Parliamentary questions

Departmental Functions

Seán Haughey

87. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support his Department provides for the North-South Ministerial Council and the British-Irish Council. [24359/17]

Brexit Issues

Seán Haughey

95. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the impact of Brexit on protections outlined and agreed in the Good Friday Agreement and its human rights provisions as outlined in the Government's publication, Ireland and the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. [21849/17]

North-South Ministerial Council

Seán Haughey

104. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the commitments in the programme for Government on the North-South Ministerial Council; when it last met; and the particular areas of Brexit that were discussed. [25673/17]

Child Benefit Administration

Seán Haughey

278. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to pay child benefit in respect of children who are still in full-time education, as was the case in the past in view of the fact that educating children is expensive, particularly in sixth year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/17]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Seán Haughey

2. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach the actions being taken to improve Dublin inner city; and if he has attended the forum meeting recently. [23280/17]

National Economic and Social Council

Seán Haughey

14. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach the status of his commitment in his Department's statement of strategy regarding a better society and the work being done with the National Economic and Social Council with regard to having an input into the development of economic and social policy. [24361/17]

Pension Levy

Seán Haughey

171. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the reason a pension levy is imposed on certain pensions; the way in which the proceeds from this levy are spent; his plans to abolish this levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24055/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

204. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide extra temporary accommodation to a school (details supplied) for the academic year 2017-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24056/17]

Housing Provision

Seán Haughey

288. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to review the eligibility criteria for house purchase loans available from local authorities in order that non-first-time buyers that had their houses repossessed or sold due to mortgage difficulties but that are now in a financial position to take out new loans but cannot due to the operation of the Irish Credit Bureau can be eligible for such loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24244/17]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Seán Haughey

329. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of legislation to exclude compensation awards arising from the Stardust fire as means for social welfare purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24243/17]

Wildlife Control

Seán Haughey

400. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of the measures introduced in Balbriggan, County Dublin, to curtail the seagull population; the reason these measures were introduced; if similar measures can be considered for other areas such as Howth, which is experiencing a similar problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24183/17]

National Maternity Hospital Location

Seán Haughey

468. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if it is his policy to relocate the national maternity hospital to St Vincent's Hospital and the Rotunda Hospital to James Connolly Memorial Hospital; his plans to provide a maternity hospital on the northside of Dublin in due course in view of the population growth in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/17]

Electric Vehicles

Seán Haughey

609. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the provision of charge points for electric cars throughout the country; if he will introduce measures to increase the number of charge points which are in working order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24182/17]

Financial Services Sector

Seán Haughey

6. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the way the Government and, in particular, his Department are promoting the IFSC as an ideal location in which to do business; and if the IFSC Clearing House Group is still meeting regularly. [20413/17]

EU Meetings

Seán Haughey

12. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when the next EU Council meeting will take place. [23278/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Seán Haughey

32. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet committee on Brexit has met since January 2017; and if he will report on the Government's publication, Ireland and the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. [21847/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

179. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will sanction a 16-classroom primary school for a school (details supplied); the figures his Department is using to determine demand for primary school places in this locality; if these figures are out of date; if he will facilitate the demand for places in a Gaelscoil in this locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22945/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

180. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if new access will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22946/17]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Seán Haughey

227. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the construction of the proposed 640 homes on the Dublin City Council site at Oscar Traynor Road in Santry, Dublin 9, as part of the Oscar Traynor Road land initiative project, will be built without delay; if the local community through the newly established consultative forum can be actively involved in drawing up a new master plan as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22947/17]

Aviation Industry Regulations

Seán Haughey

557. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will regulate the use of drones particularly in private spaces; the way in which the existing laws are being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23204/17]

Intercountry Adoptions Agreements

Seán Haughey

607. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will commence the Haiti international adoption programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22790/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

6. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Prime Minister Rutte; and if he agreed with the Government's requests on Brexit negotiations. [20412/17]

Capitation Grants

Seán Haughey

111. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation grants allocated to primary and post-primary schools; the support given to these schools for the employment of teachers; if other financial supports are given to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22259/17]

Schools Administration

Seán Haughey

112. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will encourage schools to fly the flag and to teach their pupils the national anthem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22260/17]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Seán Haughey

171. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the proceeds of the national lottery are distributed; the procedures in place for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22258/17]

Defence Forces Representative Organisations

Seán Haughey

274. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will allow members of the Defence Forces to join trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22262/17]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Seán Haughey

275. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will restore the salaries for all Army, Naval Service and Air Corps personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22263/17]

Defence Forces Contracts

Seán Haughey

276. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will review post-1994 contracts whereby those who have not made the rank of sergeant have no choice but to retire after 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22264/17]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Seán Haughey

277. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to cease the use of the drug Lariam in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22265/17]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Seán Haughey

571. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will sanction the dredging of Howth fishery harbour centre in view of the fact that the silting problem is becoming serious; the issues to be considered and the process to be followed in respect of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22148/17]

Waste Disposal Charges

Seán Haughey

575. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a detailed analysis to support the claim that 90% of households will pay less under the new pay-by-weight pricing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22047/17]

Agrifood Sector

Seán Haughey

23. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Taoiseach has specifically mentioned the importance of the agrifood industry to the island of Ireland, the impact of any borders being introduced and the impact of even basic inspections on this industry when he was speaking with Prime Minister May with regard to Article 50 being triggered. [16722/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

113. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken recently to deal with an accommodation crisis in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21283/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Seán Haughey

39. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to reduce outpatient waiting times in Beaumont and the Mater Hospital, at which more than 11,000 consultations were outstanding for more than a year in March 2017. [20792/17]

EU Meetings

Seán Haughey

6. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to or met Chancellor Merkel recently. [20411/17]

Insurance Coverage

Seán Haughey

285. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce measures to assist older persons take out insurance policies to cover the cost of funeral expenses which are not too expensive; if this matter was considered by the cost of insurance working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20502/17]

Waste Management

Seán Haughey

1253. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the agreement he reached with waste management companies in relation to the introduction of a pay-by-weight system with regard to bin collection charges; if changes in the bin charges regime will be introduced in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20501/17]

Good Friday Agreement

Seán Haughey

64. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken and is taking to ensure citizens in Northern Ireland will maintain their rights under the European Court of Human Rights and Good Friday Agreement. [16721/17]

Water Conservation Grant

Seán Haughey

188. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the objective of the water conservation grant; if this objective was achieved; the full cost of the grant to the exchequer to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18554/17]

Housing Issues

Seán Haughey

193. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of the €5.35 billion funding promised in the Government's action plan for housing that has been spent to date; the number of social housing units that have been delivered by the action plan; the locations of each; if the remaining units will be delivered to make up the his target delivery of 47,000 units of social housing by the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18438/17]

National Monuments

Seán Haughey

247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to implement the recommendations outlined in the recently published Moore Street report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18396/17]

Brexit Issues

Seán Haughey

4. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Northern Ireland leaders since the Northern Ireland Assembly elections and since the deadline was extended. [17827/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Seán Haughey

311. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the development and delivery of housing in locations (details supplied); the amount of funding and number of units which will be provided on each site; when these units will be made available to be occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18054/17]

Public Sector Staff

Seán Haughey

437. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legislative basis for established positions in the Civil Service; the essential rights and entitlements of such employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17668/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Haughey

504. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/17]

HSE Funding

Seán Haughey

585. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortfall in funding from the HSE to a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18053/17]

Fur Farming

Seán Haughey

661. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the treatment of minks in mink farms; if he will consider revoking licences for this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17634/17]

Freedom of Information Remit

Seán Haughey

305. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if business improvement districts established under the Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006 will be brought in under the Freedom of Information Acts in the interest of openness, accountability and transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16063/17]

Disability Allowance Payments

Seán Haughey

376. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16644/17]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Haughey

397. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his efforts to secure the release of a person (details supplied) from prison in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/17]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Seán Haughey

163. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will pay a full rate carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 backdated to 10 November 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14530/17]

Irish Water Remit

Seán Haughey

406. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department is providing funding to Dublin City Council for the north city arterial watermain as part of the S2S footway and cycleway interim works scheme at Clontarf, Dublin 3; the level of funding being provided; if difficulties have been notified to his Department in relation to these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12891/17]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Seán Haughey

429. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions he will take to promote the acceptance by landlords of the HAP scheme in order that they will be more inclined to accept tenants availing of this benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13263/17]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

