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What they're asking about1,363 questions asked · 20 departments
Justice478 questions
2019-11-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a transport police unit or service within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46971/19]
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44066/19]
2019-10-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the remuneration package for each chief executive officer of State or semi-State organisations under the aegis of his Department; the changes made to such remuneration in the past three years; the remuneration package for each acting CEO if such exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40912/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26396/19]
2019-06-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the scheduled date for the commencement of operations by the legal practitioners' tribunal in accordance with the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23376/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21584/19]
2019-03-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the post-project reviews for projects (details supplied); when the reviews were completed; and if they have not been completed, the completion and publication date for same. [13739/19]
2019-03-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the post-project reviews of PPPs (details supplied); when the reviews were completed; and if they have not been completed, when completion and publication is expected for same. [13869/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7853/19]
2019-01-30Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made to the Ombudsman by those in direct provision regarding the actions of accommodation centres; if the Ombudsman or his Department keeps records of complaints made to the accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4377/19]
2019-01-30Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the scheduled date for the commencement of operations by the legal practitioners’ tribunal in accordance with the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/19]
2018-12-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken to act on the 2006 recommendations of the Competition Authority to establish a legal services commission in order to regulate the legal profession and legal services market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52015/18]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25575/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of employees within his Department in receipt of a salary below the living wage of €11.70 per hour. [20619/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the disaggregation of salary scales or levels among agency workers within or through his Department. [20625/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of workers employed through his Department under the status of agency worker. [20631/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected increase or demand for workers and employees due to demographic changes for the years 2018 to 2028. [20702/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budgetary projection within his Department due to demographic change for the years 2018 to 2028. [20706/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20454/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's capital allocation for projects underway and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20471/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects underway, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20488/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [48947/17]
2017-11-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or officials in his Department have had discussions regarding the public services card; if so, the detail of those discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47008/17]
2017-07-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Dublin west involved in providing security for the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste; and if gardaí from the current cohort of gardaí stationed in Dublin west are allocated security duties on a regular basis. [34894/17]
2017-07-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that had penalty points imposed on them by the courts due to Garda error instead of being summonsed who have been contacted by An Garda Síochána; the number of persons who received convictions due to this error; the number of those convictions that were quashed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34904/17]
2017-07-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in enacting all sections of the Child and Family Relationships Act 2015; the sections which have not yet been commenced; when all sections of the Act will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35132/17]
2017-07-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of local authorities that have a migrant integration strategy as per the recommendation in Migrant Integration Strategy - A Blueprint for the Future. [35246/17]
2017-07-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda special crime task force during each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35618/17]
2017-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will hold a public inquiry into the circumstances of the Jobstown trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33392/17]
2017-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a time bound scheme with transparent criteria to regularise the position of undocumented migrants here. [32687/17]
2017-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the wards of court office will be able to automatically provide statements to the committees of wards of court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32684/17]
2017-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to allow those seeking international protection the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32685/17]
2017-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body, GRECO’s report stating that Ireland had fully implemented just three of 11 recommendations included in a 2014 evaluation report; the reason the other recommendations have not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32686/17]
2017-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will come into force; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32683/17]
2017-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff allocated to the Wards of Court office; and the job title of each. [33166/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his Department and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if inspection reports on individual prisons have been submitted to him by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons and are awaiting publication; and if so, the reason for the delay in publication. [32272/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made by prisoners to the Irish Prison Service in 2016, by category of complaint per prison. [32273/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of category A complaints made to the Irish Prison Service in 2016; the number of these complaints that were upheld or dismissed; and the average length of time it took to complete the complaints process and communicate the outcome to prisoners. [32274/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of remand prisoners who are mixed with sentenced prisoners across the prison estate; and the prisons in which this is occurring. [32275/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sentenced prisoners currently held in Cloverhill Remand Prison; and the number of sentenced prisoners that are sharing cells with remand prisoners in that prison. [32276/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of beds allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum; the number of beds that will be allocated to the Irish Prison Service in the new national forensic hospital in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32277/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded self-harm incidents per prison in 2016. [32278/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the therapeutic services and treatment programmes that are available for prisoners with addiction issues; the waiting lists for referrals to such services and treatments; and the number of drug free wings in prisons here. [32279/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded incidents in which control and restraint techniques were used by the Irish Prison Service in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32280/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents that the Irish Prison Service managed to de-escalate through conflict resolution techniques or restorative practices in 2016; and the number of such incidents per prison. [32281/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fully designated integrated sentenced management officers per prison across the Prison Service; and the average caseload per ISM officer. [32282/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hours and days per week that schools are currently open per prison; the number of prisoners attending school in each prison; and the extent to which staff shortages are resulting in school closures. [32283/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the access that prisoners held on restricted regimes have to training and education, specifically in Wheatfield place of detention and Mountjoy Prison. [32284/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in the closed prison estate who have daily access to a minimum of seven hours of educational and vocational programmes from Monday to Friday. [32285/17]
…and 428 more questions on Justice
Education175 questions
2019-12-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the planned extension for a school (details supplied) will be completed; if the works will be expedited in order to finish by September 2020 in view of the demand for places for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50792/19]
2019-11-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing to 3 km, 2.5 km, 2 km and 1.5 km the distance above which primary school children must live away from their school to avail of the school transport scheme on the basis of free school transport; the extra number of children who would qualify in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48568/19]
2019-11-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing to 4 km, 3 km, 2 km and 1.5 km the distance above which post- primary school children must live away from their school to avail of the school transport scheme on the basis of free school transport; the extra number of children who would qualify in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48569/19]
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44060/19]
2019-10-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school children that avail of school buses at both primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26390/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21578/19]
2019-03-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the post project reviews for PPPs (details supplied); when the reviews were completed; and if they have not been completed, when completion and publication is expected for same. [13758/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7848/19]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeals procedure for staffing allocations to special schools will be implemented (details supplied). [52761/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department and a person (details supplied) deny having responsibility for adjudicating an appeal from a special school, stating that such responsibility rests with the National Council for Special Education, which, in turn, argues that it rests with his Department, thus leaving special schools in a state of suspension. [52762/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement a study of the requirements for special school places, particularly in the area of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, and complex needs (details supplied). [52763/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review pertaining to the reduction in paperwork requirements for special schools, particularly the personal pupil plans when requesting one extra SNA, will be implemented. [52764/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on what is a reasonable timeframe for a response from the NCSE when violent behaviour is reported and staff continue to deal with said violent behaviour in the interim, taking into account the professional judgment of the principal, as they deal with the issues raised on a daily basis. [52765/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of the report of the Special Education Review Committee from 1993 will be carried out, in view of the fact that the report is now 25 years old, requirements have changed and the pupil profile has changed significantly yet resources have remained the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52766/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement measures (details supplied) for special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52767/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a post-project review has been carried out on the schools bundle of PPP projects; and if so, if it will be published. [53043/18]
