Parliamentary questions

Rights of the Child

Tom Fleming

3. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the child-related issues he will address prior to the examination on 14 January 2016 by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child of Ireland's progress in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42774/15]

Preschool Services

Robert Troy

4. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reviews he has taken of the capacity and sustainability of the preschool and early education sector to provide for the extension of the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42684/15]

Child Poverty

Tom Fleming

5. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is undertaking work with the Department of Social Protection and other relevant Departments to address the unacceptably high rate of child poverty [42775/15]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Seán Kyne

6. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in the context of the €676 million in funding for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for 2016, which is a welcome and significant increase, he has received a business plan from the agency; and if the Houses of the Oireachtas will have an opportunity to examine the intended spending arrangements. [42645/15]

Child and Family Agency Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

7. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports Tusla has in place for children and parents living in emergency accommodation; if specific supports are needed given the extraordinarily difficult circumstances children in emergency accommodation face in trying to attend school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42687/15]

Adoption Legislation

Clare Daly

8. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will reconsider the one year lead-in time included in the heads of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill, given that further delay for an ageing community of adoptees and natural mothers may result in missed opportunities for reunions. [42499/15]

Youth Services Funding

Bernard Durkan

9. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has adequate resources for the provision of youth support services; the extent to which he continues to receive submissions from bodies providing such services regarding the need for ongoing resources; if he will enhance such supports in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42640/15]

Child Care Services Provision

Thomas Pringle

10. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how the €85 million in funding for child care will improve affordability and accessibility to early childhood care; if there is a reduction in available child care places due to the extra free pre-school year announced in budget 2016; how he will address this sudden increase in demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42675/15]

National Educational Welfare Board Remit

Denis Naughten

11. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he will take to expand the role of the National Educational Welfare Board by liaising with other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42648/15]

Child Abuse Reports

Robert Troy

12. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why a number of recommendations made in the Ryan report have yet to be implemented; if the increased budget for Tusla - Child and Family Agency in 2016 will be adequate to implement the recommendations in full. [42682/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anthony Lawlor

13. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures he will put in place for the smooth and prompt implementation of the extension of the early childhood care and education scheme to a second year; if every support will be offered to child care providers to ensure they receive payment under this scheme without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42512/15]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Joan Collins

14. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has met with Respond Housing Association regarding the closure of a refuge centre (details supplied) in Dublin 24 on 12 December 2015. [42643/15]

Child Detention Centres

Mick Wallace

15. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the findings published on 22 October 2015 by the Health Information and Quality Authority following an unannounced inspection of the detention schools in Oberstown campus which outlined a number of recurring issues which had not been addressed, such as single separation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42542/15]

Child Protection Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

16. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans in place to provide care and protection to incoming refugee children from war torn areas, as agreed under the European Union recommendations, where the children's welfare and safety are identified as a concern. [42690/15]

Youth Services Funding

Tom Fleming

17. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide Kerry Diocesan Youth Service with the necessary funding to further develop its comprehensive work programme for 2016 and with the capital funding to progress its extensive facilities throughout County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42677/15]

Child Protection Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

18. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he continues to be in a position to identify the extent of children at risk, with particular reference to early identification and remedial action; if the structures in place are adequate to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42641/15]

Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund

Maureen O'Sullivan

19. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will re-introduce funding for the young people's facilities and services fund; his views on the substantial benefits this will have for young persons in their formative years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42688/15]

Child Care Law Reporting Project

Clare Daly

20. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs given the publication of the Child Care Law Reporting Project, his views on the need to extend this worthwhile project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42500/15]

National Play and Recreation Policies

Thomas P. Broughan

21. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the national play and recreation policy; if this policy is being amended to provide for play and recreation space and time for children experiencing homelessness given the lack of play and recreation facilities in this type of emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42537/15]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Paul Murphy

22. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 21 October 2015, if he has met with the Respond Housing Association to discuss and resolve the issue of funding for Cuan Álainn. [42651/15]

Family Resource Centres

Tom Fleming

23. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied that Tusla - Child and Family Agency has support resources to adequately fund and manage its remit regarding family resource centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42678/15]

Ministerial Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has had discussions with the Department of the Taoiseach or with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the welfare of a person (details supplied) who is currently imprisoned without trial in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42680/15]

Child Care Services Provision

Jim Daly

25. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of proposals to assist parents with after-school child-minding services in public schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42509/15]

Child Protection

Tom Fleming

26. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he and Tusla - Child and Family Agency are taking to ensure that adequate child protection and welfare measures are in place in emergency homeless accommodation. [42676/15]

Child Poverty

Terence Flanagan

27. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his assessment of child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42511/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

28. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has had met with youth groups such as Future Voices Ireland, Soar Foundation, Youth Work Ireland, SpunOut.ie, Young Social Innovators and the Union of Students in Ireland regarding the welfare of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education Standards

Seán Kyne

29. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress achieved in enhancing the training and up-skilling opportunities for persons working in the early education and child care sector which is an objective relevant to a number of commitments contained in the "Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures" national policy framework for young persons. [42644/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education Standards

