Parliamentary questions

Air Accident Investigations

Clare Daly

200. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Irish Aviation Authority has investigated an incident (details supplied) or will be doing so; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/18]

Child and Family Agency Reports

Clare Daly

207. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a delay in the publication of Tusla's review of adequacy annual report for 2016 which is a statutory requirement under section 8 of the Child Care Act 1991; and the reason for the delay. [25997/18]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Clare Daly

247. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the up to date legal advice regarding the interpretation of sections 15 and 18 of the pyrite remediation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26031/18]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

266. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 623 to 625, inclusive, of 20 February 2018, the extent to which the interim report referred to had a bearing on the 2018-2019 derogation declaration signed by her on 2 May 2018 (details supplied). [26052/18]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

267. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 623 to 625, inclusive, of 20 February 2018, if she will provide a copy of the interim report from the State-wide review. [26053/18]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

268. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a copy of the submission and briefing notes submitted to her with regard to the State-wide derogations declaration for 2018 and 2019 signed by her on 2 May 2017 and posted on the National Parks and Wildlife Service's website (details supplied) and based on which she signed the 2018 and 2019 derogation. [26054/18]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

269. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she plans to act immediately on findings and recommendations in the final report from the State-wide review process; and if not, if she plans to wait until 1 May 2019 to publicly implement such recommendations as may arise in view of the annualised basis of the current derogation declaration whereby it is renewed circa 1 May each year. [26055/18]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

270. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the final report from the State-wide review makes pertinent recommendations in regard to urban gull issues, derogation licensing, common EU policy and operational practices on public health grounds; and if her Department will engage with local authorities for their 2019 planning and budgeting cycle, that is, by October 2018 at the latest. [26056/18]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

271. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which the final report in regard to the State-wide review of the wild birds derogation process commissioned by her Department under external contract in January 2018 will be published. [26179/18]

Adoption Records Provision

Clare Daly

42. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will seek to seize records immediately in order to transfer them to a central location in which they can be fully audited and preserved in view of the scale of documents held by private adoption agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25107/18]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

122. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number and types of seizures and suspected adverse reactions to the HPV vaccine reported to the HPRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/18]

HIV-AIDS Programmes

Clare Daly

123. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the HSE promotional campaign for the HPV vaccine which contains captions such as armed for life and protect our future and states that the HPV vaccine protects girls from getting cervical cancer when they are older in view of information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25808/18]

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council

Clare Daly

137. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 16 January 2018, if there is a review by PHECC to resolve the ongoing problems with non-recognised institutions or instructors of first aid training as a result of its prohibition on advertising by unrecognised and smaller providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25878/18]

Waste Management

Clare Daly

147. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amounts, nature and dates of hazardous material or hazardous waste exported from Haulbowline Island for decontamination; and the destination of same in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25751/18]

Greyhound Industry

Clare Daly

148. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the injuries sustained by a dog (details supplied) at the Clonmel track on 4 May 2018; and if the dog was euthanised by a vet at the track that day. [25771/18]

Greyhound Industry

Clare Daly

149. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the various methods used to euthanise injured greyhounds at tracks; if greyhounds with treatable injuries are euthanised; and his views on the number of greyhounds injured and killed at tracks (details supplied). [25772/18]

State Airports

Clare Daly

168. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a meeting with the DAA and a group (details supplied) will be convened. [25789/18]

EU Regulations

Clare Daly

70. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of the primary legislation necessary to give effect to EU Regulation 598/2014. [25030/18]

Transport Policy

Clare Daly

72. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet directly with representatives of the trade unions with a view to establishing a forum to agree a framework for discussion of the ongoing expansion of the transport system that gives certainty to transport workers. [25032/18]

Military Aircraft Landings

Clare Daly

89. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 which was commenced more than a year ago. [25029/18]

Irish Aviation Authority

Clare Daly

102. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 30 May 2018, if the section 32 examination of the performance by the IAA of its functions in so far as they relate to the application and enforcement of technical and safety standards regarding aircraft and air navigation will be complete before the end of 2018 in view of the fact that the public tendering process to appoint the entity to conduct this examination has not yet commenced. [25028/18]

