Parliamentary questions

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

John Curran

85. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason only €1.6 million in funding has been drawn down to date through the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, which was allocated a total of €266 million (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19673/18]

Commencement of Legislation

John Curran

188. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the sections of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 that have been commenced; if there are sections which have yet to be commenced; if so, when these sections will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19677/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John Curran

279. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a surgical procedure carried out in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19719/18]

Citizens Information Services

John Curran

6. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the restructuring of MABS and CIS will be reviewed; if she is satisfied that the new structure of regional boards represents the best way forward in terms of service delivery to local communities and good governance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19167/18]

Pensions Reform

John Curran

43. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made regarding introducing a new total contributions pension scheme by 2020 and the introduction of a pension auto-enrolment scheme by 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19168/18]

Community Services Programme

John Curran

22. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to open the community services programme to additional new entrants in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19011/18]

RAPID Programme

John Curran

23. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of his Department's review of the RAPID programme; the improvements that have been made as a result of this review in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19012/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

John Curran

119. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the high-level forum set up to deal with the issue of pension provision for the supervisors and assistant supervisors of community employment schemes has met since its last meeting in November 2017; if so, if a report from the meeting will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19126/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

John Curran

120. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to address the issue of pension provision for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his plans to implement the Labour Court's recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19127/18]

Garda Operations

John Curran

197. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a meeting between interested bodies and parties, on the issue of problem quad and scrambler use, took place on 25 April, as scheduled; if so, the steps and timelines to address the ongoing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19051/18]

Smoking Ban

John Curran

310. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the smoking ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19053/18]

Home Care Packages Administration

John Curran

311. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of his Department's new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of home support services; the way in which he expects the scheme to improve home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19054/18]

Emergency Departments Waiting Times

John Curran

312. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the time persons over 75 years of age are forced to wait in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19055/18]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

John Curran

313. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2017 and to date in 2018, by category of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19056/18]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

John Curran

314. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 24 April 2018, if it is anticipated that the rate of treatment received by patients through the National Treatment Purchase Fund will continue for the remainder of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19057/18]

National Transport Authority

John Curran

373. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NTA will publish an integrated implementation plan for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19052/18]

Foster Care

John Curran

390. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she plans to take to ensure children's safety is paramount while they are in foster care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19058/18]

Community Development Initiatives

John Curran

406. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the status of his Department's review of local community development committees; the improvements that have been made as a result of this review in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/18]

RAPID Programme

John Curran

407. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline his plans to increase the funding allocated to the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19060/18]

Legislative Process

John Curran

434. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage reached by the provision set out in section 5 of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 that enables customers to volunteer their public services card in circumstances in which they wish to use it as a form of proof of identity and-or age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19050/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

John Curran

96. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to their overall local communities is not being properly recognised at the end of their careers in spite of a Labour Court ruling in their favour; his further views on whether the Government may be undermining the Labour Court by ignoring its recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18539/18]

Drugs Seizures

John Curran

115. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the value of illegal drugs seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and for the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18361/18]

Public Transport Provision

John Curran

30. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he and the NTA are taking to ensure adequate modes of transport and transport links are provided to ensure the viability of the Clonburris strategic development zone, SDZ, development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17735/18]

Bus Services

John Curran

48. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new bus lanes and bus corridors that have been identified in Dublin as part of the BusConnects project; the next steps and process to establish these new bus lanes and corridors; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17736/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

191. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans and associated timeframes to provide new primary schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17487/18]

Schools Data

John Curran

192. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of classes being accommodated in prefabricated classrooms; the number that have been using prefabricated classrooms for two, three, five and more than five years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17489/18]

Garda Data

John Curran

269. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the motor vehicles disposed of in 2017 that had been seized by An Garda Síochána; when the vehicles were seized, the age of the vehicles when sold; the price secured for the vehicles; the make and model of each vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17490/18]

Garda Transport Provision

John Curran

282. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the number of new vehicles scheduled to be delivered to An Garda Síochána during 2018; the number due to be delivered in each quarter of 2018; the number to be delivered to each Garda district; the number that have been delivered to each district to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17747/18]

Garda Transport Data

John Curran

318. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles that support plain-clothes gardaí in each of the Dublin metropolitan regions; his plans to roll out new vehicles to support these officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18097/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

John Curran

357. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to the HSE to reduce the waiting list and waiting time for home support in view of the fact that at the end of February 2018 there were 6,172 persons waiting for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17488/18]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

John Curran

396. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received treatment in the first quarter of 2018 under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/18]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

John Curran

397. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17746/18]

Waste Management Regulations

John Curran

456. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he will take to ensure that all licensed household waste collection companies display full and up to date price charging structures on their company websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17496/18]