2018-12-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements under the public spending code for post-project reviews of PPPs to be carried out and completed. [53044/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants who were employed in Cork city and county in each of the years 2011 to 2017. [46321/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46276/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts tendered to businesses of 50 employees and less in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46277/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018 disaggregated by the value of the contracts awarded. [46278/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46279/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46280/18]
2018-07-04Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of subcontracting companies that have incurred losses as a result of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if plans are in place to utilise these companies in the retendering of the schools bundle 5 PPP contract. [29113/18]
2018-06-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the schools PPP bundle 5. [26232/18]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25569/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of employees within his Department in receipt of a salary below the living wage of €11.70 per hour. [20616/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the disaggregation of salary scales or levels among agency workers within or through his Department. [20622/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of workers employed through his Department under the status of agency worker. [20628/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the projected increase or demand for workers and employees due to demographic changes for the years 2018 to 2028. [20700/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary projection within his Department due to demographic change for the years 2018 to 2028. [20704/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20448/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20465/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects under way, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20482/18]
2018-05-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the recent announcement of the construction of a new school in Gurranabraher, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18977/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the number of industrial relations cases that are ongoing in QQI at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16332/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number and type of industrial relations, bullying and personnel cases and grievances in which QQI has been involved in each year since 2012 by case type, in tabular form; the grades involved in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16333/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the number of industrial relations cases and grievances that have been settled between QQI and existing or former staff since 2012; the cost of these settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16334/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cases involving outside mediation in which QQI has been involved in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the cost of each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16335/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reports that have been commissioned by QQI relating to industrial relations, personnel, bullying and related matters; the cost of each; the status of the publication of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16336/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reports that have been commissioned by his Department relating to QQI to investigate industrial relations, personnel, bullying and related matters; the cost of each; the status of the publication of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16337/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason recruitment in QQI is not carried out via the Public Appointments Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16338/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the approximate cost of outside consultants engaged by QQI for the purpose of drafting reports on the function, governance and structure of the organisation in each year since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the number of secondees from QQI; the locations in which they are working; the role and grade of each; if they are counted as part of the whole-time equivalent numbers for Quality and Qualifications Ireland, QQI; if they are being paid in whole or in part by QQI for each year since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16340/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which was published on the structure of QQI; the cost of the production of this report; the status of the implementation of the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16341/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to agreements reached between current and former staff of QQI which relate to industrial relations disputes and grievances; the number of confidentiality clauses contained in these; if he will seek an explanation from the board of QQI as to the rationale for the secrecy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16342/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the number of industrial relations cases QQI has been involved in since its foundation involving outside agencies, such as the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, and mediation services; the number by case type since the foundation of QQI, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16343/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has drawn to the high number of outside consultants used by QQI since its foundation; the estimated cost of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16344/18]
2018-04-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the QQI budget for 2017; if there has been a shortfall; if so, if this shortfall has been remedied by additional funds from his Department; if additional funds provided are from the 2018 budget allocation; the amount involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16345/18]
…and 125 more questions on Education
Health174 questions
2019-11-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health when he will introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47255/19]
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the additional funding which will be given to a group (details supplied) in view of the growth in the number of clients served by the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44045/19]
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation [44064/19]
2019-10-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health when a new endocrinologist for the paediatric diabetes service in Cork University Hospital will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40957/19]
2019-10-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the start date for the new endocrinologist for the paediatric diabetes service in Cork University Hospital; the management plans in place to assist the almost 100 teenagers to transition into adult diabetes services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39461/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of persons working in his Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role such as nurses; and the estimated cost of increasing salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour. [34679/19]
2019-07-04Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will fund Ocrevus for persons with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/19]
2019-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the shortage of doctors in St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork to clear the backlog of patients awaiting procedures such as colonoscopy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28430/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Cork in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26233/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for children with an intellectual disability in County Cork each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26234/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adolescents with an intellectual disability in County Cork in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26235/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in County Cork in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form. [26236/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in County Cork. [26237/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26394/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21582/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his attention has been drawn to the fact that the management of Cork University Hospital has cancelled the contract for the bone densitometry unit in the hospital and has made alternate arrangements elsewhere with a company (details supplied); if public patients will no longer be accommodated in the bone densitometry unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21591/19]
2019-04-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the legislation that will be utilised or invoked in order to make additional appointments and increase the number of members on the board of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in view of the fact that under SI No. 246 of 2007, the board’s membership is prescribed as 13 and there is no provision within the statutory instrument for exceeding the membership of 13 through further appointments. [17700/19]
2019-04-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if a post-project review has been compiled and published for the primary care bundle PPP as per the public spending code. [17020/19]
2019-03-13Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the progress made on reducing the use of agency staff in the public sector under the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 to 2020. [5957/19]
2019-02-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the dates on which the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board requested or advised its reappointment to his office; and when he reappointed the board. [8642/19]
2019-02-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if meetings were held between him and members of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in the month before the reappointment of the board at the end of July 2018. [8643/19]
2019-02-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if correspondence took place between the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and him regarding the progress of the national children’s hospital project and its cost profile in the month before the reappointment of the board at the end of July 2018. [8644/19]
2019-02-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if meetings were held or correspondence took place between him and a person (details supplied) regarding the national children’s hospital in 2018. [8645/19]
2019-02-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he sought a report or update on the project and procurement process, including the negotiation of the guaranteed maximum price, before reappointing the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8146/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review, in tabular form. [7851/19]
2019-02-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the revised cost of a report (details supplied) into overruns at the national children’s hospital in view of the revised terms of reference. [6429/19]
2019-01-29Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the private companies and consultancies that have been paid for the tendering and procurement process of the national children's hospital; and the amount paid to these companies for the tendering and procurement process in each of the years since the process began for the hospital. [3764/19]
2019-01-29Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the projected cost escalation for the national children’s hospital since October 2018; the manner in which the cost overrun will be spread over the following years until the completion of the project; the way in which revenue will be found and sourced to fund the overrun; if the cost overrun will affect the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the way in which it will affect voted capital ceilings for the years 2019 to 2022; and the capital projects in health and other Votes which will be stalled, delayed or cancelled as a result of these adjusted capital ceilings. [4103/19]