Sandra McLellan

30. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the efforts he is making to ensure the professionalisation of child care workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42689/15]

Child Care Services Inspections

Robert Troy

31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of progress that Tusla - Child and Family Agency is making in the registration and inspection of early years services under the Child and Family Agency Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42686/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Thomas Pringle

32. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding to be allocated to County Donegal and the number of children to benefit from the recently announced new programme which will provide supports for children with disabilities attending the free pre-school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42674/15]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Paul Murphy

33. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 21 October 2015, his progress in resolving the issue of funding of Cuan Álainn women's refuge in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [42650/15]

Children in Care

Robert Troy

34. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions he is taking in response to the most recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection report which highlights the lack of suitable placements to meet the needs of some young persons in care due to the closure of high-support units, which has meant that many young persons with complex needs are currently in mainstream and adult residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42685/15]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Joan Collins

35. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on a refuge centre (details supplied) in Dublin 24 that has housed 71 women and 96 children fleeing domestic violence since 2012; if he has met with Respond Housing Association, as he stated; his plans to prevent this crucial refuge from closing on 12 December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42642/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Helen McEntee

36. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to a Topical Issue debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, for an update on his efforts to provide equal access to pre-school for all children, including children with a disability or disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42502/15]

Domestic Violence

Robert Troy

37. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will make prioritise the restoration of funding that was cut to domestic abuse and violence services, given the increase in Tusla - Child and Family Agency services for 2016. [42683/15]

Child Care Services Regulation

Denis Naughten

38. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will publish revised child care regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42649/15]

Mick Wallace

39. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied with the role he and Túsla - Child and Family Agency have played in the welfare of children in direct provision and if any measures are under way to improve the provision of care; the measures he is taking to ensure that any refugee children will be given the care they need upon arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42543/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

40. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient social protection contributions to qualify for a disability benefit or an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43047/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Emmet Stagg

42. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the disability allowance scheme. [43055/15]

Social Welfare Code

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

43. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why illness benefit and family income supplement are not included in the 2015 Christmas bonus scheme. [43056/15]

Social Welfare Schemes

Patrick O'Donovan

44. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the qualifying criteria for the part-time job incentive scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43058/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

45. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43062/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

46. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43070/15]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

47. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review cases where maintenance orders have been awarded by the courts and where these orders were not complied with; if she is aware that social protection payments have been reduced because of these orders and arrears of thousands of euros remain outstanding on unpaid maintenance; and if there are procedures in place where a social protection application can be reviewed because of non-payment of maintenance orders. [43083/15]

Social Welfare Schemes

Colm Keaveney

48. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimate and actual expenditure on the wage subsidy scheme, the workplace equipment and adaptation grant, the employee retention grant and the disability awareness support scheme from 2011 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43090/15]

National Internship Scheme Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

49. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are availing of the internship programme in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43109/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if persons who were previously on a jobseeker's allowance and who were moved onto a supplementary welfare payment due to illness, but who are not entitled to illness benefit due to a lack of stamps, are entitled to the Christmas bonus in 2015, given that they are unable to seek work and are financially vulnerable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43121/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

John O'Mahony

51. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive arrears of a Disability Allowance; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43123/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

52. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for arrears under the domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43143/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Charlie McConalogue

53. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of a review of a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43149/15]

Back to Education Allowance Applications

Dan Neville

55. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for the back to education allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, given new documentary evidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43196/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

56. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding arrears of payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43197/15]

State Bodies Code of Conduct

Richard Boyd Barrett

57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the rules, regulations and protocols applying to senior executives in State or semi-State companies relating to receiving and declaring benefits-in-kind, gifts, etc, particularly where conflicts of interest may arise in terms of discharging of duties or if there are tax implications; if he will provide a detailed list of the gifts, benefits, services, club memberships, etc, that may constitute benefit-in-kind and that should either not be accepted at all or publicly declared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43094/15]

Tax Collection

Bernard Durkan

58. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent of any income tax liabilities outstanding and affecting the estate of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43097/15]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Pearse Doherty

59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and names of lenders who have availed of funds from the Strategic Banking Corporation, and the value of Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland funds distributed to each one of these in 2015 to date. [43100/15]

Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff who were on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits of between €100,000 and €200,000, €200,001 and €300,000, €300,001 and €400,000, €401,000 and €500,000, and of €500,000 plus, at all of the covered banking institutions, the National Treasury Management Agency and National Asset Management Agency, in the years 2014 and 2015 to date, in tabular form. [43130/15]

Pension Provisions

Pearse Doherty

61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has given any consideration to allowing Irish persons who have emigrated for economic reasons to transfer their pensions, up to a certain threshold, to their country of residence, including to outside the European Union, without penal taxes being applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43134/15]

Tax Credits

Dominic Hannigan

62. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance given that budget 2016 will allow a €550 earned income tax credit for self-employed persons and that persons receiving maintenance payments could be deemed as self-employed by the Revenue Commissioners, if he will extend this tax credit to maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43192/15]

