Parliamentary questions

Legislative Measures

Pearse Doherty

452. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amendments proposed or being considered to the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006; the efforts being made to ensure that fishermen are afforded procedural fairness at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3190/18]

Origin Green Programme

Clare Daly

453. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether his Department has brought the organic food label into disrepute in view of the findings of the 2017 EU audit of controls on organic food production and the continued application of the organic label to salmon farmed by a company (details supplied) despite the numerous investigations by his Department of licence breaches by that producer and the refusal of his Department to release details of fish mortalities at salmon farms. [3243/18]

Aquaculture Licences

Clare Daly

454. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commission research on Irish shellfish sites in view of research findings in the UK and elsewhere showing the presence of microplastics in shellfish grown for human consumption; and if he will initiate a moratorium on shellfish licensing pending the outcome of that research. [3244/18]

Organic Farming

Clare Daly

455. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 7 December 2017, if his Department is unable to cite legislation or a legal basis for withholding publication of the audit report on the organic status of the aquaculture sites operated by a company (details supplied) and is thereby protecting the commercial interests of the operator at the expense of the overriding public interest in having a bona fide organic food programme. [3245/18]

Aquaculture Development

Clare Daly

456. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 7 December 2017, his views on the public perception that maintaining control of both the development and the regulation of aquaculture in the same seafood branch of his Department is detrimental to the public interest; and his views on whether the effects of this maladministration can be seen in the actions of his Department on breaches of licence conditions by a company (details supplied). [3246/18]

Origin Green Programme

Clare Daly

457. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 December 2017, if he will commission an independent review of the operation of An Bord Bia's origin green programme in view of the inclusion in the programme of salmon farms operated by a company (details supplied) despite multiple investigations by his Department for breaches of licence conditions; and if this situation is representative of other food producers covered by the programme. [3247/18]

Aquaculture Licences

Clare Daly

458. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will cease the licensing of shellfish production on Braade Strand, County Donegal, pending the outcome of appeals against licences he approved for the area that are under consideration by the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board. [3248/18]

Single Payment Scheme Data

Bernard Durkan

459. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of area aid and subsidy payments issued in respect of lands (details supplied) at Carbury, County Kildare in the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/18]

Departmental Bodies Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

460. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agencies, boards or other bodies under the aegis of his Department that have been disbanded or amalgamated or whose functions were subsumed back into his Department since 2011; the number of such bodies set up by his Department since that date; the names of the bodies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/18]

Personal Injury Claims

Michael McGrath

461. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out and the number of claims the payouts related to by each agency under the aegis of his Department in respect of personal injury claims in each of the years from 2010 to 2017; the number of claims that were settled outside of court in each of these years; the number of payments that were as a result of a court judgment in each of these years; the nature of the claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3413/18]

Equine Identification Scheme

Róisín Shortall

462. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to enforce proactively existing laws on the microchipping and passporting of horses in order that stray horses can be identified and the owners found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3440/18]

North-South Interconnector

Peadar Tóibín

463. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage the report to examine the undergrounding of the North-South interconnector is at; when it will be complete; if it will take into consideration the value lost on property and homes; and if it will take into consideration potential health threats and damage to tourism, agriculture and enterprise in the affected locations. [2793/18]

Renewable Energy Projects

Paul Kehoe

464. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review on solar farms as part of the renewable energy policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2768/18]

Post Office Network

Dara Calleary

465. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the conditions of the €30 million granted to An Post in 2017, in particular the conditions regarding the operation of post offices; the position regarding the future provision of post offices across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2866/18]

Offshore Exploration

Catherine Murphy

466. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which production pace forms part of Ireland's licensing regime for gas and oil production; the extent to which the State has the ability to control production pace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2871/18]

Offshore Exploration

Catherine Murphy

467. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the yield to the State in terms of corporation tax from the gas fields in Kinsale, Ballycotton, Seven Heads and Corrib in each of the past 20 years, by gas field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2874/18]