2019-01-29Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the capital projects that will be delayed or deferred across all Departments due to the cost overruns of the national children’s hospital by the date on which they were due to commence in tabular form; and the date to which they have been deferred. [4151/19]
2018-12-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of times Cork University Hospital broke its 24 hour emergency department waiting times for persons over 75 years of age to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50870/18]
2018-12-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff employed in nursing posts in the southern hospitals group in 2018; the cost and number of hours worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50872/18]
2018-12-04Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore the pay of section 39 workers in accordance with an internal audit carried out by the HSE; the timeline for funding of pay restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43894/18]
2018-12-04Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of pay negotiations with nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48994/18]
2018-12-04Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of pay restoration for section 39 workers; the timeline of funding for pay restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49532/18]
2018-12-04Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time between the date of a child and adolescent mental health services or CAMHS referral and the date of assessment, nationally and in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50871/18]
2018-11-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the medicines that patients with multiple sclerosis have access to through the healthcare system; the difference between medicines that patients here with multiple sclerosis have access to through the healthcare system compared with other European countries; and the average length of time for which persons here with the condition must wait for the delivery and administration of medicines. [47261/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46271/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts tendered to businesses of 50 employees and less in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46272/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, disaggregated by the value of the contracts awarded. [46273/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46274/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46275/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the action plan in place within his Department relating specifically to assisting children and adolescents with autism and co-occurring mental health difficulties. [46322/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed by CAMHS in Cork city and county. [46323/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed by CAMHS in Cork city and county. [46324/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time between the date of a CAMHS referral and the date of assessment by a member or CAMHS. [46325/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of requests (details supplied) that were received for children and adults between 2016 and May 2018; and the number of these requests that were met with an assessment within the three month timeframe as set out under section 9 of the Disabilities Act 2005. [46326/18]
2018-10-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the pathway provided for full pay restoration in view of the fact that recent negotiations regarding the pay restoration of section 39 workers have concluded with reports of a deal being struck at the cost of €7.7 million; and the way in which the estimated cost of €68 million will be provided for in the coming years. [41195/18]
2018-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of section 39 organisations employed by the Department of Health and-or the HSE to carry out services and functions. [40009/18]
2018-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the difference between section 38 and 39 organisations and their relationship with the public sector. [40013/18]
2018-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the level of public funding for section 39 workers in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [40015/18]
…and 124 more questions on Health
Public117 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44067/19]
2019-10-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consultancy fees paid to date by his Department for the promotion and roll-out of the public services card in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39593/19]
2019-10-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the lower Lee flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39594/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason links from search engines or other sources to documents found on the website of his Department now link to a Department home page rather than the document itself; his plans to rectify the situation; the advice taken before the change was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35330/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons working in his Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role; the estimated cost of increasing salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour; and the estimated cost of instituting a minimum salary of €12.30 per hour within the public sector in each of the years 2020 to 2024. [31544/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned unwinding of FEMPI measures in line with the Public Service Stability Agreement for each of the years 2019 to 2023 disaggregated by wage bracket. [26226/19]
2019-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if legislative changes are planned to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25966/19]
2019-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that will be delayed, deferred or cancelled as a result of capital project overruns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25967/19]
2019-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that are to be delayed or deferred in the years of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 as a result of cost overruns such as the national children’s hospital and national broadband plan which the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, calculate could reduce funding for capital projects by as much as €17 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25830/19]
2019-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the agreement reached in September 2018 on the equalisation of public pay for post-2011 entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25832/19]
2019-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the assessment of his Department of the national broadband plan, the credibility of its cost-benefit analysis and its value for money to the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25834/19]
2019-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of freedom of information requests made to his Department and bodies under his aegis that were granted, part-granted and refused in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25831/19]
2019-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the revisions which will be made to the expenditure projections in the summer economic statement in view of the recent fiscal assessment report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25833/19]
2019-06-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body or withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [25277/19]
2019-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector workers working on the post-2011 salary scale disaggregated by pay scale and profession. [24470/19]
2019-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pathway of pay equalisation for post-2011 entrants into the public sector disaggregated by the number of public sector workers who will jump each of the two pay scales in the coming years. [24471/19]
2019-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of full pay equalisation by January 2020. [24472/19]
2019-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of pay equalisation over two years with post-2011 entrants having their positions increased by one point on 1 January 2020 and increased by one point on 1 July 2020. [24473/19]
2019-05-28Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to increase the size of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 to account for the unplanned expense of the national broadband plan; the amount that may be required; the estimated impact of this increase on the general Government balance in each affected year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22567/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent in fees paid to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018, inclusive. [21585/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected budgetary impact of the national children's hospital project from 2019 to 2024, inclusive, or the latest available date; and the estimated way it will impact the general Government balance in each affected year in gross, percentage of GDP and percentage of GNI, in tabular form. [21820/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned capital spending, which will be cut or reprofiled from other projects to account for new national broadband plan liabilities; the details of each project; the cost of each project being cut or reprofiled; the Department to which this capital spending was originally allocated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21821/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to increase the size of the National Development Plan 2017-2028 to account for the unplanned expense of the national broadband plan; if so, the amount; the impact of this increase on the general Government balance in each affected year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21822/19]
2019-04-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of quarterly progress reports submitted to the Department of Health for the national children's hospital that have been audited by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18076/19]
2019-04-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of community employment supervisors and provision of payments under a Labour Court recommendation of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18055/19]
2019-04-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department will assume in managing the costs and residual risks of the national children's hospital project. [18054/19]
2019-04-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of post-project reviews and cost-benefit analyses of public private partnerships that have been completed and published to date. [18056/19]
2019-04-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if ex-post reviews are completed and published for all capital projects; and if a summary of lessons from those reviews has been published in the past 18 months. [18057/19]
2019-04-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood relief schemes due to be delayed as a result of the €3 million re-profiling of the flood risk management programme. [18053/19]
2019-04-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the guidance notes or circulars his Department has published and circulated to Departments on the regulation of abnormally low tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18077/19]
2019-04-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of economic operators that have been disqualified from public tenders on the basis of the abnormally low tender provisions as per under Article 69 of 2014/24/EU; and the number of economic operators that have made a claim against the State after being disqualified from public tenders on the basis of the abnormally low tender provisions under the article. [16084/19]
2019-03-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has issued guidance notes or oversight of the regulation of abnormally low tenders since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10673/19]
2019-03-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood relief schemes or capital projects that will be affected by the re-profiling of €3 million worth of investment under the flood risk management programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10674/19]
2019-03-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects to be delayed or deferred in 2019 to 2022 as a result of the cost overruns in the national children’s hospital; when the details of these deferrals will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10630/19]
2019-03-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual cost of public private partnerships through unitary payments; and the reason total unitary payments are greater than the contractual value of projects. [10633/19]
2019-03-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of the Government Contracts Committee for Construction in derogations from standard forms of public contract; the person or body ultimately responsible for approving the public contract used by contracting authorities for capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10632/19]
