Parliamentary questions

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

402. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28738/18]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

425. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28741/18]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

451. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28754/18]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

479. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in her Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28740/18]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

489. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28752/18]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

511. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in her Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28745/18]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

546. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28749/18]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

578. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in her Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28742/18]

Brexit Negotiations

David Cullinane

28. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the veto Ireland has over the Brexit negotiations; his plans to use it if there is no legal agreement on the working of the backstop arrangement in time for the EU June 2018 summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27818/18]

Brexit Issues

David Cullinane

114. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the associated rights and privileges of the common travel area that will be included in the commitment in Article 2(2) of the draft protocol on Ireland-Northern Ireland of the draft UK-EU withdrawal agreement. [26366/18]

Student Grants Data

David Cullinane

315. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring higher education grant thresholds to pre-budget 2011 rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24425/18]

Student Grant Scheme Payments

David Cullinane

321. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the estimated cost of increasing the grant to reflect inflation rates and the consumer price index year-on-year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24517/18]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

David Cullinane

322. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the estimated cost of reversing the budget 2011 decision to increase the SUSI grant non-adjacency qualifying distance from 24 km to 45 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24518/18]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

David Cullinane

323. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the estimated cost of providing a free travel card to students in receipt of a grant or on the back-to-education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24519/18]

Teacher Training Provision

David Cullinane

324. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the estimated cost of paying 80% of the entry level rate to student teachers on placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24520/18]

Schools Building Projects Administration

David Cullinane

357. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of financial close stage for new school builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24781/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

David Cullinane

358. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence on site for a new school build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24782/18]

Schools Building Projects Applications

David Cullinane

423. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a funding application from a school (details supplied) for the replacement of prefabs to cater for a staff room, an additional special education room, a principal's office and a physical education hall will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25434/18]

Autism Support Services

David Cullinane

607. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if it is policy to send children with autism spectrum disorder to the UK if no residential placement is available here or to place a child in an adult psychiatric ward as an interim measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24409/18]

HSE Staff

David Cullinane

698. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if there is a recruitment embargo in operation for HSE south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

David Cullinane

867. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the measures the HSE will undertake to ensure that the needs of the person and the wishes of their parents are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25467/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

868. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric consultants working within the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, at University Hospital Waterford in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25468/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff

David Cullinane

869. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if there are vacant consultant posts associated with the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, unit at University Hospital Waterford, UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25469/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

David Cullinane

870. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children placed in an adult psychiatric ward at University Hospital Waterford, UHW, in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25470/18]

Brexit Documents

David Cullinane

139. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the rights and equality guarantees included in the current version of Article 1, Protocol 1, of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. [23240/18]

Brexit Documents

David Cullinane

140. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the provisions of European Union law that should be included in Annexe 1 to the protocol of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. [23241/18]

Brexit Documents

David Cullinane

141. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the enforcement and implementation mechanisms that will be available to persons protected by Article 1, Protocol 1, of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. [23242/18]

Good Friday Agreement

David Cullinane

142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he plans to ensure that outstanding commitments from the Good Friday Agreement are brought forward in the context of securing an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. [23243/18]

Brexit Documents

David Cullinane

143. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the pressure he is bringing to bear on Task Force 50 to ensure and enforce the rights and equality guarantees in Article 1, Protocol 1, of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. [23244/18]

Tax Reliefs Application

David Cullinane

174. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of restoring tax relief for trade union subscriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23246/18]

Living Wage

David Cullinane

212. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year cost of making the public sector a living wage employer with a minimum hourly wage rate of €11.70 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23247/18]

School Accommodation

David Cullinane

237. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23259/18]

Capitation Grants

David Cullinane

238. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation of capitation grants for primary schools in County Waterford; the difference between the amount in capitation grants approved and the amount requested respectively, by primary schools in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23260/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

David Cullinane

353. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the waiting times under the reimbursement scheme for FreeStyle Libre for type 1 diabetic children in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23222/18]

Driver Licences

David Cullinane

517. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans to designate Northern Ireland as a country of birth on driver licences for persons born in counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Derry and Tyrone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23223/18]

Brexit Issues

David Cullinane

25. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the protections of human rights in Northern Ireland post Brexit as outlined in the Good Friday Agreement; the measures proposed for the protection of the voting rights of EU citizens in Northern Ireland post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/18]

Hospital Appointments Delays

David Cullinane

445. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons due to receive IV treatment within 15 days in University Hospital Waterford that had their treatment delayed by more than 15 days by values (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21409/18]

