Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

725. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be issued moneys owed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12491/18]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

764. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive BPS and area of natural constraint payments for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12949/18]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

398. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/18]

Organic Farming Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

399. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10848/18]

TAMS Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

410. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the spend on the TAMS scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11062/18]

TAMS Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

411. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgeted spend for the TAMS scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11063/18]

TAMS Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

412. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing the TAMS scheme to include the staff and expert fees that developed the scheme in addition to the cost of the information technology infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11064/18]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

433. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics and a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11434/18]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

434. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11435/18]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

442. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 167 and 168 of 21 February 2018, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11646/18]

Mortgage Book Sales

Michael Fitzmaurice

84. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance if the split mortgage agreements and restructure agreements in relation to the proposed sale of loans by a bank (details supplied) some of which stretch 15 to 20 years will be honoured by the purchaser or equity fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10338/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael Fitzmaurice

172. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if it is now the practice that incontinence wear will be supplied to persons who need it free of charge by section 38 agencies which care for persons with an intellectual disability in full-time residential settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10367/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael Fitzmaurice

173. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if it was the practice to charge persons for incontinence wear in addition to the normal charges by section 38 agencies that care for persons with an intellectual disability in full time residential settings between 2001 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10368/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael Fitzmaurice

174. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been recompensed and repaid the cost of the incontinence charges by section 38 agencies that care for persons with an intellectual disability in full-time residential settings between 2001 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10369/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael Fitzmaurice

175. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were charged for incontinence wear by section 38 agencies that care for persons with an intellectual disability in full-time residential settings between 2001 and 2013 but have not received repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10370/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael Fitzmaurice

176. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with an intellectual disability in full-time residential settings between 2001 and 2013 who were recompensed for charges they had paid for incontinence wear under the terms of the health repayment scheme 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10371/18]

Firearms Licences

Michael Fitzmaurice

320. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation to allow for persons to hold pepper spray or an electroshock weapon in their own homes for the purposes of self defence in view of recent reports that members of An Garda Síochána have used pepper spray more than 500 times in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9442/18]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

539. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; the reason for the delay in issuing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9330/18]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Michael Fitzmaurice

547. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision regarding a review will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9467/18]

GLAS Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

566. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9942/18]

Health Services

Michael Fitzmaurice

132. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason the service of a chiropodist attending persons with diabetes in County Roscommon has ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9037/18]

Health Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

133. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of times a year persons with diabetes are entitled to attend a chiropodist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9038/18]

Health Services Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

134. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received treatment in the chiropodist clinic in County Roscommon in each of the years 2015 to 2018, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9039/18]

HSE Funding

Michael Fitzmaurice

135. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is paying for a chiropodist surgical service for one day a week in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9040/18]

Health Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

136. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is only providing surgery one day a week to the chiropodist in County Roscommon; if so, when this will be increased to a full-time service on five days per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9041/18]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

167. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their balancing GLAS payment for 2016; his views on whether it is fair that due to information technology incompetence the person must wait 16 months for their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8844/18]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

168. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their balancing GLAS payment for 2017; his views on whether it is fair that due to information technology incompetence the person must wait 16 months for their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8845/18]

Afforestation Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

427. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for the afforestation scheme in County Leitrim in 2016 and then transferred ownership to another party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8252/18]

Afforestation Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

428. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for the afforestation scheme in County Leitrim in 2015 and then transferred ownership to another party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8253/18]

Afforestation Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

429. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for the afforestation scheme in County Leitrim in 2014 and then transferred ownership to another party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8254/18]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Michael Fitzmaurice

290. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the file of a person (details supplied) who submitted a carer's allowance appeal on 8 November 2017 is expected to be forwarded to the appeals section; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7895/18]

Animal Slaughtering Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

208. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered from feedlots in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/18]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

211. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

202. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that do not have broadband due to lack of such services in their area; the number of primary schools that have 5Mbps or less; the reason primary school principals are left with no Internet or Internet breaking down as a consequence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7051/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

203. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in counties Roscommon and Galway that do not have broadband due to lack of such services in their areas; the primary schools in counties Roscommon and Galway that have 5Mbps or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7052/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

204. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department refuses to fund the cost of alternative broadband suppliers to primary schools in areas in which the preferred supplier cannot provide proper broadband or the coverage is better from an alternative supplier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7053/18]

Garda Equipment

Michael Fitzmaurice

267. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 16 January 2018, the Garda stations in counties Roscommon and Galway that do not have access to the PULSE system due to a lack of broadband in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7049/18]

Health Services Staff

Michael Fitzmaurice

422. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to replace the registered general nurse, RGN, in a health centre (details supplied); the locations in which this post is being advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7210/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

159. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Departments that had an underspend for 2015, 2016 and 2017; the amount of the underspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5381/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Michael Fitzmaurice

388. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a replacement registered general nurse, RGN, will be put in place in a health centre (details supplied); if the centre will be employing another public health nurse, PHN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5706/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

627. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1771 of 16 January 2018, the specific number of new builds finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5791/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

628. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1772 of 16 January 2018, the specific number of new builds finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5792/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

629. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1797 of 16 January 2018, the number of houses in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5793/18]

HSE Staff Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

202. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if a person who is working in the HSE and has reached 65 years of age can continue working until 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4696/18]

EU Directives

Michael Fitzmaurice

217. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical officer in his Department is advising chiropractors that they are to stop using X-ray machines or referring persons for X-rays from 6 February 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4781/18]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

250. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment, an organics payment for 2017 and a balancing BPS payment for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/18]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

134. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to identify the persons that are at risk of suffering from side effects due to the chronic stimulation of their immune system through the Gardasil HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3751/18]

Departmental Reports

Michael Fitzmaurice

198. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the person or body that researched and composed the report by her Department, chronic fatigue syndrome version 5; the costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3752/18]

GLAS Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

131. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in the GLAS scheme in 2016 and 2017, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3629/18]

Exchequer Returns

Michael Fitzmaurice

181. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of unspent moneys received back into the Exchequer from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3212/18]

Nitrates Usage

Michael Fitzmaurice

436. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons who have the low-emission slurry spreading, LESS, scheme as one of their actions in the GLAS programme and who have slatted sheds with full tanks may use the rain gun; if he will extend the slurry season to accommodate these persons whose land is currently too wet to facilitate the spreading of slurry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/18]

Excise Duties Yield

Michael Fitzmaurice

55. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated from the sale of petrol and white diesel in each of the years 2014 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2195/18]

Excise Duties Yield

Michael Fitzmaurice

56. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the excise generated, either actual or estimated, from non-commercial vehicles for petrol and diesel for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2209/18]

Forestry Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

144. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of private forestry in each county that his Department is funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/18]

Forestry Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

145. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry owned by Coillte in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/18]

Forestry Grants

Michael Fitzmaurice

146. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of afforestation premium that was paid nationally in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2193/18]

Forestry Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

147. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2194/18]

Legal Services Regulation

Michael Fitzmaurice

482. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received report 1 on multidisciplinary practices and report 2 on certain matters relating to barristers from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority; if so, when he expects to bring these before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54364/17]

Garda Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

541. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations around the country that cannot use the PULSE system due to lack of broadband in their area, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54972/17]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1147. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) for GLAS and BPS; the reason the payments are delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54678/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1151. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is seeking affidavits from persons who have had their single farm payments held up due to mountain fires; his plans to ensure all persons are paid in view of the fact that this method is both unworkable and unthinkable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54976/17]

GLAS Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1179. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environmental Scheme, GLAS, payments 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1118/18]

GLAS Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1180. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average payment in Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme1, 2 and 3 combined in monetary terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1119/18]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1181. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have moved from the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, that had not finished their full term in AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1120/18]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1182. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money saved when persons moved from the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, without finishing the full term in AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1121/18]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1183. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals and average herd size in the beef data and genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1122/18]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1184. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the yearly spend in each year of the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1123/18]

Sheep Welfare Scheme Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1185. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have applied for the sheep welfare scheme; the number of sheep which this scheme includes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1124/18]

Teagasc Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1186. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to Teagasc each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1125/18]

