 2018-10-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to facilitate private businesses in transitioning to a low-carbon and more sustainable business model. [43004/18]
  • 2017-11-23 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions her Department has had with a company (details supplied) regarding the future development of the proposed data centre in Athenry. [49764/17]
• Jobs 5 questions

  • 2017-06-20 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any former Members have been appointed to State boards under her remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28217/17]
  • 2017-05-10 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department will be represented in the Irish delegation to the meetings of the UNFCCC SBI and SBSTA in Bonn in May 2017; and if it will be attending the side events on greening with jobs: decent work and just transition in the Paris Agreement and policy solutions for a climate friendly materials sector. [22349/17]
  • 2016-11-03 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to consent to provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ahead of upcoming EU council meetings and the EU-Canada Summit. [30968/16]
  • 2016-10-18 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to respond to the Seanad Éireann vote on the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if she intends to adhere to this vote at the meeting of Ministers in Brussels (details supplied). [30403/16]
  • 2016-10-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions she has had at European Council level on the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement; and the proposed timeline for implementation in this regard. [29637/16]
• Rural 2 questions

  • 2019-07-11 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the rural regeneration and development fund allocated to date; and if a breakdown of spending in each of the categories to date will be provided. [30255/19]
  • 2018-06-14 Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the report on the community or public banking model will be published; his plans to establish an engagement or stakeholder forum to further examine the way in which such a model would be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25902/18]