Parliamentary questions

Community Employment Schemes Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1474. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional annual cost of a young person on the €157.80 weekly jobseeker's allowance rate participating on a community employment scheme for 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19701/19]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1475. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons in each year of age between 18 and 25 participating on a community employment scheme in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19702/19]

Tús Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

1476. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who commenced a Tús programme in each of the years 2015 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19703/19]

Tús Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

1477. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional annual cost of a young person under 26 years of age on the €112.70 weekly jobseeker's allowance rate participating on the Tús programme for 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19704/19]

Tús Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

1478. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional annual cost of a young person under 26 years of age on the €157.80 weekly jobseeker's allowance rate participating on the Tús programme for 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19705/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1479. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average cost per young person and cost to the Exchequer in a calendar year of increasing the jobseeker's allowance to €203 for all young persons under 26 years of age currently on the €112.70 and €157.80 lower rates of jobseeker's allowance payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19715/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1480. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average cost per young person and cost to the Exchequer in a calendar year of increasing the jobseeker's allowance to €157.80 for all young persons aged 18 to 24 years of age currently on the €112.70 rate of jobseeker's allowance payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19716/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1481. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average cost per young person and cost to the Exchequer in a calendar year of increasing the jobseeker's allowance to €180.40 for all young persons aged 25 years of age on the €157.80 lower rate of jobseeker's allowance payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19717/19]

Social Welfare Schemes Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1482. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseekers’ benefit and-or signing for credits for periods (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19718/19]

Social Welfare Schemes Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1483. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age that have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and or signing for credits for 12 months or more by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19719/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1484. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who are in receipt of €112.70, €157.80 and €203, respectively, per week on the jobseeker's allowance payment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19720/19]

Disability Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1485. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age in receipt of disability allowance at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19723/19]

One-Parent Family Payment Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1486. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age in receipt of the one parent family payment at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/19]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Thomas P. Broughan

1487. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she is taking to address youth unemployment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19725/19]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1488. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of new clients presenting to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, in the first three months of 2017, 2018 and 2019, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19726/19]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Thomas P. Broughan

1489. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for supporting and funding the dedicated mortgage arrears service provided by MABS in the medium-term (details supplied); the measures she is taking to engage with staff, MABS boards and the Citizens Information Board to ensure the service is still available to persons in mortgage difficulty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19727/19]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1490. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of both full-time and part-time staff delivering the dedicated mortgage arrears service provided by MABS in each of the eight regional MABS boards, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19728/19]

Pensions Reform

Thomas P. Broughan

1491. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the report arising from the consultations on the auto-enrolment pensions scheme will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19729/19]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1492. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has made State board appointments in the past three years in circumstances in which she has reappointed a person that has already served two full terms, contrary to the advice in section 13.2 of the Guidelines on Appointments to State boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19730/19]

Budget Process

Thomas P. Broughan

1493. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the date for the pre-budget forum has been decided; if so, when it will be held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19731/19]

Fuel Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

1495. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the fuel allowance payment period was increased from 27 to 30 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19776/19]

Electoral Register

Thomas P. Broughan

1580. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will issue a report on responses received further to the consultation process to modernise the electoral registration process; when this report will be published; the next steps in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19768/19]

Electoral Commission Establishment

Thomas P. Broughan

1581. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will issue a report on responses received further to the consultation on a regulatory impact analysis on the establishment of an electoral commission; when this report will be published; the next steps in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19769/19]

Ministerial Appointments

Thomas P. Broughan

1582. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 588 of 11 December 2018, if the relevant statutory committee appointments by him will be subject to public advertisement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19770/19]

Appointments to State Boards

Thomas P. Broughan

1583. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has made State board appointments in the past three years in circumstances in which he has reappointed a person that has already served two full terms contrary to the advice in section 13(2) of the guidelines on appointments to State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19771/19]

Register of Electors

Thomas P. Broughan

1584. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures he has taken to address the report by the EU Commission in January 2014 that Ireland was disenfranchising Irish citizens living in other EU member states from voting in elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19772/19]

Brexit Preparations

Thomas P. Broughan

8. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of expenditure set aside in budget 2019 for the additional costs of Brexit preparations; if supplementary funding may be needed in this regard; the cost to date of Brexit preparations for the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and for all other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17776/19]