2019-03-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of procurement officials within the NTMA or across Departments charged with managing and overseeing public private partnership contracts; the average annual cost of salaries in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10634/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the reallocation of €50 million from the capital health budget for 2019 and the allocation of €50 million across other departmental capital budgets; the capital projects to be delayed and deferred; and the original dates of commencement and revised dates of commencement, in tabular form. [7418/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7549/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects since 2011 that proceeded on a basis other than a fixed-sum contract, in tabular form. [7550/19]
2019-02-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his attention was drawn to the cost overruns in the national children’s hospital; when he raised concerns with the Department of Health on the robustness of internal cost controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6137/19]
2019-02-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of the Office of Government Procurement and the chief procurement officer in his Department in the delivery of the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5954/19]
2019-02-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the report to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the cohort of workers that will leave the interim arrangements and retire under the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5955/19]
2019-02-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected role public private partnerships will play in capital projects under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if projects will be designed and tendered on that basis. [5956/19]
2019-02-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects to be delayed or deferred in each of the years 2019 to 2022 as a result of the cost overruns in the national children’s hospital; when the details of these deferrals will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5953/19]
2019-01-29Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that will be delayed or deferred across all Departments due to the cost overruns of the national children’s hospital by the date on which they were due to commence; and the date to which they have been deferred in tabular form. [4152/19]
2018-11-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of pay negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49531/18]
2018-11-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the allocations provided for in the National Development Plan have now been abandoned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48990/18]
2018-11-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the further work and publications expected from the Public Service Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48991/18]
2018-11-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of community employment supervisors and provision of their payments under a Labour Court recommendation of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48989/18]
…and 67 more questions on Public
Transport114 questions
2019-12-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding budgeted under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in each of the next five years by transport, tourism and sport by year and project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51292/19]
2019-12-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the grave concerns of members of the CIÉ 1951 scheme regarding the governance of its pension scheme; his plans to raise concerns with CIE management or to engage directly with the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50682/19]
2019-12-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made with regard to action 97 of the National Cycle Policy Framework that local authorities set forth a clear pathway and timetable for the installation of dedicated cycling infrastructure; the way in which the action is monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50789/19]
2019-12-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the routes and timetables on which 24-hour bus routes will be rolled out in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50191/19]
2019-11-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the north ring road in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48587/19]
2019-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the upgrading of the northern commuter line; the details of the purchase of additional trains and carriages; when these will be operational; the long-term plans for the DART expansion on the route; and when such an expansion will be completed [48277/19]
2019-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will fund initiatives to make Halloween-Samhain an international attraction for tourists on an all-island basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48176/19]
2019-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the creation of an all-island soccer league; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48177/19]
2019-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assessment being carried out on the impact on tourism of the additional hotels being built in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48173/19]
2019-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the PLUTO 2040, Planning Land Use and Transport - Outlook 2040 report has been delayed significantly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48175/19]
2019-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital programme grant will be provided each year to be paid in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48174/19]
2019-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to Bus Éireann of restoring the Dublin to Derry bus service on the previous basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/19]
2019-11-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost in each of the past five years for Bus Éireann to hire buses to operate its routes; the fees received by each of the private bus operators over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46961/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no application process for a 2019 sports capital programme underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of extending the Púca Halloween festival to each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budgeted spend in each of the next five years to make public transport wheelchair accessible including vehicles, stations and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46303/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe in which he plans to make public transport wheelchair accessible including vehicles, stations and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46304/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the incentives or grants in place to make taxis and hackneys wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46305/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional routes planned to be tendered in the public transport network; the detail of the routes; the planned timetables for tendering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46311/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport routes tendered to non semi-State companies; the date on which the contracts end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital budget for transport projects for each of the next five years committed to; the projects funded within this budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46318/19]
2019-11-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Planning Land Use and Transport - Outlook 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46371/19]
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44069/19]
2019-10-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for community and other groups marketing Ireland or holding events, festivals and so on internally and abroad as a destination based on the traditions of Halloween or Samhain; if there is national coordination of such a theme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42418/19]
2019-10-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Commission for Aviation Regulation will make a decision on the issue of passenger fees at Dublin Airport; his input into the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41503/19]
2019-10-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to recent social media videos (details supplied); if he has contacted Luas regarding the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40567/19]
2019-10-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedure by which a holder of a British driver licence will be able to obtain an Irish licence if they seek to obtain one after 31 October 2019 in the context of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40568/19]
2019-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if free public transport will be provided for children up to 18 years of age as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39941/19]
2019-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39905/19]
2019-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reopen with additional funding the large-scale sports infrastructure fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39906/19]
2019-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he is making to ensure that drivers in Northern Ireland will be permitted to drive legally here without additional paperwork or stickers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39904/19]
2019-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources which will be provided to Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland to support the tourism sector in the face of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39907/19]
2019-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional resources will be given to Olympic sports and athletes in advance of Tokyo 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/19]
2019-10-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of feasibility studies carried out on transport routes in each of the past five years and the cost of each study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39288/19]
2019-10-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tests carried out and the maximum number that could have been carried out had they been at full capacity during the past 12 months with regard to NCT centres (details supplied). [39308/19]
2019-09-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when allocations under the sports capital programme will be announced; and the dates they were announced in each of the past three years. [39120/19]
2019-09-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of the current and capital budget of his Department spent on cycling in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38914/19]
2019-09-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending the mandate of the NTA to include the provision of cycle routes and infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/19]
2019-09-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of completing and upgrading the EuroVelo network in Ireland EV1 and EV2 and adding a new section from Rosslare to Larne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38916/19]
2019-09-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce invectives for the purchase of e-bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38917/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the use of e-scooters including through taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter [38392/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in discussions with the European Commission on agreeing under Article 8(2) of the motor insurance directive a mechanism to avoid the need for green cards for cross-Border drivers in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38393/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the audit carried out of the ferry and freight train capacity here in the context of Brexit and the possibility of tariffs applying on goods passing through Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38394/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to the NTA for an oversight delivery office in Cork for the delivery of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the commuter zone in Cork will be extended to include Mallow; if so, the estimated cost of such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38404/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development at Kilbarry train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38405/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated yield of a bed night tax or levy of one euro per night in a hotel or bed and breakfast in a full year for each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38524/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of increasing funding to Local Link by 10%, 20%, 33% and 50%, respectively in tabular form. [38858/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of increasing the public transport PSO by 5%, 10%, 25% and 50%, respectively, in tabular form. [38859/19]
