Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet Committee on European Affairs was held; and when the next meeting is scheduled. [2760/17]

World Economic Forum

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the World Economic Forum recently. [3068/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [3067/17]

Psychological Assessments

Gerry Adams

176. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names and addresses of the 57 schools in County Louth which do not currently have access to a NEPS psychologist for the purposes of carrying out an educational assessment. [4723/17]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Gerry Adams

177. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to NEPS in County Louth under the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments each year for the past five years for private educational assessments by psychologists. [4724/17]

Psychological Assessments Waiting Times

Gerry Adams

178. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils in County Louth who are currently awaiting an educational assessment under the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments; the length of time each child currently on the waiting list has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4725/17]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Gerry Adams

179. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole-time equivalent NEPS positions that will be recruited in County Louth under the recruitment competition put in place by the Public Appointments Service; and the current whole-time equivalent NEPS staff complement in County Louth. [4726/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Gerry Adams

311. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a household (details supplied) in County Louth will have access to high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4758/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Gerry Adams

312. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a household (details supplied) in County Louth will have access to high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4759/17]

Brexit Issues

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagement with the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, on 16 January 2017. [2762/17]

Brexit Issues

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagement with the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, during her recent visit to Dublin. [4070/17]

Legislative Programme

Gerry Adams

9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the status of Bills under preparation in his Department. [4071/17]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he or his officials have had any engagement with the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, or his officials since his inauguration on 20 January 2017. [2759/17]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

17. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the official visits abroad he has scheduled for 2017. [4583/17]

Revenue Commissioners Staff

Gerry Adams

126. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if a private security company is employed at the Revenue Commissioners' offices, Millennium Centre, Dundalk; if so, when this commenced; the remit of this security company at this location; if this service had formerly been provided by staff directly employed by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3970/17]

Revenue Commissioners Staff

Gerry Adams

127. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if officers of the Revenue Commissioners in the Millennium Centre, Dundalk, are permitted to accept documents from the public; if not, if members of the public are required to supply their documents electronically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3971/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Gerry Adams

576. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will review the decision by the HSE Dublin north east appeals officer dated 4 January 2017 which states that persons (details supplied) do not qualify for the retention of their medical cards which were valid until 4 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4351/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Gerry Adams

133. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 17 November 2016, the progress of the primary care centre for Dundalk; the way in which Dundalk primary care centre will be delivered; if he will provide clarification regarding the term operational lease; if a preferred provider has been identified; the stage at which the process is currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3551/17]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagement with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, on 10 January 2017. [1713/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

17. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Prime Minister of Spain, Mr. Mariano Rajoy, on 12 January 2017. [1908/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform took place on 12 December 2016. [40127/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the informal meeting of the 27 EU Heads of State and Government held on 15 December 2016. [1715/17]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Gerry Adams

151. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if the disabled drivers and passengers scheme is only applicable to specially modified vehicles or if certain elements of the scheme, for example, VRT exemption, fuel grant and toll road exemption, may be applied for in circumstances in which the applicant holds a primary medical certificate but does not have a modified vehicle. [3154/17]

Brexit Issues

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has held any meetings with officials in the international, European Union and Northern division of his Department relating to Brexit since 1 December 2016. [1714/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if a meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place on 12 December 2016. [40126/16]

Departmental Functions

Gerry Adams

77. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the functions of the parliamentary liaison unit in his Department; and the way in which these differ from the Office of the Government Chief Whip. [1911/17]

Programme for Government

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of commitments in the programme for Government pertaining to his Department. [1909/17]

Departmental Staff

Gerry Adams

5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of staff assigned to each division in his Department; and the number of staff assigned to each section and unit of each division. [1910/17]

Garda Deployment

Gerry Adams

211. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional Garda members, reserve members and civilians which will be allocated to the Louth Garda division and to all other Garda divisions in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1952/17]

Flood Relief Schemes

Gerry Adams

717. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the finalisation of the CFRAM draft flood risk management plans; and when the national programme of schemes will be published. [1587/17]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

1061. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons outsourced at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2013 to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41785/16]

Accident and Emergency Departments Data

Gerry Adams

1062. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2013 to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41786/16]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

1063. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2011 to date in 2017, broken down by year, by speciality and in the wait time bands of up to three months, up to six months, up to 12 months, up to 15 months, up to 18 months, up to two years and more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41787/16]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

1064. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the months of 2015, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41788/16]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

1065. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the months of 2016, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41789/16]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

1066. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41790/16]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

1067. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41791/16]

Hospitals Expenditure

Gerry Adams

1068. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the total spend at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2013 to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41792/16]

Hospital Staff Data

Gerry Adams

1069. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent nursing positions in place at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2009 to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41793/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Gerry Adams

1070. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2009 to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41794/16]

Hospital Beds Data

Gerry Adams

1071. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2013 to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41795/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Gerry Adams

1072. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2013 to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41796/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Gerry Adams

1073. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient did-not-attend incidents at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2013 to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41797/16]

Hospital Facilities

Gerry Adams

1074. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2011 to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41798/16]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

1075. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, including the details and an overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41799/16]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

1076. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the cost of each capital project funded by the HSE and-or his Department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2009 to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41800/16]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

1077. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2011 to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41801/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Gerry Adams

1311. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries which have been cancelled or rescheduled since December 2016 in each hospital group in tabular form. [1688/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Gerry Adams

1312. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures and surgeries cancelled at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for each of the years 2011 to 2016. [1689/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