Visa Applications

David Cullinane

183. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the religious volunteer visa programme; the changes that may have been made to the programme; the changes that may be made to the programme in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19887/18]

Harbours and Piers Development

David Cullinane

369. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop the harbour at Dunmore East, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19932/18]

Harbours and Piers Development

David Cullinane

370. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to deepen the harbour at Dunmore East to facilitate visits from cruise ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19933/18]

Harbours and Piers Maintenance

David Cullinane

371. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support the repair of a pontoon recently damaged and used by the RNLI at Dunmore East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19934/18]

Harbours and Piers Development

David Cullinane

372. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the development of Dunmore East harbour to facilitate a shared use of the harbour by fishermen, visiting cruise ships, the RNLI and the Coast Guard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19935/18]

Passport Applications Administration

David Cullinane

52. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if a public services card is a requirement in order to make an application for a renewal passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19339/18]

Brexit Negotiations

David Cullinane

54. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the commitment in paragraph 52 of the EU-UK phase 1 agreement refers to all EU rights and opportunities normally associated with residency in a member state including the right to vote and stand in EU elections. [18353/18]

Brexit Negotiations

David Cullinane

55. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the rights that will be included in the commitment in paragraph 52 of the EU-UK phase 1 agreement. [18354/18]

Brexit Negotiations

David Cullinane

56. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date for the arrangements required to give effect to the commitment in paragraph 52 of the EU-UK phase 1 agreement. [18355/18]

Brexit Negotiations

David Cullinane

57. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the commitment in paragraph 52 of the EU-UK phase 1 agreement will extend to both Irish and British nationals born in Northern Ireland. [18356/18]

Brexit Negotiations

David Cullinane

58. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure equivalency of rights as per the Good Friday Agreement for both Irish and British nationals born in Northern Ireland when paragraph 52 of the EU-UK phase 1 agreement is enacted to avoid a violation of the Good Friday Agreement. [18357/18]

Common Travel Area

David Cullinane

59. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work carried out to date with regard to the common travel area post Brexit (details supplied). [18358/18]

School Accommodation

David Cullinane

96. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to split a school (details supplied) over two sites instead of relocating the whole school temporarily until permanent accommodation has been secured; the reason for the decision; the plans that were drawn up to keep the school as a single unit during its temporary relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18114/18]

Capital Expenditure Programme

David Cullinane

143. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital funding that has been signed off by him, his Department or bodies under its aegis for projects in Waterford City and County Council for 2018, 2019 and 2020, by project and amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17638/18]

Institutes of Technology Funding

David Cullinane

164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding has been approved for the construction of an engineering building at Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17639/18]

Technological Universities

David Cullinane

214. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application from Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow IT to become a technological university; the stage the process is at; the next stages in this regard; if there is a timeframe for designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17640/18]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

386. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a modular laboratory at UHW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17649/18]

Road Network

David Cullinane

498. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop the Waterford to Limerick road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17641/18]

Road Network

David Cullinane

499. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop the Waterford to Cork road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17642/18]

Urban Development

David Cullinane

500. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital funding that has been approved and secured for the development of the north quays in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17643/18]

Regional Road Network

David Cullinane

501. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation of road funding to projects in Waterford city and county in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/18]

Airport Development Projects

David Cullinane

502. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding being made available to extend the runway at Waterford Airport. [17645/18]

Ports Traffic

David Cullinane

503. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tonnage handled in each port in each of the years 2000, 2010, 2016 and 2017, by port in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17646/18]

Ports Traffic

David Cullinane

504. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tonnage, turnover and the number of employees in each of the State’s ports in each of the years 2000, 2010, 2016 and 2017, by funding category, amount and port in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17647/18]

Ports Traffic

David Cullinane

505. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tonnage handled at the Port of Waterford in each of the years 2010 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17648/18]

Brexit Issues

David Cullinane

83. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the elements of the December 2017 joint report (details supplied) that relate to trade and regulations with regard to cross-Border trade on the island of Ireland have been fully agreed by Britain to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14559/18]

Brexit Negotiations

David Cullinane

43. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's understanding of the goods that will be listed on annex 2.1 of the protocol attached to the European Commission draft withdrawal agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14252/18]

Trade Relations

David Cullinane

157. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to raise the issue of increasing trade ties between the EU and India at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/18]

Revenue Commissioners Resources

David Cullinane

174. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if funding will be provided for the purchase of two additional mobile X-ray scanners for the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13694/18]

Garda Station Refurbishment

David Cullinane

295. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations in the Waterford division that received major refurbishments in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the works that were done in each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13693/18]