Expenditure Reviews

Thomas P. Broughan

35. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the spending profile of Departments during the first quarter of 2019; if key spending areas are running behind or ahead of profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17778/19]

General Data Protection Regulation

Thomas P. Broughan

157. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if Irish genetic data will be fully protected by GDPR legislation and that research using such sensitive data is subject to strict oversight and accountability under GDPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18081/19]

Tax Credits

Thomas P. Broughan

56. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the refunding of unused tax credits to persons and couples on lower incomes; if his Department has costed different income levels of such refunds in the preparations for budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17650/19]

Tax Code

Thomas P. Broughan

57. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his views on a recent presentation to the Oireachtas Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight that the cost of tax expenditures in revenue forgone is approximately €21.4 billion per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10482/19]

Tax Collection Forecasts

Thomas P. Broughan

65. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the income tax receipts for the first quarter of 2019; the reason the budget 2019 projection for this tax yield was not achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17643/19]

VAT Yield

Thomas P. Broughan

69. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the budget 2019 decision on VAT is reflected in the VAT yield for the Exchequer in the first quarter of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/19]

Human Rights

Thomas P. Broughan

65. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his EU colleagues are taking to bring to an end the incarceration of a reported 2 million Uighur men in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17190/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Thomas P. Broughan

76. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and his EU colleagues will act to demand that the Turkish Government cease its repressive approach to the Kurds in Turkey, restore the rule of law in south-eastern Turkey and enter into dialogue with Kurdish representatives in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17191/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Thomas P. Broughan

188. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students diagnosed with autism and awaiting a school place for primary school, secondary school and further post-secondary training, respectively, in tabular form; his plans to increase places available by September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17468/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

189. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SENOs by county; the number of children or families working with SENOs in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17469/19]

Public Service Obligation Levy Increase

Thomas P. Broughan

484. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost if the public service obligation increased by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17471/19]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

485. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost of increasing funding to the secondary roads improvement scheme by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17472/19]

Child and Family Agency Services

Thomas P. Broughan

501. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the responsibilities of Tusla in supporting families with children that have been diagnosed with autism and are having difficulty in accessing appropriate education places; the number of these families that Tusla has been working with in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17470/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Thomas P. Broughan

544. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a pay increase for community employment supervisors who have received no increases for a decade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17537/19]

Residential Tenancies Board Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

568. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of requests received from the Residential Tenancies Board for permission to recruit additional staff in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of those requests that have been approved, are pending or refused, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17473/19]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Thomas P. Broughan

24. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the resources provided to the National Parks and Wildlife Service for the conservation of the two biospheres here; the way in which the biospheres are protected; if the NPWS monitors planning applications and plans that may impact on the biospheres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16488/19]

Hare Coursing Data

Thomas P. Broughan

26. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hares captured for coursing for the 2018-2019 season; the number that have run courses to date in this season; the number pinned; the number examined by a vet; the number requiring treatment; the number euthanised; the number that died from injuries and natural causes, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16489/19]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

84. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the contacts his Department has had with Dublin City Council in relation to the delivery of social housing targets in 2018 and to date in 2019; if the council needs further emergency powers to meet those targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15746/19]

VAT Rate Application

Thomas P. Broughan

158. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the economic sectors that continue to avail of a reduced VAT rate of 9%; the estimated revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate to 13.5% for those sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16455/19]

Tax Reliefs Abolition

Thomas P. Broughan

159. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by abolishing the special assignee relief programme introduced in 2014 to provide a tax reduction to high earners that locate here for work purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16456/19]

Tax Credits

Thomas P. Broughan

160. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised from eliminating the refundable nature of the unused element of the research and development tax credit for corporations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16457/19]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Thomas P. Broughan

175. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the OPW spent on refurbishment to both Coolock and Raheny Garda stations in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16236/19]

Capitation Grants

Thomas P. Broughan

217. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full-year costs of increasing the capitation grant at primary and secondary level by 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16458/19]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

259. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles seized from unaccompanied drivers in each month by county since the commencement of the Clancy amendment in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16299/19]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

260. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles seized from unaccompanied drivers in each month by Garda division since 22 December 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16300/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

261. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles detained under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the reason for detainment in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16301/19]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas P. Broughan

262. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda PULSE system has been updated to allow gardaí to report on vehicles seized from unaccompanied drivers; if not, when this change will be added to PULSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16302/19]

Garda Resources

Thomas P. Broughan

263. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times per year that the Garda PULSE system is shut down for updates; the improvements planned in this regard; his views in regard to the recording of road safety-related data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16303/19]

International Time Zones

Thomas P. Broughan

269. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to move Ireland to permanent summer time in 2021; the consultations which may take place nationally on this matter and with the UK to ensure a common time zone on the islands of Ireland and Great Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16425/19]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

319. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his plans and timeframe for the delivery of the new accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; the funding provided for the project in the 2019 health budget and HSE operational plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16081/19]

National Maternity Strategy Implementation

Thomas P. Broughan

392. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the reason the earlier ring-fenced funding for new developments in the national maternity strategy has stalled in the 2019 HSE national service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16429/19]

Hare Coursing

Thomas P. Broughan

466. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the 2018 meeting of the coursing monitoring committee; the items of importance that were discussed at the meeting; the decisions made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16085/19]

Hare Coursing

Thomas P. Broughan

467. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the minutes of the 2018 meeting of the coursing monitoring committee were not released under freedom of information but the minutes of the 2016 and 2017 meetings were released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16086/19]

Illegal Dumping

Thomas P. Broughan

498. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional funding which will be made available to Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council to cease illegal dumping; his plans to ensure that all estates and streets in an area (details supplied) will have a regular and weekly waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16426/19]

Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports

Thomas P. Broughan

499. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to implement the priority recommendations of the report, Climate Change: A Cross-Party Consensus for Action, by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16427/19]

General Data Protection Regulation Implementation

Thomas P. Broughan

500. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports that tracking and cookie software are present on most departmental and local authority websites; if this practice complies with GDPR and privacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16428/19]

Road Safety Authority Campaigns

Thomas P. Broughan

521. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has liaised with the RSA about strong and pervasive road safety campaigns focusing on speeding and respect for local authority and NTA speed-limit signs in view of the level of road casualties to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to the key role of speed in virtually every crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16080/19]

Road Safety

Thomas P. Broughan

538. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking to promote and assist advanced safe driving technologies in imported vehicles; if he will consider new regulations to facilitate advanced safe driving technologies in terms of road signage, safe road design and road maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16423/19]

Road Safety

Thomas P. Broughan

539. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to support a vision zero approach to road safety; his views on whether the European Commission proposals for advanced safe vehicle technologies in all new vehicles by 2022-2024 should be extended to the vehicle fleet here over the next three to five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16424/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

560. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated for the early learning and care and social age childcare capital programme in each of the years 2017 to 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16235/19]

Rents Data

Thomas P. Broughan

628. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on reports from an organisation (details supplied) that 10% of households here in the private rented sector are paying more than 60% of their income on rent with 5% paying 75% of their income on rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/19]

School Meals Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

30. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage of the proposals to provide a free hot meal to every school child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10685/19]

Departmental Projects

Thomas P. Broughan

36. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the consolidation project being undertaken by the Law Reform Commission on the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; the cost of the project; the estimated timeframe for completion of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15367/19]

Garda Training

Thomas P. Broughan

99. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Dublin who have completed the competency based driving levels 4 and 5 in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15805/19]

Irish Prison Service

Thomas P. Broughan

100. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the education budget for the Irish Prison Service in 2017, 2018 and 2019; the amount of the budget that was spent in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15806/19]

Wildlife Conservation

Thomas P. Broughan

358. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the report by Ireland on the conservation status of listed species as required by EU Directive 92/43/EEC due in 2019; if work on this report has commenced; when it will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15756/19]

Dog Breeding Industry

Thomas P. Broughan

68. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog breeding establishments registered; the number inspected in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number that required follow-up inspections; the number of fixed payment notices or improvement notices served by type; the number of closure notices served during that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15204/19]

Dog Breeding Industry

Thomas P. Broughan

88. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the review of legislation to consider further regulations in relation to dog breeding establishments; the timeframe for such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15203/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

120. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, places at secondary school level; the further steps he is taking to ensure secondary schools have enough ASD places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15563/19]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Thomas P. Broughan

13. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recommend that responsibility for the application and assessment of all sports capital grants be allocated to a fully independent body in the interests of transparency and efficiency and to build the best national sports infrastructure for all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14772/19]

Public Transport

Thomas P. Broughan

27. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his officials have costed the implementation of a programme making all public transport fully accessible for persons with disabilities in the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10481/19]

Brexit Issues

Thomas P. Broughan

76. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions with the EU in relation to the Irish Border following a no-deal Brexit. [14909/19]

Medicinal Products

Thomas P. Broughan

276. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his views on reports that almost all the available funding allocated to the HSE for new medicines in 2019 has already been used; the steps he is taking to address inflated prices for lifesaving new drugs from major drug companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14910/19]

Felling Licences

Thomas P. Broughan

390. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation in place to protect trees and to cease tree felling on private lands during bird nesting periods; if the removal of trees during redevelopment requires planning permission; the steps he is taking to greatly increase tree cover in rural and urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15277/19]

Light Rail Projects Status

Thomas P. Broughan

438. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the report on the revised MetroLink route will be published; the expected timetable to complete a metro from Swords and Dublin Airport to O’Connell Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14905/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

439. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the key road traffic legislation apart from section 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 and statutory instruments which indicate the speed limits which may be specified currently in by-laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14906/19]

Employment Data

Thomas P. Broughan

535. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for legislation to outlaw bogus self-employment practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14896/19]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Thomas P. Broughan

584. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the drawdown of local authority home improvement loans; his views on whether supplementary funding should be provided for this purpose in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14907/19]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

585. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if emergency legislation will be introduced to enable Dublin City Council meet even its modest social housing targets in view of the numbers in council homeless accommodation and on housing lists in early 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14908/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

10. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers needed to fill all vacant posts in Tusla; the number required to have all cases investigated by a social worker within six weeks of referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14280/19]

Child and Family Agency Investigations

Thomas P. Broughan

36. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the serious difficulties facing Tusla; the number of child protection notifications yet to be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14279/19]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Thomas P. Broughan

55. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if the possible introduction of a tax on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly, is being examined; the progress on such examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14601/19]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Thomas P. Broughan

142. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is liaising with the Department of Finance on the role of agriculture in greenhouse gas emissions and policies on carbon taxation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14600/19]

Cybersecurity Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

56. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his consultation on the draft guidelines for operators of essential services in the State; the changes that will have to be made to security and incident reporting under the new EU directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13998/19]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Thomas P. Broughan

81. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a recent report (details supplied) that estimated that the elimination of carbon emissions by 2060 would give a 66% chance of global warming staying below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13997/19]

Grocery Industry Regulation

Thomas P. Broughan

66. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the perceived deficits in legislation and regulations relating to the welfare and export of greyhounds; his plans to remedy such deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13884/19]

Harbours and Piers Maintenance

Thomas P. Broughan

68. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to dredge Howth Harbour; the timeframe and budget for the project; if the local stakeholders and Fingal County Council have been consulted on the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13885/19]

Human Rights

Thomas P. Broughan

154. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland will support a UN binding treaty on business and human rights in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13251/19]

Human Rights

Thomas P. Broughan

155. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland will participate in the UN open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights which has already met a number of times; if Ireland will participate in upcoming consultations organised by the chair-rapporteur of the working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13252/19]

Insurance Costs

Thomas P. Broughan

225. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the timeframe for his proposed and much needed four major measures to address the rising costs of insurance for householders, drivers, small businesses and community development bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13702/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

425. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers disqualified in court in 2016, 2017 and 2018 that appealed the disqualification; the outcome of the appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13461/19]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Thomas P. Broughan

487. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the deportation order against a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13051/19]

Crime Investigation

Thomas P. Broughan

506. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if research or investigations have been undertaken or commissioned on the occurrence of familicide here; his plans to establish a special investigation unit for familicide; his plans to ensure all such cases are subjected to multi-agency domestic homicide reviews as in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13253/19]