Jim Daly — Watch Them Work

Jim Daly

2Lobbying returns

356Questions asked

581Votes cast

100%With Fine Gael

Who's in their ear 2 lobbying returns

Education and Training 2

Dyslexia Association of Ireland 2 returns
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What they're asking about 356 questions asked · 17 departments

Education 63 questions
- 2017-03-21 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 7 March 2017, the regulations and guidelines in place for teenage international students arriving here who live with a host family and attend secondary schools for an academic term or complete school year without the presence of their parents or legal guardians within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/17]
- 2017-03-21 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a policy regarding the use of sports halls as classrooms in schools; if officials in the building unit have been advising principals to use the sports halls as classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13782/17]
- 2017-02-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the regulations and guidelines in place for international students arriving here; the support services that are available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7886/17]
- 2017-02-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to County Cork in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5707/17]
- 2017-02-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to County Cork for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5709/17]
- 2017-02-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5711/17]
- 2016-12-08 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was sent to his office in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39212/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35983/16]
- 2016-11-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is issuing minor work grants to primary schools in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35119/16]
- 2016-10-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the nearest school to the home of a student on Sherkin Island, Baltimore, County Cork that a student may attend to qualify under the remote area boarding grant; and if he will outline the boarding arrangements at the school which under the terms of the grant must provide free education to the student. [32328/16]
- 2016-10-18 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider issuing a circular to schools with an agreed wording to be used when writing to parents highlighting the opportunity they have to make a voluntary contribution to assist with the running costs of the school; if he will outlaw the current arrangement which has schools sending bills and late payment reminders to parents seeking money from them; if he will ensure the capitation grant is restored without delay to ensure schools are sufficiently funded by his Department to cover the cost of all necessary expenditure to run the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30240/16]
- 2016-10-18 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grants or funding available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to cover emergency repair works needing to be carried out as a matter of priority, noting that the school has already applied for emergency works funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30543/16]
- 2016-10-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with current leave regulations that require teachers who take bereavement or sick leave days before or after the weekend to submit a certificate of leave for these weekend days although they are not scheduled to work on these days (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/16]
- 2016-10-12 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the development of an entrepreneurial education strategy for primary and post-primary schools as per Objective 4.6: Create a stronger focus on Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, No. 111, in the Action Plan for Education 2016 - 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29962/16]
- 2016-10-12 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals for the development of new entrepreneurship education guidelines for schools as per Objective 4.6: Create a stronger focus on Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, No. 112, in the Action Plan for Education 2016 - 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final response to a query that was directed to his office in July 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29222/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request by a school (details supplied) to his Department for assistance with the removal of disused infrastructure at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29709/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29097/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29194/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a school to apply for funding to insulate an old section of a school that is in need of urgent upgrading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28522/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is undertaking to promote the practice known as behavioural economics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28575/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing non-union teachers the opportunity to opt into the Lansdowne Road Agreement in the context of any disputes or divisions that may take place in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25738/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 14 April 2016, if he will provide a final response. [25848/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25869/16]
- 2016-07-21 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prescribed procedures that he has issued under section 28 of the Education Act 2008; and the number of appeals that have been opened and upheld under the remit of section 28. [23550/16]
- 2016-06-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the programme of replacing prefabricated classrooms in primary schools with permanent structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18218/16]
- 2016-06-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to consider developing and issuing a circular to primary schools in order to incorporate weekly discussions on the issue of mental health and well-being in the classroom; to encourage the roll-out of basic awareness strategies such as story-telling and question and answer sessions, to promote a positive sense of health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18217/16]
- 2016-06-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue a decision on an application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16140/16]
- 2016-06-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will make a decision on an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14090/16]
- 2016-06-01 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to develop and issue a circular to primary schools in order to incorporate weekly discussions on the issue of mental health and well-being in the classroom; to encourage the roll-out of basic awareness strategies such as story-telling and question and answer sessions to promote a positive sense of health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13996/16]
- 2016-05-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue a decision on an application for additional accommodation by a primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12302/16]
- 2016-05-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue a decision on an application for additional accommodation by a primary school in west County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11179/16]
- 2016-05-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to progress the establishment of an education ombudsman, as referred to in the agreed programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10711/16]
- 2016-05-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the position in relation to the proposed parent and student charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10713/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to issue a final response to an issue (detail supplied) referred to his office in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9361/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to accept a late application for electrical works from a school under the summer works scheme which missed the deadline due to a genuine administrative error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9597/16]
- 2016-04-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grant assistance available to a student who intends to study for a masters degree in England; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7676/16]
- 2016-04-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills why there is only one category (details supplied) for a school to be considered for an administrative principal on reduced pupil numbers. [7789/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by each of the third level universities on legal cases involving staff for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6368/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7239/16]
- 2016-03-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of two late applications by persons (details supplied) in County Cork submitted to Student Universal Support Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4909/16]
- 2016-02-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will issue a final response to correspondence (details supplied) sent to her in September 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4202/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2964/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in the lifetime of this Government the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under her remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3171/16]
- 2016-01-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make funding available for the completion of an emergency access area to a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2430/16]
- 2016-01-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will implement a judgment of the Labour Court which was delivered in February 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2283/16]
