Parliamentary questions

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Seán Kenny

204. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the discussions on the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4269/16]

Trade Relations

Seán Kenny

205. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of trade between Norway and Ireland in each of the years 2013 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4270/16]

Garda Transport Data

Seán Kenny

269. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new and unmarked Garda Síochána cars that will come into the fleet in 2016; if the contract to supply the cars has gone to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4271/16]

Rail Services

Seán Kenny

585. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of providing an additional 30 DART carriages and 30 additional intercity rail carriages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4272/16]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Seán Kenny

80. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 is entitled to a fuel allowance. [2712/16]

Heritage Sites

Seán Kenny

178. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who visited each Office of Public Works heritage site in each of the years 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2175/16]

Air Corps Recruitment

Seán Kenny

265. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will have a recruitment drive for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/16]

Garda Youth Diversion Projects

Seán Kenny

280. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is considering the development of a Garda Síochána youth diversion project for the Baldoyle, Howth and Sutton areas of Dublin 13. [1977/16]

Rail Services Provision

Seán Kenny

479. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from three to four on the 06.15 train service from Cork to Dublin Heuston each weekday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2176/16]

Trade Missions

Seán Kenny

301. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to have a trade mission to India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1164/16]

Horse Racing Industry Development

Seán Kenny

389. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met formally with the chairperson and chief executive officer of Horse Sport Ireland and when he will meet the chairperson and chief executive officer again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1165/16]

Garda Operations

Seán Kenny

498. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles seized by An Garda Síochána in the R district for having no valid insurance in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1166/16]

School Funding

Seán Kenny

808. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding she provided to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13 in 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1167/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Seán Kenny

933. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of adapting the entire Bus Éireann fleet to being fully wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1168/16]

Trade Data

Seán Kenny

196. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of trade between Ireland and New Zealand in the years 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45012/15]

Garda Equipment

Seán Kenny

280. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recent additional Garda mountain bikes purchased have been allocated to Garda stations, if not, when they will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45015/15]

Rail Services Provision

Seán Kenny

643. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or the National Transport Authority provide the funding to upgrade the audio announcements on the Dublin Area Rapid Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45013/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Kenny

644. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date he last met the chairperson and chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann; the topics discussed; when he will next meet them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45014/15]

Hotel Accommodation

Seán Kenny

645. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of hotels and guesthouses that were warned by Fáilte Ireland in 2013 and 2014 to take action in order to retain their classification as three-star establishments, four-star establishments or five-star establishments; how many were subsequently upgraded or downgraded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45017/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Seán Kenny

43. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will make a decision on an application by persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5 under the carer's allowance scheme. [44436/15]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

Seán Kenny

97. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Taoiseach the number of employees who will be employed in the 2016 centenary programme office by grade; the criteria and processes used to select these employees; the number of applications received from employees of the Revenue Commissioners by grade and why all these applications were rejected; if unsuccessful applicants have any appeal or review options open to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter [43827/15]

Excise Duties

Seán Kenny

157. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the additional yield if the excise duty for a publican's licence was increased from €2,535 to €2,825, based on annual turnover between €952,500 to €1,270,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43846/15]

Excise Duties

Seán Kenny

158. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the additional yield if the excise duty for a publican's licence was increased from €3,805 to €4,600 based on annual turnover in excess of €1,270,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43847/15]

Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment

Seán Kenny

207. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will approve funding for the appointment of three additional full-time accountants for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43845/15]

Third Level Funding

Seán Kenny

463. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the number of intellectual disability training places in Dublin City University from 20 to 35; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43848/15]

Garda Equipment

Seán Kenny

326. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will increase the number of mountain bicycles allocated to the Garda Síochána R district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42653/15]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Seán Kenny

428. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a full-time consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42655/15]

Fire Service

Seán Kenny

572. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to Dublin City Council for the purchase of an additional hydraulic platform and turntable ladder appliance for Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42654/15]

Trade Missions

Seán Kenny

186. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of his recent trade mission to the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/15]

Industrial Development

Seán Kenny

187. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are taking to create employment in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41431/15]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Seán Kenny

289. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies in the Defence Forces medical corps; the length of time each post has been vacant; the steps being taken to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41433/15]

Garda Transport Data

Seán Kenny

320. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána districts in Dublin that received additional public order vans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41432/15]

Garda Deployment

Seán Kenny

329. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána districts in Dublin that received additional gardaí following the recruiting of extra gardaí in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40411/15]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Seán Kenny

330. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to refurbish Swords District Court in County Dublin; the estimated cost of making it fully wheelchair-accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40412/15]

Health Services Provision

Seán Kenny

412. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the D-Doc Service; the number of urgent cases where persons had to wait over four hours for a doctor to visit a house upon request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40410/15]

Dublin Bus Services

Seán Kenny

624. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus has applied to the National Transport Authority for funding of extra buses in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40413/15]

Policing of Events

Seán Kenny

321. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that An Garda Síochána received from the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union for policing their events in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39170/15]

General Practitioner Training

Seán Kenny

394. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of general practitioner training places from 157 to 180; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39169/15]

Hotel Accommodation

Seán Kenny

586. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections that took place in 2013 and 2014 to ensure full compliance with maximum chargeable rates for hotels and guest house accommodation; the number of cases of non-compliance identified in both years; the action that is taken in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39168/15]

Excise Duties Yield

Seán Kenny

330. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of excise duty collected in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38196/15]

Job Creation

Seán Kenny

355. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Agency Ireland are taking to create employment in Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37490/15]

Garda Operations

Seán Kenny

541. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána public service vehicle inspectors allocated to each division in 2013 and in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37492/15]

Garda Equipment

Seán Kenny

595. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána mountain bikes allocated to each Garda Síochána district within Dublin in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38194/15]

Hospital Staff Data

Seán Kenny

831. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time self-harm liaison nurses allocated to Temple Street Children's University Hospital and Crumlin children's hospital; his plans to increase these numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38197/15]

International Students

Seán Kenny

929. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken in the United States of America to bring additional students from there to Ireland for academic studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37491/15]

Water Quality

Seán Kenny

1044. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce a grant scheme for low-income households to assist with the replacement of lead pipes in their homes. [37430/15]

Fire Service

Seán Kenny

1093. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the budget allocation in 2014 for the fire services capital programme; the amount spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38195/15]

Tourism Promotion

Seán Kenny

1163. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that Tourism Ireland is taking in the print media in Canada to promote tourism to Ireland over the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37496/15]

Sports Organisations

Seán Kenny

1187. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all non-governmental sports bodies are accountable to Sports Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38193/15]

Garda Deployment

Seán Kenny

382. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that additional Garda Síochána attention is provided to an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36489/15]