1313. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the inpatient and outpatient waiting times across all specialties at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, from 2011 to 2016 in tabular form. [1690/17]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the items he has sought to have included on the agenda of the next meeting of the European Council or the next informal meeting of the EU 27 Heads of State and Government. [39816/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the United States of America; and if he met any representatives of the undocumented Irish. [38775/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has appointed a new chief economic adviser. [39815/16]

Cyber Security Policy

Gerry Adams

4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the protocols his Department has in place for the use of unofficial e-mail accounts for official purposes by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [39814/16]

Brexit Issues

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the meeting of the Cabinet committee on Brexit that was held on 24 November 2016. [38637/16]

Revenue Commissioners

Gerry Adams

148. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any changes to the public opening hours or services provided in the Revenue Commissioners' offices, Millennium Centre, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40007/16]

JobPath Implementation

Gerry Adams

329. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is a requirement of the JobPath scheme that participants must attend JobPath offices in order to do job searches; if this is the case for participants with small children who must pay for child care while they attend JobPath meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/16]

Departmental Properties

Gerry Adams

330. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if, commencing on 11 December 2016, a security company will be responsible for opening and closing Government buildings in the Millennium Centre, Dundalk, which currently accommodates a number of State offices (details supplied); if this function was to date performed by public servants at the service officer level; if this change contravenes the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40006/16]

Children and Family Services Provision

Gerry Adams

665. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the additional supports for families in emergency accommodation and in particular the additional access to early years services, school completion programmes and free public transport that has been provided to families; and the costs of these additional supports. [35450/16]

Brexit Issues

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the meeting of the British-Irish Council which he attended on 25 November 2016. [38639/16]

Brexit Issues

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when he last spoke to the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May; and if he raised with her potential issues relating to the Good Friday Agreement arising from Brexit. [38777/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet committee meetings scheduled between now and the end of December 2016. [38776/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Pope Francis on 28 November 2016. [37721/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action last met. [37719/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Gerry Adams

5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the engagement his Department's officials have had with the European Commission's Brexit negotiating team led by Mr. Michel Barnier. [36336/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

10. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he met the First Minister of Scotland, Ms Nicola Sturgeon, during her recent visit to Dublin. [38638/16]

Medicinal Products Prices

Gerry Adams

53. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE negotiations with the pharmaceutical company responsible for the production of the cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco in respect of the effort to secure significant price reductions for the drug; when the process is due to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37868/16]

Medicinal Products Prices

Gerry Adams

74. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE negotiations with the pharmaceutical company responsible for the production of the cystic fibrosis drug, Orkambi, in respect of the effort to secure significant price reductions for the drug; when the process is due to conclude; if the pilot will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37867/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

136. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37847/16]

National Risk Assessment

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment for 2016. [37381/16]

Ministerial Advisers

Gerry Adams

5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and the Ministers of State at his Department. [37380/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [37379/16]

Departmental Appointments

Gerry Adams

141. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by her and Ministers of State in her Department. [37892/16]

Departmental Staff

Gerry Adams

167. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37889/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

247. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37887/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Gerry Adams

272. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the locations of the 15 social houses which are currently being constructed in County Louth; and if these 15 houses are new and additional houses or if they are replacement dwellings for social houses which have been demolished. [37116/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Gerry Adams

273. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposed social housing construction which is planned for County Louth over the term of the action plan for housing; and the locations of this social housing. [37117/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

306. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37888/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

356. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37894/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

391. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37890/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

412. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37893/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

492. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by her and Ministers of State in her department. [37883/16]

Respite Care Services

Gerry Adams

524. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set out the total annual HSE budget for respite care for County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37023/16]

Medicinal Products

Gerry Adams

530. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding the making available of Kalydeco to cystic fibrosis sufferers aged two years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37102/16]

Medicinal Products

Gerry Adams

531. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set out the numbers of persons currently receiving Kalydeco as part of treatment for cystic fibrosis; and the cost per patient. [37103/16]

Medicinal Products

Gerry Adams

532. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if Government negotiations have commenced with the supplier of Kalydeco to ensure the supply of this drug to sufferers aged two years and over following the NCPE recommendation in October 2016, under which Kalydeco was deemed not to be cost effective in sufferers aged two and over; the stage these negotiations are currently at; and when he expects an update to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37104/16]

Medicinal Products

Gerry Adams

533. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by parent groups of children with cystic fibrosis aged two years and over who are frustrated at the fact that Kalydeco has been approved for reimbursement for children aged six years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37105/16]

Medicinal Products

Gerry Adams

534. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of children aged two years and over who may currently stand to benefit from the provision of Kalydeco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37106/16]

Medicinal Products

Gerry Adams

535. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the pricing of Kalydeco for children aged two years and over being an issue in other countries in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37107/16]

Antimicrobial Resistance

Gerry Adams

537. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of patients of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, who were diagnosed with multidrug-resistant bugs in each year over the past five years. [37123/16]

Antimicrobial Resistance

Gerry Adams

538. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of patients of Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, who were diagnosed with multidrug-resistant bugs in each year over the past five years. [37124/16]

Antimicrobial Resistance

Gerry Adams

539. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in nursing homes in County Louth who were diagnosed with multidrug-resistant bugs in each year over the past five years. [37125/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

677. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37882/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

711. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37885/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

746. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37895/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

762. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by her and Ministers of State in her Department. [37891/16]

Departmental Funding

Gerry Adams

787. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied) in County Louth; if her Department provided funding to repay a number of refundable registration fees; if so, the amount of funding which was allocated; if the persons will also be refunded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37574/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

790. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by her and Ministers of State in her Department. [37884/16]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Gerry Adams

806. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37886/16]

Library Services

Gerry Adams

108. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rationale for the proposed roll-out of staffless libraries. [36585/16]