Offshore Exploration

Catherine Murphy

468. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the yield to the State in terms of royalties from the gas fields in Kinsale, Ballycotton, Seven Heads and Corrib in each of the past 20 years, by each gas field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/18]

Waste Management

Seán Sherlock

469. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is on target to meet EU waste recycling, recovery and diversion targets; and if he is satisfied that systems to provide up to date information on key waste indicators are in place. [2902/18]

Waste Disposal

Seán Sherlock

470. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all household residual waste throughout the State that is exported for recovery abroad is accounted for and disposed of responsibly by importing countries. [2903/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Kevin O'Keeffe

471. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to devise a mechanism once a preferred bidder is chosen by his Department for the roll-out of broadband under the national broadband plan for State-led intervention similar to that of the community involvement scheme whereby a small number of persons that may live on a particular road or area would contribute a percentage of the cost to the overall works in order to fast-track road repairs and resurfacing (details supplied). [3015/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Niall Collins

472. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contracts his Department or agencies under his remit has with a company (details supplied); the status of these contracts; the contingency plans that may now be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3141/18]

Waste Disposal Charges

Thomas Byrne

473. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reduce the costs of domestic waste for households with persons with special needs (details supplied). [3160/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Mary Butler

474. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the formal procurement process to select a company or companies that will roll out a new high-speed broadband network in the State intervention area has been finalised; if so, the proposed timeframe by which high-speed fibre broadband will be available to all premises here under the national broadband plan, by region; if it is still the case that this is set to increase to 77% or 1.8 million premises by the end of 2018 and to 90% or 2.1 million premises by the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3191/18]

EU Bodies

Brian Stanley

475. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a request for applications (details supplied) was published on his Department's website or on another Government website; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/18]

EU Bodies

Brian Stanley

476. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he had correspondence with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel regarding the appointment of an Irish person to the European Union high-level expert group on fake news prior to the closing of the request for applications in December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Eoin Ó Broin

477. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the properties and areas in South Dublin County Council to be included in a project (details supplied); the timeframe for the provision of improved broadband to these properties and areas; and if he will provide the same information regarding the additional 90 properties that were forwarded by South Dublin County Council to his Department as part of the additional 20,000 properties to be included under the scheme. [3211/18]

National Planning Framework

Eamon Ryan

478. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the roles the three regional spatial economic strategies under the national planning framework will play in mitigating climate change; and the relationship that will be established with the regional climate change adaptation plans which are to be co-ordinated under different geographical regions of local authorities. [3267/18]

Environmental Policy

John Curran

479. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department explored the necessary steps needed to encourage coffee vendors to incentivise customers to carry their own coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3274/18]

Renewable Energy Generation

John Curran

480. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps and timeframes he plans to undertake in order to establish a system of micro-generation of renewable electricity; the progress made in developing micro-generation in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3283/18]

Waste Disposal Charges

John Curran

481. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the work, findings and reports of the recently established household waste collection price monitoring group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/18]

Renewable Energy Generation

John Curran

482. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date by which a renewable energy support scheme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3285/18]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

483. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the extension to the licence that has recently been granted to a company (details supplied) to drill at the Kish bank, if the company would also need a foreshore licence to establish an exploratory rig in this area if it was to activate the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

James Lawless

484. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the national broadband plan formal procurement process has now been completed in respect of rollout to a location (details supplied); the timeframe within which a broadband upgrade will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3302/18]

Inland Fisheries Ireland

Peter Burke

485. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps Inland Fisheries Ireland is taking to enhance and protect trout fishing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/18]

Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations

Peter Burke

486. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish a report (details supplied) commissioned by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3305/18]

Inland Fisheries Data

Peter Burke

487. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of revenue brought in each of the years 2014 to 2017 from the midlands permit for the old Shannon region; the number of areas obliged to pay a permit fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/18]

