Parliamentary questions

Rail Services Provision

Declan Breathnach

623. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to invest in improving the cross-Border rail service going forward, as agreed by the Government in the 2015 Fresh Start Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39882/16]

North-South Ministerial Council

Declan Breathnach

624. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of formal bilateral meetings he has had with Northern Ireland's Minister for Infrastructure since his appointment; the issues discussed at any such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39883/16]

Fines Data

Declan Breathnach

45. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of fines that were paid since the enactment of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 in January 2016, specifically in relation to those that are fined for smuggling or selling illicit cigarettes, fuel and alcohol; the number of persons sent to prison for non-payment; the number of attachment orders imposed; her plans to extend the legislation to allow for recovery of fines by the attachment of social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39186/16]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Declan Breathnach

145. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure accelerated delivery of an urgent school building application (details supplied); when the school can expect commencement of the extension for which it has already been waiting 13 years; the criteria the school can provide evidence of in order to ensure prioritisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38466/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Declan Breathnach

160. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider revising the residency rules governing eligibility for the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grant which prevents Irish citizens returning from non-EU countries from receiving the grant; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this rule is preventing persons from taking up college places due to hardship issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38528/16]

Local Authority Expenditure

Declan Breathnach

192. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of compensation paid out by local authorities in the past three years for damage caused by potholes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/16]

Local Authority Expenditure

Declan Breathnach

193. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total amount of insurance claims paid out by local authorities in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38517/16]

Passport Applications Data

Declan Breathnach

259. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first-time applications for Irish passports in the past three years to date in 2016 by county and jurisdiction, including the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38781/16]

Easter Rising Commemorations

Declan Breathnach

495. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason Louth Civil Defence did not take part in the 1916 commemoration parade on 27 March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38783/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Declan Breathnach

47. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the fact that 441 persons have been waiting over 18 months for an outpatient appointment at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38054/16]

Brexit Issues

Declan Breathnach

69. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Taoiseach the date and location of the second plenary all-island civil dialogue. [36923/16]

Brexit Issues

Declan Breathnach

74. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Taoiseach if he has requested that Southern sectoral interest groups be invited to participate in the Northern dialogue in order that cognisance be taken of interests from a Southern perspective in view of the fact that the British Government has agreed to have sectoral interest meetings to discuss Brexit. [37121/16]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Declan Breathnach

100. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the slow processing of disability allowance appeals; if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36393/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Declan Breathnach

104. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the issue of slow processing of disability allowance claims, in particular with regard to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36485/16]

Good Friday Agreement

Declan Breathnach

131. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received assurance from his counterpart in the UK Government of a solid commitment to uphold and underpin the Good Friday Agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36505/16]

Good Friday Agreement

Declan Breathnach

132. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the commitments under the INTERREG and PEACE programmes up until 2020 will be fully honoured as indicated to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement by a representative from SEUPB on 17 November 2016; if he will commence the development of a model of funding post-Brexit to accommodate project funding streams between EU and non-EU governments; if such a model will be agreed and in place to provide certainty to the funding programmes that are to come into place post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36508/16]

EU Issues

Declan Breathnach

158. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the correspondence her Department has had with the EU migration commissioner, Dimitris Avrampolous, in regard to the impact of the European travel information and authorisation system in view of Brexit with regard to Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36349/16]

EU Issues

Declan Breathnach

159. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has re-assessed the impact of the European travel information and authorisation system in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36350/16]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Declan Breathnach

260. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will examine an anomaly under the tenant incremental purchase scheme to determine if a person's (details supplied) carer's allowance and other social protection payments can be considered part of their weekly income; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that carer's allowance is taken into account when deciding the amount of rent to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36113/16]

Brexit Issues

Declan Breathnach

363. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value of contracts awarded to companies and businesses in Northern Ireland; the post-Brexit implications for those companies that have contracts under EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36114/16]