Parliamentary questions

Garda Reserve

John Lahart

273. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserves who have been recruited since the formation of the Government; the number who have left the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30858/17]

National Clean Air Strategy

John Lahart

505. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the impact of noise pollution and air pollution in view of the expansion of the M50 from four lanes to six or eight lanes; and the impact on persons living adjacent to the motorway in the areas of Edmondstown, Stocking Lane, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Firhouse and Templeogue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31095/17]

National Clean Air Strategy

John Lahart

506. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the ameliorative measures in place to combat the significant noise and air pollution being experienced by persons in the Stocking Lane, Scholarstown, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Edmondstown and Templeogue areas, in view of the fact that the M50 is almost at full capacity for the first time since it expanded to six and eight lanes a number of years ago; the way in which he plans to direct the relevant agencies to implement measures to reduce the impact of both air and noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31096/17]

State Pensions

John Lahart

589. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance available for a person that is contracted to retire at 65 years of age but is not entitled to a State pension until 67 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31008/17]

Fire Safety

John Lahart

656. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which fire safety certificates can be awarded on developments, such as a development (details supplied) in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in view of the fact these buildings were in breach of fire regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31087/17]

Building Regulations

John Lahart

657. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that builders of substandard developments such as a development (details supplied) with fire safety standards that appear not to have been reached, cannot easily construct such developments again in the future; if planning applications are monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31088/17]

Building Regulations

John Lahart

658. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the statement recently by an organisation (details supplied) that has indicated that there should be a redress scheme put in place for the owners of apartments in developments, such as a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31089/17]

Housing Assistance Payments Administration

John Lahart

311. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason the additional flexibility was utilised by the local authority in only 3% of tenancies in south County Dublin while this was used in 88% of tenancies in the Dublin city local authority in view of the fact that average rents are comparable in both areas and that there are a very limited number of rental vacancies in both areas according to a report (details supplied); and his views on whether this could be an indication that South Dublin County Council is not adequately using flexibility available to it to secure additional tenancies for households eligible for HAP. [30444/17]

Motor Insurance

John Lahart

149. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the recommendations from the report on the rising cost of motor insurance which have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29520/17]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John Lahart

184. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the new apprenticeships that are available under the new scheme; the areas which are covered by these apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29516/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Lahart

190. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has identified a site for a school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29517/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Lahart

191. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building of two schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29518/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Lahart

192. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29519/17]

Hospitals Building Programme

John Lahart

344. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline the status of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29576/17]

Waste Management

John Lahart

495. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment is his attention has been drawn to the large increase in the number of cars being left abandoned in housing estates across Dublin city; the person or body which has responsibility for removing abandoned cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30176/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John Lahart

86. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the way in which Tallaght hospital will be supported in reducing the number of outpatients enduring long waiting times in the hospital. [29092/17]

Infectious Disease Incidence

John Lahart

233. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if Tallaght hospital is facing a €6 million bill to tackle an outbreak of a lethal superbug. [27925/17]

Departmental Correspondence

John Lahart

526. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied). [27725/17]

Waste Disposal Charges

John Lahart

1731. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the developments that are due to take place in the domestic waste collection market in Dublin in the coming months among private waste collectors; the way in which he plans to protect households from significant increases in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26546/17]

Teacher Secondment

John Lahart

41. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondments which have exceeded five years in the period July 2009 to October 2014, inclusive; the length of time for which five years was exceeded; the number of secondments refused or terminated in this same period on the grounds that the secondment exceeded five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24457/17]

Garda Strength

John Lahart

56. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the increase in Garda numbers the Dublin region can expect in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24349/17]

Schools Amalgamation

John Lahart

205. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the amalgamation of three schools (details supplied); the status of the divesting of a school (details supplied) to a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23342/17]

Disability Support Services

John Lahart

347. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the employment and training possibilities available for a person (details supplied) in terms of training, learning and preparing for work life. [22710/17]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Lahart

487. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to drugs and alcohol task forces throughout the country in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23337/17]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Lahart

488. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when funding to the Tallaght drug and alcohol task force will be restored to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23338/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Lahart

489. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the progress to date regarding the provision of primary care centres in Dublin South-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23339/17]

National Drugs Strategy

John Lahart

490. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new national drugs strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23340/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

John Lahart

491. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the delays parents of children on the autism spectrum are experiencing in accessing child and adult mental health services over the past twelve months; the reason children have been refused services at key developmental ages and are experiencing delays that will impact on their future development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23341/17]

National Drugs Strategy

John Lahart

492. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason the word "alcohol" was not included in the title of the national drugs strategy, in view of the fact that alcohol was included in the remit of various alcohol and drug task forces in the period of the last Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23343/17]

National Drugs Strategy

John Lahart

493. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he has considered appointing a CEO over all the drug and alcohol task forces nationally in order to ensure a universal and common approach to policy, finance, spending, administration and other matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23344/17]

Garda Recruitment

John Lahart

101. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Dublin metropolitan region in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested personnel strength of each in September 2014 and at the end of April 2017. [22372/17]

Dublin Bus

John Lahart

622. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that Dublin Bus provide an extension of a service to provide additional cover for an area in south Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21908/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John Lahart

57. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing deterioration in waiting times at the three children’s hospitals in Dublin, with more than 10,000 waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment in March 2017. [20767/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

John Lahart

63. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of properties the HSE has a lien on in terms of the fair deal scheme. [20199/17]

Tax Code

John Lahart

239. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the coming into effect of Chapter 4A of Part 12 of the Taxes Consolidation Act providing a termination of the carry-forward of certain unused capital allowances; his plans to review the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19387/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Lahart

995. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [20011/17]

Cancer Screening Programmes

John Lahart

999. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding to the Irish Cancer Society to increase the uptake rate of bowel screens for people between the ages of 60 and 69; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20023/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1085. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans for more supports and services for those who are deaf-blind here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20590/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1086. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the Government plans to recognise deaf-blindness as a condition requiring State supports and services that are different from those already in place to support those that are visually or hearing impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20591/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1087. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to respond to a centre (details supplied) advocating increased provision of specific supports for those with combined hearing and vision loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20592/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1088. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to recognise deaf-blindness as a separate disability to deafness and blindness and reflect this recognition in policy and legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20593/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1089. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all deaf-blind persons have equal opportunity to participate fully in society, in line with the commitments set down in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in addition to the measures contained in EU written declaration on the rights of deaf-blind persons Declaration 1/2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20594/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1090. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans for a process of early intervention and assessment by a deaf-blind specialist for deaf-blind children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20595/17]

Home Help Service

John Lahart

1091. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the Government will provide intervenors for older persons who may develop combined hearing and vision problems as part of the aging process to assist them to take an active part in everyday life carrying out such functions as assistance with shopping, sorting out their bills or intervening at a medical appointment. [20596/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1092. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of rehabilitation supports in order that persons with acquired deaf-blindness are provided with the necessary equipment and aids to support them to live independently and comfortable in their own homes; when training of personnel who work with deaf-blind persons will be provided which is of critical importance in providing to them the ability to communicate and transfer information to a person with combined hearing and vision impairments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20597/17]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

John Lahart

1093. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that deaf-blind persons have access to assistive technologies that facilitate their access to information and expression (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20598/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1094. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of professional agencies that will offer professional support services (details supplied) which are crucial to long term optimum and social development of children and young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20599/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1095. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to integrate deaf-blind persons to work successfully in professional jobs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20600/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1096. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of policies his Department is developing to reflect the fact that deaf-blindness is a growing concern, that more children are surviving premature and childhood illnesses and persons are living longer than ever; the details of policies the Government are developing to reflect the fact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20601/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1097. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the early intervention provisions for deaf-blind persons (details supplied) by a deaf-blind specialist that are in place within his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20602/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1098. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department to ensure a better understanding of deaf-blindness by health and social care practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20603/17]

Health Care Policy

John Lahart

1099. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the data his Department has been compiling on the population of deaf-blind persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20604/17]

Traffic Data

John Lahart

346. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the most recent data available regarding the cost of traffic congestion to the economy; the most recent figures available regarding same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18572/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Lahart

