Parliamentary questions

Garda Equipment

Anne Rabbitte

326. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to each district in the Galway Garda division in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23408/19]

Proposed Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

327. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the sale of alcohol Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23409/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Anne Rabbitte

761. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated time for broadband connection to an area under the national broadband plan; and if a property (details supplied) was part of the additional 80,000 residences and businesses to be connected as announced by a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23509/19]

Child Abuse Reports

Anne Rabbitte

845. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the response of Tusla to the findings of the HIQA investigation into the way in which it manages child sexual abuse referrals against adults of concern, published in June 2018 (details supplied). [24201/19]

Child Abuse

Anne Rabbitte

846. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which Tusla is managing and retaining information in respect of adults of concern and adults who make retrospective referrals of abuse to its social work services. [24202/19]

Child Abuse

Anne Rabbitte

847. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of retrospective disclosures awaiting allocation of a social worker; if this number includes recent referrals of historical abuse referred by an organisation (details supplied) as highlighted in recent media reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24203/19]

Childcare Services

Anne Rabbitte

1. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the considerable capacity issues that exist within the childcare sector here, particularly with regard to the care of babies and toddlers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22403/19]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

3. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to address the concerns raised in relation to staffing and other standards at private residential care homes used by Tusla. [22404/19]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

9. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to address the concerns raised over staffing and other standards at private residential care homes used by Tusla. [22276/19]

Legislative Process

Anne Rabbitte

18. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. [22273/19]

Children in Care

Anne Rabbitte

20. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the use of seclusion and restraint within Tusla funded care facilities; the frequency with which these methods are employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22274/19]

Child Abuse

Anne Rabbitte

22. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the levels of sexual abuse and abuse of children within emergency accommodation settings; the steps she has taken to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22277/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Anne Rabbitte

26. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the recruitment of social care workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22275/19]

Defibrillators in Schools Provision

Anne Rabbitte

432. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be considered for a defibrillator to be installed in a school (details supplied); the programmes that provide such funding supports; the application process involved; the available grant aid in each programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22545/19]

Felling Licences Applications

Anne Rabbitte

470. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a felling licence will be issued to a person (details supplied). [21380/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

598. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of ECCE places available; and the number of ECCE eligible children by county in tabular form. [21543/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

599. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided to each community childcare committee by county in each of the past five years in tabular form. [21544/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

600. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on waiting lists for an ECCE place, by county, in tabular form. [21545/19]

Recreational Facilities Provision

Anne Rabbitte

601. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of playgrounds developed annually since 2012 under the capital grant scheme for play and recreation; the details of new or refurbished playgrounds by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21546/19]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Anne Rabbitte

602. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of refuge places available in Tusla-funded accommodation in each of the years from 2013 to 2018, and to date in 2019. [21547/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

603. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications made under the access and inclusion model, AIM, in each county since 2015, by AIM level and year, in tabular form. [21548/19]

Office of Public Works Data

Anne Rabbitte

51. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of OPW annual visitor cards sold in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [21252/19]

Office of Public Works Expenditure

Anne Rabbitte

52. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding provided to each OPW heritage site in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [21253/19]

Departmental Data

Anne Rabbitte

63. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of external organisations or membership-based organisations his Department is a member of; the year in which his Department joined the organisation; the amount paid in membership in each of the past five years; the level of interaction between his Department and the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18785/19]

Ministerial Invitations

Anne Rabbitte

64. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or his officials or political staff were recipients of tickets and-or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied) during the term of office of a person; the details of each occasion tickets and-or hospitality was provided by the organisation during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18786/19]

Brexit Preparations

Anne Rabbitte

103. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the measures undertaken to counteract the potential impact of reduced economic activity as projected by the ESRI publication, Ireland and Brexit: Modelling the Impact of Deal and No-Deal Scenarios; the level of engagement he has had with officials in agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18787/19]

Ministerial Invitations

Anne Rabbitte

215. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he, his departmental or political staff were recipients of tickets and-or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied) during the term of office of a person; the details of each occasion tickets and-or hospitality was provided by the organisation during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18781/19]

Brexit Preparations

Anne Rabbitte

216. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures undertaken by his Department to counteract the potential impact of Brexit; the level of engagement he has had with officials in agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18782/19]

Departmental Projects

Anne Rabbitte

217. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of projects supported by his Department in County Galway in each of the past five years; the value and status of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18783/19]

