Parliamentary questions

Direct Provision Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

56. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the latest data on the numbers of persons currently in direct provision for one year or less, one year to two years, two years to three years, three years to four years, four years to five years and more than five years; and the equivalent data for the same date in 2015, in tabular form. [33923/16]

Direct Provision Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

57. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers in direct provision awaiting a decision on their right to refugee status; the number of persons who have been granted refugee status but are still living in direction provision centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33924/16]

Migration Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

58. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Syrian nationals refused access or leave to land here in each year since the start of the war in Syria in 2011. [33925/16]

Visa Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

86. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reveiw the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33378/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

104. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the cause of delays in the Garda vetting process with regard to volunteers working in schools and with youth groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33692/16]

Autism Support Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

163. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in primary schools in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33691/16]

General Practitioner Training

Fiona O'Loughlin

307. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish a general practitioner training programme in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33326/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fiona O'Loughlin

378. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the strategy and funding in place to ensure the waiting list for scoliosis patients is reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33687/16]

Hospital Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

379. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to transfer maternity services from Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33688/16]

Health Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

380. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the therapeutic services for children, such as occupational therapy, that are available in community health organisations in south County Kildare; the manner in which parents can access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33689/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

381. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting list of up to four years for children requiring appointments with HSE assessment officers in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33690/16]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration

Fiona O'Loughlin

48. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assist first-time buyers by backdating the help-to-buy scheme to 1 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33090/16]

Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements

Fiona O'Loughlin

58. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/16]

Thatching Grants Expenditure

Fiona O'Loughlin

111. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding will be made available for re-thatching in the Kildare area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33147/16]

Bus Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

183. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if details of new licences for the routes 726 and 126 have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33148/16]

Bus Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

184. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for pricing regulation on bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/16]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

220. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a mechanism in the Permanent Defence Force for recruiting medical officers internally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/16]

Direct Provision Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

136. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made in reducing the period of time that persons must spend in direct provision before a decision is made on their status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31770/16]

Garda Deployment

Fiona O'Loughlin

137. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for deployment of new recruits into An Garda Síochána; if it will result in the reopening of Garda stations in south Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31771/16]

Courts Service

Fiona O'Loughlin

138. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the development of the family and child court complex is on schedule for completion in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31772/16]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Fiona O'Loughlin

323. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if the entitlement to the fuel allowance under the national fuel scheme can be extended to those in receipt of illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31769/16]

Medical Card Eligibility

Fiona O'Loughlin

451. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when children for whom domiciliary care allowance is claimed will receive their medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31872/16]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Fiona O'Loughlin

565. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if national funding will be made available to assist with the reopening of the L6048 at Coughlanstown, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31768/16]

Defence Forces Strength

Fiona O'Loughlin

615. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the retention strategies he is implementing to prevent highly trained officers and soldiers from leaving the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31773/16]

Railway Stations

Fiona O'Loughlin

284. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Irish Rail's plan to reopen toilet facilities in Newbridge train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31192/16]

Prison Staff

Fiona O'Loughlin

172. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of incremental pay of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30789/16]

School Costs

Fiona O'Loughlin

239. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exist from school to school throughout the country and which are being demanded of families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30407/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

495. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30732/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

497. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30735/16]

Brexit Issues

Fiona O'Loughlin

10. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on media reports that the United Kingdom is seeking to shift the front line of immigration controls to Ireland’s ports and airports in order to avoid having to introduce a hard border on the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30143/16]

Brexit Issues

Fiona O'Loughlin

11. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the external border of the common travel area can be strengthened without compromising freedom of movement within the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30144/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Fiona O'Loughlin

40. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide special needs assistant support on post-leaving certificate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30021/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

22. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the schools that will accommodate the ten additional ASD classes for south Kildare; the number of classes to be located in each of these schools; the timeline for completion of these projects; the capacity in each of these ten classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29976/16]

Fire Safety

Fiona O'Loughlin

24. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the report by the fire report group commissioned for an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29917/16]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

145. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application from a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29036/16]

Immigration Controls

Fiona O'Loughlin

84. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application (details supplied) made for a visa under the de facto partnership scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28861/16]

Visa Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

85. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position of a visa application of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28862/16]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Fiona O'Loughlin

116. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position on the case of a person (details supplied) currently in third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28864/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Fiona O'Loughlin

17. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her recent meeting with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27388/16]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

38. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the rate of progress in accommodating refugees from Syria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27389/16]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Fiona O'Loughlin

138. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to ensure that non-union teachers are not being affected by industrial action carried out by their colleagues that are union members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/16]

HSE Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

224. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans for a vacant HSE owned property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27742/16]

Health Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

225. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason services provided by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland in County Kildare have been reduced so dramatically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

226. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will review a requirement by a person (details supplied) for a profiling bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/16]

Haulage Industry

Fiona O'Loughlin

252. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a person's (details supplied) application for a haulage licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27745/16]

Defence Forces Training

Fiona O'Loughlin

32. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to provide public adequate notice for closure of roads in the vicinity of the Defence Forces firing ranges on the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27091/16]

Defence Forces Training

Fiona O'Loughlin

38. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide specific timescales for the establishment of the new institute for peace support and leadership training at the Defence Forces training centre in the Curragh; his plans to showcase the shape and proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27090/16]

EU Programmes

Fiona O'Loughlin

470. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with regard to plans for increased funding for the Europe for Citizens programme; the timeframe for the drawdown of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26853/16]

Asylum Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

184. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in supplying a person (details supplied) with necessary documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26264/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Fiona O'Loughlin

185. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the position for personnel in the Prison Service who were recruited from a prison officers panel to work as prison administration and support officers and the reason, now if they crossover to become prison officers, it will involve a drop in pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26265/16]

School Staff Appeals Mechanism

Fiona O'Loughlin

412. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an appeal made by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24965/16]

School Transport

Fiona O'Loughlin

419. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school bus transport for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/16]

School Transport

Fiona O'Loughlin

420. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school bus transport for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/16]

Home Tuition Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

429. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review recent changes to the home tuition grant affecting children with autism spectrum disorder, ASD, between 2.5 and 3 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/16]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

704. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase Back to School Allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24960/16]

Back to Education Allowance

Fiona O'Loughlin

705. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase Back to Education Allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24961/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

727. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25323/16]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments

Fiona O'Loughlin

743. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will receive a supplementary welfare allowance for assistance with funeral expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25510/16]

Pension Provisions

Fiona O'Loughlin

816. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to grant all qualified adults in receipt of a pension an additional €10 on turning 80 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/16]

Social Welfare Appeals

Fiona O'Loughlin

817. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26267/16]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

1205. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number and location of respite care beds available for elderly persons in County Kildare; the number available for the years 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25255/16]

Health Services Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

1459. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if a review of a person's case (details supplied) can take place to regularise treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26261/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

1460. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in supplying a replacement wheelchair for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26262/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

1461. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of a surgical procedure date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26263/16]

Haulage Industry Regulation

Fiona O'Loughlin

1789. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in relation to haulage licences; the waiting time from application to issue of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25308/16]

Property Services Regulation

Fiona O'Loughlin

80. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to regulate property management companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23004/16]

Valuation Office

Fiona O'Loughlin

81. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe in which revaluations for commercial rate purposes will be carried out for County Kildare; when they will be completed by the Valuation Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23005/16]

Legal Proceedings

Fiona O'Loughlin

82. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions in County Kildare that have been brought to court and the number of convictions secured for fraudulent insurance claims with a breakdown between the class of insurance, such as car insurance, fire insurance, flood insurance, house insurance, public liability for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23006/16]

Special Educational Needs

Fiona O'Loughlin

130. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on securing extra places in south County Kildare for children diagnosed with autism scheduled to start primary school in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23008/16]

Illness Benefit Applications

Fiona O'Loughlin

228. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22960/16]

Middle East Issues

Fiona O'Loughlin

262. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress being made for him to formally recognise the state of Palestine, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23002/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

467. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to raise the matter of ambulance cover for personnel exercising horses at the next meeting of the Curragh forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23003/16]

Gender Balance

Fiona O'Loughlin

102. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce gender quotas for the boards of publicly listed companies here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21923/16]

Gender Balance

Fiona O'Loughlin

103. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions she had with the European Commission on the implementation of an EU directive on gender quotas for public listed companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21924/16]

Court Orders

Fiona O'Loughlin

119. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of repossession orders for principal dwelling houses granted in County Kildare; the number of these before the courts in each of the years from 2014 to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22142/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Fiona O'Loughlin

257. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies advertised on the HEA board in 2016 that have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/16]

Labour Activation Projects

Fiona O'Loughlin

411. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the safeguards he has put in place to assure jobseekers who have been selected for the JobPath activation scheme that they will not end up being forced into unsuitable and inappropriate jobs; if this can be avoided given that participation in JobPath is mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22124/16]

Carer's Allowance Delays

Fiona O'Loughlin

412. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to reduce the waiting time of 19 weeks before applications for carer's allowance are examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22125/16]

Office of Public Works Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

508. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a list of Office of Public Works buildings in Dublin that are not currently in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22141/16]

Accident and Emergency Departments Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

598. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of visits to each of Naas and Portlaoise emergency departments; the number of these visits that were between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.; the locations the patients were from; the number of admissions that were made from the accident and emergency department in the 2015 period or the most recent period that data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/16]

Garda Stations

Fiona O'Loughlin

44. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reallocate resources to Robertstown Garda station in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21733/16]

Water Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

97. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress of the Allenwood south sewerage extension in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21739/16]

Office of Public Works Properties

Fiona O'Loughlin

146. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a list of the OPW buildings in County Kildare that are not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21738/16]

Curragh Plains Representative Forum

Fiona O'Loughlin

283. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the next scheduled meeting of the Curragh forum is; if he will supply an agenda for the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21459/16]

General Practitioner Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

64. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to alleviate the pressures on general practitioners in County Kildare in the view of the introduction of free general practitioner care for the under-sixes. [20993/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Fiona O'Loughlin

107. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if there continues to be a recruitment freeze on allied health professionals, as the absence of such recruitment is putting some health services in County Kildare under pressure. [20994/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

46. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter [19562/16]

Equal Opportunities Employment

Fiona O'Loughlin

62. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the good practices that have been introduced to encourage employment of the members of new Irish communities in the Civil Service or local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19561/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

79. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department and in other public service organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20440/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

95. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20436/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

111. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20435/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

173. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

234. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20438/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

242. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20431/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

260. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department and in other public service organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20439/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

271. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department and in other public service organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

274. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public service organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/16]

EU Directives

Fiona O'Loughlin

26. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills how he is implementing European Union Directive 77/486 in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18255/16]

Languages Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

29. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a new foreign languages strategy; how he proposes to accommodate the needs of new communities who are struggling to maintain their native languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18254/16]

Hospital Procedures

Fiona O'Loughlin

368. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when he will allocate a date for a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17952/16]