- 2015-12-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed start and completion dates for the pending redevelopment of a college (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45170/15]
- 2015-12-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify a matter in relation to a teacher's degree allowance and salary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45228/15]
- 2015-12-08 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the future development of a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43773/15]
- 2015-11-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints her Department receives each year from parents of children attending primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41644/15]
- …and 13 more questions on Education
Agriculture 43 questions
- 2017-04-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if employees in his Department who reach the age of 65 must retire or if they can work to 66 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17687/17]
- 2017-04-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [16557/17]
- 2017-01-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason two staffing positions within his Department were not filled from the central transfer list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/17]
- 2017-01-18 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application (details supplied) under the central applications facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2065/17]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35978/16]
- 2016-11-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 6 April 2016, if he will provide an updated reply noting that new information has been received by his Department regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35555/16]
- 2016-10-27 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to operators of country markets to encourage and assist with ensuring the survival of the Irish country market. [31012/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29189/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agency or body that is tasked with the responsibility for a harbour (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25146/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm details of the most recent capital investment plan announced by his Department to facilitate local authority harbour development and marine leisure programmes; his plans to make a further allocation of funding available for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25149/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25864/16]
- 2016-07-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on his Department’s efforts in terms of the development of the seafood industry and the wider marine sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21265/16]
- 2016-07-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to encourage farmers to participate in the creation of walking trails by incorporating measures into the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21266/16]
- 2016-06-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the schemes his Department has rolled out in recent years; his plans to encourage and reward farmers to allow walking trails on their land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17973/16]
- 2016-06-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to amend the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 to allow for decriminalising of fishermen who inadvertently commit minor offences under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14096/16]
- 2016-06-01 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the basic farm payment scheme for each of the years 2013 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13995/16]
- 2016-05-31 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12726/16]
- 2016-05-31 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include the construction of an underground cattle pass under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12730/16]
- 2016-05-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive payment under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8848/16]
- 2016-04-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has finalised arrangements for the establishment of a compensation scheme for the replanting of forestry damaged by the recent storm events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7372/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was submitted to his office in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6703/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork will issue under the single payment scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2856/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Cork under the single payment scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2860/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a compensation scheme for the replanting of forestry damaged by the recent storm events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the lifetime of this Government the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services that were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3166/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to alleviate the shortage of available crew in the fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3235/16]
- 2016-01-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 24 November 2015, why a basic payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1484/16]
- 2015-12-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications for payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme can be amended to correct an error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43170/15]
- 2015-12-01 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for the transfer of entitlements will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/15]
- 2015-11-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41733/15]
- 2015-11-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a single payment by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/15]
- 2015-11-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40418/15]
- 2015-11-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a single payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be finalised. [39680/15]
- 2015-11-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/15]
- 2015-11-10 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme who wish to fence a watercourse but cannot due to the exclusion of an existing watercourse from the mapping system produced by the Environmental Protection Agency, and used in this scheme; if there are other instances of mapping errors, such as the one highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39073/15]
- 2015-11-10 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the single payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39135/15]
- 2015-11-10 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/15]
- 2015-11-10 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to facilitate older young farmers who have just failed to qualify as young farmers, to access the 60% grants under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39440/15]
- 2015-11-10 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a final response to correspondence (details supplied) received by his office on 26 August 2015 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/15]
- 2015-11-10 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the details of the new suckler grant scheme, which outline that if the land on a holding decreases by more than 20% of the amount set in 2014 the applicant will be disqualified from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39582/15]
- 2015-11-05 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications under the disadvantaged area scheme (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/15]
- 2015-11-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be finalised regarding a transfer of entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/15]
- 2015-11-03 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the 2015 single farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37373/15]
Social 40 questions
- 2017-05-31 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements available to persons returning to education other than the back-to-education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26072/17]
- 2017-05-30 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when section 13 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25322/17]
- 2017-05-30 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which a person applying for permission to remain here on the basis of being the spouse of an Irish national would obtain a PPS number; the process involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25855/17]
- 2017-02-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he has planned to protect persons who have been contributing to a defined-benefit pension over their lifetime whose employers are now reneging on and seeking to convert the pension to a defined contribution pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5043/17]
- 2017-01-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of travel vouchers for persons living in rural Ireland with no access to public transport and relying on private transport providers for essential weekly journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/17]
- 2017-01-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm the future of the free travel scheme operated under his Department; the proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2750/17]
- 2016-12-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he intends to allocate increased funds for school meals to schools following the recent increase in allocation in the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35714/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35991/16]
