Parliamentary questions

Foreign Conflicts

Mick Wallace

55. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing civil war in Yemen; if the Saudi Arabia-led coalition which conducts airstrikes on a daily basis will be condemned; his views on the fact that 8 million persons are now at risk of starvation; the role Ireland can play on an international stage in striving for peace in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21089/18]

HSE Funding

Mick Wallace

408. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided by the HSE to a centre (details supplied) in each year since 2013, in tabular form; if his attention has been drawn to the high turnover in staff at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/18]

Defence Forces Operations

Mick Wallace

31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times the Defence Forces engaged in aid to civil power duties with regard to US military aircraft present at Shannon Airport to date in 2018; the number of personnel involved; the cost of these engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20427/18]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Mick Wallace

44. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have exited the Defence Forces, excluding mandatory retirements, to date in 2018; the overall number he anticipates for 2018, excluding mandatory retirements; his views on the fact that the current pay and conditions of the Defences Forces are forcing personnel to consider employment in other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20426/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

79. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contracts awarded by his Department or an agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20313/18]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the contracts awarded by his Department or an agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

118. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the contracts awarded by his Department or an agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20314/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

142. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the contracts awarded by his Department or any agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20318/18]

Departmental Contracts

Mick Wallace

154. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the contracts awarded by her Department or an agency under her remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20310/18]

Departmental Contracts

Mick Wallace

180. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the contracts awarded by his Department or an agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year, in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20317/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

221. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contracts awarded by his Department or an agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20309/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

229. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contracts awarded by his Department or an agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year, in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20312/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

244. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contracts awarded by his Department or an agency under his remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20319/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

252. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contracts awarded by her Department or an agency under her remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20311/18]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

267. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the contracts awarded by her Department or an agency under her remit to a company (details supplied) since March 2011, by year in tabular form; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20315/18]

Housing Provision

Mick Wallace

53. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the zoned land owned by the 31 local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19862/18]

Land Availability

Mick Wallace

62. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will report on the views expressed in his proposal to the public consultation conducted by the Department of Finance on the issue of unused zoned and serviced land which determined that no new tax intended to encourage the development of residentially zoned and serviced land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19863/18]

Land Acquisition

Mick Wallace

80. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the role his Department will play with regard to the new Government agency that will buy private land adjoining existing prime sites held by State and semi-State organisations in order to assemble land holdings that will then be developed for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19861/18]

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Mick Wallace

121. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or a State agency under his remit has availed of the services of companies (details supplied) since 2011; if so, the details of the expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19822/18]

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Mick Wallace

195. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or a State agency under his remit have availed of the services of companies (details supplied) since 2011; if so, the details of the expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19821/18]

Unemployment Levels

Mick Wallace

24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the measures she has taken to address the above average unemployment levels which persist in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19281/18]

Public Services Card Authentication

Mick Wallace

37. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the tender recently published on her Department's website seeking the supply of facial image matching software to improve the performance of the SAFE registration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19280/18]

Departmental Agencies

Mick Wallace

36. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has discussed with Pobal its charitable status since becoming Minister; his views on whether its status as a charity may be in breach of the Charities Act 2009; his views on the need for a statutory body to identify as a charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/18]

Departmental Contracts

Mick Wallace

48. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 22 February 2018, her plans to examine her Department's relationship with Pobal with a view to forming a closer statutory relationship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18842/18]

Departmental Contracts

Mick Wallace

55. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 22 February 2018, her plans to commission an independent review of the operating system for childcare with particular regard to Pobal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18841/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Mick Wallace

107. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Government contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) in each year since March 2011, in tabular form; the costs per contract; the Department, agency or body involved; the basis for each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18637/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mick Wallace

19. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he expects the agriculture sector to adapt its practices in the future to make use of the new allowances provided for in the recently agreed effort sharing regulation legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18111/18]

Horticulture Sector

Mick Wallace

30. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consumption rate of fruit and vegetables here for the most recent year available; the percentage of annual consumption of fresh produce produced here; the percentage for imports in this regard; his views on the future of the fresh produce and horticultural sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18110/18]

Forestry Sector

Mick Wallace

53. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the net carbon stock in forests here will increase to 2050; if the planned harvesting boosted by bioenergy demand will decrease carbon stocks and reduce the carbon sequestration value of standing forest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17968/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mick Wallace

45. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures in either the national policy plan or the national mitigation plan that deal with the necessary reductions in the areas of manufacturing combustion, industrial processes, F-gases, waste sectors or in energy industries other than electricity, including petroleum refining, solid fuel manufacture and fugitive emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17967/18]

Rail Services Data

Mick Wallace

35. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the reliability of the route profitability figures published in the rail review 2016; if his attention has been drawn to anomalies in the figures; if so, the assurances he sought or was given that the figures were robust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17776/18]

Ports Policy

Mick Wallace

74. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to overcome ownership issues at Rosslare Europort following advice from a company (details supplied), other consultants and the Office of the Attorney General regarding the ownership structure of the port; his further plans for the future of Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17775/18]

Health and Safety Regulations

Mick Wallace

142. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specifications of the glass blocks used in cells and holding cells in buildings (details supplied); his views on whether the glass blocks used may be in breach of health and safety regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17555/18]

Hospital Services

Mick Wallace

81. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of a modular cath laboratory which would allow for the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI, in addition to or to replace the mobile diagnostic unit at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17014/18]

Respite Care Services Provision

Mick Wallace

95. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the status of respite care service provision by HSE disability services in County Wexford; if he is satisfied that the needs of vulnerable families are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17013/18]

Military Exports

Mick Wallace

35. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of export licences issued to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with regard to the export of military and dual use items and with further regard to the latest figures in 2016 and 2017; if she has had consultations with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the export of military and dual use products to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates due to their role in the ongoing civil war in Yemen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16789/18]

Trade Missions

Mick Wallace

36. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for trade mission visits to the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia in 2018 and 2019; her further plans to highlight human rights issues at these trade missions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16788/18]

Prisoner Transfers

Mick Wallace

37. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the prisoner transfer system; the number of prisoners seeking a transfer; his plans to bring forth legislation to deal with the Supreme Court ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16533/18]

Diplomatic Representation

Mick Wallace

49. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that there may be potential security risks for the State in the near future due to the ongoing presence of Russian diplomats working here; if he has had discussions with An Garda Síochána and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16537/18]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

50. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the current management and conditions of direct provision centres here; his plans to initiate a review into the use of direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16536/18]

Diplomatic Representation

Mick Wallace

53. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of contact that took place between his Department, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and An Garda Síochána with regard to the recent expulsion of a Russian diplomat; if he is satisfied that all due process was followed with regard to the role of his Department and An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16535/18]

Garda Information and Communications Technology

Mick Wallace

66. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the role his Department plays in An Garda Síochána's ICT governance board; the person that represents his Department on this board; the number of meetings they attend on an annual basis; if he is updated on the work of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16534/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Mick Wallace

639. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large discrepancies in fees payable to the HSE and private nursing homes under the fair deal scheme in County Wexford; when the findings of the review of the pricing system for long-term residential care facilities will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14953/18]

Public Services Card

Mick Wallace

1397. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 544 of 8 March 2018 and 972 of 20 March 2018, the way in which customers with passports who collect their payments on a weekly basis in the post office authenticate identity to SAFE 2 standard for the purposes of enabling the collection of PSI data by post; and the location in which the existing photos utilised to complete the SAFE 2 process are obtained. [15068/18]

Public Services Card Authentication

Mick Wallace

1432. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an adoption certificate is still required for all public services card applications in view of recent media reports of a person who was awarded a public services card without an adoption certificate; if short form birth certificates are now acceptable for all applications; the impact of this on her Department's SAFE 2 authentication process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15695/18]

Planning Data

Mick Wallace

1535. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 666 of 13 February 2018, the number of applications made to An Bord Pleanála to date under the fast-track planning system; the number of these applications that have been declared invalid; the number of applications that have been refused and that were successful, respectively; and the average processing times for pre-planning decision and a final decision, respectively, in tabular form. [15446/18]

Home Loan Scheme

Mick Wallace

1536. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the eligibility conditions that apply for separated or divorced applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme according to the credit policy 2018; and if the same credit policy applies across all local authorities. [15448/18]

School Transport Applications

Mick Wallace

24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that 327 children who applied on time for his Department's school transport scheme were not allocated seats; if all 327 children were facilitated by private transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14455/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Mick Wallace

63. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the five schools and college involved in the collapse of a company (details supplied); if tenders have been issued; the completion date for the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14454/18]

European Council Meetings

Mick Wallace

90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to advocate at the EU Foreign Affairs Council for the need for EU members to work together with a view to working towards a resolution to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/18]