Parliamentary questions

Taxi Regulations

John Curran

309. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that the Garda vetting process commences when an applicant applies to the NTA to become a taxi driver and not several months later when the SPV tests have been passed by the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29835/18]

Motor Insurance Costs

John Curran

327. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to ensure that new taxi entrants can obtain vehicle insurance at a reasonable price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29834/18]

Capitation Grants

John Curran

70. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the adequacy of the school capitation grant will be reviewed in order to meet the running costs of schools, especially small, medium and DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29232/18]

Education and Training Provision

John Curran

188. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure the demand for construction workers is met by 2020 to cater for increased construction output in house and infrastructure development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22755/18]

Community Sector High Level Forum

John Curran

11. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the community sector high level forum has met since its meeting on 23 November 2017; the progress in regard to pension provisions for supervisors and assistant supervisors of community employment schemes; if reports from these meetings will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28777/18]

Public Transport Data

John Curran

468. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the green public transport fund to support the uptake of energy efficient technologies for PSO operators in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29250/18]

Dublin Bus Fleet

John Curran

469. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the alternative urban bus fleet trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29251/18]

Dublin Bus Fleet

John Curran

470. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of work being carried out to implement the targets as set out in the national development programme to cease purchasing diesel-only buses from July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29252/18]

Dublin Bus Fleet

John Curran

471. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the alternative urban bus fleet trials will begin in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29253/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

John Curran

472. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the targets for Dublin Bus to reduce emissions by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29254/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

John Curran

473. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of green energy buses that have been introduced to the Bus Éireann bus fleet to date; the targets for moving to low emission vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29255/18]

Home Care Packages Funding

John Curran

18. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans for a more flexible funding system to limit the delays being experienced by vulnerable older persons on waiting lists for home supports in view of the changing demographics in the provision of home care supports and intensive home care packages and the funding for these supports being finite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28405/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

25. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a performance measurement system to improve accountability across all sectors of local and regional drug task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28406/18]

Passport Applications Administration

John Curran

55. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to an improved passport renewal reminder system at which there is an automatic renewal reminder opt-in with an optional opt-out in view of the recent delays at the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27905/18]

Defence Forces Allowances

John Curran

70. Deputy John Curran asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the 24-hour duty allowance rate for a soldier; when the allowance rate was set; his plans to review the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/18]

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

John Curran

233. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a claim by a person (details supplied) lodged with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal in 2012 has not been resolved; and when the case will be resolved. [27390/18]

Garda Strength

John Curran

259. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown, Ballyfermot and Rathcoole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/18]

Garda Strength

John Curran

260. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown, Ballyfermot and Rathcoole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27924/18]

Garda Strength

John Curran

261. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserves stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown, Ballyfermot and Rathcoole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27925/18]

Anti-Social Behaviour

John Curran

262. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of anti-social behaviour prosecutions issued in the Dublin metropolitan west division in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27926/18]

Infectious Diseases

John Curran

406. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to avoid outbreaks of measles here; the further steps he is taking to avoid vaccine complacency and to increase the uptake of the measles, mumps, and rubella, MMR, vaccine in view of the recent outbreak of measles in many European countries and the rate of uptake of the MMR vaccine here remaining at 92%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27922/18]

Home Help Service

John Curran

407. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the reason for the increases in the number of older persons waiting for home supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27927/18]

HSE Data

John Curran

408. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of home support carers recruited by the Health Service Executive, HSE in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27928/18]

Medical Waste Disposal

John Curran

470. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the annual support of €75 for medical incontinence wear has been introduced; if so, the way in which it can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/18]

Heritage Sites

John Curran

7. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications made for funding under the 2018 structures at risk fund; the criteria used in selecting the successful projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27116/18]

Departmental Schemes

John Curran

172. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date regarding the development of a new statutory homecare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27177/18]

Home Help Service Provision

John Curran

173. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the continued increases in persons waiting for home care supports in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27178/18]

Bus Services

John Curran

222. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the exact low emission technology for BusConnects have been determined; the technologies being considered; the details of the research and analysis that has been carried out into electric bus solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27179/18]

Bus Services

John Curran

223. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been a further detailed assessment carried out as part of BusConnects as to the key locations being considered for park and ride facilities along the radial road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27180/18]

Bus Services

John Curran

224. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision of continuous bus lanes as planned by the Lucan to city centre BusConnects route will have (details supplied); his plans to prevent further congestion at this point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27181/18]

Home Loan Scheme

John Curran

252. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of home loans applied for; the number of home loans drawn down under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27182/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

John Curran

253. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing completions by each local authority in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27183/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

John Curran

254. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing completions by each local authority in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27185/18]

Home Loan Scheme

John Curran

70. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of home loans that have been applied for; the number approved and drawn down under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the number in relation to figures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26673/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