Electric Vehicles

Timmy Dooley

488. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of standard charging points for electric vehicles, by county. [3316/18]

Electric Vehicles

Timmy Dooley

489. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of rapid charging points for electric vehicles, by county. [3317/18]

Better Energy Homes Scheme Data

Timmy Dooley

490. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the energy upgrade work funded by his Department over the past four years, by county and programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3318/18]

Illegal Dumping

Timmy Dooley

491. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding given to each local authority for the express purpose of cleaning up illegally dumped materials, by county, in tabular form. [3319/18]

Departmental Funding

Timmy Dooley

492. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the bodies or organisations that are scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's vote of expenditure or the group of votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2018 for the provision of services, by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is a signed service level agreement in place in respect of the services to be carried out by these bodies or organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3320/18]

Air Quality

Timmy Dooley

493. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the location and operational status of each air quality monitoring station. [3322/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Timmy Dooley

494. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions being taken to ensure that commercial operators follow through on their commitments to deliver high speed broadband services to areas marked in blue and light blue on the high speed broadband map; the deadline within which such works must be completed by commercial operators; the estimated completion dates for each blue and light blue area in each county, in tabular form; if there is a provision for redesignation of these areas as State intervention areas if the services are not delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3323/18]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Timmy Dooley

495. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that were awarded online trading vouchers in 2017, by county. [3333/18]

Illegal Dumping

John Lahart

496. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent in 2017 and to date in 2018 on illegal dumping and fly tipping by each of the four local authorities in Dublin, in tabular form. [3344/18]

Child Protection

Róisín Shortall

497. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 28 November 2017, if the issue of loot boxes and other in-app purchases in video games with a PEGI rating of under 18 years of age can be included in the discussions his departmental officials have undertaken or will undertake regarding the protection of children online from a cross-governmental perspective. [3392/18]

Departmental Bodies Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

498. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of agencies, boards or other bodies under the aegis of his Department that have been disbanded or amalgamated or whose functions were subsumed back into his Department since 2011; the number of such bodies set up by his Department since that date; the names of the bodies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3399/18]

Personal Injury Claims

Michael McGrath

499. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount paid out and the number of claims the payouts related to by each agency under the aegis of his Department in respect of personal injury claims in each of the years 2010 to 2017; the number of claims that were settled outside of court in each of these years; the number of payments that were as a result of a court judgment in each of these years; the nature of the claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3416/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Catherine Murphy

500. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of motor tax paid online; the amount paid in person at a local authority office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2765/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Catherine Murphy

501. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of motor tax collected in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the amount collected by year and vehicle category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2766/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Tom Neville

502. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding support for a business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2773/18]

Drug and Alcohol Testing

Richard Boyd Barrett

503. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regime for roadside testing of drivers in respect of cannabis; the way in which the legal limit or driving under the influence is defined in view of the fact that cannabis can stay in the bloodstream for long periods of time even though the driver may not be impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2862/18]

Road Projects Status

Micheál Martin

504. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected date for delivering the new M20 Cork to Limerick road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2963/18]

Motor Tax

Niall Collins

505. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3172/18]

Coast Guard Services

Barry Cowen

506. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the principal response agency the Irish Coast Guard falls under for the purposes of emergency planning. [3207/18]

Motor Tax

Paul Murphy

507. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will exempt the Blood Bikes Ireland scheme from motor taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3325/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael McGrath

508. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of motor tax collected for private car CO2 broken down by each tax band between 2013 and 2017, inclusive; the number of private cars on which motor tax was collected by each tax band between 2013 and 2017, inclusive; the extra amount of motor tax collected for private car CO2 as a result of motor tax having been paid biannually by each tax band between 2013 and 2017, inclusive; the number of private cars on which motor tax was collected biannually by each tax band between 2013 and 2017, inclusive; the extra amount of motor tax collected for private car CO2 as a result of motor tax having been paid quarterly by each tax band between 2013 and 2017, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3480/18]