Noise Pollution Legislation

Clare Daly

109. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a risk analysis has been conducted in regard to potential infringement proceedings being launched by the European Commission against Ireland on the appointment of Fingal County Council as the competent authority with regard to the process to be followed when adopting noise-related operating restrictions in view of the fact that per Article 3 of Regulation 598/2014 (details supplied) competent authorities must be independent of organisations which could be affected by noise-related action. [25031/18]

Insurance Costs

Clare Daly

196. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the cost of insurance working group; when it is likely to report; the status of recommendations it may make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24241/18]

Garda Training

Clare Daly

451. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated for high-quality training on domestic and sexual violence to An Garda Síochána in 2017 and 2018; the number of gardaí who received such training in these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24274/18]

Garda Information and Communications Technology

Clare Daly

452. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if GISC's responsibility for the management of the Garda information technology service desk out of hours and on weekends was rolled back in 2016 with responsibility moving to a company (details supplied); and if so, the reason therefore. [24329/18]

Prison Service Staff

Clare Daly

453. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the name of the governor of Portlaoise prison; when they were appointed; and the name of the previous governor and the date of their appointment. [24350/18]

Prison Service Staff

Clare Daly

454. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of prison governor positions which are vacant; and when they will be filled. [24351/18]

Garda Resources

Clare Daly

461. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda staff who were co-located with staff provided by a company (details supplied) in 2016 and who functioned as corresponding resources as per the terms of the 2016 contract for the provision of skilled resources by the company. [24407/18]

Garda Resources

Clare Daly

462. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff, including Garda in-house and external staff provided by a company (details supplied) allocated to provide live support for the Garda IS infrastructure in 2016. [24408/18]

Garda Information and Communications Technology

Clare Daly

463. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff including Garda in-house and external staff provided by a company (details supplied) allocated to work as service desk analysts on the Garda information technology service desk in 2016. [24421/18]

Garda Resources

Clare Daly

464. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the €7,625,089 cost of the contract awarded to a company (details supplied) for the provision of skilled resources to An Garda Síochána in 2016 includes staff travel and subsistence costs. [24422/18]

Garda Resources

Clare Daly

465. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the €7,205,435 cost of the contract awarded to a company (details supplied) for the provision of skilled resources to An Garda Síochána in 2015 includes staff travel and subsistence costs. [24423/18]

Asylum Applications Data

Clare Daly

506. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 29 May 2018, if only 0.5% of residents on direct provision have been in the asylum process for more than three years (details supplied). [25055/18]

Prison Service Data

Clare Daly

512. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the lengths of time individual prisoners were placed in safety observation cells, closed observation cells and 22 and 23 hour lock up in 2017 and to date in 2018, by prison in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25085/18]

Data Protection

Clare Daly

513. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of female and male prisoner, respectively, who exercised their right to vote in the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment. [25086/18]

Proposed Legislation

Clare Daly

578. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the detail of plans to repeal section 85(6) of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in view of the repeal of the eighth amendment of the Constitution. [25123/18]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Clare Daly

581. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 24 May 2018, the exact quantum of funding allocated in 2018 to provide for the full implementation of national policies and guidelines in regard to antimicrobial resistance and healthcare acquired infections. [24236/18]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Clare Daly

593. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health when it is likely that there will be a change in regard to which labs are used to analyse smear tests for the CervicalCheck programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24325/18]

Health Care Policy

Clare Daly

600. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health when a revised HSE national consent policy will be published which omits paragraph 7.7.1’s exceptions to the principle of consent [24380/18]

Health Care Policy

Clare Daly

601. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to inform all medical practitioners and persons in associated professions that the exception contained in paragraph 7.7.1 of the HSE's national consent policy no longer applies. [24381/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

608. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the strategy in place to provide services for school leavers and young persons who are exiting RT programmes in 2018. [24426/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

609. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to develop a long-term strategy to put in place adequate services to meet the growing needs of those exiting disability and RT services on reaching 18 years of age. [24427/18]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Clare Daly

656. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the additional duty of care placed on a doctor prescribing an unlicensed medicine; and the additional steps the doctor must take to ensure patients' attention is being drawn to the various risks attached to prescribing of the medicine in view of the fact that the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, has no involvement in the safety of the medicine. [24542/18]

Audiology Services Provision

Clare Daly

700. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 17 May 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the position of at least some families is that they were not communicated with appropriately or kept informed. [24770/18]

Audiology Services Provision

Clare Daly

710. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 17 May 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as of 24 May 2018 the chairman of the incident group was unable to give a date for the release of the report and that it was still being finalised as of that date; and when the report will be released, in view of the fact that it was to have been published in the week beginning 21 May 2018. [24798/18]

Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision

Clare Daly

748. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health when IVF funding will be provided; if there is pending legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24983/18]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Clare Daly

751. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the families of the 74 persons who died as a result of CPE in University Hospital Limerick were provided with full information in regard to the risks of CPE colonisation, the precautions required to prevent its spread and the mortality risk when CPE enters the bloodstream following detection of CPE colonisation; and if the external review into the deaths of these persons examined whether full information was provided to families in this regard. [24996/18]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Clare Daly

752. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the families of the 74 persons who died as a result of CPE in University Hospital Limerick were informed that an external review into the deaths was under way and were kept informed as the review progressed. [24997/18]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Clare Daly

753. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if University Hospital Limerick had in place prior to the commencement of the external review into the deaths of 74 persons in whom CPE colonisation was detected, a documented system for informing persons of the risks of CPE, the precautions necessary to prevent its spread and the need to alert other healthcare facilities visited by the person of the fact of CPE colonisation upon admission to that facility. [24998/18]

Hospital Deaths

Clare Daly

755. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 30 May 2018, if a follow-up will be made on an incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25003/18]

National Maternity Hospital Administration

Clare Daly

778. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the agreement reached by his Department with St. Vincent's University Hospital, SVUH, in relation to the national maternity hospital; if, and the way in which under the terms of the agreement the national maternity hospital is to retain its status as a private or voluntary Catholic hospital; and the way in which and the way in which it is worded under the terms of the agreement, the ethos and values of an organisation (details supplied) is to be guaranteed. [25111/18]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Clare Daly

839. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if an open recruitment process for the role of CEO of University Limerick hospital group was followed prior to the appointment of a new CEO in 2014. [25319/18]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

844. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, sanctioned a person (details supplied) in 2015 following a fitness to practice hearing. [25347/18]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

845. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if public money is being used to fund an appeal by a person (details supplied) of the outcome of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, decision made in 2015 in regard to fitness to practice. [25348/18]

Horse Racing Ireland

Clare Daly

956. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a foal may be registered without the foal levy being paid. [24448/18]

Horse Racing Ireland

Clare Daly

957. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of court cases taken by Horse Racing Ireland since the foal levy was introduced seeking recovery of unpaid foal levy charges. [24449/18]

Aquaculture Regulation

Clare Daly

964. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason fish from a company’s (detail supplied) hatchery at Lough Altan, County Donegal has been awarded organic status despite the fact that his Department determined that the company had breached licence conditions at the hatchery. [24752/18]

Fish Farming

Clare Daly

965. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the procedures operated by his Department for organic designation of salmon farms are so flawed that the organic label is nothing more than a greenwash marketing tactic for inducing the public to pay higher prices for farmed salmon. [24753/18]

Fish Farming

Clare Daly

966. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the failure of a salmon farm operator to notify his Department of an outbreak of disease as required by the licence conditions would preclude that operator from holding the organic status label. [24754/18]

Organic Farming

Clare Daly

967. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the policy oversight and management of the organic labelling system should be transferred to a body that is independent of his Department in view of the many failures of his Department to properly regulate the organic labelling system. [24755/18]