John Curran

87. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a national affordable housing scheme will be in place and operational (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26672/18]

Departmental Strategies

John Curran

46. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress she is making with regard to the implementation of the 33 actions of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities that she has responsibility for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26534/18]

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme

John Curran

62. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the operation of the partial capacity benefit scheme will be reviewed to allow a person engage in part-time or casual work as a pathway back to employment but to receive a full social welfare payment for weeks they do not secure paid employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26535/18]

Tax Reliefs Application

John Curran

136. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if section 23A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 will be amended to include professional snooker players (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/18]

Commencement of Legislation

John Curran

234. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be fully enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26263/18]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

John Curran

8. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for the 2016 and 2017 outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, the criteria used in project selection and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25900/18]

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data

John Curran

107. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of claims being brought to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal each year; the number of claims settled in each year and to date in 2018; the average length of time taken to settle each claim; the number of claims over five years still waiting to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25982/18]

Transport Policy

John Curran

50. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific timelines for the publication of the NTA's integrated implementation plan for the greater Dublin area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25394/18]

Traffic Management

John Curran

53. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to alleviate congestion on the M50 in the short term in view of the continuing congestion on the M50 especially at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25393/18]

Passport Services

John Curran

174. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is he is satisfied that the Passport Office has sufficient resources to deal with the peak in demand during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24851/18]

Motor Insurance Data

John Curran

218. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if the setting up of the national database to track insurance claims to develop an understanding of the way in which the cost of claims is affecting motor insurance premiums will be fast tracked in view of the high cost of motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24850/18]

School Supervision and Substitution Scheme

John Curran

312. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps and actions he is taking to address the ongoing difficulty for schools to obtain substitute teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24383/18]

Schools Site Acquisitions

John Curran

374. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date on the site acquisition process that will identify the location of the new 1,000 pupil post-primary school to be established in 2020 to serve the Tallaght, Newcastle and Rathcoole area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24852/18]

Ministerial Meetings

John Curran

779. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he has recently met with an organisation (details supplied); and if so, the outcome of the meeting. [25114/18]

Climate Change Policy

John Curran

1021. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made on the 13 recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly final report on making Ireland a leader in tackling climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24854/18]

Transport Policy

John Curran

1080. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the use of rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24853/18]

Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group

John Curran

14. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Price Monitoring Group will display the prices for each company that it monitors on its website in the interest of transparency for consumers of the household waste collection market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23969/18]

Renewable Energy Projects

John Curran

27. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress which has been made to further explore opportunities for supporting micro generation of renewable energy as an important role in Ireland’s transition to a low-carbon economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23968/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

104. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans for drug task forces to provide community responses to problem alcohol consumption and promote community awareness of alcohol-related harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23460/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

109. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the funding to local and regional drug task forces in view of the extreme difficulties they are experiencing in maintaining programmes and projects with funding allocations remaining at 2014 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23461/18]

Motor Insurance Costs

John Curran

206. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress and steps taken by him and the motor insurance working group to ensure drivers will see significant motor insurance premium reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23707/18]

Motor Insurance Regulation

John Curran

207. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure insurance companies inform consumers of the specific reason or reasons their premium has increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23708/18]

Motor Insurance Claims

John Curran

208. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress made to date in the establishment of a national claims information database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23709/18]

Motor Insurance Fraud

John Curran

300. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress he and the motor insurance working group have made in the establishment of an anti-fraud unit within An Garda Síochána in order to reduce insurance fraud and uninsured driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23710/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

John Curran

449. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting lists for children waiting for an outpatient appointment in the three Dublin children's hospitals especially the 10,000 children who are waiting 18 months and longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23706/18]

Road Safety Authority Campaigns

John Curran

508. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider running an RSA safety campaign during the summer months in view of the increased prevalence of scrambler and quad bikes in local parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23712/18]

Motor Insurance Regulation

John Curran

559. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made regarding the establishment of a motor insurance database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23713/18]

Bus Services

John Curran

560. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the full implementation of the BusConnects programme; the associated budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23714/18]

Trade Sanctions

John Curran

17. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has assessed the impact that United States sanctions on Iran will have on multinational and indigenous companies here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22756/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Curran

136. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22950/18]

Garda Deployment

John Curran

49. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the significant decline in the number of gardaí assigned to Rathcoole Garda station since 2014 with the intent to increase Garda personnel at the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22375/18]

Garda Operations

John Curran

55. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to engage with the Garda Commissioner to progress a dedicated public transport police within An Garda Síochána to ensure public safety and security for public transport users (details supplied); his views on the way in which this dedicated service should be established; the support he and his Department propose to provide to the Commissioner and his staff in the event of such a dedicated service being established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22374/18]