Teagasc Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1187. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the types of funding administered by Teagasc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1126/18]

TAMS Administration

Michael Fitzmaurice

1188. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a scheme for mats for slats under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, TAMS, in accordance with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1127/18]

Herd Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1189. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows here on 31 December 2017 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1128/18]

Crop Losses

Michael Fitzmaurice

1190. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for the aid for grain producers affected in 2016 by the wet conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1129/18]

Crop Losses

Michael Fitzmaurice

1191. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were paid under the aid for farmers that lost grain crops in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1130/18]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Michael Fitzmaurice

1192. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to front load the first 20 hectares in the new Common Agricultural Policy pillar 1 document that will start in 2020 and is being negotiated this year in order to protect small family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1131/18]

TAMS Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

1193. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out in the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, TAMS, each year from the announcement of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1132/18]

GLAS Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

1194. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid to private planners and Teagasc respectively for the delivery of the one-day training course, not including the funds paid to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1133/18]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1195. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid to Teagasc and private planners respectively to provide courses in knowledge transfer, excluding what was paid to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1134/18]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1196. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the spend administered to persons for knowledge transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1135/18]

GLAS Issues

Michael Fitzmaurice

1197. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is reopening the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, in early 2018 in view of the underspend in the overall GLAS budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1136/18]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1198. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a suckler cow scheme of €200 per cow in view of the apparent decline in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1137/18]

Fodder Crisis

Michael Fitzmaurice

1199. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will implement a fodder crisis scheme in view of the serious shortage of fodder in parts of the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1138/18]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1200. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €25 million fund for the Areas of Natural Constraint, ANC, Scheme will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1139/18]

Forestry Grants

Michael Fitzmaurice

1201. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the State is taking carbon credits from forestry sown privately and in private ownership in view of the fact the grant application terms and conditions do not refer to the State being able to use credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1140/18]

Farms Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1203. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on new data showing that the number of farmers in the west of Ireland has decreased by 41% since 1997; his plans regarding this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1142/18]

Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1204. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a scheme to help persons in danger of losing their farms who cannot access credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1143/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael Fitzmaurice

1350. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he will not allow vehicles to be taxed monthly to help hard-pressed families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1427/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael Fitzmaurice

1351. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason his Department will not give the taxing-of-cars contract to An Post in order that it may help keep small post offices open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1428/18]

Road Network

Michael Fitzmaurice

1352. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring forward a scheme to cut all roadside trees above two metres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1442/18]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Michael Fitzmaurice

1572. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who submitted a carer's allowance appeal on 2 August 2017 has not had a decision on this appeal; the reason the file was not submitted to the appeals office until October 2017; the expected date that this file will be allocated to a deciding officer for decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54444/17]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Michael Fitzmaurice

1659. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow flexibility for employees on community employment schemes who have reached 65 years of age to remain in employment in those schemes even though they may have completed six years of employment in order that they can continue in employment until they become eligible for pension. [1693/18]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Michael Fitzmaurice

1678. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all employees on rural social schemes are entitled to fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1954/18]

Planning Guidelines

Michael Fitzmaurice

1736. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the statutory instrument pertaining to the rules applying to the change of use of buildings from commercial to residential property will be enacted. [54940/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1771. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new builds completed by councils only not including houses bought from private or other sources in 2017 for social housing purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1407/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1772. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new builds finished in 2017 for social housing purposes by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/18]

Rural Resettlement Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1773. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons seeking housing in cities that are willing to move to rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1409/18]

Rural Resettlement Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1774. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce an upfront payment to vacant rural houses that councils could put in place a five year agreement if persons are willing to move to those areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1410/18]

Local Authority Boundaries

Michael Fitzmaurice

1775. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will be making a decision on the boundary between counties Roscommon and Westmeath; if so, when (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1411/18]

Building Regulations

Michael Fitzmaurice

1776. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when proposals will be brought forward that apartment blocks or commercial buildings can be built higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1412/18]

Building Regulations

Michael Fitzmaurice

1777. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of stories high he plans to allow new builds in cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1413/18]