Parliamentary questions

Public Transport

Clare Daly

391. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason no public input or service user input was sought by Dublin City Council regarding the BusConnects proposal; and the steps that can be taken at this stage to make BusConnects more age friendly. [22511/19]

Public Transport

Clare Daly

392. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he has in place for older persons to have their say in view of the general reliance on online communication in public consultation processes in relation to public transport consultations such as BusConnects. [22512/19]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects

Clare Daly

395. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the residents of Griffith Avenue and the surrounding district were denied their statutory entitlement to a six week consultation on the proposed intervention shaft that will have a permanent above ground footprint in the south-west corner of Albert College, the details of which were only provided less than seven days before the closing date for submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22573/19]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects

Clare Daly

396. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Transport Infrastructure Ireland did not release information in relation to the planned ventilation shaft for the south-west corner of Albert College in the MetroLink project until two working days before close of consultation with a quality of drawing so poor as to question its value thereby denying residents their right to a six week consultation; if there will be an extension of the timeframe accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22574/19]

Foster Care

Clare Daly

406. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an investigation will be conducted into the fact that three times as many children are taken into foster care in County Cork compared to counties Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22334/19]

Foster Care Policy

Clare Daly

407. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 446 of 14 May 2019, if her reply will be amended in view of correspondence (details supplied) proving that Tusla got a court order to have a child receive first Holy Communion and be baptised against the mother's wish; and the reason for her erroneous reply. [22398/19]

Child and Family Agency Investigations

Clare Daly

422. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedures in place for Tusla regarding investigations of companies and agencies used by the courts to supervise children in court orders in relation to their non-compliance with the Children First Act 2015, with particular reference to the reason the list of non-compliant organisations is not publicly accessible; the further reason there is no sanction in place to publish the details of non-compliant organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22537/19]

Children in Care

Clare Daly

423. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide support from Tusla to families with access orders; the reason such assistance is not already available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22538/19]

Child and Family Agency Investigations

Clare Daly

424. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the results of investigations conducted by Tusla are not made publicly available when a complaint is made through the compliance unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22539/19]

Garda Vetting

Clare Daly

425. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to enable parents to access Garda vetting for childminders to work with children as distinct from applications being taken only from organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22540/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Clare Daly

426. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the remit of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be extended to include pregnant women and girls detained in psychiatric hospitals in order to determine the outcomes for them and their children. [22544/19]

Household Benefits Scheme

Clare Daly

450. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the reintroduction of the household benefits package for carers who do not live with the person they care for in view of the low level of financial support that they receive for such an important role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22396/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Clare Daly

493. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the criteria for the Rebuilding Ireland scheme to allow persons who previously had a property, which they lost, to avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/19]

National Children's Hospital

Clare Daly

137. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a private facility that cannot be accessed by all children will be included as part of the new children’s hospital which is funded from public funds. [22162/19]

Commissioner of Valuation

Clare Daly

205. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the connection between small business owners in Fingal being notified by the Valuations Office of a reduction in the valuation of their premises from 2020 and within days notification from Fingal County Council of a significant increase in their AVR from.150 to.191, negating the relief small businesses received from the reduced valuation. [22143/19]

Foreign Naval Vessels

Clare Daly

112. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 8 May 2019, the action that will be taken against those involved in or permitting the exercises in question (details supplied). [22015/19]

National Council for Special Education

Clare Daly

270. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) whose parents have applied to 42 schools and still cannot secure a placement for their child will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21962/19]

Coroners Service

Clare Daly

439. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the body to which concerned families can refer for accountability in circumstances in which a post mortem report contains serious inaccuracies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21899/19]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Clare Daly

441. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent case of CPE on a children’s ward in University Hospital Limerick; and his views on the fact that the hospital is not fully equipped to prevent the spread of CPE in view of this latest case. [21966/19]

Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

451. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a free foot assessment service for persons with diabetes has been withdrawn from north County Dublin; and the steps he will take to reinstate same. [22009/19]

Driver Licences

Clare Daly

580. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason drivers who hold a B category driving licence and an automatic licence for a bus or truck category cannot have their licences upgraded to allow them to drive manual buses and trucks, as is the case in other European countries such as the UK; if such a move is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21802/19]

Residential Institutions

Clare Daly

606. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of teenage girls who became pregnant while in residential care in each of the years from 2015 to 2018, inclusive. [21653/19]

Child and Family Agency Investigations

Clare Daly

607. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there will be a formal investigation into a person (details supplied) and his or her work with Tusla. [21685/19]

Child and Family Agency Policy

Clare Daly

612. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to request that Tusla maintains a record of the number of girls in residential care who become pregnant while in care, in view of the fact that Tusla does not keep such records. [22011/19]

Child Safety

Clare Daly

613. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the safeguarding of children in residential care in view of the fact that young boys and girls are regularly housed together in residential care houses and 24-hour supervision is impossible. [22012/19]