Capitation Grants

John Curran

62. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the adequacy of the capitation grant payable to schools to meet the operational costs associated with running a school; his plans to introduce an enhanced capitation payment for DEIS schools which have significant difficulties fundraising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22269/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John Curran

68. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the annual rate of enrolment in key apprenticeship trades in order to meet the demand for construction workers by 2020 to meet increased construction output in house and infrastructure development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

94. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); when stage 2B approval will be granted and the project progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21819/18]

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Data

John Curran

246. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of partial capacity benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21764/18]

Schools Refurbishment

John Curran

120. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to finance deep energy retrofit of schools over the coming years to meet climate change rules. [21663/18]

Home Care Packages Data

John Curran

157. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of home support services at 30 April 2018; the number that were approved and waiting for home support services for each community healthcare organisation, CHO, area at 30 April 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21690/18]

Appointments to State Boards

John Curran

158. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the process involved and the associated timeframe to appoint a board for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21692/18]

HSE Staff Recruitment

John Curran

169. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the process involved in the appointment of a new director general for the HSE; the length of time the process will take; the arrangements that will be put in place following the retirement of the former director general and prior to the appointment of a new director general; the reason the position is only being advertised now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21717/18]

Environmental Policy

John Curran

177. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a national ban on plastic straws on environmental grounds. [21664/18]

Departmental Reports

John Curran

217. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a report (details supplied) on local employment services and jobs clubs will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21716/18]

Passport Services

John Curran

42. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects passport renewals for children to be processed online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20792/18]

Passport Applications Data

John Curran

60. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications processed through the passport office in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/18]

Passport Applications Administration

John Curran

102. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the number of passport applications has increased in 2018 by 18% to over 800,000 applications; his plans to resource the Passport Office accordingly to address the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20897/18]

Education and Training Boards Data

John Curran

250. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the local and regional drugs taskforces that have a representative from his Department on the taskforce in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the number of meetings that took place; the number that were attended by the representative from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20902/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

365. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the local and regional drugs task forces that have a representative from his Department on the task force in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the number of meetings that took place; the number that were attended by the representative from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20900/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

366. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the local and regional drugs task forces that have a member of HSE sitting on the task force in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the number of meetings that took place; the number that were attended by the representative from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20901/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

534. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the local and regional drugs task forces that have a representative from her Department on the task force in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the number of meetings that took place; the number that were attended by the representative from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20903/18]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

John Curran

573. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who have been excluded from the homeless housing list by local authority, in tabular form, as a result of receiving temporary accommodation in private rented houses using emergency accommodation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20898/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

John Curran

574. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding owed by his Department to each local authority for social housing projects, in tabular form; the projects and associated funds which have now been owed for more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20899/18]

Irish Language

John Curran

64. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to offer a grant or bursary scheme to parents wishing to send their children to the Gaeltacht; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19901/18]

Site Acquisitions

John Curran

119. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schedule regarding the delivery of a new secondary school in the Citywest and Saggart areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20324/18]

Site Acquisitions

John Curran

120. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the site location of the new secondary school announced recently for the Citywest and Saggart areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20325/18]

Legislative Measures

John Curran

143. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he plans to take to reform legislation to protect front-line gardaí in view of an assault on an unarmed front-line garda in Dublin recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20330/18]

General Practitioner Services Provision

John Curran

181. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of general practitioners in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/18]

Community Care

John Curran

182. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of patients per general practitioner in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20327/18]

Housing Provision

John Curran

183. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the stage at which his Department and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government are in relation to providing a new supported model of housing for elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20328/18]

Climate Change Policy

John Curran

230. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to address the expensive compliance costs on account of missing climate change and renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20320/18]

Climate Change Policy

John Curran

231. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to improve Ireland's track record and become a world leader on climate change in emissions reduction and renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20321/18]

Climate Change Policy

John Curran

232. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated amount the State will have to pay due to missing climate change and renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20322/18]

Renewable Energy Generation Targets

John Curran

233. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is close to meeting its 16% of final energy consumption in electricity, transport and heat from renewable sources by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20323/18]

Road Safety Strategy

John Curran

245. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to select a preferred approach to regulate and legislate, if necessary, the use of rickshaws for public hire in view of the fact that the NTA conducted a public consultation and published a report with recommendations in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20331/18]

Supported Residential Accommodation Provision

John Curran

282. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the stage at which his Department and the Department of Health are at in relation to providing a new supported model of housing for elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20329/18]

Arts Funding

John Curran

294. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects in County Dublin that received funding for the small scale local festivals and summer schools grants in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20332/18]

Housing Data

John Curran

50. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of rapid build housing units that have been constructed to date as outlined in Action 1 of Rebuilding Ireland; the reason for the delays; the number of these units expected to be completed by the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19672/18]