Parliamentary questions

Cross-Border Co-operation

Declan Breathnach

103. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the joint agency task force dealing with cross-Border criminality; the number of initiatives undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10756/18]

National Planning Framework

Declan Breathnach

234. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the population for Drogheda by 2040 data was not mentioned in the national planning framework 2040 document; if data both for Drogheda and Dundalk will be supplied; if this data is computed using existing boundary definitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10393/18]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Declan Breathnach

484. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical practitioners who wish to prescribe cannabis-based products containing THC by applying for a licence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 are finding it difficult to source the treatment due to the fact that pharmacies are reluctant to stock it as it may affect their licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9931/18]

Hospital Services

Declan Breathnach

301. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the coronary artery calcium score test available as part of routine diagnostics for cardiac event risk; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 70% of cardiac events are caused by plaque rupture which could be diagnosed early using this simple testing procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8145/18]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Declan Breathnach

68. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a full multidisciplinary community neuro-rehabilitation team in County Louth. [6418/18]

Road Projects Status

Declan Breathnach

295. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the planning permission for the proposed Narrow Water bridge is still valid and effective; the communication he has had with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland and with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on the project; if funding will be made available for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5236/18]

Illegal Dumping

Declan Breathnach

513. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure that illegal dumping of vehicle tyres, particularly the persistence of cross-Border dumping of tyres, is stopped (details supplied); if a review of current legislation has been carried out; if there are measures to co-ordinate efforts between agencies north and south of the Border to halt this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4117/18]

State Pension (Contributory)

Declan Breathnach

577. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the consultation process to find a resolution to the inequities in the averaging system for the State contributory pension; the status of a report in this regard completed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3941/18]

Housing Estates

Declan Breathnach

624. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of a report in relation to the national taking in charge initiative; his plans to help estates that had valid applications for taking in charge by provision of a further funding stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3944/18]

Planning Guidelines

Declan Breathnach

632. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the planning laws to force local authorities to abide by the EU treaty and end the locals only restriction on one-off housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4125/18]

Living Alone Allowance

Declan Breathnach

216. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ease the rules relating to the living alone and supplementary allowances to allow persons experiencing housing issues and homelessness to reside at the home of a relative without affecting the income of that relative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2359/18]

Bail Law

Declan Breathnach

504. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the communication that takes place between the Prison Service, the Courts Service and the Judiciary in respect of availability of custodial places; if his attention has been drawn to the matter, notwithstanding the fact that there was a law passed making it more difficult for repeat offenders to get bail, that it is still the norm in the District Court to grant bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54518/17]

Fines Data

Declan Breathnach

607. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines issued in 2016 that specifically relate to persons caught smuggling or selling illicit cigarettes, fuel and alcohol; the number of those fines paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1983/18]

Rent Pressure Zones

Declan Breathnach

1707. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if consideration has been given to applying a rent pressure zone to Dundalk (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54406/17]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Declan Breathnach

1715. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 22 November 2017, if he will address a series of queries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54528/17]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Declan Breathnach

244. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the cross-Border crime agency; the number of staff involved and agencies engaged; the annual budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54151/17]

Road Projects Status

Declan Breathnach

635. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the available options for the completion of the Narrow Water bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54150/17]

Brexit Negotiations

Declan Breathnach

35. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the briefings he has had on the Brexit negotiations, in particular in respect of the Border issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53038/17]

Minor Works Scheme

Declan Breathnach

100. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put the minor works funding on a statutory footing in order that it will be a guaranteed payment to schools each year in view of the fact that schools rely heavily on the minor works grant as part of their operational capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53322/17]

Minor Works Scheme Payments

Declan Breathnach

105. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills if in view of his recent statements to Dáil Éireann that the minor works grant for schools for 2018 would not be paid until the calendar year 2019, there will be a double payment in 2019, one in early 2019 carried over from 2018 and a second towards the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53381/17]