2019-09-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of reducing all public transport fares by 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% and 100%, respectively, in tabular form. [38860/19]
…and 64 more questions on Transport
Finance74 questions
2019-12-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing by €100 the maximum VRT relief for electric vehicles. [51131/19]
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44062/19]
2019-09-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing to 0% the VAT applied to sport and leisure activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39246/19]
2019-09-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the progress made and steps to be taken to reduce the cost of insurance for sports and leisure bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39247/19]
2019-09-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if VAT can be reduced on bicycles to 13.5% or 9%; the estimated associated cost with such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of lowering the €250 eligibility threshold for capital reliefs on individual donations to sports capital projects to €200; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35188/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the reason links from search engines or other sources to documents found on the website of his Department now link to a Department home page rather than the document itself; his plans to rectify the situation; the advice taken before the change was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35325/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons working in his Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role; and the estimated cost of increasing salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour. [34678/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26392/19]
2019-06-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if funds held in the exceptional contingencies reserve fund, as currently designed under the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018, could be withdrawn to invest in capital expenditure or fund welfare payments during an economic downturn, exceeding the Expenditure Benchmark under the fiscal rules. [25549/19]
2019-06-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to broaden the tax base in a progressive manner further to the criticism of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council of the over-reliance on corporate tax receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25550/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the projected budgetary impact of the national broadband plan from 2019 to 2024, or the latest available date; and the estimated way in which this will impact the gross general Government balance in each affected year and as a percentage of GDP and GNI, in tabular form. [21819/19]
2019-05-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments on a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18836/19]
2019-05-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees by all Departments on a firm (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18837/19]
2019-05-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments on a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18838/19]
2019-05-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments on a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18839/19]
2019-05-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments to private audit and advisory firms in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18840/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance when the working group on the cost of insurance will complete its work. [7353/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of procurement officials within the NTMA charged with managing and overseeing public private partnerships; and the annual cost of same through salaries. [7548/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review, in tabular form. [7850/19]
2018-11-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if the rainy day fund codified in the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018 could be used to recapitalise the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48650/18]
2018-11-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if steps will be taken to lower the threshold of high wealth individuals from those holding €50 million worth of assets to €10 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48651/18]
2018-11-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the substantive differences both in terms of capacity, scope, ability, personnel and powers between the large cases division that deals with high wealth individuals and the medium enterprises division that deals with individuals with net assets of between €10 million and €50 million; the legislative provision for the threshold of high wealth individuals; the amendments that could be made to same; the legislation to which it relates that would alter this threshold; and the reason reviews in 2007 and 2015 resulted in no change in the threshold for high wealth individuals. [47363/18]
2018-11-13Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the projected fiscal space, inflation rate and rates of growth in GDP and GNI for the years 2020 to 2024. [47032/18]
2018-11-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will complete a table (details supplied). [45997/18]
2018-10-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the reason no progress was reported on budget day on the merging of PRSI and USC. [44210/18]
2018-10-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance his plans to use the surplus generated from winding down NAMA to build housing. [44209/18]
2018-10-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the relationship between the withdrawal of funds from the rainy day fund and the EU fiscal rules under the Stability and Growth Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43898/18]
2018-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the moneys and savings made through the actions of the large cases division focusing on high wealth individuals at the Revenue Commissioners for each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [44033/18]
2018-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the moneys and savings made through combatting tax fraud and-or evasion by the large cases division on high wealth individuals at the Revenue Commissioners for each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018 [44034/18]
2018-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the cost of running the large cases division and the added capacity both in terms of cost and staffing required if its purview was extended to high wealth individuals holding assets of more than €10 million. [44035/18]
2018-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify answers given in Parliamentary Question Nos. 175 and 176 of 16 October 2018 (details supplied); and the difference between these two numbers and their roles. [44036/18]
2018-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the mandate, tasks, operations and wealth and income thresholds dealt with by the medium enterprise division; and the difference between its management of high-wealth individuals compared to those of the large cases division. [44037/18]
2018-10-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the reason the quantity of Ireland State Savings prize bonds prizes in a fiscal year has decreased while income for same has increased. [43322/18]
2018-10-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees working in the large cases division in the Revenue Commissioners. [42482/18]
2018-10-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees tasked with auditing tax compliance of high wealth individuals in the large cases division. [42483/18]
2018-09-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of the total cost of the research and development tax credit which relates to expenditure incurred by businesses on items (details supplied). [35683/18]
2018-07-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if a proposal (details supplied) will be costed. [32461/18]
2018-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement changes in the VAT system exempting changes at EU level which could allow greater flexibility to Ireland in exempting certain services. [31033/18]
2018-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the decision in budget 2018 to reduce from seven to four years land must be held before it can be sold free of capital gains tax has contributed to a spike in the sale of commercial property in the first quarter of 2018. [31032/18]
2018-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if the provisions of the Stability and Growth Pact allow for the withdrawal of the rainy day fund without breaching the existing fiscal rules. [29131/18]
2018-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if a proposal (details supplied) will be costed. [31134/18]
2018-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the total Exchequer spending for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28733/18]
2018-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer spending disaggregated by current and capital expenditure for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28734/18]
2018-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer spending increases as a percentage of GDP for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28735/18]
2018-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the general Exchequer deficits as a percentage of GDP for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28736/18]
2018-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer tax revenues as a percentage of GDP for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28737/18]
2018-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding the summer economic statement 2018. [28755/18]
2018-07-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding calculations. [28860/18]
2018-06-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a proposal. [28111/18]
…and 24 more questions on Finance
Children38 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44056/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26386/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount paid in fees to companies (details supplied) by her Department in each of the years from 2011 to 2018, inclusive. [21575/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital projects completed by her Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7844/19]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25565/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital allocation across her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20444/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's capital allocation for projects underway and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20461/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects underway, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20478/18]
2018-02-06Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the postal and printing services outsourced to the private sector in 2017 by her Department; the purpose of the service; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5902/18]
2018-02-06Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adolescent residential beds in Munster both private and public in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5903/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the domain names registered to or owned by her department or through a third party company. [49065/17]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a premises owned and operated by Tusla or planned by Tusla in the Seanacloc Tower area of County Cork; the type of unit this will be; the number of children or young persons who will reside there; the age category of persons who are due to reside there; the number of staff that will be employed there; the number of social workers that will work there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49261/17]
2017-10-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reinstate funds to a centre (details supplied); and the cost of reinstating funding. [42647/17]
2017-07-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Garda vetting being processed by Tusla for a person (details supplied) seeking to foster. [32936/17]
2017-05-04Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to fund a multilingual domestic violence helpline. [21155/17]
2017-05-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to bring forward legislation that would clarify the role of a guardian ad litem a representative to the court rather than witness or special adviser in child care proceedings. [20323/17]
2017-04-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to domestic violence service-providing organisations during each of the years 2005 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [18408/17]