255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18057/17]

Private Rented Accommodation Standards

John Lahart

52. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a wide range of advertisements across social media for multiple beds and bunk bed accommodation in Dublin; the laws that are in place; if legislation is required to combat this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16808/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

John Lahart

36. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason some schools are being unduly penalised in respect of their special needs teaching allocation under a new departmental circular, such as a school (details supplied). [16496/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Lahart

58. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the construction of a school (details supplied) is being delayed. [16497/17]

Traffic Data

John Lahart

329. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent data available to his Department on the cost of traffic congestion to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17076/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

116. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the involvement of the Garda traffic corps in the false tabulation of the figures that have emerged with regard to the controversy over breath test statistics and fixed notice fines. [16112/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the detail of the figures related to the roadside breath testing issue and the fixed notice fines from each Garda division, on a regional basis, in tabular form. [16113/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

118. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the step-by-step process and protocols involved from the moment the alcohol level in a driver's roadside breath test exceeds the legal limit. [16114/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda Commissioner failed to inform the Policing Authority of the emerging circumstances since 2014 surrounding the system for recording roadside breath tests. [16115/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

120. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which An Garda Síochána discovered the discrepancies in the figures for roadside breath tests. [16116/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

121. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State of the administrative errors on the part of An Garda Síochána with regard to the issuing of 14,700 fixed notice fines. [16117/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

122. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the detail of the administrative error that occurred with regard to the posting of 14,700 fixed notice Garda fines to recipients for roadside breath tests that never took place. [16118/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials received correspondence, communications or information from An Garda Síochána concerning the eventual discovery of inflated breath test results; and the chronology of these communications. [16119/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

124. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the solutions An Garda Síochána arrived at to resolve the problems that emerged through the audit of the roadside breath tests. [16120/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

John Lahart

125. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the underlying problem and the way in which An Garda Síochána arrived at the solution to the problem of the recording of roadside breath testing, in view of the fact that a solution was implemented in November 2016. [16121/17]

Credit Unions

John Lahart

163. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if Regulation 35, as outlined in SI No. 1 of 2016 regarding the Credit Union Act 1997, applies to the accounts of charitable associations that use the credit union to avail of its favourable interest rates or if it applies only to individual savings accounts; if exemptions can be made for charitable organisations whose accounts exceed the limit of €100,000 as set out in Regulation 35; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16048/17]

Schools Site Acquisitions

John Lahart

264. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that his Department has a permanent site for a proposed school (details supplied) due to open in September 2018; if a temporary school to be provided for post primary purposes in the area will also be located on such a permanent site; if his Department will not proceed with the opening of this proposed post primary school without having a permanent site purchased and secure for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16305/17]

Northern Ireland

John Lahart

383. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take in the event of the electorate of Northern Ireland voting to join the Republic; if a referendum is required here to allow for such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16040/17]

Pension Provisions

John Lahart

437. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if persons with modest UK pensions, which entitle the recipients of the pension to a medical card here under EU law, will be affected with the onset of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16304/17]

Suicide Prevention

John Lahart

520. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if 95% of general practitioners with whom suicidal persons are registered will receive a completed emergency care plan within 24 hours, as recommended by the national clinical programme for the assessment and management of persons presenting to emergency departments following self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16294/17]

Hospital Services

John Lahart

521. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if, based on current individual emergency department data, a target has been set for each emergency departments to reduce the proportion of persons leaving prior to assessment as recommended by the national clinical programme for the assessment and management of persons presenting to emergency departments following self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16295/17]

Health Services

John Lahart

522. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if all persons that arrive in the emergency department are triaged for mental health difficulties in view of the evidence that mental health triage scales reduce waiting times and reduce the proportion of persons that leave the hospital before being seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16296/17]

Health Services

John Lahart

523. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if 95% of all persons that present with self-harm to the emergency department will either be admitted to a hospital bed or discharged within six hours of presentation and 100% of treatment dispositions will be completed within nine hours, this time to be calculated from when fit for interview by the metal health practitioner, in view of the recommendations from the capital national clinical programme for the assessment and management of patients presenting to emergency departments following self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16297/17]