- 2016-11-08 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the payment of farm assist was reduced substantially for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33582/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received an outcome to an appeal that was assigned to an appeals officer in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29334/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who was granted carer's benefit on 17 July 2016 has still not received payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29509/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29202/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if, further to the enactment of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, all provisions and systems are in place to register the death of an Irish citizen who died abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28363/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of referrals to JobPath providers that have subsequently been referred to an employability supported employment service since the programme began; if he can publish the written departmental protocol that facilitates such a referral; if any person already with an employability service will be denied access to that supported employment service due to referral to a JobPath provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28435/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any exceptions to the maximum time available to participants in the community employment scheme, that is, three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25849/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25877/16]
- 2016-07-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the departmental papers and the comments of the deciding officer have not been forwarded to an appeals officer for an appeal that was registered in March 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/16]
- 2016-06-30 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider further rolling out the Gateway scheme in a non-compulsory capacity to offer placements to unemployed persons in schools, hospitals and other public buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18703/16]
- 2016-06-30 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to discontinue the JobBridge scheme; if so, his further plans to put in place a replacement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/16]
- 2016-06-23 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if jobseekers who are referred to JobPath and also found to be eligible for the EmployAbility service, due to illness, injury, mental ill health or disability, are not best placed to determine whether the JobPath programme is able to provide the additional supports they need, and that if the jobseekers perceive a need for both services or one service over another, then the jobseekers' needs and wishes will govern the referral process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17656/16]
- 2016-06-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of expertise and experience in the JobPath programme that will enable payment-by-results providers to identify issues around illness, injury, mental ill health or disability that might require additional support of the kind traditionally provided by EmployAbility Services nationwide for jobseekers; the level of provision in the programme to address the additional supports required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16281/16]
- 2016-06-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the protocol in place and how he will operate referrals from JobPath to the EmployAbility Services where it transpires that a recipient under the jobseeker's allowance scheme and the JobPath scheme requires additional supports that are not available under the latter but are available under the EmployAbility Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16283/16]
- 2016-06-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has had a sufficient input into the development of the strategy to deal with the housing crisis since 2011 to date. [15997/16]
- 2016-06-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of a payment under the jobseeker's allowance or otherwise who are eligible for supported employment due to illness, injury, mental ill health or disability will not be denied access to the additional client-centred specialist support they need, via employability services, while working with payment-by-results JobPath providers, Turas Nua or Seetec, given that the majority of clients utilising supported employment in west Cork are not in receipt of payment under disability allowance or the invalidity allowance scheme and given the growing trend for referrals due to mental ill health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14092/16]
- 2016-05-31 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the grants available to support arts and disability projects that are associated and assisting with mental health recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13666/16]
- 2016-05-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection to assure those in receipt of a payment under the jobseeker's allowance scheme or any other payment who are eligible for supported employment due to illness, injury, mental ill health or disability that they will continue to have access to the additional support they need, by way of the employability services, to return to the labour force regardless of their referral to and while working with JobPath providers such as Turas Nua and Seetec; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11799/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection to assure those in receipt of a payment under the jobseeker's scheme or any other payment who may be eligible for supported employment due to illness, injury, mental ill health or disability that they will continue to have access to the additional support they need through the EmployAbility programme to return to the labour force regardless of their referral to and whilst working with the Intreo or JobPath programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9813/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7245/16]
- 2016-04-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if, further to the enactment of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, all provisions and systems are in place to register the death of an Irish citizen who died abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5464/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to confirm any proposed changes to the number of contributions required to qualify for a State pension (contributory) up to and including the year 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3058/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in the lifetime of the Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under her remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3179/16]
- 2016-01-21 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the situation that industrial relations issues involving registrars who are Health Service Executive employees have delayed implementation of some of the provisions of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 for more than 12 months, thus preventing grieving families from obtaining death certificates for loved ones who died abroad, despite the Houses of the Oireachtas passing such a law in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2550/16]
- 2016-01-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to the enactment of the Civil Registration Act, if all provisions and systems are in place to register the death of an Irish citizen who died abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1475/16]
- 2015-12-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of households eligible for the water conservation grant in 2015; the number that received the grant in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46323/15]
- 2015-11-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for a respite care grant by a person (details supplied), noting the exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42088/15]
- 2015-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why her Department informed a person in County Cork (details supplied) who is in receipt of illness benefit that the payment is due to cease. [34530/15]
- 2015-09-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the savings accrued to the Exchequer from the budgetary change made in 2010, terminating child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31591/15]
- 2015-09-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing the budgetary decision made in 2010 to terminate child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; if she will consider doing so in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31592/15]
- 2015-09-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is any means by which a parent of triplets who will reach their 18th birthday in fifth year of secondary school and will lose a significant payment from the child benefit section can access any financial supports until the completion of their leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31589/15]
Finance 34 questions
- 2017-02-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend legislation to reflect the European Commission's decision that a foreign vehicle, if not intended to be used in the member state on a permanent basis, should be exempt from vehicle registration tax under the free movement of capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10314/17]
- 2017-02-21 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to reduce the threshold of €12,800 to qualify for an approved minimum retirement fund pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8723/17]
- 2016-12-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank on 9 July 2015 to provide him with information in respect of the number of mortgages that were switched from a tracker to a variable rate since 2008 to date, if he will now confirm this figure or provide the reason for this information not being available as per his written request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39726/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35985/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a final response to a query (details supplied) recently submitted to his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36303/16]
