Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Horse Racing Ireland

Clare Daly

212. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 8 November 2016, if his position as outlined in his reply still stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35247/16]

Children in Care

Clare Daly

255. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the exceptional reasons for which Tusla will deviate from its standard policy of not placing children under 12 years of age in residential care. [35250/16]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Clare Daly

263. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the stage the process is at in the report of the commission of inquiry that was handed in on 16 September 2016; her views regarding the completion timeline of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35419/16]

Protected Disclosures

Clare Daly

64. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions taken by her over the past two years to ensure that gardaí who had made protected disclosures were not subjected to bullying and harassment; if she is satisfied with the outcome of those actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34558/16]

Prisoner Welfare

Clare Daly

107. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken to deal with the concerns of the UN special rapporteur on torture in relation to the numbers of prisoners here being kept in solitary confinement for extended periods, well in excess of the UN-recommended 15-day limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34559/16]

Judicial Appointments

Clare Daly

131. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 4 October 2016, her plans to introduce regulations to address the conflicts that can arise through the assignment of judges to districts where they may have worked for many years as a solicitor, in view of the fact that such conflicts will not be prevented by the establishment of a judicial council. [34423/16]

Judicial Pay

Clare Daly

132. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 4 October 2016, the details of which travel and subsistence expenses are subject to regulation and thus must be vouched, and which travel and subsistence expenses may be claimed without being vouched. [34424/16]

Judicial Pay

Clare Daly

133. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 4 October 2016, the frequency with which audits are conducted; the persons by whom they are conducted; and the number of audits per year that take place. [34425/16]

Asylum Applications

Clare Daly

138. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland frequently insists that families seeking reunification under the Dublin III regulation undergo DNA testing to prove the familial relationship in cases where substantial documentary evidence of the familial relationship exists and has been provided (details supplied). [34512/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Clare Daly

175. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the steps he proposes to undertake to ensure that properties which are remediated under the Government's pyrite remediation scheme can get home insurance in view of statements by insurance companies that they will not provide cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34441/16]

Insurance Costs

Clare Daly

280. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views regarding the fact that insurance companies are stating that they will not insure properties post pyrite remediation; the steps he proposes to take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34442/16]

Forestry Sector

Clare Daly

432. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 634 of 1 December 2015 and the reply to the question (details supplied), if she received the report; if so, when she will publish it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34483/16]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

487. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider that parents and guardians should be given the option of providing consent for each HPV vaccination and not as it is at present, that is, consenting for at the start of the series of jabs; if he will consider providing the parents the right to give consent individually for the two vaccinations; and his views on the fact that this would allow the parents to monitor the health of their daughters after each vaccination. [34594/16]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

488. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if there is a possibility of aluminium in Gardasil forms of HPV vaccines crossing the blood brain barrier; if he will publish any data held by his Department on this subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34595/16]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

489. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if there is a possibility of potential synergistic toxicity of aluminium in HPV vaccines. [34596/16]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

490. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if pandemrix was at one time considered as safe as the HPV vaccines and that the benefits outweighed the risks; and if there is a possibility that the many autoimmune reactions being experienced by HPV vaccinated girls are following a similar pattern of neurological disturbances. [34597/16]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

491. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the data that the manufacturer submitted to the EMA which indicated that those pre-exposed to vaccine relevant HPV may experience a 44.6% increased risk of pre-cancerous lesions after vaccination with Gardasil; and the steps in place to monitor cervical cancer rates in the HPV vaccinated population. [34598/16]

Forestry Management

Clare Daly

635. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the felling of up to 30 mature oak trees in 2015 in a heritage woodland which had been specifically detailed for protection in a licence (details supplied) issued by the forest service. [34500/16]

Forestry Management

Clare Daly

636. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the felling of a 100-year old sequoia tree this spring in a heritage woodland in County Longford when the forest service had been assured by the licensed operator (details supplied) that no sequoia trees would be felled. [34501/16]

Forestry Management

Clare Daly

637. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a felling licence for an ancient broadleaf woodland was issued without the standard consultation with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (details supplied) when two other licences in this location were so referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34502/16]

Forestry Management

Clare Daly

638. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason as a result of complaints received, felling was suspended in an ancient woodland in County Longford on 24 March 2016, permitted to continue on 12 April 2016, and then halted again on 12 May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34503/16]

Children in Care

Clare Daly

717. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is contrary to the Children (Amendment) Act 2015 to place a child aged between three and ten years of age in a residential care facility for the purposes of assessment. [34975/16]

Insurance Costs

Clare Daly

22. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the Working Group on the Cost of Insurance; and the timeframe for action to be taken on the spiralling cost of insurance. [34037/16]

Credit Unions

Clare Daly

42. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance his views on plans to distribute the value of the assets held by a credit union (details supplied) to its members, in view of the fact that the statement issued by the Central Bank on 2 November 2016 made reference only to the return to members of deposits held with the credit union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34036/16]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Clare Daly

56. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish officials working on the ground in Greece administering the relocation programme are aware of a shelter (details supplied); and if they will visit that shelter to inform the refugees housed there of their options in regard to relocating here. [34128/16]

Garda Deployment

Clare Daly

64. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the level of resources and experienced detective units allocated in the north central Garda district to deal with recent serious shooting incidents is sufficient in view of the serious nature of some criminal activity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34227/16]

Student Support Schemes

Clare Daly

146. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has undertaken any assessment or research into the potential loss to the Exchequer arising from emigration to avoid repayment of graduate debt as has happened in other jurisdictions where student loan systems have been introduced. [34202/16]