Flood Risk Assessments

Pearse Doherty

63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if towns located within the Finn Valley region in County Donegal, including Ballybofey, Castlefinn, Killygordon, Lifford, Liscooley and Stranorlar, are being assessed under the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme being developed by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43191/15]

Employment Rights

Finian McGrath

64. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43177/15]

Job Creation Targets

Dara Calleary

65. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the potential number of projected jobs that will be created under Enterprise 2025, by sector, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43181/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

66. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive 2015 farm payments; the reason for the delay; if such delays are causing undue hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43049/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Dan Neville

67. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of payments under the single payment scheme for 2015 for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43061/15]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

68. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the suckler cow scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

69. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43085/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Frankie Feighan

70. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the areas of natural constraint and basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied). [43089/15]

Animal Welfare

Seán Kyne

71. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans regarding stray and feral cats which are categorised as neither owned or wild under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; the discussions with cat rescue groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43114/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Denis Naughten

72. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 12 November 2015, when payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme and the basic payment scheme will issue; the reason for the delay; the number of remote inspections nationally which are awaiting payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43117/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Denis Naughten

73. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who have withdrawn to date from the beef data and genomics scheme 2015; the number who have re-applied to enter and have been granted permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43118/15]

Animal Disease Controls

Denis Naughten

74. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who sought financial support to dispose of their persistently infected calves under the bovine viral diarrhoea eradication programme in 2014 and who have yet to receive payment; the number of farmers involved in dairy and suckler herds and the values involved, respectively; the current time delay in issuing payment and the reason; the corresponding figures for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43119/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

75. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme and the Basic Payment Scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

76. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive 2015 farm payments; the reason for the delay; if such delays are causing undue hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43124/15]

Afforestation Programme

Joe Carey

77. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the logic behind and reason for point 14.2 in the afforestation grant and premium scheme 2014 to 2020, especially as it pertains to the potential recoupment of establishment grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43141/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

John O'Mahony

78. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the basic payment scheme 2015. [43142/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Jim Daly

79. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications for payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme can be amended to correct an error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43170/15]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

80. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons classified as disabled who are currently employed by the Defence Forces. [43092/15]

Garda Recruitment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

81. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the recruitment of 100 gardaí including the costs associated with their training, payroll and allowances. [43108/15]

Registration of Title

Áine Collins

82. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a file in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be finalised by the Land Registry. [43150/15]

Garda Operations

Thomas P. Broughan

83. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a detailed report on Garda Operation Vantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43066/15]

Crime Data

Thomas P. Broughan

84. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the crime statistics for the Garda Síochána R and J districts in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43067/15]

Garda Operations

Thomas P. Broughan

85. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the Garda Síochána Operation Trivium; the number of vehicles seized, the amount of drugs seized, the amount of stolen property recovered and the number of persons arrested and charged, to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43068/15]

Garda Equipment

Thomas P. Broughan

86. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 8 July 2015 regarding the Garda Síochána CT68 form, if changes to the police using leading systems effectively, PULSE, system have now been made; if not, the date for these changes to be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43088/15]

Garda Strength

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

87. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the optimal ratio between the number of members of An Garda Síochána and the population to ensure Ireland adheres to international best practice. [43101/15]

Garda Strength

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

88. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of new recruits to An Garda Síochána scheduled to complete their training in Templemore in County Tipperary in each year from 2015 to 2021. [43102/15]

Garda Strength

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

89. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected number of members of An Garda Síochána at the end of each of the years 2015 to 2021. [43103/15]

Garda Strength

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

90. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recruits to An Garda Síochána that are taken into the training college in Templemore in County Tipperary in each year; and the maximum number of recruits the college can take in a year. [43104/15]

Garda Station Closures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

91. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations that have been closed since March 2011. [43105/15]

Garda Station Closures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

92. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the savings from closing Garda Síochána stations, by station; how she arrived at the savings as previously indicated in a reply to a parliamentary question. [43106/15]

Garda Station Closures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

93. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of former Garda Síochána stations that have been disposed of and that will be disposed of by the end of 2015, and thereafter. [43107/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

94. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43110/15]

Prisoner Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

95. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons imprisoned for sentences of less than six months in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date. [43111/15]

Prisoner Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

96. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of imprisoning one person in a prison for one month, and for one year. [43112/15]

Prison Accommodation Standards

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

97. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality what it would cost to end the practice of slopping out within our prison system. [43113/15]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

98. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43132/15]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Pat Rabbitte

99. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has recently taken a report from the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; if she will publish it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43144/15]

UN Conventions Ratification

Colm Keaveney

100. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative steps that need to be taken in order to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; the time frame for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42334/15]

Child Protection Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

101. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied with the availability of adequate resources to provide for the requisite services for children at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/15]

Children in Care

Bernard Durkan

102. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in residential care and in foster care; if adequate resources are available to meet these demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

103. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if adequate resources continue to be made available to children or their families at risk through self-harm; if particular requirements remain to be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/15]

Child Abuse Reports

Bernard Durkan

104. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports of the physical, mental or sexual abuse of children received in each of the past five years to date; if an adequate response has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43155/15]