- 2016-11-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify an issue (details supplied) in respect of inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32669/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if there is a separate test for tax residency through the immigrant investor programme and approved with the tax authorities here, namely the 183 day rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29237/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for a response to be issued to correspondence (details supplied) submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29814/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29196/16]
- 2016-10-05 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the fact that persons seeking an appeal of a disabled driver's grant decision are being informed that there is currently a seven-month waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28813/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm all categories of industry, business and arts that are exempt from Income Tax. [25303/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25871/16]
- 2016-07-12 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any changes to enhance the current mortgage interest relief scheme in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20732/16]
- 2016-06-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he had any communication with the insurance industry in relation to the exorbitant rates being quoted to insure young drivers; the steps he will take to assist with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18227/16]
- 2016-06-23 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the waiting times involved when appealing a decision made under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concessions scheme 1994; his views on whether they are acceptable; the actions that can be taken to address them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17743/16]
- 2016-06-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that statistics on the amount of interest foregone on foot of the primary charge to tax being written out are not maintained or available from the Revenue Commissioners. [17556/16]
- 2016-06-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance to clarify an issue (details supplied) on the late payment of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16284/16]
- 2016-06-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the discretion afforded by law to the Revenue Commissioners to forgo the collection of interest charges applied to persons who make a late tax return of less than one year due to illness and who are certified by a medical report as being incapacitated at the time, noting the person has discharged all sums due; the amount of interest charges the Revenue Commissioners waived in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16291/16]
- 2016-05-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the details of lands suitable for development that are under the control of the National Asset Management Agency including map format but excluding completed developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11876/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if there were instances over the past 15 years where the Revenue Commissioners formally approved relief to a taxpayer who had worked abroad for a State agency under section 774(7)(d) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and subsequently reversed this approval and sought the payment of the amount of relief; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9395/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 27 April 2016, why the details of amounts carried forward in the manner described are not separately identifiable; to request the Revenue Commissioners to calculate and identify these; how it is possible that a number of applications for such relief have been denied and a number of applications have been approved; if they are not separately identifiable; if he is satisfied that these figures are not available to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9533/16]
- 2016-04-27 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of instances where the Revenue Commissioners have foregone the collection of interest on late payments of tax due made for whatever reason for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8541/16]
- 2016-04-27 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the situation that the Revenue Commissioners does not collate data of a particular type of tax relief (details supplied) which is costing the Exchequer revenue annually; if he is satisfied that the Revenue Commissioners is not in a position to advise his Department the amount the particular relief is costing the Exchequer annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8544/16]
- 2016-04-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the discretion afforded by law to the Revenue Commissioners to forgo the collection of penalties applied to individuals who made a late tax return, less than one year late and due to illness, and who are certified by a medical report as being incapacitated at the time, noting the person has discharged all sums due of the actual tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8301/16]
- 2016-04-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of instances between 2000 and 2014, inclusive, in which tax relief on pension contributions paid in during the period of their assignment abroad was granted under section 774(7)(d) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, either through carrying forward or refunding, to executives of State agencies who had served abroad under identical conditions; the number of instances where this tax relief was denied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7433/16]
- 2016-04-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if, within the cohort of executives of State agencies who served abroad under identical conditions, some were granted tax relief on pension contributions paid in during the period of their assignment abroad, by carrying forward or refunding, under section 774(7)(d) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 while others were denied the same benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will cease pension deductions when the 0.6 per cent pension levy is discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3160/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward, to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-cooperation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3173/16]
- 2016-01-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if a house that is more than 100 years old qualifies under the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1599/16]
- 2015-12-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the stamp duty on farm transfers from 1% to 2% from January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45231/15]
- 2015-11-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if there are any circumstances or precedent whereby retirement relief from capital gains tax on the sale of agricultural land holdings can be, or has been, granted to persons who have leased their land for more than the specified 25-year rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42117/15]
- 2015-11-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue contributed to the State under all headings such as the bank guarantee scheme, levies, tax on profits, etc. by the two pillar banks for each of the past seven years; and the cost to the Exchequer, excluding the National Asset Management Agency, associated with the recapitalising and stabilising of the two pillar banks. [39665/15]
- 2015-11-03 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the total value of facilities sanctioned by the Irish pillar banks that were offered to private developers for the purpose of site acquisition; the cost of construction and site development works for new dwelling houses to be offered to the market, excluding home mortgage facilities, for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37734/15]
- 2015-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland on 9 July 2015, if he will provide the number of mortgages that were switched from a tracker to a variable rate from 2008 to 2015 to date; if he will confirm this figure, or alternatively provide the reason for this information not being available, as per his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34323/15]
Health 31 questions
- 2017-06-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding indigenous medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29262/17]
- 2017-05-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue for a query (details supplied) which was sent to his office in February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21187/17]
- 2017-04-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17881/17]
- 2017-04-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health when the meningitis B vaccine catch-up programme will be rolled out to older children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18170/17]
- 2017-04-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final reply to a query that was sent to his office in January 2017 by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16670/17]
- 2017-03-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the recent changes implemented by the HSE for dispensing medicines on a weekly basis instead of the previously monthly basis noting the difficulties for elderly persons in particular to access their medicine on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15307/17]
- 2017-03-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence that was recently submitted to his office by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11479/17]
- 2017-02-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding services at Cork University Hospital. [7185/17]
- 2017-02-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final reply to a query (details supplied) that was recently sent to his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7197/17]
- 2017-01-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final response to an issue (details supplied) that was forwarded to his office in October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/17]
- 2016-12-08 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was submitted to his office in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39187/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35987/16]