Aquaculture Licence Appeals

Clare Daly

968. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contacts, formal and informal and written and oral, made by his Department with the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board in advance of the board's recent decision to amend the licence held by a company (details supplied) for its salmon farm at Inishfamard, County Cork. [24756/18]

Aquaculture Licence Appeals

Clare Daly

969. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental studies carried out by the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board before deciding to increase the production limit of the salmon farm operated by a company (details supplied) at Inishfamard, County Cork. [24757/18]

Aquaculture Licence Appeals

Clare Daly

970. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board has breached the Aarhus Convention by amending the salmon licence operated by a company (details supplied) at Inishfamard, County Cork without consulting the public and environmental bodies. [24758/18]

Aquaculture Licences

Clare Daly

971. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has not yet concluded its investigation into the licence breaches at various salmon farms operated by a company (details supplied); and if this delay is due to the conflict of interest that arises for his Department between the proper regulation of salmon farming and the development of the industry. [24759/18]

Aquaculture Licences

Clare Daly

972. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consistent breaches of licence conditions by a salmon farm operator are taken into account by his Department when processing new licence applications from that same operator. [24760/18]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

974. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the property requirements needed by horse owners who apply for a trainer's licence. [24784/18]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

975. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) issued a trainer's licence to an individual in the past 12 months that is not the owner or lease holder of a suitable property to keep horses. [24785/18]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

986. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to breaches of animal welfare regulations at a farm (details supplied) in north County Wexford; if inspectors have been called to the premises; and his views on the general situation regarding poor conditions on some farms in which animal carcasses have been left to rot to the detriment of the health and welfare of animals and humans present. [25113/18]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

992. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to footage (details supplied); if this farm passed its 2017 health and welfare inspection; and if the 2017 inspection report contained details of distressed animals. [25341/18]

Airport Development Projects

Clare Daly

1092. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 30 May 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although the proposed third runway at Dublin Airport has been designed to accommodate code F aircraft, the proposed third runway, as currently designed, will prohibit most current and future wide body aircraft from exploiting their maximum range and weight capability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25084/18]

Child Protection

Clare Daly

1131. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1676 of 11 September 2017, when a response from Tusla will be forthcoming. [24242/18]

Child and Family Agency Reports

Clare Daly

1132. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a copy of the inquiry report by a person (details supplied). [24243/18]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Clare Daly

1198. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that a tenant can take if a landlord refuses to sign supplementary rent forms, SWA RS1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24722/18]

Electoral Reform

Clare Daly

1311. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 31 May 2018, if he will confirm that the Bible should not be on display in polling stations and should only be presented for the taking oaths or affirmations by voters in certain circumstances. [25000/18]

NAMA Receivers

Clare Daly

1328. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the receiver acting for NAMA has been allowed to appeal against a decision agreed in 2017 between all the parties concerned, including NAMA, to set aside 900 social and affordable homes as part of the Poolbeg West strategic development zone, SDZ (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25619/18]

Waste Management

Clare Daly

18. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the proposed deposit and return scheme will be supported as a part of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23901/18]

White Paper on Defence

Clare Daly

53. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of projects 5 and 22 of the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if progress has been affected by low recruitment figures and an increased rate of resignations from the Defence Forces. [24060/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Clare Daly

120. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the practice of the dermatology department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda requesting persons to reply by return of post to queries (details supplied) within seven days or be taken off the appointment waiting list. [23997/18]

Horse Racing Ireland Staff

Clare Daly

156. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the current member of the board of Horse Racing Ireland having applied for the position of chairperson in respect of the recent appointment of the chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24112/18]

Horse Racing Ireland Staff

Clare Daly

157. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received in respect of the recent appointment of the chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland; the number of those who were interviewed for the position; the number of names submitted to him by the Public Appointments Service for his consideration before he made an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24113/18]

Working Family Payment Data

Clare Daly

228. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Defence Forces personnel in receipt of the working family payment. [24061/18]

