Parliamentary questions

Cross-Border Projects

Brendan Howlin

6. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to secure EU funding for cross-Border projects, as outlined in the Taoiseach's speech to the IIEA. [12047/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next intends to meet. [17853/17]

National Emergency Plan

Brendan Howlin

8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the role his Department has in the event of a national emergency. [16727/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

62. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has identified Ireland's red line issues in the EU-UK Article 50 negotiations. [12049/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brendan Howlin

127. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with political leaders in Northern Ireland and the UK on plans to restore the political institutions following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. [17851/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with Mr. Donald Tusk on the Brexit negotiating mandate from the EU Council to the EU Commission. [16426/17]

Departmental Reviews

Brendan Howlin

80. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions which have been taken to implement the recommendations of the report of the independent review group on the Department of Justice and Equality; the recommendations which remain outstanding; her plans to implement those recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17217/17]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Brendan Howlin

81. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the recommendations of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate in its Changing Policing in Ireland report, in tabular form; the actions which have been taken on each recommendation to date; the planned actions on each recommendation; the anticipated timeframe for implementation of each recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17218/17]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Brendan Howlin

82. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when revised implementation updates for all Garda Síochána Inspectorate reports will be made available; the reason no such updates have been published since 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17219/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice reform last met; and when it will next meet. [16424/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

12. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the all-island civil dialogue on Brexit; and his plans for further meetings. [16728/17]

Gender Balance

Brendan Howlin

230. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in view of the recent statement by the UN Commission on the Status of Women, he will commit to publishing data on gender segregation within our local authorities on a regular basis; the details of a gender breakdown of employees at each grade (details supplied) for each of 31 local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17060/17]

EU Issues

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on European Affairs last met; and when it will next meet. [16423/17]

EU Issues

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance and meetings at the event to mark the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. [16729/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

95. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his audience with the Pope in Rome on 24 March 2017. [16730/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Brendan Howlin

115. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drink driving tests carried out between 2012 and 2016, in addition to the previously reported figures for such testing, by year and Garda district, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16070/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Howlin

517. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the policy proposals for the Health (Transport Support) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16280/17]

Constitutional Convention Recommendations

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach his plans to hold referendums that arise from the outstanding recommendations of the Constitutional Convention. [15196/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

9. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit will next meet. [15197/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Brendan Howlin

367. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the limited number of places in the Central Mental Hospital which are currently available to the Irish Prison Service for persons in custody who require residential mental health treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15165/17]

Home Care Packages Provision

Brendan Howlin

368. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide sufficient funds to ensure that adequate home care package hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15166/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017. [13188/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with President Trump and his other engagements during his visit to the United States of America for St. Patrick’s Day. [13186/17]

Airport Security

Brendan Howlin

85. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that will undertake the review of the pre-clearance arrangements in Shannon and Dublin airports; and when he expects it to be completed. [8427/17]

Freedom of Information Data

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests received by his Department in 2016; the number of staff working in the relevant section; the number of requests that have been refused; and the number appealed. [11759/17]

Northern Ireland

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation and discussions with Prime Minister May following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. [13187/17]

Fiscal Data

Brendan Howlin

216. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a revised estimate of Ireland's gross and net debt to gross domestic product, GDP, ratio, in view of the publication by the Central Statistics Office of Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 4 2016 and Year 2016 (Preliminary) on 9 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13483/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach his plans to include items, or if he has sought the inclusion of items, on the agenda of the next European Council meeting of the EU Heads of State or Government; and if he will report on his plans for this meeting. [11756/17]

Northern Ireland

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach his plans to engage with the political parties in Northern Ireland following the Assembly elections. [12046/17]

Economic Policy

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the other new engagement structures he envisages working with and their remit and membership, particularly in view of the statement in his Department's recent Strategy Statement 2016-2019 (details supplied). [10031/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

9. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate change last met and the plans to meet. [11757/17]

Coastal Protection

Brendan Howlin

371. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the application of Wexford County Council to co-fund coastal protection works at Rosslare Warren Middle, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11960/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Howlin

601. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of service users who are currently on the waiting list to access full-time adult residential care places in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11810/17]

Prisoner Health

Brendan Howlin

31. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports being provided to a person (details supplied) who is on the waiting list for admission to the central mental hospital; when the person will be admitted to the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10975/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he has instructed his Department or has plans to prepare a White Paper on the Government’s position and policy objectives on Brexit. [10033/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress made and outcomes from the all-island civil dialogue on Brexit. [8420/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform will next meet. [10034/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

82. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social policy and public service reform last met. [10035/17]

Magdalen Laundries

Brendan Howlin

102. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has issued any alert to Irish embassies since October 2014 on the Magdalen restorative justice scheme; if not, the reason this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9607/17]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Brendan Howlin

103. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has issued any alerts to Irish embassies in regard to the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9609/17]

Financial Services Sector

Brendan Howlin

225. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if he has raised Ireland's bid to secure the European Banking Authority with his EU counterparts in bilateral meetings. [2781/17]

Commissions of Investigation

Brendan Howlin

455. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has issued any alerts to Irish embassies in regard to the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9610/17]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Brendan Howlin

803. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will contact all those persons that have contacted her Department regarding adoption and mother and baby homes in recent years to inform them of the existence of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9611/17]

Commissions of Investigation

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the status of the commission of investigation into the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC; and the projected costs. [7363/17]

Central Statistics Office Reports

Brendan Howlin

20. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he has commissioned any bespoke work from the Central Statistics Office in the past 12 months. [2782/17]

Gaeltacht Policy

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if the Cabinet Committee on Arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht has met since October 2016; and when it is planned to meet next. [7047/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing last met; and when it will meet again. [8421/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

9. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Prime Minister Beata Szydło in Warsaw, Poland. [7046/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility

Brendan Howlin

482. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can access treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8619/17]