- 2016-11-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final response to a query that was sent to his office in July 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32883/16]
- 2016-10-18 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was sent to his office in May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30386/16]
- 2016-10-12 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there are mental health services available outside of the average business hours, that is, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29894/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29198/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25873/16]
- 2016-07-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will assist with arranging a response from a health care provider (details supplied) in County Cork, to correspondence submitted on 16 March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21753/16]
- 2016-05-31 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the grants available to support arts and disability projects that are associated and assisting with mental health recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13507/16]
- 2016-05-18 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person who is not covered by the guidelines of the nursing home support scheme and who has appealed a decision made by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10911/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the grants available through local social inclusion projects to support arts and disability projects that are associated and assisting with mental health recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9893/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures he will take to eradicate the waiting list for routine orthodontic treatment, which is in excess of four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10260/16]
- 2016-04-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons nationally who are currently listed as waiting for home help hours; the number of hours included in the waiting list; the cost of providing funding to eliminate the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7427/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7242/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for a reply to be issued to correspondence (details supplied) which was sent to the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2862/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3175/16]
- 2015-12-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the Health Service Executive to respond to a query submitted to his Department on 13 August 2015 (details supplied). [44984/15]
- 2015-11-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding funding for people with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40295/15]
- 2015-11-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide further funding to assist with training assistance dogs for disabled persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40471/15]
- 2015-11-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will provide an update in relation to the fluoridation of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40663/15]
- 2015-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will request an update from the Health Service Executive regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork further to the matter having been raised in a Topical Issue debate in Dáil Éireann on 5 November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34547/15]
Justice 19 questions
- 2017-05-23 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person applying for permission to remain here on the basis of being the spouse of an Irish national who wishes to obtain a PPS number; the process involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24069/17]
- 2017-05-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation that protects the relationship between the sharers of boundaries and the overgrowth of trees along same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20009/17]
- 2017-03-21 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of an IT fault at the Dublin offices of the Property Registration Authority; when the fault was first detected; when the fault is likely to be repaired; the number of applications that have been delayed processing as a result of the fault; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13584/17]
- 2017-03-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the regulations and guidelines in place for teenage international students arriving here that live with a host family and attend secondary schools for an academic term or complete school year, without the presence of their parents or legal guardians within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11515/17]
- 2017-02-23 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the regulations and guidelines in place for international students arriving here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9194/17]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35989/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a company can receive formal written pre-approval that it does qualify as an enterprise here, for the purposes of the immigrant investor programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29236/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any further benefits within the immigrant investor programme for investors of higher amounts of up to €5 million which exceed the current threshold of €500,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29238/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29200/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts her Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25875/16]
- 2016-07-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm, noting her recent comments that no more district courthouses will be closed, if Skibbereen courthouse will now come under this heading and remain open, noting the recent decision of the High Court requiring the Courts Service to reconsider its decision approving the closure of Skibbereen courthouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22382/16]
- 2016-05-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify the requirement of Garda Síochána vetting for community responders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11625/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider introducing legislation to rebalance liability when an accident occurs, notwithstanding the separation of the Judiciary and the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10158/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10525/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7244/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of proposals made during the lifetime of this Government by managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under her remit to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3177/16]
- 2016-01-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork to obtain residency status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2045/16]
- 2016-01-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the number of State-owned dwelling houses that were assigned for use by community gardaí as their family home in the area they policed and which were disposed of to private ownership between the years 2000 to 2010; the revenue raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1594/16]
- 2015-10-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the costs of applying for citizenship; if there are any avenues of assistance available to those who cannot come up with the lump sum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36851/15]
Transport 18 questions
- 2017-05-31 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in County Cork are waiting seven weeks to be issued their driving licence from the date of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26073/17]
- 2017-02-08 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the inclusion in Estimates of funds for the introduction of a dedicated funding stream similar to the sports capital fund for the sole purpose of constructing walkways and greenways across the country. [3269/17]
- 2017-02-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange for a response to issue to correspondence furnished to his office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5767/17]
- 2016-11-29 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any planned policy or proposed legislation aimed at combatting rural isolation due to the lack of rural transportation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35993/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29203/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider leading or arranging a senior delegation to travel to Washington to lobby for the granting of a licence for the Cork-Boston route, noting the recent decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly to invest over €9 million to secure a transatlantic connection with the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28548/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25878/16]
- 2016-07-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to ensure local and regional roads have adequate drainage installed before local authorities use departmental resources to overlay roads which simply get washed away again due to a lack of drainage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18457/16]
- 2016-06-29 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the difficulties experienced by American citizens to legally drive here when visiting the country for a period of time to carry out business transactions; if he will consider a new approach to this issue for persons who hold a full American driving licence by facilitating a theory-only examination to issue an Irish licence noting the practical exam of driving a motor car has been awarded by the American authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18791/16]
- 2016-06-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange for a response to be issued from Córas Iompair Éireann to a query submitted to its agency (details supplied). [17559/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7246/16]