2017-04-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the bail supports in place for persons under 18 years of age who are released on bail. [18416/17]
2017-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions she is taking to ensure that child care providers in the community setting have the resources to ensure adequate staff to maintain current capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6675/17]
2017-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of child care providers in the Cork city area may potentially not be able to continue to provide a zero to three years service due to a lack of staff caused by changes in regulation; the action she intends to take to resolve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6676/17]
2017-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the documentation that must be supplied in order that the adoption of a child from Morocco be recognised here. [7282/17]
2017-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the State has recognised any foreign kafala adoptions here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7283/17]
2017-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process that a person (details supplied) must go through to have the kafala adoption of their child from Morocco, that is legally recognised in that jurisdiction, recognised within this State. [7317/17]
2016-11-29Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the separation policy in place in Oberstown detention centre; the number of times inmates were placed in isolation in each month of 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016. [37194/16]
2016-06-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of increasing refuge spaces for women to 1.7 per 10,000 population. [16055/16]
2016-06-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual funding that was previously provided for a centre (details supplied) which has since been withdrawn; and the cost of reinstating this at appropriate levels. [15650/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reduction in funding to anti-domestic violence support organisations and refuges for women and their children in each of the years 2009 to 2016 to date. [12566/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding she has allocated to anti-domestic violence support organisations and refuges for women and their children; and the names of the organisations that have received funding. [12567/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of restoring funding to Rape Crisis Centres to 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2015 levels. [12568/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of restoring funding to Women’s Aid to 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2015 levels. [12569/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to resource age-appropriate bail programmes and effective bail supports. [12652/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the guidelines in place for the single separation of children in detention. [12653/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of reinstating core funding to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland. [12921/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of increasing anti-domestic violence services so they can meet demand and ensure Ireland meets international standards for refuge provision. [12570/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of increasing Womens Aid to fund the extension of the national freephone helpline to become a 24 hour, seven day a week service. [12571/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ring-fence domestic and sexual violence funds within Tusla. [12922/16]
2016-05-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, can fast-track applications by elderly persons who were adopted in childhood and who are seeking to access information regarding their birth family; and if she has examined the potential for this process to be put in place. [9627/16]
2016-02-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that some groups of Montessori teachers, who work in early years childcare, have been told by their employers that their Association Montessori Internationale qualification will no longer be acceptable to teach on the Early Childhood Care and Education preschool scheme; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4073/16]
Communications31 questions
2019-12-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of increasing each grant level by €100, including the maximum grant for the purchase of privately purchased electric vehicles. [51087/19]
2019-12-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of doubling the grants, including the maximum grant available for the purchase of privately purchased electric vehicles. [51088/19]
2019-12-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of increasing the electric vehicle home charger grant by €100. [51089/19]
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44057/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider adding the FAI cup final to the list of events that must be shown on free-to-air television; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35362/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26387/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a company (details supplied) has the ability to sell the business and assets of the national broadband plan after full deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21716/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on consultancy fees to companies (details supplied) since June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21715/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) and to private audit and advisory firms by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21589/19]
2019-05-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost, including VAT, of a report (details supplied). [20465/19]
2019-05-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost, including VAT, of a report (details supplied). [20466/19]
2019-05-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost, including VAT, of a report (details supplied). [20467/19]
2019-05-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost, including VAT, of a report (details supplied). [20468/19]
2019-05-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost, including VAT, of a report (details supplied). [20469/19]
2019-05-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost of a report (details supplied), including VAT and expenses. [20742/19]
2019-04-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projects and initiatives that will be affected in 2019 from the €4 million adjustment in the 2019 Vote of his Department as a result of further Revised Estimates. [17209/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7845/19]
2018-12-13Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which State advertising is regulated in view of the disbanding of the strategic communications unit; the mechanisms and criteria used in selecting publications for same; the body charged with monitoring State and political advertising; and his plans to introduce regulation of political online advertising. [52506/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46261/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of contracts tendered to businesses of 50 employees and less in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46262/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, disaggregated by the value of the contracts awarded. [46263/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46264/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46265/18]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25566/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20445/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's capital allocation for projects underway and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20462/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects underway, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20479/18]
2017-12-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which revenue generated from the television licence fee is spent. [51423/17]
2017-12-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of community radio stations operating during 2017; and the names of these stations. [51424/17]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [48949/17]
2017-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that television service providers based and operating here are broadcasting recruitment advertisements for armed forces outside the State (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that persons here are not subject to the recruitment drives of other States' armed forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47320/17]
Housing31 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44065/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons working in his Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role; and the estimated cost of increasing salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour. [34680/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26395/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21583/19]
2019-04-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projects and initiatives that will be affected in 2019 from the €13 million adjustment in the 2019 Vote of his Department as a result of the further Revised Estimates. [17212/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7852/19]
2018-11-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a discrepancy in funding trends. [49083/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the overall level of funding to local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46281/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of funding to each of the local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46282/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of contracts tendered by each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46283/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of procurement officers in each local authority charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46284/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the annual cost of procurement officers in each local authority charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46285/18]
2018-11-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of employing one specialist procurement officer within a local authority annually with the relevant and necessary qualifications and experience. [46286/18]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023, inclusive; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25574/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of employees within his Department in receipt of a salary below the living wage of €11.70 per hour. [20618/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the disaggregation of salary scales or levels among agency workers within or through his Department. [20624/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of workers employed through his Department under the status of agency worker. [20630/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20453/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his Department's capital allocation for projects underway and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20470/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects underway, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20487/18]
2018-05-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of private rented properties by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18978/18]
2018-05-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of private rented properties that comply with Part M regulations by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18979/18]
2018-05-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the percentage of private rented properties suitable for occupancy by persons in wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18980/18]
2018-05-01Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of private rented properties that are pre and post 1 June 1992, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18981/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [48946/17]
2017-10-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the detail of the budget funding of €12 million said to support a range of Traveller specific accommodation schemes and deliver 110 homes in 2018; the way in which, and locations where, these homes will be delivered; the number of these homes that are designated for the Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/17]
2017-10-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to ensure that the overcrowding in an area (details supplied) is addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/17]