Seán Haughey

502. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason illness benefit is no longer paid to working widows in receipt of the widow's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Seán Haughey

609. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW is providing funding to Dublin City Council for the flood defence project as part of the S2S footway and cycleway interim works scheme in Clontarf, Dublin 3; the amount of funding to be provided; if difficulties have been notified to his Department regarding these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12889/17]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Haughey

640. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Civil Service spouses and children's superannuation scheme was introduced by way of circular letter P18/12/67, dated 18 May 1984; if the Minister had the authority to issue such a circular; the reason membership of the scheme is obligatory on all civil servants, regardless of their health, family circumstances or other circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14083/17]

Health Services Data

Seán Haughey

905. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the length of time persons have to wait from general practitioner referral for an appointment for initial examination and breast screening check at the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13558/17]

Accident and Emergency Departments

Seán Haughey

995. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the reasons persons with private health insurance are now charged for using emergency departments in public hospitals; the reason for this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14085/17]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Seán Haughey

1175. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or the National Transport Authority is providing funding to Dublin City Council for a cycle track as part of the S2S footway and cycleway interim works scheme at Clontarf, Dublin 3; the level of funding being provided; if difficulties have been notified to his Department in relation these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12890/17]

Taxi Licences Renewals

Seán Haughey

1198. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend regulation 31 of the Taxi Regulation (Small Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 2015 for the age of SPSVs in order that the driver of a standard taxi who is nearing retirement can continue to use a vehicle which is over ten years old for a further period; the reason for this regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13264/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Haughey

53. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in Beaumont Hospital in 2017. [12100/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Haughey

141. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed new primary schools in the Dublin 13 area on the school building programme; the stages at which these schools are at on the programme; when these schools will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12233/17]

State Pensions

Seán Haughey

220. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the increase in the State pension announced in budget 2017 only takes effect in March 2017 and not on 1 January 2017 as in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10664/17]

Property Tax Data

Seán Haughey

190. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax collected in the Fingal County Council area in 2016; the amount of proceeds from the local property tax allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016; the way this money was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9850/17]

School Enrolments

Seán Haughey

293. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build new primary schools in the Dublin 13 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9824/17]

Local Government Fund

Seán Haughey

360. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money from the motor taxation fund which was allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016; the way this money was spent by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9851/17]

Public Sector Pay

Seán Haughey

484. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if retired public servants will be engaged with as part of the Public Service Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9849/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Seán Haughey

565. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the drug Respreeza continues to be made available for persons suffering from genetic emphysema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/17]

Private Rented Accommodation Costs

Seán Haughey

262. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to deal with the problem of escalating rents in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8402/17]

Private Rented Accommodation Standards

Seán Haughey

263. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to deal with the problem of substandard accommodation in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8403/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

12. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach the number of European leaders he has met since September 2016 regarding Brexit. [7134/17]

Brexit Issues

Seán Haughey

18. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet Committee on Brexit and the frequency with which it meets. [7135/17]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Seán Haughey

8. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when the Dublin city task force report will be published. [7133/17]

Local Authority Funding

Seán Haughey

268. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016 and 2017; the sources of this funding; the way in which this funding is spent by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/17]

Fisheries Protection

Seán Haughey

616. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to reports that invasive fish species are to be introduced in various rivers and lakes; if this poses a threat to angling; his views on this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7435/17]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Seán Haughey

282. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will raise the income threshold for eligibility for local authority housing to a more realistic level in view of the fact that tenants who are privately renting have to work extra hours and earn extra income in order to pay the rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5901/17]

Motor Tax

Seán Haughey

653. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is not a provision for SPSV licence holders to renew their motor tax online in view of the closure of many local area motor taxation offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5879/17]

Employment Rights

Seán Haughey

685. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will introduce legislation in order that new employees that are paid monthly do not have to wait five weeks for their first payment of wages or salaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5586/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Seán Haughey

43. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his plans to speed up the provision of outpatient appointments to the 2,610 persons waiting more than 18 months for a consultation in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4675/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Seán Haughey

291. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the new affordable rental scheme to be piloted in the Dublin City Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/17]

