Parliamentary questions

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

John Curran

299. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that JobPath participants cannot access community employment programmes while registered on a JobPath programme and the difficulties the JobPath initiative is having with referrals to community employment programmes for recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5475/17]

Commemorative Events

John Curran

364. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the National Famine Commemoration Committee will next meet; if the issue of a set annual date for the Famine commemoration will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5481/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Curran

404. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for heart surgery in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5619/17]

Hospital Services

John Curran

463. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he or the HSE will make funding available to specifically establish a national service for narcolepsy in St James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Applications Data

John Curran

145. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the original date of application for each application for social housing made to his Department; the number of units in each application; the status of each application; when construction commenced or is due to commence; when each development is expected to be completed or has been completed, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5000/17]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

John Curran

165. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in each local authority who are in receipt of rent support, in tabular form; the number of those persons in each local authority who have received an uplift in their rent support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4973/17]

Primary Care Centres Data

John Curran

239. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres opened in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and the centres he expects to open in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4974/17]

Home Care Packages Data

John Curran

240. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages that his Department and the HSE provided in each of the years 2012 to 2016; the number it is intended to provide in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4975/17]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

John Curran

91. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons coming here under the refugee protection programme have been declared refugees prior to landing here or if their claims still have to be heard when they arrive here; if the latter, if the process is the same for existing asylum applications or different; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3826/17]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

John Curran

92. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding that has been allocated for 2017 to the refugee protection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3827/17]

Deportation Orders Data

John Curran

109. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders that existed at the start of 2016 and 2017, respectively; the number of persons deported during 2016; the amount it cost to deport them; and the top country of origin for deportations. [4065/17]

Care of the Elderly

John Curran

462. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the fair deal nursing home scheme to include home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3814/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

John Curran

463. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if, further to an assessment and diagnosis by the HSE, he will provide the number of children currently awaiting the services of an occupational therapist, by area, in tabular form; the number of these children who are waiting for more than six months, more than one year and more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3815/17]

Dental Services

John Curran

464. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the four dental vacancies in a clinic (details supplied) have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3820/17]

Railway Stations

John Curran

704. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he, his Department and the NTA need to take with a specific relevant timeline to facilitate the opening of Kishogue railway station, Lucan, County Dublin in view of the fact that the Phoenix Park tunnel has been open since November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/17]

National Transport Authority

John Curran

705. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the National Transport Authority's implementation of its published transport strategy for the GDA in view of the continued increasing traffic congestion in Dublin; if he is further satisfied that the strategy is suitable and appropriate to meet the needs of an expanding city and county; his views on whether the strategy needs to be reviewed or priority given to implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3817/17]

Traffic Management

John Curran

706. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific actions he and his Department will take in conjunction with the NTA in 2017 to address the increasing congestion in Dublin and on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3818/17]

Road Safety

John Curran

707. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new action he, his Department and the Road Safety Authority have specifically taken in the past six months to address the issue of road safety and the increase in fatalities on our roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3819/17]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

John Curran

13. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the community sector high level forum (details supplied) has met since its meetings in November 2015 and April 2016; the progress being made in addressing this pension issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3267/17]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

John Curran

26. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost in 2017 to bring forward to April 2017 a €1,000 per annum pay increase for public servants; the proposed savings and efficiencies he plans to make to provide the funding for these increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3266/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Curran

204. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) is likely to receive treatment at Beaumount Hospital; and when the person will receive botox treatment at St Vincent's Hospital. [3312/17]

Road Projects Status

John Curran

264. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of Transport Infrastructure Ireland's study into the current capacity of the N4 and N7; when this report will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/17]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

John Curran

84. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to specific difficulties being experienced by supervisors and sponsors in managing special community employment schemes for drugs-related projects; if he will examine a more streamlined approach for these projects; the number of persons currently on drugs-related project community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2770/17]

One-Parent Family Payment

John Curran

85. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature and the scope of the review he and his Department are carrying out on lone parents; the timeframe for this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2771/17]

Garda Recruitment

John Curran

127. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new entrants recruited to An Garda Síochána in 2016; the number of members that retired from An Garda Síochána in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3117/17]