Road Safety

John Curran

509. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulations and legislation he plans to introduce to manage the use of rickshaws for public hire following a public consultation on rickshaws undertaken by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17748/18]

Public Services Card

John Curran

591. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to make the public services card available to be used as identification with the Central Bank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18098/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

598. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the 3,800 housing units to be completed construction in 2018, by scheme and local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17491/18]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

John Curran

599. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of LIHAF funding drawn down to date by project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

600. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses he expects to have completed and occupied in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by each local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17493/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

John Curran

601. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of affordable homes under construction by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17494/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

602. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses that have completed construction and are occupied for each local authority during the first quarter of 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17495/18]

Student Accommodation

John Curran

618. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress that has been made to increase purpose-built student accommodation by the end of 2019; the number of beds that have been built to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18099/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

35. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the delivery of a primary care centre (details supplied); the staffing and range of services to be provided at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16289/18]

National Drugs Strategy

John Curran

79. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the new programme to promote community awareness of alcohol-related harm from the last quarter of 2017 to the summer of 2018 will be fast tracked; if the associated funding will be increased from €0.25 million to €0.5 million in view of the fact it will be a full year since the new national drug and alcohol strategy was published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16290/18]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision

John Curran

97. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider renewing and extending Garda based CCTV systems in view of the poor uptake in grant applications to date for community based CCTV systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16228/18]

Garda Operations

John Curran

98. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the meeting which had been scheduled for 28 February 2018 of interested bodies and parties to discuss the issue of problem quad and scrambler use and which was cancelled due to bad weather conditions has been rescheduled and taken place; if so, the next steps and timelines to address this ongoing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/18]

Public Sector Pay

John Curran

289. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans and timeframe to address remaining pay inequality issues in view of the fact that the report to the Houses of Oireachtas on new entrant salary scales has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14964/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

406. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) and the progression of a building project; and if the school has progressed onto the schools building works programme. [15816/18]

School Accommodation Provision

John Curran

435. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been issued by his Department, following nationwide demographic exercises, that will determine the locations in which additional school accommodation will be needed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16301/18]

Garda Data

John Curran

569. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and community gardaí stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown, Ballyfermot and Rathcoole in January in each of the years 2014 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16302/18]

Health Services Provision

John Curran

853. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE are engaging with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are made available to persons with MS. [15765/18]

Medical Card Eligibility

John Curran

948. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the income limits for persons over 70 years of age will be increased in order for them to receive a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16293/18]

Medical Card Data

John Curran

949. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 70 years of age who are in receipt of a full medical card; the number of persons over 70 years of age in receipt of a general practitioner visit only card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16294/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

950. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in providing primary care centres in Clondalkin and Lucan villages by means of a public private partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16297/18]

Hospital Car Parks

John Curran

951. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when the review of hospital car parking charges will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16298/18]

Home Care Packages

John Curran

1020. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the abolition of the in loco parentis clause with regard to paediatric home care packages will be reviewed. [16724/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

John Curran

1021. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he, with the HSE, will secure an additional paediatric rheumatologist for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, in view of the fact that there are over 900 children on a waiting list for over three years to be seen in the hospital to be treated for juvenile arthritis. [16725/18]

Cycling Facilities Provision

John Curran

1210. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding being provided in 2018 and 2019 for the provision of cycle lanes; if there is a scheme open to local authorities to apply for funding for cycle lanes; and if not, when such a scheme will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15019/18]

Traffic Management

John Curran

1315. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to date to alleviate city centre traffic congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16300/18]

Fuel Allowance Payments

John Curran

1458. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the fuel allowance payment for an additional three weeks in view of recent poor and cold weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16299/18]

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility

John Curran

1483. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the operation of the invalidity pension and the payment of partial capacity benefit with regard to a person being assessed for PCB that is only able to get insecure casual work will be reviewed (details supplied); if the scheme will be reviewed to allow for variations in earnings resulting from casual work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16727/18]

Fire Safety Regulations

John Curran

1599. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the outcome of the review for fire safety in the multi-storey social housing sector which was requested from local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16295/18]

Fire Safety Regulations

John Curran

1600. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress being made by the fire safety task force established after the Grenfell fire disaster; if the task force has completed its review of buildings over 18 m in height; if it has it published its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16296/18]

School Accommodation Provision

John Curran

51. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the completion of the nationwide demographic exercises involving all school planning areas, including Tallaght, Saggart, Citywest, Newcastle and Rathcoole, which will determine the locations in which additional school accommodation will be needed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14277/18]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

John Curran

81. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts being made on the needs of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America in view of his St. Patrick's Day visit to the United States of America; the extent to which ongoing negotiations continue to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14547/18]

Brexit Issues

John Curran

82. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consideration that was given to assisting Ireland in relation to Brexit in the St Patrick's Day ministerial visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/18]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision

John Curran

187. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community-based CCTV schemes funded by his Department since the new scheme was announced in April 2017; the number established nationally; the location of each of the established community based CCTV schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14535/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

261. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when the details of new funding initiatives to strengthen the capacity of drug task forces to support the implementation of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery during 2018 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14536/18]

Vaccination Programme

John Curran

262. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase advertising to inform parents that HSE school teams will be visiting second level schools from mid-March 2018 to offer girls the second dose of the HPV vaccine and provide another opportunity for girls who missed out on the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14537/18]

Home Help Service Data

John Curran

263. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of new persons to receive home support in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, area in 2018 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14544/18]

Home Help Service Data

John Curran

264. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of home support in each CHO area as of March 2018; the corresponding number for March 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14545/18]

Home Help Service Data

John Curran

265. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO area who are on a waiting list for home support; the number of persons in each area waiting more than two, four, eight and 12 weeks, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14546/18]

Home Loan Scheme

John Curran

446. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of take-ups of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14538/18]

Home Loan Scheme

John Curran

447. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will deliver affordable homes to buy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14541/18]

Housing Provision

John Curran

448. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for targets and timelines to provide affordable homes to buy and rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14543/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Curran

332. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be made at Cappagh Hospital. [13522/18]

Education Data

John Curran

71. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the nationwide demographic exercise involving all school planning areas will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13259/18]

Garda Youth Diversion Projects

John Curran

93. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review or restructure the delivery model of Garda youth diversion projects; if he will report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13257/18]

Hospitals Car Park Charges

John Curran

113. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to issue guidelines to hospitals in order that all persons undergoing cancer treatment receive free car parking in view of the financial burden of car parking on patients with long-term illnesses and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13255/18]

Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group

John Curran

236. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to ensure that a sustainable recycling culture remains here in view of the recent announcement from one waste management provider to introduce charges on the green recycling bin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13250/18]

Waste Disposal Charges

John Curran

237. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to reduce packaging at household level in order to reduce further increases in charges on householders in view of the recently introduced charges for recyclable waste by one waste management provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13251/18]

Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group

John Curran

238. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that Ireland can become self sufficient in waste management of recyclable goods in view of China no longer receiving recyclable waste for processing from other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13252/18]

Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group

John Curran

239. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to further encourage or incentivise customers to separate waste appropriately to prevent further price hikes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13253/18]

Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group

John Curran

240. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the household waste collection price monitoring group does not publish its findings for each of the individual waste collection companies that it monitors; his views on whether this is satisfactory in the interest of openness and transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13254/18]

Traffic Management

John Curran

249. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a multi-modal approach to deal with traffic congestion in Dublin city centre and the College Green area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13256/18]

Rail Services Data

John Curran

258. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the operation of both the Luas red and green lines will be reviewed; the number of times there have been delays on each line over the past six months; the number of these delays caused by signal failures, breakdowns and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13417/18]

School Completion Programme

John Curran

263. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria used in a school cluster (details supplied),which is predominately non-DEIS schools, to determine the level of support and financial resources it should receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13258/18]

Community Employment Schemes Data

John Curran

284. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received concerns from local development companies or other relevant organisations regarding a drop in referrals to Tús, community employment and local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13260/18]

Schools Property

John Curran

193. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date by his Department in releasing its interest in a building (details supplied). [12998/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

194. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when approval for stage 2B will issue for a project (details supplied). [12999/18]

Home Care Packages Administration

John Curran

237. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue regarding an application by a person (details supplied) for a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13001/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

John Curran

238. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when additional home care hours will be made available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

John Curran

250. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when an outpatient appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if the case will be examined. [13068/18]

Tax Reliefs Abolition

John Curran

65. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce tax relief on trade union subscriptions; the estimated annual cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11849/18]

Public Sector Pay

John Curran

126. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the report on the cost of and a plan for dealing with pay equalisation for new entrants to the public service which was provided for in section 11 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11836/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

John Curran

170. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the full restoration of pay equality for primary teachers who entered the profession post 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11776/18]

School Accommodation Provision

John Curran

185. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the grant funding that was made available to provide two new resource rooms at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will be increased. [11954/18]

Local Drugs Task Forces

John Curran

575. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the way in which he expects local drug task forces to meet the commitment made in the Programme for Partnership Government to extend the services of local and regional drug and alcohol task forces if funding to local drug task forces remains at 2014 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12457/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

John Curran

648. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; if an appointment can be arranged for an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12772/18]

Tourism Promotion

John Curran

854. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific targets and actions he has set to address the tourist number decline from the UK in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12463/18]

Vacant Properties Data

John Curran

1047. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average cost to each local authority to refurbish a vacant property in order for it to return to housing stock, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12458/18]