Employment Rights

Clare Daly

230. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the code of practice that exists in relation to trial periods of employment being offered to new workers; if there are legislative guidelines requiring that these trials be paid or other protocols regarding same; her plans to review the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24068/18]

Electoral Reform

Clare Daly

242. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he will take to enforce a neutral space within 50 metres of polling stations in view of reports of posters and the display of religious iconography in the vicinity and inside polling stations during the most recent polling day. [24010/18]

Animal Welfare Bodies

Clare Daly

68. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedure followed by inspectors when they are required to visit properties in which there has been a report made by an organisation (details supplied) of suspected animal welfare abuses. [23624/18]

Animal Welfare

Clare Daly

76. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action taken to investigate breaches of section 32(7) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 regarding the destruction and disposal of animals on farm properties in general and specifically in north County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23623/18]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

138. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason cases of suspected adverse reactions to the HPV vaccine Gardasil previously listed as convulsions were recently amended on the HPRA line listing report to seizures; if these amendments were notified to the EMA EudraVigilance database; if the attention of the case ID patient holder is drawn to such changes to their records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23836/18]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

139. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the long-term protection provided by the HPV vaccine Gardasil in view of information (details supplied); if a booster dose will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23837/18]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

140. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE failed to provide parents with the HPV vaccine Gardasil manufacturer's package leaflet in the HSE parent information packs which promote the vaccine, particularly in view of the disclaimer contained on the HSE's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23838/18]

Hospital Deaths

Clare Daly

142. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23851/18]

Animal Carcase Disposal

Clare Daly

172. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he has taken regarding breaches of the Disposal of Carcasses (Prohibition) Regulations 2015 (details supplied); the number of cases his Department has knowledge of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23914/18]

Horse Racing Ireland Staff

Clare Daly

174. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if neither he nor another person authorised formally or informally by him acting on his behalf communicated with the new chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland at any time prior to him making the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23932/18]

Horse Racing Ireland Staff

Clare Daly

175. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland applied to be considered for the position of chairman through the agencies, stateboards.ie or publicjobs.ie; if the person complied with all the requirements set down in the advertisement for the position and was interviewed in a face-to-face meeting at the offices of the Public Appointments Service, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, prior to him making the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23933/18]

Horse Racing Ireland Staff

Clare Daly

176. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of males and females, respectively, that expressed an interest in being considered for the position of chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland that applied through the agencies, stateboards.ie and publicjobs.ie; the number of males and females, respectively that were interviewed in a face-to-face meeting at the offices of stateboards.ie or the Public Appointments Service prior to him making the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23934/18]

Horse Racing Ireland Staff

Clare Daly

177. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of males or females, respectively that expressed an interest in the position of chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland to his Department and that did not apply through the agencies, stateboards.ie and or publicjobs.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23935/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Clare Daly

195. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the options available to a person (details supplied) who has been refused broadband access by Eir; the implications of this on his Department's broadband rollout plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23917/18]

Departmental Reviews

Clare Daly

200. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if members of an association and a company (details supplied) will be fully engaged with the external party retained by him to conduct the review of the current arrangements in place to oversee a different company's operations as recommended by the Air Accident Investigation Unit. [23839/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Clare Daly

201. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to immediately honour the commitment he had repeatedly given to meet with representatives of an association (details supplied) that had been seeking a meeting in relation to aviation safety matters for over a year. [23840/18]

Irish Aviation Authority

Clare Daly

202. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make available the terms of reference for the forthcoming section 32 examination and contact details for the entity appointed to conduct this examination as required by law following the completion of the section 32 report by a company (details supplied). [23841/18]

Irish Aviation Authority

Clare Daly

203. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be no changes to the terms and conditions of employment for SRD workers unless agreed through engagement with workers and their representatives (details supplied). [23842/18]

Airport Development Projects

Clare Daly

204. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the proposed new runway 10L-28R will meet all technical requirements to facilitate modern long range aircraft. [23843/18]