Departmental Projects

Anne Rabbitte

218. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of projects that were refused funding by his Department in County Galway in each of the past five years; the reason for the refusal; the status of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/19]

Garda Investigations

Anne Rabbitte

462. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unsolved murder and manslaughter cases here in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18736/19]

Genetic Data

Anne Rabbitte

467. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative and regulatory framework governing the collection, storage and use of genetic data; his plans to upgrade the law in this area; the measures underway at European level in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18794/19]

Ministerial Invitations

Anne Rabbitte

468. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials or political staff were recipients of tickets and-or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied) during the term of office of a person; the details of each occasion tickets and-or hospitality was provided by the organisation during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18795/19]

Departmental Funding

Anne Rabbitte

469. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of projects supported by his Department in County Galway in each of the past five years; the value and status of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18796/19]

Departmental Funding

Anne Rabbitte

470. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of projects that were refused funding by his Department in County Galway in each of the last five years; the reason for the refusal; the status of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18797/19]

Ministerial Invitations

Anne Rabbitte

712. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials or political staff were recipients of tickets and-or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied) during the term of office of a person; the details of each occasion tickets and-or hospitality was provided by the organisation during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18764/19]

Genetic Data

Anne Rabbitte

713. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the legislative and regulatory framework governing the collection and use of patient genetic data under health research regulations; his plans to upgrade the law in this area; the measures under way at European level in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18765/19]

Genetic Data

Anne Rabbitte

714. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the publicly funded health facilities here that have given permission for the collection of genetic data; if permission for this has been granted; the legal or regulatory basis being used to permit the collection of genetic data from patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18766/19]

Energy Schemes Data

Anne Rabbitte

1219. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes upgraded as part of smart technology energy saving scheme since its launch in 2016; the number of local authorities that have taken part in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18788/19]

Energy Schemes Data

Anne Rabbitte

1220. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes upgraded as part of all energy efficiency upgrades in each of the past five years; the amount provided to each local authority area in each of the past five years; if he is satisfied that targets in the National Development Plan will be achieved to upgrade up to one million homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18789/19]

Energy Schemes Data

Anne Rabbitte

1221. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have had their heating controls upgraded as part of all energy efficiency upgrades in each of the past five years; the amount provided across each local authority area in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18790/19]

Medical Waste Disposal

Anne Rabbitte

1222. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the legislative and regulatory framework governing medical waste here; the legislation or regulation governing the collection and disposal of medical waste; the number of companies that operate under these rules; the percentage of medical waste disposed of correctly; the sanctions for breaches of the rules in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18791/19]

Medical Waste Disposal

Anne Rabbitte

1223. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures at European level that address the handling of medical waste; if new legislation or regulation is required in this area; if he is satisfied with the level of disposal in this area; if he has engaged in consultation on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18792/19]

Ministerial Invitations

Anne Rabbitte

1224. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he, his officials or political staff were recipients of tickets and-or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied) during the term of office of a person; the details of each occasion tickets and or hospitality was provided by the organisation during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/19]

Energy Conservation

Anne Rabbitte

1528. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes upgraded as part of the smart technology energy saving scheme since its launch in 2016; the number of local authorities that have taken part in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18737/19]

Energy Efficiency

Anne Rabbitte

1529. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes upgraded as part of all energy efficiency upgrades in each of the past five years; the amount provided to each local authority area in each of the past five years; if he is satisfied that targets in the National Development Plan will be achieved to upgrade up to one million homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18738/19]

Energy Efficiency

Anne Rabbitte

1530. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes that have had their heating controls upgraded as part of all energy efficiency upgrades in each of the past five years; the amount provided across each local authority area in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18739/19]

Vacant Properties

Anne Rabbitte

1531. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the large number of vacant or potential residential units that are above retail units, restaurants, pubs and other commercial properties; if a study has been carried out by his Department or an agency under his aegis on the matter; his views on the need to bring significant numbers of new residential units on stream; if he has discussed the matter with his officials or ministerial colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18740/19]

Vacant Properties

Anne Rabbitte

1532. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has given consideration to a suite of measures to encourage employers to renovate and upgrade residential accommodation for employees to help bring significant numbers of new residential units into use; if he has discussed the matter with his officials or ministerial colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/19]

Ministerial Invitations

Anne Rabbitte

1533. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he or his officials or political staff were recipients of tickets and-or hospitality from an organisation (details supplied) during the term of office of a person; the details of each occasion tickets and-or hospitality was provided by the organisation during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18742/19]