Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Billy Kelleher

122. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consistent access to a multidisciplinary team, particularly a behaviour support specialist, for all special schools will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52418/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Billy Kelleher

123. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an administrative deputy principal will be appointed in all special schools with eight teachers which equates to a minimum staff of 32 in view of the fact that mainstream national schools with five or more special classes and no specified enrolment number can be allocated an administrative deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52419/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Billy Kelleher

124. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remedy a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52420/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Billy Kelleher

125. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to allocating full-time nursing support to special schools with pupils with complex medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52421/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Billy Kelleher

129. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove the requirement to take SNAs from panels for special schools in view of the fact that they may not have the necessary skill set, knowledge and relevant experience that is sought through the usual recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52481/18]

Teachers' Professional Development

Billy Kelleher

130. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that there is continuing professional development specifically for various types of special schools for both teachers and SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52482/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Billy Kelleher

131. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will take to tackle the high levels of absenteeism among staff due to the lack of support available in special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52483/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Billy Kelleher

132. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resolve the inconsistency in the way in which the allocation of part-time specialist teachers and or hours are sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/18]

Skills Shortages

Billy Kelleher

5. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to cater for the shortage of skilled labour in the agricultural sector and the competitiveness issues arising if unaddressed. [51188/18]

Skills Shortages

Billy Kelleher

58. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the labour and skills shortages in the agricultural sector; and the way in which this deficit will be met in order to reach Foods Wise 2025 targets. [51187/18]

Hospital Services

Billy Kelleher

104. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions the HSE will take to enable the Mercy University Hospital regain accreditation for carrying out colonoscopies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50707/18]

Employment Data

Billy Kelleher

52. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the regional spread of additional jobs added in the 12 months to quarter 3 of 2018 indicated by the latest labour force survey. [50767/18]

Insurance Costs

Billy Kelleher

54. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to reduce the excessive sums awarded for whiplash compensation claims in view of the latest data published by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB. [50768/18]

Departmental Investigations

Billy Kelleher

56. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to publish an account of the investigative failures identified by a person (details supplied); the steps being taken to address them emanating from the trial of a person; and the action points committed to in the report, Measures to Enhance Ireland's Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework, published in November 2017. [50769/18]

National Development Plan Data

Billy Kelleher

84. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the decision-making process for funding applications when it comes to the new disruptive technologies innovation fund that is part of the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [50501/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations

Billy Kelleher

86. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to publish an account of the investigative failures identified by a judge and the steps being taken to address them emanating from the trial of a person (details supplied); and the status of action points committed to in the report "Measures to Enhance Ireland's Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework" that was published in November 2017. [50499/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Billy Kelleher

94. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA site visits in addition to vacant IDA properties nationwide in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50502/18]

Employment Investment Incentive Scheme

Billy Kelleher

164. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 29 November 2017, the estimated cost of adapting the employment investment incentive scheme (details supplied) in tabular form. [50841/18]

Unified Patent Court

Billy Kelleher

268. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe for holding a referendum on the implementation of the unified patent court; the impact Brexit will have on the implementation of same; if the agreement will require renegotiation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50085/18]

IDA Ireland

Billy Kelleher

272. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the report regarding an agency (details supplied) under her remit. [50267/18]

Disability Services Provision

Billy Kelleher

300. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychological services will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50120/18]

Post Office Closures

Billy Kelleher

551. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of permanent, part-time and seasonal workers, respectively, who would be made redundant with regard to the proposal to close one of the four An Post mail centres by centre; the number and categories of staff that will be relocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50236/18]

Tax Data

Billy Kelleher

63. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the cost in a full year based on latest data for a proposal (details supplied). [49914/18]

Departmental Operations

Billy Kelleher

78. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the progress to date for each of the action points made in the report Measures to Enhance Ireland's Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework published in November 2017 that fall under his remit; if each such action point has been completed, not completed or is ongoing, respectively; and the revised deadlines for action points not delivered by the original timeframes in tabular form. [50035/18]

Departmental Operations

Billy Kelleher

123. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date for each of the action points made in the report Measures to Enhance Ireland's Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework published in November 2017 that fall under his remit; if each such action point has been completed, not completed or is ongoing, respectively; and the revised deadlines for action points not delivered by the original timeframes in tabular form. [50036/18]

National Planning Framework

Billy Kelleher

126. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if forecasting and modelling of labour market participation rates have been carried out; and if employment forecasting and modelling to cater for Project Ireland 2040 population projections for the next 20 years has been carried out. [50033/18]