Garda Data

John Curran

128. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda currently stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown and Rathcoole; the comparable figures for each of the years 2012 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3118/17]

National Dementia Strategy Implementation

John Curran

487. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a level of funding of €67 million as identified by an organisation (details supplied) in its pre-budget submission to provide community and home based care to support and enable persons with dementia to remain living at home for as long as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3110/17]

Ambulance Service

John Curran

488. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding he is making available to the Dublin Fire Brigade to provide ambulance services in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3111/17]

National Drugs Strategy

John Curran

489. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress being made regarding the development of a new national drugs and alcohol strategy; the timeframe for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3116/17]

Road Safety Data

John Curran

604. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an analysis as to the causes in road fatalities in 2016 has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3112/17]

Bus Éireann

John Curran

605. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he plans to take to deal with the ongoing financial difficulties at Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3113/17]

Dublin Bus Fleet

John Curran

606. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to budget 2017 which provided for 110 new buses for the PSO fleet for the Dublin region, when these new buses will come into operation; the number of the 110 buses that will be replacement buses; the number that will be additional buses to increase the Dublin Bus fleet size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3114/17]

Road Safety Strategy

John Curran

607. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he plans to take to deal with an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3115/17]

Housing Issues

John Curran

6. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the additional action he will take to significantly increase the supply of housing being made available through the repair and leasing scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2023/17]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

22. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of the proposed 200 rapid build homes that were delivered in Q4 2016 with regard to action 1.1 of his housing plan Rebuilding Ireland; the specific plans to deliver a further 800 of these homes in 2017, by scheme, in tabular form; the current stage of development of each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2022/17]

Naturalisation Applications

John Curran

57. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review an application for naturalisation (details supplied) whereby the person's application cannot be processed any further by INIS until the person provides a passport from the Ivory Coast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2261/17]

Special Educational Needs Data

John Curran

60. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units attached to primary and post-primary schools in the Clondalkin catchment area and the Lucan catchment area; his views on whether there are sufficient ASD units available and, in particular, if there are enough ASD units available at post-primary level to meet the transition from those attending ASD units at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1810/17]

Departmental Reports

John Curran

72. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the report of the review his Department commissioned to identify the supports and barriers to accessing higher education for lone parents and to examine measures to increase participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1809/17]

Motor Insurance

John Curran

40. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if the cost of insurance working group has completed its deliberations and consultations; if the working group developed an action plan; the details of the plan and its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1604/17]

Credit Union Lending

John Curran

87. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the progress being made with the Irish League of Credit Unions to develop its proposals to make funding available for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1603/17]

Court Judgments

John Curran

207. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she can take the necessary action to ensure that Circuit Courts and county registrars are correctly implementing Irish and EU law with regard to home repossessions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1863/17]

Protected Disclosures

John Curran

208. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received advice from the Attorney General on a report (details supplied) and brought the matter to Cabinet; if not, when she expects to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1864/17]

NAMA Portfolio

John Curran

327. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he, in conjunction with NAMA, will review the properties offered by NAMA to local authorities for social housing; the reasons given by local authorities for rejecting many of these properties; the number of these properties still available which could now be offered again to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1871/17]

Social Welfare Overpayments

John Curran

672. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied). [1873/17]

Religious Persecution

John Curran

683. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent events at the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Rabwah, Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41018/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

1343. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing a primary care centre in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1865/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

1344. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing a primary care centre in Clondalkin village, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1866/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

1345. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing a primary care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1867/17]

Motor Insurance

John Curran

1612. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress he and his Department have made regarding the establishment of a properly functioning motor insurance database with the insurance industry to show the insured status of persons; how and when this database will be made available to An Garda Síochána; when he expects this action to contribute to reducing motor insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1868/17]

Road Safety Strategy

John Curran

1613. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the road safety strategy now needs to be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1869/17]

Swimming Pool Programme

John Curran

1614. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department plans to give South Dublin County Council approval to move to stage three of the Lucan swimming pool project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1870/17]

Sports Organisations

John Curran

1615. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to his recent comments on the sport of mixed martial arts, the process and timeframe involved in regulating this sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1872/17]