Ministerial Meetings

David Cullinane

323. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she will next meet the CEO of Science Foundation Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13695/18]

Air Pollution

David Cullinane

501. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the air pollution standards which currently apply; the EU air pollution regulations; the EU air pollution regulations that are not part of Irish air pollution standards; his plans to update air pollution standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13692/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

119. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; and if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm. [11882/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11872/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

30. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the directions provided on the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11876/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

67. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the directions provided for the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11875/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

128. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11880/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

177. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11873/18]

School Patronage

David Cullinane

219. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for a demographic exercise when the five schools targeted by this measure have been providing his Department with pre-enrolment numbers for the four coming years demonstrates the demand for full stream schools; when this demographic exercise is due for completion; the reason his Department has not secured to date the two empty school buildings in Tramore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12138/18]

Public Sector Staff Data

David Cullinane

305. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the directions for the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11879/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

386. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of her Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11868/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

441. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11877/18]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

691. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11867/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

780. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the directions provided on the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11870/18]

Civil Service Management

David Cullinane

821. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11883/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

888. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the directions provided for the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of her Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11869/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

909. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the directions provided for the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11881/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

932. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the directions provided for the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of her Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11874/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

1014. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11878/18]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

1075. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service who fall under the direction of her Department for the days during Storm Emma when staff were directed to stay at home; if deductions in pay and annual leave were made to staff in the public sector or Civil Service as a result of days lost during the storm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11871/18]

School Patronage

David Cullinane

182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the forward planning section of his Department has written to schools (details supplied) to inform them that for the 2018-19 school year they must adhere to a half stream intake of 13 junior infants; the reason for this decision; if this decision contravenes an earlier agreement between his Department and schools; if this restriction only applies to the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5385/18]

Institutes of Technology

David Cullinane

225. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4102/18]

Mortgage Lending

David Cullinane

635. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the first-time buyers scheme is in addition to the existing council home loan or replacing it; if so, the new deposit required; if divorced or separated persons will be considered under the scheme if the family home has been sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4220/18]

Good Friday Agreement

David Cullinane

2. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is undertaking to protect the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3697/18]

Ministerial Meetings

David Cullinane

19. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Israel and Palestine; if he drew the attention of the Israeli Prime Minister to Ireland’s opposition to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the apartheid regime that Israel enforces in Palestine; if he will request that the State officially recognises the state of Palestine; and if he will request the release of a person (details supplied). [3643/18]

International Agreements

David Cullinane

26. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to international plans for the potential return of 100,000 Rohingya to Myanmar and that this is occurring without a clear understanding of their legal status and concrete protections for security and protection; the steps his Department is taking to assist Rohingya refugees; and his views on the detention of persons (details supplied) in Myanmar who were working on the military crackdown in Rakhine state and the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya. [3645/18]

Northern Ireland

David Cullinane

36. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the new British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Karen Bradley, in London on 12 January 2018; if he drew her attention to the fact that the political institutions will only work if they are based on delivering equality, integrity and respect for all; and the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements are implemented in full. [3642/18]

Election Monitoring Missions

David Cullinane

42. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the violent repression of demonstrations that are protesting the disputed recent presidential election results in Honduras; his further views on the fact that the EU election observer mission to Honduras report has still not been released and that the Organisation of American States has called for fresh elections; when the EU election observer mission to Honduras report will be released; and his views on whether the inauguration of Juan Orlando Hernandez on 27 January 2018 should be postponed due to the alleged fraudulent November 2017 election and fresh elections called. [3646/18]

Middle East Issues

David Cullinane

46. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the United Nations Children's Fund’s (UNICEF’s) latest report Born into War and that more than 11 million children now need humanitarian assistance; his views on an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia and other necessary measures to create a peaceful political solution to the conflict; and the way in which his Department will respond to UNICEF’s appeal for US $312 million in 2018 to continue responding to the urgent needs of children in Yemen. [3644/18]

Child and Family Agency

David Cullinane

147. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all work rotas issued by Tusla are compliant with the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3559/18]

Child and Family Agency Data

David Cullinane

148. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of residential care units under the direction of Tusla, including residential care units brought under the direction of Tusla on its formation in each of the years from 2005 to 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3560/18]

Legislative Programme

David Cullinane

167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 will be on the Dáil Éireann Order Paper for Second Stage reading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3514/18]

School Patronage

David Cullinane

231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for his Department's decision to limit the intake of a school (details supplied) to 13 students per annum; if this decision is in contradiction to his Department's own conclusion regarding the school as outlined in the report on the pilot surveys regarding parental preferences on primary school patronage published in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3387/18]