- 2016-02-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a passport-style initiative to encourage more visitors to the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4060/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward, to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3181/16]
- 2015-12-03 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of traffic route lighting on the Bandon bypass in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43248/15]
- 2015-11-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce testing of agricultural machinery for safety on the road, such as for emissions, braking systems, lights, hitches, tyres, etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41666/15]
- 2015-11-10 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the extension of an existing walkway (details supplied) in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/15]
- 2015-10-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the position of the upgrading of the bus stop in Bandon in County Cork to make it wheelchair accessible on the National Transport Authority's roll-out list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36033/15]
Public 17 questions
- 2017-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the proposed construction of Clonakilty flood relief scheme. [3268/17]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35990/16]
- 2016-11-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34419/16]
- 2016-10-25 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that are being taken by his Department in conjunction with the local authority to alleviate flooding in an area of west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29201/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will consider the establishment of a dedicated behavioural insights group, similar to those in the UK, within his Department. [28576/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements in place for staff in the public sector who are not members of a union but who are willing to sign up to any public sector agreements to avail of the improved working conditions approved by Government; his views on the appropriateness of Departments insisting that public sector staff must be a member of a union to avail of improved pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28549/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25876/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department. [6561/16]
- 2016-04-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to formally confirm the Bandon flood relief scheme in County Cork. [5379/16]
- 2016-04-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the commencement dates of the Skibbereen and Clonakilty flood relief schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5629/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a Garda station (details supplied) in County Cork, including the future plans for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3073/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3178/16]
- 2016-01-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set down the due date for the return of tender packages for the Skibbereen flood relief scheme; when he will confirm the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2214/16]
- 2016-01-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provisions incorporated in the overall proposed flood relief scheme for the Bandon river to ensure the village of Innishannon, County Cork is also given adequate protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1294/16]
- 2015-11-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the recent recommendations of the consulting engineer in relation to the tendering for and appointment of a contractor for the Skibbereen flood relief scheme, further to the preferred contractor withdrawing from the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42059/15]
- 2015-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in relation to insurance companies providing building insurance to properties located in areas that are now protected by substantial flood defence schemes provided by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34278/15]
Children 16 questions
- 2017-04-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost per child of caring for children in State care; the cost on an individualised basis to the State of the top ten cases incurring the highest expenditure per annum to provide services for the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18061/17]
- 2017-03-29 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 21 March 2017, the regulations and guidelines in place through her Department for teenage international students arriving here who live with a host family and attend secondary schools for an academic term or complete school year, without the presence of their parents or legal guardians within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15581/17]
- 2017-03-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the avenues of funding available for the running of youth cafés; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15257/17]
- 2016-12-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs whether a round of funding will be made available in 2017 under the early years capital grant scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39795/16]
- 2016-12-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm the financial supports that are available for investment in capital infrastructure for a community playgroup (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39796/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35980/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29191/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the efforts her Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25866/16]
- 2016-07-05 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how a parent can apply under the special needs assistant scheme in respect of a child in preschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19136/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7236/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3168/16]
- 2015-12-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of proposals to assist parents with after-school child-minding services in public schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42509/15]
- 2015-11-05 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the early childhood and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38740/15]
- 2015-11-03 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that the budgetary decision regarding the second year of the early childhood care and education scheme will effectively exclude all children born between September 2012 and February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/15]
- 2015-09-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is considering the introduction of any financial assistance for parents wishing to avail of the increasing number of out-of-hours care provision in primary schools in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31588/15]
- 2015-09-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he is taking to assist with the introduction of out-of-hours care services beginning to operate in schools; if he will consider bringing to Cabinet any financial incentives as part of Budget 2016 to further assist working parents with subscribing to such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31583/15]
Arts 14 questions
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35979/16]
- 2016-10-20 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider the introduction of a dedicated funding stream for the purpose of constructing walking and cycling trails in rural Ireland. [31011/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29190/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the avenues available to local community development associations to apply for funding to develop a harbour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25151/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the efforts her Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25865/16]
- 2016-07-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she has taken in recent times to encourage farmers to participate in the roll-out of walking trails and to ensure farmers are adequately protected from any claims for compensation from persons who traverse their land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18456/16]
- 2016-07-07 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she collates data relating to start-up businesses that receive Leader funding and the outcome of these ventures; the number of start-ups supported in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; the number of these that are still actively trading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20409/16]
- 2016-06-30 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider legislating to allow for local authorities to lease rights of way from landowners who wish to facilitate the establishment of walking trails traversing their land which would indemnify the landholders from claims of liability for personal injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18830/16]
- 2016-06-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the schemes her Department has rolled out in recent years; her plans to encourage and reward farmers to allow walking trails on their land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18369/16]
- 2016-06-23 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the avenues available to a long established voluntary community musical organisation (details supplied) to apply for funding to ensure their continued existence into the future to continue their service to the public and the next generations of youth who wish to join the organisation. [17850/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to issue a final response to a query that was sent to her office in February 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10425/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7235/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under her remit put forward, to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3167/16]
- 2016-01-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what records are available to historians in relation to births, deaths and marriages over the last century in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1179/16]
Environment 11 questions