2017-10-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the oversight his Department has over Traveller engagement officer positions it funds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that part of the Traveller engagement officer role includes a requirement to visit tenants in social housing and Traveller-specific accommodation but that no visits have taken place in Cork City Council's area to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/17]
2017-06-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the outstanding recommendations of the Mahon tribunal yet to be implemented, in tabular form. [28027/17]
2017-01-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the criteria for replacing substandard, damaged or overcrowded mobile homes for members of the Traveller community; and the resources available for local authorities, either from their own resources or through his Department, to allow replacements to take place. [4495/17]
2016-12-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the approximate number of vacant council properties within Cork city. [38985/16]
Defence19 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44059/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26389/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018, inclusive. [21577/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7847/19]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25568/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of employees within his Department in receipt of a salary below the living wage of €11.70 per hour. [20615/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the disaggregation of salary scales or levels among agency workers within or through his Department. [20621/18]
2018-05-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of workers employed through his Department under the status of agency worker. [20627/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20447/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20464/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects under way, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20481/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [49064/17]
2017-11-15Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 8 November 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the television service providers based and operating here are broadcasting recruitment advertisements for armed forces outside the State (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that persons here are not subject to the recruitment drives of other states' armed forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48369/17]
2017-01-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the single force concept for the reorganisation of the Reserve Defence Forces has achieved its stated goals of 4,069 persons. [2695/17]
2017-01-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the figures for recruitment to the Reserve Defence Forces for each of the years 2013 to 2016. [2696/17]
2017-01-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the numbers in service and the number of discharges of the Reserve Defence Forces for each of the years 2013 to 2016. [2697/17]
2017-01-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to stand down the Reserve Defence Forces. [2698/17]
2017-01-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason one unit in Cork City, 1 Brigade Artillery Regiment, BAR, Collins Barracks, was selected to be decommissioned. [2699/17]
2016-06-08Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any member of the Defence Forces has been disciplined for working for private security firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14604/16]
Environment19 questions
2016-07-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering a new affordable housing scheme as part of any imminent housing strategy; if he is aware that housing options are limited for many working persons who, burdened with high rents and childcare costs, cannot secure mortgages while they are also above the financial thresholds for social housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22383/16]
2016-07-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the report of the fire authority on health and safety at Traveller accommodation sites; if all local authorities completed and returned their reports on same; the conclusions drawn from these reports and any impact on the Traveller accommodation budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22385/16]
2016-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that two homeless persons died on the streets in 2015 because they could not secure accommodation in Cork after undergoing rehabilitation treatment for their addictions; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 35 beds are available through Cuan Mhuire to accommodate homeless persons in Cork but there is no funding available to open them; and his plans to make funding available to open these step-down beds. [20803/16]
2016-04-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the policy recommended in a report by a company (details supplied) that all rented accommodations should be certified. [8217/16]
2016-04-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend legislation to compel private landlords to be responsible for the certification of compliance for each of their rental properties. [8218/16]
2016-04-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the introduction of a policy where landlords would provide a certificate confirming their compliance with rental accommodation standards, before registering with the Private Residencial Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/16]
2016-02-03Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to support certification of all rented accommodation; to support legislation to make landlords responsible for certification; and to support the view that in order to register with the Private Residential Tenancies Board landlords must prove they have complied with the minimum standards and have a certificate to prove this. [4501/16]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if planning authorities and-or local authorities have any discretion to allow oral hearings for third parties to a planning application, under the Planning and Development Acts 2000–2012 and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2012; if not, his plans to consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31271/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue received per county council area through dog licence fees for each of the last five years, set out in tabular form. [31303/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dogs which had licences purchased for them during each of the last five years; the number of dogs he estimates that are not currently licensed. [31304/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dogs put to sleep by each county council pound during each of the last five years. [31305/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dogs claimed from each county council pound during each of the last five years. [31306/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the guidelines that set out the standard and conditions each county council dog pound must operate under; the persons responsible for ensuring these conditions are complied with; if any of the county council dog pounds have breached these conditions during the last five years and the repercussions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31307/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding allocated to each county council dog pound during each of the last five years. [31308/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rate of expenditure of each county council dog pound during each of the last five years. [31309/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any investigations into the practice of illegally selling dogs through county council dog pounds have been conducted during the past ten years; the detail of those investigations; and the outcome of same. [31310/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost for a county council dog pound to put a dog to sleep; and the cost of keeping a dog in the same pound for a period of four weeks. [31311/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if possession of a dog licence alone is considered proof of ownership of a dog. [31312/15]
2015-09-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update regarding the proposal from Tabor Lodge Addiction and Housing Services re development of 31 homeless units on a 2.5 acre site at Fellowship House, Spur Hill, Togher, County Cork; if he is aware it was granted planning permission by Cork County Council (details supplied) for the development; if he is aware that finances were granted; the date on which it will receive permission from his Department to go to tender; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31515/15]
Employment16 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44061/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons working in her Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role; and the estimated cost of increasing salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour. [34677/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26391/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid in fees to companies (details supplied) by her Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018, inclusive. [21579/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the capital projects completed by her Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7849/19]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25570/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the capital allocation across her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20449/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20466/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects under way, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20483/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the domain names registered to or owned by her Department or through a third party company. [48948/17]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an adopted person must supply their adoption certificate when applying for a public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48952/17]
2017-11-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process for persons to receive a copy of information encoded on their public services card. [45783/17]
2017-10-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the value of the contract with a company (details supplied) to produce the public services card; the funding it has received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42511/17]
2017-10-10Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the information that the public services card holds; and the information that the public services card has the capacity to hold. [42514/17]
2017-09-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 695 of 20 September 2017, if there have been cases of persons participating in courses that are NFQ level 7 or higher as part of their individual learning plan agreed between the community employment supervisor with the person; the number of these persons; the NFQ level qualification attained; and the year it was attained during each of the past 15 years. [40809/17]
2017-09-20Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the highest level of training on the NFQ that a person can participate in while partaking in a CE scheme as part of CE scheme training. [39304/17]
Foreign14 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44063/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26393/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018, inclusive. [21581/19]
2019-04-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic response of Ireland to the policy of Israeli Prime Minister to promise to break international law and annex occupied Palestinian land; the way in which he will respond to a far right Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17598/19]
2018-06-26Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if extra resources will be allocated to the Passport Office to clear the backlog in applications and answer applicants' queries promptly in view of the fact that it is the holiday season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27911/18]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25572/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years from 2018 to 2022. [20451/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20468/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects under way, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20485/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [48944/17]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for incorporating the use of the public services card within his Department; the services that it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48945/17]
2016-09-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person must produce their birth certificate when having a passport application form stamped in a Garda station when they have lost a passport. [24386/16]
2016-06-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps necessary to ratify the UN optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [15697/16]