Hare Coursing

Clare Daly

209. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on the recent mauling of a hare at Ballingar, County Offaly, in view of the fact that very clear video footage showing the mauling by two muzzled greyhounds has been widely shared through social media (details supplied). [34111/16]

Forestry Sector

Clare Daly

216. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action that was taken in response to the report prepared by the National Parks and Wildlife Service on 2 December 2015 in response to Parliamentary Question No. 634 of 1 December 2015 which reported that, under a licence granted for thinning for firewood (details suppled), up to 30 oak trees between 60 to 80 years old, with the occasional older tree, had been felled in spite of a detailed condition in this licence requiring the retention of these specific oak trees. [34351/16]

Forestry Sector

Clare Daly

217. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she had informed the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine's forest service of Parliamentary Question No. 634 of 1 December 2015 regarding felling in an ancient woodland (details supplied) in County Longford and the report provided to her by the National Parks and Wildlife Service confirming the felling of mature oak trees specifically protected in the licence, to determine if a licence had been issued and to co-ordinate a response with the authority responsible for licensing the felling of trees. [34352/16]

Forestry Sector

Clare Daly

218. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action she will take over the felling of the oak trees specifically prohibited under licence (details supplied), in view of the fact that the same operators are continuing to operate under two current licences for operations in this woodland. [34353/16]

Forestry Sector

Clare Daly

219. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason, after requiring a condition that no felling would take place during the restricted bird nesting season from March to September in the first licence issued for forestry operations in a heritage woodland (details supplied) in County Longford, a subsequent licence was never provided to the ranger for comment and was returned to the forest service without any recommendation. [34354/16]

Forestry Sector

Clare Daly

220. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of any meetings she has held with the owner of a heritage woodland (details supplied) in County Longford; and the actions that were taken because of such meetings. [34355/16]

Midwifery Services

Clare Daly

234. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the Rotunda Hospital is currently 42 midwives short of the recommended number of WTEs of 207.99, the National Maternity Hospital is 25 midwives short of its recommended complement of 234 and the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital is 34 midwives short of its recommended complement of 212; the steps he will take to address these serious shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34198/16]

Workplace Relations Services

Clare Daly

327. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider amending the name of the Workplace Relations Commission to the workplace relations and equality commission in view of the public understanding deficit regarding the role of the WRC in adjudicating on breaches of the Equal Status Acts, and the potential effect of this understanding deficit on persons bringing claims of breaches forward for adjudication and resolution. [34117/16]

Workplace Relations Services

Clare Daly

328. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the procedures in place to deal with complaints of breaches of the Equal Status Acts have changed since the Equality Tribunal was subsumed into the Workplace Relations Commission; and if she is satisfied with the procedures used by the WRC to handle complaints regarding breaches of the Equal Status Acts, specifically the requirement that complainants in the first instance attempt a resolution with a service provider themselves, unsupported, in view of the potential power differentials involved and the difficulties this could present for complainants. [34118/16]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Clare Daly

341. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff assigned to Tusla or the separated children team in each of the years 2000 to date in 2016. [34173/16]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

18. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 683 of 18 October 2016, if he will address allegations that members of the Defence Forces not only did not receive a face-to-face consultation to assess their suitability to take Lariam but in some cases Lariam was also prescribed to persons who had a history of anxiety and depression recorded on their written medical files. [33809/16]

Defence Forces Operations

Clare Daly

21. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times to date in 2016 that the Defence Forces has been called on to perform aid to civil power duties at Irish airports in respect of US military planes. [33811/16]

EU Meetings

Clare Daly

25. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the representative from his Department who attended the informal meeting of European Union Defence Ministers in Bratislava on 26 September 2016 had any discussions with the Secretary General of NATO, who was also in attendance, regarding Ireland's neutrality not being compromised by accelerated EU-NATO co-operation; and if he will provide details of the discussions that took place at that meeting. [33810/16]

Military Aircraft Landings

Clare Daly

43. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will publish the records maintained by the Air Corps on the numbers, country of origin and types of foreign military aircraft that were given permission to land at Casement Aerodrome from 2010 to date in 2016; and the reason for these permissions. [33812/16]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

48. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the detailed medical advice given by the medical corps and the medical officer of the Defence Forces that states Lariam is the most suitable drug for members of the Defence Forces in sub-Saharan Africa. [33808/16]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

101. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the awarding of patronage for a school (details supplied) to the education training board without considering the huge demand in the area for an educate together ethos second level school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33919/16]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Clare Daly

134. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 2 November 2016, if he will confirm that there are currently plans for recruitment at assistant principal level in 2016. [33902/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Clare Daly

135. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he changed his position on the reappointment of a person (details supplied) to Horse Racing Ireland following a request from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to sanction the reappointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33951/16]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

179. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the obligations of the Turf Club to ensure animal welfare standards are met; the role and obligations of the Turf Club in investigating breaches of those standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33958/16]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

180. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the obligations of the Turf Club to ensure animal welfare standards are met and its role and obligations in investigating breaches of those standards have changed since 2011. [33959/16]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Clare Daly

38. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to publish the second interim report of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; the reason the publication has been delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33333/16]

Adoption Data

Clare Daly

56. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the payments to an agency (details supplied) and indemnity guarantees to Tusla that were part of the negotiations regarding the transfer of 13,000 adoption records from the agency to the State in May 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33332/16]

Prison Accommodation

Clare Daly

84. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the cost of planned refurbishment of the C division in Mountjoy Prison; the works that will be undertaken; and the reason this is the second refurbishment in five years. [33354/16]