Motor Tax

Michael McGrath

509. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of implementing a disc free motor tax regime as in certain other countries; the potential law enforcement issues that may result in such a regime; the overall and individual cost of providing motor tax discs; the rationale for charging motorists more for paying biannually and quarterly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/18]

EU Directives

Noel Rock

510. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is a delay in the State passing the necessary legislation in relation to the EU package travel directive 2015/2302 into domestic law by 1 January 2018 in view of the fact that it was required to do so by Article 28.1 of the directive; the steps that will be taken to ensure the consumer protections in the directive become operative on 1 July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2771/18]

Road Projects Data

Dara Calleary

511. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road projects that are being assessed by An Bord Pleanála by county, in tabular form; the date on which each project was referred to An Bord Pleanála; his views on whether there are unreasonable delays in assessing road applications; and if he has had discussions with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government on the issue. [2784/18]

Road Projects Data

Dara Calleary

512. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road projects that have been refused by An Bord Pleanála since 2011 by county, in tabular form; the moneys spent on each project up to the time of refusal; the status of each project as of 15 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2785/18]

Regional Airports

Dara Calleary

513. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding discussions with a company (details supplied) in relation to long-term funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2786/18]

State Airports

Dara Calleary

514. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the airports he has visited here since taking up office; the airport management or boards he has met since taking up office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/18]

Road Projects Status

Charlie McConalogue

515. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2792/18]

Rail Services Data

Peter Burke

516. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the confirmed arrival and departure times for commuter trains to and from Mullingar rail station in the morning and evening over weekdays in the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2794/18]

Road Network

Maurice Quinlivan

517. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the Limerick tunnel was closed in 2016 and 2017 respectively due to over height vehicles. [2826/18]

Capital Expenditure Programme Review

Peadar Tóibín

518. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the mid-term review of the capital programme will be completed; the manner in which priority road infrastructure projects for inclusion will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2843/18]

Traffic Management

Peadar Tóibín

519. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the daily traffic delays at the Rath Cross to Kilmoon section of the N2; his plans to prioritise the inclusion of the Rath Cross to Kilmoon section of the N2 in the capital programme; if not, if he has other plans to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2844/18]

Parking Regulations

Catherine Murphy

520. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to update legislation in order that drivers parking without a permit in disabled parking bays in supermarket car parks and other public places that are privately owned may be issued and liable for the standard fine that applies to illegal parking in disabled parking bays on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2864/18]

Parking Regulations

Catherine Murphy

521. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to raise the penalty applying to illegally parking in a disabled parking bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/18]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Robert Troy

522. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of clubs and organisations that received the maximum grant level under the sports capital grant scheme in 2017; and the number of those that received 50% of the maximum grant in 2017, by county. [2905/18]

Road Network

Thomas Byrne

523. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the €25,000 that was recently announced in grant allocations from Transport Infrastructure Ireland for the N2 road from the Rath roundabout to Kilmoon Cross, County Meath; and his further views on whether the N2 requires urgent attention to increase efficiency and road safety in view of major fatalities in recent years. [2916/18]

Tourism Revenue

John Lahart

524. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual worth to the economy on an individual basis by sector of the various sectors directly and indirectly associated with tourism here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2919/18]

Tourism Revenue

John Lahart

525. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of GDP directly and indirectly accounted for by tourism respectively in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2921/18]

Sport and Recreational Development

Joan Burton

526. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to publish the promised review of national sports policy; his plans to reintroduce the local authority swimming pool programme as part of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2981/18]

Road Network

Joan Burton

527. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reverse SI 54/2012 as it relates to the N4 from Con Colbert road to the M50 in order to enable the junction of the N4 and Palmerstown village to be considered for TII funding for an interchange and-or underpass at the junction in view of South Dublin County Council's inability to fund such a project and the serious traffic delays for outbound traffic in particular that this junction causes on a national route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2986/18]