Child Benefit Reform

Clare Daly

640. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend child benefit to children over 18 years of age who are in full-time second-level education in view of the fact that children are starting school later and in many cases transition year is mandatory. [22016/19]

Prisoner Privacy

Clare Daly

11. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when his attention was first drawn to unauthorised surveillance of prisoners meetings with their solicitors and or surveillance of prison staff; the action he plans to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20938/19]

Prisoner Privacy

Clare Daly

20. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he plans to publish the Inspector of Prisons report into unauthorised surveillance of prison officers in view of recent comments in the media in which he stated that his attention was drawn to a person (details supplied); the rationale for the action he took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20939/19]

Prison Service Staff

Clare Daly

75. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve the wages and conditions of nursing staff in prisons; if he will address the anomaly in which they have not benefitted from recent improvements awarded to general nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21246/19]

Food Labelling

Clare Daly

136. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fish produced at a farm by a company (details supplied) that was in excess of the permitted harvest limit has been awarded organic status. [21178/19]

Food Labelling

Clare Daly

137. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will order an independent investigation of the organic labelling system for all salmon farms licensed by his Department in view of his decision to revoke the licence held by a company (details supplied) due to overharvesting. [21179/19]

Food Labelling

Clare Daly

138. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the sale of fish labelled as organic that are produced in breach of licensing conditions can be described as "green washing". [21180/19]

Grant Payments

Clare Daly

139. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grants awarded to a company (details supplied) since 2012. [21181/19]

Aquaculture Regulation

Clare Daly

140. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the salmon farm sites operated by a company (details supplied) that are being investigated for breaches of licence conditions. [21182/19]

Departmental Agencies

Clare Daly

141. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the governance of the Marine Institute and the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority from the marine division of his Department in order to ensure the real independence of these bodies as was intended by the House of the Oireachtas when granting them statutory status. [21183/19]

Aquaculture Licence Administration

Clare Daly

142. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate discussions with Inland Fisheries Ireland to strengthen his role in salmon farm licensing in view of his recent decision to revoke a salmon farm licence and the other ongoing investigations by his Department into licence breaches. [21184/19]

Aquaculture Regulation

Clare Daly

143. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will conduct an investigation into the reason it took the licensing division of his Department three years to conclude its investigation into licence breaches by a company (details supplied) at its salmon farm site. [21185/19]

Aquaculture Regulation

Clare Daly

144. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the delay by his Department in investigating licence breaches by salmon farmers demonstrates that, in practical terms, the industry is virtually unregulated. [21186/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Clare Daly

149. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of broadband in an area (details supplied); and the steps being made to address gaps in coverage in the area. [21245/19]

Care Orders

Clare Daly

162. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 4 April 2019, the reason there are substantial variations in the amount of children being placed in foster care across different districts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21187/19]

Midwifery Services Provision

Clare Daly

54. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the level of midwifery staffing in many maternity units remains below the Birthrate Plus recommendations and in some cases well below same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20840/19]

Maternity Services

Clare Daly

63. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the rate of induction of first-time mothers here is too high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20839/19]

Military Medals

Clare Daly

84. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Defence Forces personnel have located the recommendations for military honours made by a person (details supplied) for their subordinates at Jadotville; and if he will commence a review of all recommendations for military awards from 1958 to date in order that the men of Jadotville and all others with outstanding medal recommendations now receive the medals to which they are entitled. [21034/19]

Commencement of Legislation

Clare Daly

112. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the sections of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 obliging religious schools to develop meaningful opt-out policies are expected to be implemented; and the steps he is taking to ensure that this is in place in time for the 2019-20 school year. [21011/19]

Departmental Budgets

Clare Daly

126. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if payouts for prison officers through the criminal injuries compensation scheme are funded through Vote 21 – Prisons or Vote 24 – Justice and Equality. [21043/19]

Sea Lice Controls

Clare Daly

229. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the reply he received from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to the detailed response of the Marine Institute, which he stated in Parliamentary Question No. 1141 of 8 May 2019 had been forwarded to the Department by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21026/19]

Export Controls

Clare Daly

67. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if applications for the export of arms or dual-use items to Saudi Arabia were refused between 2011 and 2017 on the basis of criterion No. 2 of Council common position 2008/944/CFSP; and if so, the number. [20564/19]

Export Controls

Clare Daly

82. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Ireland put its name to a working paper opposing the strengthening of dual-use export controls on cybersurveillance software from the EU (details supplied) in view of the fact that the proposals were aimed at preventing human rights abuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20565/19]

Central Statistics Office Data

Clare Daly

90. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office, CSO, has a formal quality assurance policy and programme to assure the quality of official statistical outputs. [20378/19]

Central Statistics Office

Clare Daly

91. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach if the National Statistics Board received a document outlining concerns with staffing and culture at the CSO in August 2018; and if so, the action taken by the board to investigate or address these concerns. [20379/19]