- 2016-06-08 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the resources his Department has assigned for each of the past five years to assisting with developing a strategy to ensure the country has an adequate supply of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14707/16]
- 2016-05-31 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the input, role or interaction he has had with State agencies and Departments in regard to resolving the homeless crisis, assisting homeless persons and assisting with proposals and funding to ensure an adequate supply of social housing is available to qualified applicants for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12910/16]
- 2016-05-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his role in ensuring an adequate supply of social housing is available to approved social housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11798/16]
- 2016-05-24 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the grants available through the local social inclusion project to support arts and disability projects that are associated and assisting with mental health recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11616/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department has taken over the past five years to ensure an adequate supply of social housing is available to approved social housing applicants; the immediate measures he will take to alleviate the current crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10357/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to amend the taxation rates of private motor vehicles and base them on certified emissions values by national car test centres regardless of the age of the vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9371/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7240/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3172/16]
- 2016-01-19 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the statutory body responsible for the maintenance of rivers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2310/16]
- 2015-12-01 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of the existing arrangement of stipulating by planning condition the setting up of management companies to maintain residential housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42608/15]
- 2015-11-03 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual operation costs of delivering domestic water services, excluding capital expenditure, for each of the past five years; the current operation costs under Irish Water; the anticipated operational costs for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/15]
Housing 10 questions
- 2019-11-12 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if subdivision of a dwelling house requires a planning application in circumstances (details supplied); and if so, if one or two non-principal private residence, NPPR, returns for such a property should be made. [46545/19]
- 2017-03-28 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently approved for social housing in County Cork who are waiting to be housed, by town and settlement; the number of persons on the housing list in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/17]
- 2016-12-08 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that his Department is not aware of the number of social housing tenancy offers refused by approved applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39167/16]
- 2016-11-30 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the timeframe it takes An Bord Pleanála to decide on basic housing application appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37834/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35984/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of offers of social housing supports made to approved applicants for social housing which were refused by the applicants for each of the past five years. [35999/16]
- 2016-11-02 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a final response to a query that was sent to his office in August 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32880/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government whether a use it or lose it by year-end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29195/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason persons applying for the tenant (increment) purchase scheme 2016 must have an income level of €15,000; if there are any exceptions to this rule; his plans to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24673/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25870/16]
Communications 10 questions
- 2017-01-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the establishment of a dedicated task force involving relevant Government Departments and all stakeholders to report on the use of electric vehicles here. [41638/16]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35981/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29192/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State agencies, if any, which are using Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25861/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25867/16]
- 2016-06-23 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the Inland Fisheries Ireland organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17672/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7237/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3169/16]
- 2016-01-13 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the roll-out of rural broadband (details supplied) in west County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1472/16]
- 2015-11-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives and rewards available to small scale wind energy providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40286/15]
Foreign 10 questions
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35986/16]
- 2016-10-25 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he last spoke to American officials about the proposed Cork to Boston air service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/16]
- 2016-10-25 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider leading and-or arranging a senior delegation to travel to Washington to lobby for the granting of a licence for the Cork-Boston route, noting the recent decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly to invest more than €9 million to secure a transatlantic connection with the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29197/16]
- 2016-10-04 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of revenue collected in respect of Irish passport applications for each month of 2015. [28364/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of revenue collected in respect of Irish passport applications for each of the past 12 months. [26179/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7241/16]
- 2016-04-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the options available to a British passport holder who has been living and working here since 1975 to obtain an Irish passport given that the applicant has previously been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5492/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services that were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3174/16]
Jobs 8 questions
- 2017-04-12 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work permit application for a person (details supplied). [18676/17]
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35988/16]
- 2016-11-15 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the body that is responsible for the regulation of dispensing oil products on forecourts to ensure standards and quantities dispensed are as they should be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34427/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29199/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts her Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25874/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grants available from his Department to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7243/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals the managerial staff in any agency or body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3176/16]
- 2015-09-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to workers who are owed moneys by a business that has not been liquidated (details supplied). [32071/15]
Taoiseach 6 questions
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department. [35992/16]
- 2016-10-11 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/16]
- 2016-09-27 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post. [25879/16]
- 2016-07-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had with the American Vice President, Mr. Joe Biden, during his visit here in relation to progressing the proposed Cork to Boston Norwegian Air flight route. [19090/16]
- 2016-07-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach if he will make direct contact with the President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama, to stress the importance of the progression of the proposed Cork to Boston Norwegian Air flight route; and to ensure any political obstacles in the United States of America are adequately addressed. [19091/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3180/16]
Defence 6 questions
- 2016-11-22 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35982/16]
- 2016-10-06 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29193/16]
- 2016-09-16 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25868/16]
- 2016-05-17 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of a pending report on the circumstances surrounding an incident on the LÉ Cliona in May 1962; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/16]
- 2016-04-14 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Defence the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7238/16]
- 2016-01-26 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Defence in the lifetime of this Government, the number of proposals managerial staff in any agency or managerial body under his remit put forward to alter the roll-out of public services which were delayed, postponed or abandoned as a result of non-co-operation by trade union representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3170/16]