Road Projects

Kevin O'Keeffe

528. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the N20 Mallow relief road will be built independently of the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway from both an infrastructural and financial point of view further to the announcement made by his Department in respect of the enhanced roads investment following the capital review. [3034/18]

Departmental Contracts

Niall Collins

529. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contracts his Department or agencies under his remit has with a company (details supplied); the status of these contracts; the contingency plans that may now be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3154/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Niall Collins

530. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is an appeals process for persons who recently were unsuccessful in the latest round of sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3167/18]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Thomas P. Broughan

531. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department receives copies of reports of the Garda forensic traffic investigations team following fatal traffic collisions involving vehicles and-or pedestrians and-or cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/18]

Road Improvement Schemes

Fiona O'Loughlin

532. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available in 2018 for the restoration of Coughlanstown Road, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3260/18]

Rail Services Provision

John Curran

533. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status and timeframe of proposals to electrify the Kildare train line from Hazelhatch to provide increased frequency of trains and capacity to meet the needs of future passengers resulting from new residential developments including the Clonburris and Adamstown strategic development zones, SDZs, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3286/18]

Road Safety Authority

Robert Troy

534. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [3374/18]

Road Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

535. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he considered an application for funding for the Northern Cross route in Drogheda from Louth County Council. [3380/18]

Road Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

536. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration he gave to projects in County Louth in his allocation for capital road projects which was recently announced by him. [3381/18]

Departmental Bodies Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

537. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of agencies, boards or other bodies under the aegis of his Department that have been disbanded or amalgamated or whose functions were subsumed back into his Department since 2011; the number of such bodies set up by his Department since that date; the names of the bodies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3412/18]

Personal Injury Claims

Michael McGrath

538. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid out and the number of claims the payouts related to by each agency under the aegis of his Department in respect of personal injury claims in each of the years 2010 to 2017; the number of claims that were settled outside of court in each of these years; the number of payments that were as a result of a court judgment in each of these years; the nature of the claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/18]

Road Projects

Stephen Donnelly

539. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to his comments on 17 January 2018 regarding the N11, if the impact on housing and specifically the development at old Fassaroe will be included in the upcoming prioritisation of capital investments in roads. [3432/18]

Road Projects

Stephen Donnelly

540. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to his comments on 17 January 2018 regarding the N11, the provisional date for the completion of the prioritisation exercise of infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3433/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Stephen Donnelly

541. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings he has held with representatives of specific counties since taking office; the projects discussed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3434/18]

Aftercare Services Provision

Seán Sherlock

542. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children awaiting an aftercare social worker as of 1 January 2018. [2776/18]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Seán Sherlock

543. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers here; the average career length of same; and the rate of turnover since 2000. [2778/18]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Seán Sherlock

544. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if social workers are delivering developmental and educational courses as an extracurricular activity on a for-profit basis to agencies within her remit. [2779/18]

Child Care Costs

Thomas P. Broughan

545. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some creches have increased their fees after the roll-out of a new subsidy which was intended to lower the cost of childcare for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2803/18]

After-School Support Services

Charlie McConalogue

546. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide supports for children who have a disability to attend after-school clubs and avail of the community childcare subvention programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2829/18]

Community Services Programme

Catherine Connolly

547. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of community services resource centre programme applications received; when it is expected a decision will be made; the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2914/18]

Community Services Programme

Catherine Connolly

548. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications received from Galway city and county in relation to the community services resource centre programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2915/18]

Child and Family Agency Investigations

Thomas Byrne

549. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has satisfied herself with the welfare of a person (details supplied). [2978/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Tom Neville

550. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made in relation to the reinstatement of the original promise of an extra preschool year for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3023/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Michael McGrath

551. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a person (details supplied) attending a preschool under the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme will have a special needs assistant appointed for them through the better start access and inclusion model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3043/18]