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [12932/16]
Taoiseach12 questions
2019-11-05Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44196/19]
2019-09-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the reason links from search engines or other sources to documents found on the website of his Department now link to a Department home page rather than the document itself; his plans to rectify the situation; and the advice taken before the change was implemented. [36418/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26399/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21587/19]
2019-03-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach if the total liability in public-private partnerships is recognised as debt in the national accounts or if it is included in the public sector net debt. [14416/19]
2019-03-27Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the total capital liability of on and off balance sheet PPP contracts; and the value as a percentage of GDP. [14417/19]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25578/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20457/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach his Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20474/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects under way, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20491/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [49061/17]
2015-10-06Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach if the Cabinet handbook protocol requires Ministers to consult him in advance of international visits as to whether a spouse may accompany them; if a Minister of State (details supplied) did so for recent travel to Brussels in Belgium; the response received to the request; the number of such requests made during each year since 2011; and the number of those requests acceded to. [34311/15]
Rural12 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44068/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26398/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by his Department on fees to companies (details supplied) in each of the years from 2011 to 2018, inclusive. [21586/19]
2019-04-11Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects and initiatives that will be affected in 2019 as a result of the €3 million adjustment of the further Revised Estimates in the 2019 Vote of his Department. [17123/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7854/19]
2018-09-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital allocation for the rural regeneration and development fund in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the projects this fund will contribute towards; the location of each; and the function, commencement, completion dates and annual costs of each. [37238/18]
2018-09-18Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will adress matters regarding programmes (details supplied); the capital allocation for these projects in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the projects this fund will contribute towards; and the location, function, commencement and completion date and annual costs of each. [37239/18]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25577/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20456/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's capital allocation for projects underway and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20473/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects underway, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20490/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [49070/17]
Culture12 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44058/19]
2019-10-02Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made on the development of ERASMUS Gaeltachta under the Irish language learners scheme; the third-level institutions that will offer a semester in the Gaeltacht to their students; the number of student places per institution that will be available; the Gaeltacht areas in which they may attend courses; the dates on which these places will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40009/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons working in her Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role; and the estimated cost of increasing the salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour. [34676/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside of freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26388/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by her Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21576/19]
2019-04-16Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects and initiatives that will be affected in 2019 from the €2 million adjustment in the 2019 Vote of her Department as a result of further Revised Estimates. [17214/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital projects completed by her Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7846/19]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25567/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital allocation across her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20446/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20463/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects underway, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20480/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the domain names registered to or owned by her Department or through a third party company. [49068/17]
Business11 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of financial settlements reached by her Department and statutory bodies within her remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44055/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons working in her Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role; and the estimated cost of increasing salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour. [34675/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26385/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by her Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21574/19]
2019-03-07Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has sought the waiving of state aid rules from the European Commission to assist the domestic economy from Brexit fallout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10631/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the capital projects completed by her Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7843/19]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25564/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the capital allocation across her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20443/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20460/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects under way, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20477/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the domain names registered to or owned by her Department or through a third party company. [49063/17]
Agriculture11 questions
2019-10-24Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of financial settlements reached by his Department and statutory bodies within his remit nationally; and the number which included confidentiality clauses in each of the past five years by organisation. [44054/19]
2019-07-23Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons working in his Department on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour; the number disaggregated by professional role; and the estimated cost of increasing salaries of those on a wage of less than €12.30 per hour to a wage of €12.30 per hour. [34674/19]
2019-06-25Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of freedom of information requests granted, part granted, refused, transferred to an appropriate body, withdrawn or handled outside freedom of information in 2018, in tabular form. [26384/19]
2019-05-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent in fees to companies (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [21573/19]
2019-02-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital projects completed by his Department since 2011; the initial contract value of same; the final cost of same; and the final cost of the capital projects that have had an ex post review in tabular form. [7842/19]
2018-06-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25563/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital allocation across his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [20442/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's capital allocation for projects under way and projects already tendered or committed to spending contractually. [20459/18]
2018-05-09Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2018 to 2022 disaggregated according to capital allocated to projects underway, projects contractually committed to and projects yet to be initiated. [20476/18]
2017-11-21Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [49066/17]
2016-11-22Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of convictions in respect of animal health or abuse since the 2013 Animal Health and Welfare Act was enacted, by county, in tabular form; and the comparison incline and decline in convictions for 2011 to 2013 prior to the enactment of the Act. [35784/16]
Jobs3 questions
2016-07-19Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 798 of 12 July 2016, if she is aware that the employment permits section does not accept the scanned version of the tax clearance certificate that she referred to in her previous reply; and the steps she will take to rectify this matter. [22578/16]
2016-07-12Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact the employment permits section is refusing to issue permits under Regulation 6(2)(h) of the Employment Permits Regulations 2014 for failure to submit a tax clearance certificate, even though paper certificates are no longer issued and all tax clearance verification is now done by way of access number; if she will instruct the employment permits section to accept access numbers where tax clearance certificates are required or, if necessary, to amend the regulations; the steps she will take to ensure the employment permits section is kept up to date on changes in Revenue Commissioners' practice so that employment permit requirements can be adjusted accordingly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20763/16]
2016-06-14Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of forensic accountants employed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the dates on which they commenced employment. [15888/16]
Social2 questions
2016-05-31Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide mandatory and comprehensive anti-racism training to all of his Department's front-line staff. [13453/16]
2015-11-17Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the operation of the JobPath scheme in assisting persons access employment. [40007/15]
How they're voting574 votes cast · 100% with Sinn Féin
Environmental Policy
2019-12-18 · 1 vote
✗voted to rejectan amendment to the billmotion failed · 38–76
Section 39 Organisations
2019-12-18 · 1 vote
✗voted to rejectan amendment to the billmotion failed · 38–76
Pensions (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2017
2019-12-18 · 1 vote
✓voted forthe motionmotion passed · 77–37
Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage
2019-12-04 · 1 vote
✗voted againstthe motionmotion passed · 69–27
Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
2019-12-03 · 1 vote
✓voted forthe motionmotion failed · 53–56
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
2019-07-10 · 1 vote
✓voted to addan amendment to the billmotion failed · 21–68
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
2019-07-09 · 2 votes
✗voted againstthe motionmotion passed · 63–36
✗voted againstthe motionmotion passed · 80–37
Judicial Council Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
2019-07-04 · 1 vote
✓voted to addan amendment to the billmotion passed · 77–40
Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages
2019-07-03 · 1 vote
✗voted to rejectan amendment to the billmotion passed · 52–19
Carers
2019-06-27 · 2 votes
✗voted against the motionthe motionmotion failed · 43–69
✗voted againstAmendment again put:motion passed · 77–38
Home Help
2019-06-27 · 1 vote
✓voted for the motionthe motionmotion passed · 68–46
National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017 [Seanad]
2019-06-20 · 1 vote
✓voted to progress the billwhether the bill should proceed (Second Stage)motion passed · 75–41
Proposed Service by Defence Forces with United Nations in Mali
2019-06-20 · 1 vote
✗voted againstthe motionmotion passed · 77–39
Mother and Baby Homes
2019-05-16 · 2 votes
✗voted to rejectan amendment to the billmotion passed · 65–33
✗voted to rejectan amendment to the billmotion failed · 37–61
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to a Home) Bill 2016
2019-05-16 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB
A bill to amend the Constitution
✓voted to progress the billwhether the bill should proceed (Second Stage)motion failed · 36–60