Skills Development

Billy Kelleher

127. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the lifelong learning targets to be achieved. [50034/18]

Employment Data

Billy Kelleher

128. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons as a percentage classified as underemployed out of the number employed in each of the years 2005 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [50040/18]

Enterprise Data

Billy Kelleher

129. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprises here by firm size (details supplied); the percentage in each category as a proportion of total enterprises; and the number of employees in each such firm size category based on the latest CSO data in tabular form. [50041/18]

European Globalisation Fund

Billy Kelleher

130. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has corresponded with the Minister for Education and Skills regarding whether he has prepared or has completed a formal application to the EU Commission seeking an adaptation to the European globalisation adjustment fund to enable it to ensure exposed enterprises can avail of grant aid due to the economic fallout of Brexit. [50042/18]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Billy Kelleher

233. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 611 of 20 November 2018, if 340,000 self-employed contributors will be eligible for jobseeker’s benefit when introduced in late 2019; if not, the estimated number of eligible contributors that will join; the reason the number quoted in her Budget 2019 departmental press release indicated a much smaller figure (details supplied); the estimated cost of extending the benefit in 2019; and the full year to cost of extending this benefit. [50037/18]

Social Insurance

Billy Kelleher

234. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending carers and illness benefit to eligible self-employed class S PRSI contributors in 2019; and the full year cost of extending these benefits, in tabular form. [50038/18]

Urban Development

Billy Kelleher

246. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount announced in budget 2019 for the urban regeneration and development fund in 2019 to fund a number of initial projects. [50039/18]

Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data

Billy Kelleher

122. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the number of participants in the employment and investment incentive scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form. [49764/18]

Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data

Billy Kelleher

123. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year based on latest data at hand of adapting the employment and investment incentive by measures (details supplied) in tabular form, [49765/18]

Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data

Billy Kelleher

124. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year based on latest data at hand of adapting the employment and investment incentive by a proposal (details supplied) in tabular form. [49766/18]

Tax Code

Billy Kelleher

125. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the separate estimated costs in a full year of adapting the research and development tax credit regime by proposals (details supplied). [49767/18]

Foreign Earnings Deduction

Billy Kelleher

126. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year based on latest data at hand of a proposal (details supplied). [49768/18]

Knowledge Development Box

Billy Kelleher

127. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance his plans to retain the knowledge development box beyond its scheduled sunset date of 31 December 2020; and the annual cost of this scheme. [49769/18]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Billy Kelleher

128. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year based on latest data of a proposal (details supplied) in tabular form. [49770/18]

Tax Credits

Billy Kelleher

129. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year based on latest data at hand of a proposal (details supplied). [49771/18]

Youth Employment Initiative

Billy Kelleher

228. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the annual amount allocated to Ireland under the youth employment initiative in each year since it commenced; the amount that was expended in each year subsequently and to date in 2018; the projects that have been allocated funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48876/18]

Youth Employment Initiative

Billy Kelleher

229. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the annual amount allocated to Ireland under the European Social Fund education and training ErasmusPro and the Youth Employment Initiative budgets for 2014 to 2018 by employment and training, apprenticeships of young persons; and the amount that was expended in each of the areas in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [48877/18]

Skills Development

Billy Kelleher

230. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of businesses that availed of enterprise training, workforce learning and upskilling services from Skillnet Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the breakdown in participation in percentage terms by firm size (details supplied); the annual allocation to Skillnet Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the amount announced in budget 2019 in tabular form. [48942/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Billy Kelleher

259. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to extending the school year for children with special needs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49173/18]

Proposed Legislation

Billy Kelleher

322. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the 2019 allocation for the future growth loan scheme in view of the fact that the explanatory memo to the European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018 indicates the cost will be €62 million over a five year period. [48901/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

323. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants and participants in all Brexit schemes and supports provided by her Department or agencies under her remit; the amount allocated and expended to each such scheme in each year since being established in tabular form. [48903/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

324. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of firms that have applied for working capital under the Brexit loan scheme; the number of firms that have been sanctioned financing to date; and the value of same. [48875/18]

Trade Agreements

Billy Kelleher

325. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of discussions at EU level following the agreement between the United States of America Administration and the European Commission in July 2018 to commence trade negotiations focused on industrial goods; the sectors that will be included and excluded, respectively in these negotiations; and if she has communicated sectors that should not be included in such negotiations to the Commission. [48878/18]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Billy Kelleher

409. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the paediatric endocrinologist post at Cork University Hospital will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49120/18]