Parliamentary questions

Data Protection

Frank O'Rourke

973. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26874/16]

Departmental Appointments

Frank O'Rourke

932. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of the holders of the position of Government Chief Information Officer, their dates of employment and vacancy periods from 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26394/16]

Hospitals Data

Frank O'Rourke

1466. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2014 and 2015 by county; the number of these persons who had diabetes by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26273/16]

Hospitals Data

Frank O'Rourke

1467. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by the number of persons undergoing full and partial lower limb amputation procedures in 2014 and 2015 by county; the number of these persons who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26274/16]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Frank O'Rourke

127. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will amend areas of the existing legislation surrounding apprenticeships and traineeships, as per the areas of legislation that have been identified as in need of change and as have been notified to him by a business representative organisation (details supplied) in order to support and promote apprenticeships and traineeships, given that the current legislation is almost 50 years old and therefore impractical, no longer fit for purpose and needs to be amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22989/16]

School Guidance Counsellors

Frank O'Rourke

256. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills to consider introducing two interventions per student per annum over the range of their second level education, that is, for a duration of five to six years, as part of the career guidance offered to second level pupils to assist the student in his or her choice of career path and the necessary training required to achieve this; if the interventions will be conducted by either the career guidance teacher or an approved external body; if the costings of this proposal will be examined, as suggested (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22282/16]

School Management

Frank O'Rourke

306. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a provision for sign language interpreters to be in attendance at parent-teacher meetings where there is a requirement for parents or guardians to avail of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22686/16]

Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Frank O'Rourke

596. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the policy his Department and the Health Service Executive are pursuing to support Naas Hospital in the provision of its emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22104/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

289. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a school (details supplied) will commence and the timeline for the works, given that Kildare County Council has granted planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21301/16]

Respite Care Services Provision

Frank O'Rourke

538. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason the number of public respite beds at Maynooth community care unit has been reduced to two beds; when this reduction came into effect; if this is a temporary measure or if he has plans to reinstate and increase the number of respite beds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20860/16]

Economic Competitiveness

Frank O'Rourke

795. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures the Government and its agencies have in place to ensure the benefits of cheaper imports from the United Kingdom in view of the weaker sterling are passed onto Irish businesses and consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20694/16]

Economic Competitiveness

Frank O'Rourke

807. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policies she and the agencies within her remit are pursuing to protect the interests of businesses exporting to the United Kingdom, in particular in the food sector, given the result of the British referendum to exit the European Union and the depreciation of sterling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21300/16]

Corporate Governance

Frank O'Rourke

105. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place, in view of the emphasis his Department has on new corporate governance guidelines for agencies under his remit, to ensure persons deemed to be debtors are not actively engaged in the management of such agencies while such debts are not discharged; the procedures in place to notify his Department of any such debtors who are members of boards under his aegis; if debtors are currently on boards under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20215/16]

Work Placement Programmes

Frank O'Rourke

52. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider the possibility of introducing more flexibility to the Tús work placement initiative scheme, including considering extending the period of time a person can avail of the scheme on case-by-case basis, with particular consideration given to a person's age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18689/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Frank O'Rourke

111. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills how he will treat non-union members with regards to the announced pay cuts and withholding of payments and increments from Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland members, who are now outside of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, LRA; if he will consider non-union teachers as having accepted or rejected the LRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18005/16]

Work Placement Programmes

Frank O'Rourke

294. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a further list of the 50 applicants under the Tús work placement initiative in Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, in addition to the list provided five weeks ago, so as to allow the supervisors to fill the vacancies for the host community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18425/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Frank O'Rourke

442. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when he will reinstate the home care package which his Department suspended in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18427/16]

TAMS Payments

Frank O'Rourke

475. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue the outstanding payments under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme to farmers who have completed approved works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18173/16]

TAMS Eligibility

Frank O'Rourke

476. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the limit on the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme grant for piggeries and poultry farms from the current ceiling of €80,000 to an increased ceiling of €300,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18174/16]

Road Traffic Legislation

Frank O'Rourke

531. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 has been enacted and if not, why not. [18503/16]