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Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2018

2019-12-05 · 1 vote · Fianna Fáil PMB

A bill to provide for the extension of the powers of the Maintenance Recovery Unit of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, to make a District Court applic…

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A bill to provide for the extension of the powers of the Maintenance Recovery Unit of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, to make a District Court application for a Payment Order, in respect of jobseekers transitional payment to one parent families, thus enabling the State to recoup, from a 'liable relative', a contribution towards the cost of providing said payment

✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 82–39

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage

2019-12-04 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 69–27

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

2019-12-03 · 1 vote

✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 53–56

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2019-12-03 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 91–34

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019

2019-11-28 · 1 vote · Fianna Fáil PMB

A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide for a specific percentage of lands in a private development to be limited for purchase by first-time buyers and …

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A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide for a specific percentage of lands in a private development to be limited for purchase by first-time buyers and to provide for related matters.

✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–44

Finance Bill 2019: Fifth Stage

2019-11-20 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 45–19

Finance Bill 2019: Order for Fifth Stage

2019-11-20 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 45–19

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019

2019-10-17 · 1 vote · Fianna Fáil PMB

A bill to amend the Road Traffic Act 1961 in order to regulate for the use of electric scooters and to provide for their safe use on Irish roads and streets

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A bill to amend the Road Traffic Act 1961 in order to regulate for the use of electric scooters and to provide for their safe use on Irish roads and streets; to expand the legal definition of bicycle to include electrically assisted bicycles and to permit their use on Irish roads.

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 62–32

Living Wage

2019-10-17 · 4 votes

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 18–81
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 16–85
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 30–73
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 36–67

Forestry Sector

2019-10-17 · 3 votes

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 70–38
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 19–82
✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 37–72

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy

2019-10-08 · 1 vote

✓ voted for a budget financial resolution motion passed · 93–35

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oil Tax

2019-10-08 · 1 vote

✓ voted for a budget financial resolution motion passed · 97–36

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2019-10-01 · 1 vote

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 71–35

Cork Mail Centre

2019-07-04 · 3 votes

✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 73–39
✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–41
✓ voted for Amendment again put: motion failed · 41–76

Mental Health Services Reports

2019-07-04 · 2 votes

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–81
✗ voted against Amendment again put: motion passed · 78–41

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