Road Safety Strategy

John Curran

35. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she and the Minster for Transport, Tourism and Sport will liaise to review the legislation surrounding the use of quads by youths in housing estates and public parks; the difficulties being experienced by An Garda Síochána in seizing, apprehending and retaining these quads; the actions she proposes to take to address this growing and increasing problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40467/16]

Direct Provision System

John Curran

60. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the continuing fall in Garda Reserve numbers in the Dublin western metropolitan region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40456/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

John Curran

152. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following budget 2017 which makes provision for an increase in the number of teachers and the number of special needs assistants to cater for a growing number of students, his plans to increase the number of psychologists available to NEPS in view of the increasing demand for their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40488/16]

Animal Welfare

John Curran

423. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban wild animal circuses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40490/16]

School Completion Programme

John Curran

33. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish a new school completion strategy to further improve school completion rates particularly in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35149/16]

Teaching Contracts

John Curran

215. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he plans to address the anomaly whereby teachers who have taught outside of the EU are capped at seven years' credits, while teachers who have taught in other countries inside the EU receive credits on a year for year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/16]

Teaching Contracts

John Curran

216. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review Circular 10 of 2001, in particular section 4.2 thereof, which caps credit in respect of service given in states outside the EU at seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40058/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

John Curran

519. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he will consider providing access to the FreeStyle Libre, a blood sugar level meter for children with type 1 diabetes, on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40060/16]

Road Traffic Legislation

John Curran

42. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a scheme of licensing and registration of quads before purchase can be completed; if there are further actions he could take to alleviate the problem of young unlicensed and uninsured persons driving these quads in housing estates and public parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38698/16]

Public Transport Review

John Curran

48. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will instigate a full review of public transport policy as contained in the programme for Government in view of the increasing transport congestion in Dublin; the format this review will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38697/16]

Departmental Funding

John Curran

174. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will invest €2.5 million in Foras na Gaeilge to implement the first part of the investment plan for Gaeilge, which was agreed upon by 80 Gaeilge and Gaeltacht groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38930/16]

Departmental Funding

John Curran

175. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will renew the €1.4 million extra that was provided to Údarás na Gaeltachta in 2016 again in budget 2017 in order that a total of €8 million would be allocated to the Údarás in 2017 to create new employment opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38931/16]

Counselling Services Provision

John Curran

202. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if an application for funding for a counselling service (details supplied) in County Dublin has been approved; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38987/16]

Broadband Service Provision

John Curran

146. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available to allow for the installation of broadband, the provision of computers and the associated computer room set up costs for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38467/16]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

203. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses and apartments purchased by each local authority in 2015 and to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38712/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

John Curran

508. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he will review and consider adding new low-protein products to the long-term illness card for persons that have been diagnosed as having PKU, a rare metabolic disorder which requires a very low-protein diet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36915/16]

Garda Deployment

John Curran

46. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí stationed in Lucan, Ronanstown and Clondalkin as of September 2014, September 2015 and September 2016; her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in these stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36637/16]

School Admissions

John Curran

80. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will remove the baptism barrier as part of the Education (Admissions to School) Bill 2016 in time for September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36430/16]

School Admissions

John Curran

81. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will publish standard guidelines on opt-outing of faith formation in order that all schools can use them as a template and in order that they can be in accordance with the requirement under the Education (Admissions to School) Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36431/16]

Railway Stations

John Curran

207. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date for the opening of the Kishogue train station on the Kildare line in view of the recent opening of the Phoenix Park tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36429/16]

One-Parent Family Payment

John Curran

72. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the changes made to the one-parent family payment and the effects it is having on lone parents in view of a report recently published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36058/16]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

John Curran

75. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the operation of the contributory State pension; if he will examine the difficulties being experienced with regard to the annual averaging that is set out in the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36059/16]

Housing Data

John Curran

7. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the locations and number of houses in each location to be provided in the fourth quarter of 2016 under the rapid-build housing programme initiative (details supplied); if there are any delays being experienced in achieving the figure; if he will identify the general and the site-specific issues giving cause to these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35415/16]

Repair and Leasing Scheme

John Curran

18. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the new repair and leasing initiative (details supplied); if he will set out his vision for the early expansion of this scheme; the total number of housing units that will be brought into use each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35416/16]

Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility

John Curran

126. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the criteria to obtain a primary medical certificate regarding Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations 1994; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Ombudsman has expressed concern that the scheme, as currently framed, is overly rigid and inflexible and may be causing inequity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35556/16]

Educational Disadvantage

John Curran

50. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the report to identify the barriers to accessing higher education for lone parents and examine measures to increase participation will be published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35150/16]

Garda Reserve

John Curran

80. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists currently stationed in Clondalkin, Lucan and Ronanstown and also in the DMR western; the comparable figures for 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34846/16]

Charities Regulation

John Curran

120. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the structural review being undertaken by the charities regulator to determine the human and financial resources needed to optimally implement the Charities Act; when this review commenced; when it will be completed; if it will be published; the funding being made available for the regulator in 2017; the number of staff who will be employed by the Charities Regulatory Authority in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34847/16]

Prisoner Data

John Curran

150. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in the Dublin metropolitan west area who were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment; the number who were processed at the prison where they were sent and released on the same day or the following day, by prison, category of crime and length of sentence given, in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34980/16]

Drugs Crime

John Curran

151. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in the Dublin metropolitan west area who were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for drug related crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34981/16]

Crime Data

John Curran

152. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of shootings and stabbings that have been recorded in the Dublin metropolitan west area over the period 2011 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34982/16]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

John Curran

172. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.19; the progress being made with the Central Bank to ensure the code of conduct in mortgage arrears provides strong consumer protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35048/16]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

John Curran

173. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.20; the progress being made with the Central Bank to conduct an assessment of exiting sustainable restructuring solutions across all lenders and non-bank entities operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35049/16]

Living City Initiative

John Curran

174. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 5.10 to review the living city initiative with a view to further enhancing the attractiveness and effectiveness of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35109/16]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John Curran

195. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 3.12; the actions taken to date by SOLAS to update skills forecasts ensuring a supply of construction workers is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35086/16]

Student Accommodation

John Curran

196. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 4.7 to prepare and publish a national student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/16]

Student Accommodation

John Curran

197. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 4.8; if he will outline the findings of the initial assessment with regard to bringing on stream proposals capable of delivering an additional 7,000 student accommodation places by end of 2019; if he will identify the locations and number of units to be provided in each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35094/16]

Student Accommodation

John Curran

198. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 4.9 to establish dedicated delivery structures, such as AHBs in the higher education institutions sector to access Housing Finance Agency funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/16]

Student Accommodation

John Curran

199. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 4.11 to establish funding mechanisms for institutes of technology to support the development of their student accommodation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35097/16]

Housing Policy

John Curran

293. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the publication of his Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness four months ago; the status of the progress made to date on action 1.1 to provide new units under the rapid build housing programme; the number of units that will be provided and ready for use in 2016 and in Q1 and Q2 of 2017; if any vacant units will be acquired in 2016 and the number that will be acquired in Q1 and Q2 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35030/16]

Housing Policy

John Curran

294. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the progress made to date on action 1.2 to transition homeless households and persons from emergency accommodation through the Dublin region HAP homeless pilot; the number of tenancies that have been created to date and the number that will be created in the first half of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35031/16]

Homelessness Strategy

John Curran

295. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.3 to establish one stop shop assessment centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35032/16]

Housing Policy

John Curran

296. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.7; the new supports that have been put in place or proposed to be put in place for young persons leaving State care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35036/16]

Homelessness Strategy

John Curran

297. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.9; the progress being made to provide a new facility in Dublin in 2017 to accommodate pregnant women who are homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35038/16]

Housing Policy

John Curran

298. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.10; the details of the enhanced interagency arrangements in place to support prisoners on their release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/16]

Homelessness Strategy

John Curran

299. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.11; the details of the new national procedures being developed regarding the release and accommodation of sex offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35040/16]

Homelessness Strategy

John Curran

300. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.12; the actions taken to date to ensure the provision of 300 tenancies in 2017 by Housing First teams in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35041/16]

Homelessness Strategy

John Curran

301. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government following the publication of his action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago the status of the progress made to date on action 1.13; the details of the actions taken and the progress made focusing on persistent rough sleepers and long term homelessness households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35042/16]