Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs Staff

Helen McEntee

97. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) is being reduced from four to three; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27047/19]

Medical Conditions

Helen McEntee

186. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing investigation into Guillain-Barre syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27141/19]

Waste Management

Helen McEntee

231. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria for the proposed pay-by-weight charges including if he will provide concessions for families who generate more refuse due to health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11462/16]

Disability Services Funding

Helen McEntee

340. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the status of funding being allocated to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4139/16]

Road Tolls

Helen McEntee

581. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the high cost of tolls for commuters from north County Meath using the M3 on a daily basis (details supplied). [4140/16]

Paramilitary Groups

Helen McEntee

10. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her efforts to combat criminality by paramilitary organisations in the Leinster and Ulster Border region, further to the agreement of A Fresh Start - The Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45028/15]

Civil Defence

Helen McEntee

71. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Defence further to section 9 of his White Paper on Defence, his ambitions for strengthening the technological capacity of civic defence organisations which provide such important civic and community services in County Meath and throughout Ireland. [2650/16]

Fertiliser Industry

Helen McEntee

21. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts at the European Council of Ministers and his engagements with the European Commission to ensure a concerted European Union approach to tackling fertiliser prices; his efforts to support crop-production enterprises which are encountering historically high fertiliser prices and difficult market prices for produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2201/16]

Dairy Sector

Helen McEntee

28. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase milk production; his efforts to ensure banks afford credit flexibility to farmers while the dairy sector consolidates its expansion, given the market turbulence in adjusting to the abolition of dairy quotas and given significant borrowings by dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2202/16]

Tourism Promotion

Helen McEntee

23. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his Dáil statement on 30 April 2015 regarding his efforts as Minister to promote Ireland's trade and export markets through his work with embassies, agencies and businesses, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department’s efforts to promote a particular initiative (details supplied). [45027/15]

Greenways Funding

Helen McEntee

21. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a proposed project (details supplied), including its potential to unlock significant tourism sector employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44876/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Helen McEntee

153. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath has been confirmed. [45529/15]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Helen McEntee

50. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of his engagement with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government concerning justifiable and important environmental concerns expressed by the people of County Meath relating to Ireland's wind energy guidelines and the proposed North-South interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44828/15]

Health Care Professionals

Helen McEntee

485. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health his plans to protect public health safety by distinguishing the difference between physiotherapists and physical therapists and to protect both titles under one register for use by members of the physiotherapy profession; and when he will make a ruling on this in order to protect the public and rule out any more confusion (details supplied). [45450/15]

Renewable Energy Generation Targets

Helen McEntee

600. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland can reach its 2020 climate change and energy security targets without constructing industrial wind farms in residential areas; if he will request EirGrid to engage meaningfully with local communities in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath regarding regional environmental concerns in respect of proposals for an interconnector project connecting the North of Ireland’s energy grid with that of the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44052/15]

Tourism Promotion

Helen McEntee

658. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his efforts to develop the Ireland’s Ancient East project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44877/15]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Helen McEntee

38. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of his engagements with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on his stated objective to update wind energy guidelines; if industrial wind farms are appropriate for residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44051/15]

Schools Health and Safety

Helen McEntee

12. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she needs to be more assertive with local authorities in setting out the parking and road safety requirements of schools; if her remit, which includes administrative responsibility for over 3,000 rural schools, requires a formal school car parking policy that takes account of the reliance on car transport in rural areas; if the shortage of parking facilities in three schools (details supplied) in County Meath is a significant safety concern for teachers, parents, pupils and public representatives; what is required to address these risks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43695/15]

Schools Health and Safety

Helen McEntee

39. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she needs to interact more directly and more proactively with local authorities in respect of road safety at rural schools; her views on the experiences of parents, teachers and pupils at three schools (details supplied) in County Meath, as examples of the problems that are arising from what she may regard as a current policy deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43696/15]

Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme

Helen McEntee

63. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the recently announced built heritage investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43457/15]

Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme

Helen McEntee

76. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports she provides to protect the built heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43456/15]

Commemorative Events

Helen McEntee

647. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the context of the commemorative projects in 2016 that will reflect on the lives and deaths of 3,500 Irish soldiers who died in combat at the Somme in northern France in 1916, if the industrial-scale slaughter at the Battle of the Somme demonstrates the vital need for institutions that facilitate and strengthen peace and unity in Europe, if her planned commemorations for 1916 will account for this sad lesson of history; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43508/15]