Health Services

John Lahart

524. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if mental health practitioners assessing persons that present with self-harm will have appropriate training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16298/17]

Health Services

John Lahart

525. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the national clinical programme for the assessment and management of persons presenting to emergency departments following self-harm is up and running; the number of key performance indicators following self-harm that are being met; if these key performances are not being met, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16299/17]

Health Services

John Lahart

526. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the national clinical programme for the assessment and management of persons presenting to emergency departments following self harm is in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16300/17]

Suicide Prevention

John Lahart

527. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis assessment nurses that are in place for the Dublin south west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16301/17]

Suicide Prevention

John Lahart

528. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for persons that present with suicidal behaviour, self-harm or suicidal ideation in Dublin south west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16302/17]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

John Lahart

529. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there is now an information system in place to account for public expenditure on mental health care in view of the fact that it is ten years from the publication of A Vision for Change and that a group (details supplied) has been calling for an information technology based national mental health system since its budget submission in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16303/17]

Garda Strength

John Lahart

6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to address the 27% fall in the number of personnel in the Garda traffic corps in Dublin since 2011. [15755/17]

Air Corps Operations

John Lahart

35. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps could not provide top cover for the Coast Guard in north County Mayo on 15 March 2017 but was able to provide two helicopters covering a large cash in transit on the M50 towards the mint in Sandyford two days later. [15259/17]

Immigration Policy

John Lahart

57. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to introducing a humanitarian admission programme that would enable refugees, migrants and naturalised citizens apply for their extended family members who are currently displaced to join them here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15564/17]

Family Reunification Policy

John Lahart

58. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to enabling Irish citizens and organisations to co-sponsor a family reunification application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15565/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

John Lahart

103. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine the decision to reduce the number of resource teachers at a school (details supplied); his views on whether the new model of allocating resource teachers is unfair due to the component of complex needs being based on one year only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15673/17]

Rural Development Plan

John Lahart

122. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when she expects applications to open for the rural renewal schemes, specifically CLÁR; the amount of funding allocated to each of the schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15676/17]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

John Lahart

84. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 4,000 Syrian refugees that the Government committed to taking in that have been taken as of 28 February 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15008/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Lahart

186. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed school (details supplied); if the school is going ahead; the progress being made in securing a temporary site for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15384/17]

Architectural Heritage

John Lahart

299. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the detail of the archaeological discoveries adjacent to and in the surrounding area of the Hell Fire Club in Rathfarnham, Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15007/17]

Coast Guard Services

John Lahart

217. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps could not provide top cover for the Coast Guard in north County Mayo on 15 March 2017 but was able to provide two helicopters covering a large cash in transit on the M50 towards the mint in Sandyford two days later. [14628/17]

Pensions Data

John Lahart

212. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the reason an owner of a minimum approved retirement fund who cannot withdraw it until 75 years of age is not allowed to freeze the account to prevent any further interest charges being applied (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13415/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

John Lahart

370. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is still waiting to fill positions for special needs assistants despite the board of management attempting to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13804/17]

Rental Accommodation Standards

John Lahart

466. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the need to increase and enforce health and safety regulations in respect of houses that are being converted for the rental market; if his attention has been further drawn to the number of houses that are being converted without planning permission and with little regard to the existing planning regulations; the remit under which the enforcement of existing regulations fall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13953/17]

Water Fluoridation

John Lahart

697. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will report on fluoride in water and the research the Government relies upon that justifies the use of fluoride in water. [13504/17]

Water Fluoridation

John Lahart

698. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland is not in the majority of countries that continue to use fluoride in their drinking water systems. [13505/17]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

John Lahart

931. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason long term illness benefit is cut off at 16 years of age for mental illness but not for other illnesses; the reason the medical card is withdrawn for persons suffering from mental illness at the age of 16 but not for other illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13730/17]

Mental Health Services

John Lahart

939. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the dementia services available for the under 65s nationally and specifically in the Dublin South-West constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13755/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

John Lahart

956. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to allocate funding to service providers that accommodate children with disabilities moving into adult services; if so, when this funding will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13825/17]