Ambulance Service

Seán Haughey

197. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his immediate predecessor as Minister for Health gave an undertaking in a statement in Seanad Éireann on 10 March 2015 relating to the ambulance service in Dublin that the staff would be fully consulted before any changes were implemented; if he will honour this undertaking; if he will ensure that meaningful consultation will take place with the staff involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/17]

Ambulance Service

Seán Haughey

198. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the joint review by the HSE and Dublin City Council of the Dublin ambulance service referred to in his replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 143, 144, 178, 179, 180 and 181 of 14 December 2016, was completed without consultation with the staff or trade unions involved; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3292/17]

Ambulance Service

Seán Haughey

199. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his immediate predecessor as Minister for Health, speaking in Seanad Éireann on 10 March 2015, clarified the position for statutory responsibility for the Dublin Ambulance Service when he said that, historically, the Dublin Ambulance Service had been provided by the Dublin Fire Brigade under fire services legislation, and that statutory responsibility for the service therefore rests with Dublin City Council and consequently comes within the ambit of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government; if this is still the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3293/17]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Haughey

181. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on the decline of the bee population here; the measures she is taking to deal with this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2248/17]

Public Transport

Seán Haughey

276. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Transport Authority will regulate battery-powered rickshaws in view of the fact that the necessary legislation to facilitate the making of regulations has been passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/17]

Residential Property Prices Register

Seán Haughey

156. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that there is consistency in the prices published for houses on the property price register under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011; if the published prices include or exclude VAT in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41877/16]

Tracker Mortgage Data

Seán Haughey

259. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his views on recent disclosures to the effect that banks denied mortgage customers their contractual right to a tracker interest rate; the role of the Central Bank in this regard; the action he will take in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41878/16]

Library Services

Seán Haughey

455. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his views on the loss of jobs here in book-selling arising out of the outcome of the national public library tender and the academic library tender; whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that no Irish company was awarded full marks in the tender process in view of the fact that certain technology has not been introduced here; his plans to delay the sanctioning of these tenders pending an investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1203/17]

Control of Dogs

Seán Haughey

472. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will introduce additional legislation to deal with the problem of noise from barking dogs in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41372/16]

Social and Affordable Housing

Seán Haughey

483. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the Government allocation of €18 million for the redevelopment of O'Devaney Gardens will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41662/16]

Private Rented Accommodation Evictions

Seán Haughey

495. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce measures to ensure that residential tenants renting a property are not automatically evicted if the property is being sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1159/17]

Occupational Therapy

Seán Haughey

1028. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that elderly persons living on the State pension applying to Dublin City Council for housing adaptation grants are faced with a three-year waiting time for an occupational therapist's report in Dublin central; the way in which and when he will make sufficient funds available to clear the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41660/16]

Addiction Treatment Services

Seán Haughey

1029. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the number of residential detox beds available in the public health system in Dublin for each of the years 2011 to 2016; the current waiting list for residential detox places in Dublin; the number of registered addicts in Dublin for each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41661/16]

Mobile Telephony Services

Seán Haughey

1505. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consideration he is giving in relation to the position of mobile phone networks and the effect that Brexit might have on existing mobile phone customers regarding their contracts and tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1502/17]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

143. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding directly to the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Dublin City Council for the operation of the ambulance service provided by the Dublin Fire Brigade; if this funding can be increased to reflect the current costs of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40279/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

144. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will commence immediately, by way of the new governance arrangements set out in the findings of the expert panel on the pre-hospital emergency care services Dublin published in December 2015, a process to eliminate the shortfall in the Dublin Fire Brigade available capacity to meet demand in order that the use of fire appliances to respond to ambulance calls is reserved for those calls that are clinically appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40281/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

178. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will implement as a matter of urgency the findings of the expert panel on the pre-hospital emergency care services Dublin published in December 2015; his views on whether this report provides a mechanism to address the operational inefficiencies and the issue of a fully integrated ambulance service in the Dublin area identified in the recommendations of the December 2014 HIQA report on pre-hospital emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40282/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

179. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the national ambulance service and the Dublin Fire Brigade are provided equal status and equal treatment regarding the operation of ambulance services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40284/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

180. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his views on whether current dispatch functions should be retained by the Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40286/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

181. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the Dublin Fire Brigade should maintain control over its own clinical governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40288/16]