Archaeological Sites

Helen McEntee

648. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the impact of archaeological and heritage policy on the ambitions of the community that is deemed to be in the buffer zone of a significant heritage site (details supplied) in County Meath, if local families share custody of that heritage and archaeological legacy with the wider nation, if that policy should take account of the views of local communities and natural justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43509/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Helen McEntee

29. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health for an overview on surgical waiting lists at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogehda, County Louth, and at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, County Meath, as of 1 November 2015, 1 November 2014, 1 November 2012 and 1 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42715/15]

Hospital Services

Helen McEntee

46. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health the status of his efforts to improve overcrowding challenges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42714/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Helen McEntee

75. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health further to a Dáil debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his ambitions to provide equal access to pre-school children with disabilities; his efforts to ensure that 15 children in County Meath will be able to avail of the free early childhood care and education scheme year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/15]

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]

Garda Deployment

Helen McEntee

72. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the need for additional Garda Síochána resources in communities (details supplied) in County Meath; if she will request a report from the Garda Commissioner on plans to improve policing in the relevant communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42287/15]

Garda Deployment

Helen McEntee

99. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a need for a greater Garda Síochána presence in three County Meath communities (details supplied), one of which is policed at night by gardaí who are based at a Garda Síochána station 46.1 kilometres away; her views on the security requirements of those communities, including at night; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42286/15]

National Monuments

Helen McEntee

16. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his Department's effort to address an issue of significant heritage concern (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39264/15]

Teacher Data

Helen McEntee

495. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in primary schools in County Meath in September of each of the years 2010 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39999/15]

Teacher Data

Helen McEntee

496. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in post-primary schools in County Meath in September of each of the years 2010 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40000/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Helen McEntee

497. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital expenditure on primary education in County Meath in each of the years 2011 to 2014; the expected outturn for 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40001/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Helen McEntee

498. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital expenditure on post-primary education in County Meath in each of the years 2011 to 2014; the expected outturn for 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40002/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Helen McEntee

499. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected capital expenditure on primary education in County Meath over the course of the Government’s capital investment plan 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40003/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Helen McEntee

500. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected capital expenditure on post-primary education in County Meath over the course of the Government’s capital investment plan 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40004/15]

State Examinations

Helen McEntee

502. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if extra concessions will be made for a leaving certificate student (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40062/15]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Helen McEntee

572. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of foreshore leases which fell due for rent review and the actual number of rent reviews that were finalised by the State in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40480/15]

Commemorative Events

Helen McEntee

33. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Ireland 2016 centenary programme and the community participation element of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39544/15]

Greenways Funding

Helen McEntee

11. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a proposed project (details supplied); his views that this project has potential to unlock significant tourism sector employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39055/15]

Road Network

Helen McEntee

25. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a project (details supplied) in County Meath. [39054/15]

Energy Policy

Helen McEntee

79. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for an update on his engagements with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of updating Ireland’s wind energy guidelines; his views on whether Ireland can reach its 2020 energy security targets without the construction of industrial wind farms in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/15]

North-South Interconnector

Helen McEntee

82. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on his engagements with EirGrid in respect of the proposed North-South energy interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38942/15]

State Examinations Commission

Helen McEntee

484. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Education and Skills if extra concessions will be made for the leaving certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39190/15]

Climate Change Policy

Helen McEntee

29. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether Ireland can reach its 2020 climate change and energy security targets without construction of industrial wind farms in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37234/15]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Helen McEntee

31. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his engagements with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of updating Ireland's wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37233/15]

Information and Communications Technology

Helen McEntee

16. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his Department's efforts in respect of a proposal by a company (details supplied); if he will update Dáil Éireann on the overarching strategy for Ireland in respect of such enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37151/15]

Foreign Direct Investment

Helen McEntee

35. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for an update on the Government's engagement with a company (details supplied) and a local authority in respect of a planned project that proposes to create a significant number of jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37150/15]

Trade Strategy

Helen McEntee

111. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his Dáil statement on 30 April 2015 regarding his efforts, as Minister, to promote Ireland's trade and export markets through his work with embassies, agencies and businesses, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's efforts to promote a particular initative (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36984/15]

Consular Services Provision

Helen McEntee

121. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department's efforts to support the families and friends of Irish students who lost their lives in Berkeley in California in the United States of America in June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36985/15]