Parliamentary questions

Vacant Sites

Hildegarde Naughton

1585. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of sites included on the vacant site register under the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 by Galway City Council and Galway County Council to date; the amount collected as a result; the developers and companies included on the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19783/19]

Rental Sector Strategy

Hildegarde Naughton

1590. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if under new regulations it is possible to let accommodation in Galway city, which is student accommodation during term time, as accommodation on a website (details supplied) during the summer months and which is not the primary residence; the permissions required from the local authority to so do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19854/19]

Pension Provisions

Hildegarde Naughton

157. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive a pension increase due on 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17233/19]

Recreational Facilities

Hildegarde Naughton

499. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of playgrounds developed annually since 2016 under the capital grant scheme for play and recreation; the breakdown of new or refurbished playgrounds by county; her plans to strengthen the role of the local authority play and recreation network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17390/19]

Recreational Facilities

Hildegarde Naughton

500. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will publish the new play and recreation policies further to the completion in quarter 4 2016 of the review of the previous national play and recreation policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17391/19]

Childcare Services Data

Hildegarde Naughton

502. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of providers that benefitted from capital funding allocated for the creation of additional childcare places by county in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17476/19]

City of Culture Initiative

Hildegarde Naughton

30. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of preparations for Galway as EU Capital of Culture in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16676/19]

Primary Care Centres Data

Hildegarde Naughton

412. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of new primary care centres opened since the beginning of 2011, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16478/19]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

565. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have benefitted from the universal childcare subsidy since its introduction in August 2017 by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16434/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Hildegarde Naughton

566. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have availed of the early childhood care and education scheme since September 2018 by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16435/19]

Paternity Benefit

Hildegarde Naughton

596. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have benefitted from the introduction of paternity benefit since its introduction in 2016 by county in tabular form. [16436/19]

Treatment Benefit Scheme

Hildegarde Naughton

597. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of self-employed persons who have availed of the extension of the treatment benefit scheme to the self-employed by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16437/19]

Garda Deployment

Hildegarde Naughton

142. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí that have been allocated to the western division in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/19]

Garda Deployment

Hildegarde Naughton

143. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have been allocated to the western division directly from Templemore Training College in each of years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/19]

Garda Deployment

Hildegarde Naughton

144. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the western division as of 20 March 2019 compared with 20 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/19]

Driver Test Centres

Hildegarde Naughton

1115. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority is considering closing or moving the driver test centre at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Hildegarde Naughton

544. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is possible under EU law to ask a semi-State company, such as the ESB, to roll out broadband under the national broadband plan; if this would require a new procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12032/19]

National Broadband Plan

Hildegarde Naughton

545. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason provided by companies (details supplied) for withdrawing from the national broadband plan; if the prospective level of subsidy available was provided as a reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12033/19]

Cultural Policy

Hildegarde Naughton

37. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of progress for Galway as EU Capital of Culture in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8537/19]

CLÁR Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

29. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date on the review of the CLÁR areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2988/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Hildegarde Naughton

39. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation made to date in respect of the rural regeneration and development fund; when he plans to make a decision on the remaining applications submitted; when he plans to invite applications for funding purposes in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2987/19]

Food Waste

Hildegarde Naughton

59. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps which can be taken to reduce food waste, particularly in supermarkets. [53196/18]

Fisheries Protection

Hildegarde Naughton

52. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to safeguard the fishing sector in the context of Brexit. [51195/18]

Sheep Welfare Scheme Data

Hildegarde Naughton

55. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the amount of financial support sheep farmers receive is measured; and the payments made to date under the sheep welfare scheme. [51196/18]

Coillte Teoranta Lands

Hildegarde Naughton

502. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte has plans to sell, lease or enter into forms of management arrangement of land at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47927/18]

Coillte Teoranta Lands

Hildegarde Naughton

503. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte or its representatives or agents have met or communicated with hotels (details supplied) or their representatives or agents to discuss the sale, lease or forms of management arrangement of land adjacent to the grounds of hotels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47928/18]

Coillte Teoranta Lands

Hildegarde Naughton

504. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if correspondence or minutes of meetings between Coillte or its representatives or agents and a group (details supplied) or its representatives or agents during the past two years will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47929/18]

Cultural Policy

Hildegarde Naughton

26. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Galway 2020 project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47305/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Hildegarde Naughton

49. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives in County Galway that will benefit from the national creativity fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47306/18]

Paternity Benefit

Hildegarde Naughton

608. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of paternity benefit since it was introduced on 1 September 2016, by county, in tabular form. [43181/18]

Culture Night

Hildegarde Naughton

80. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of success of Culture Night in Galway; and the plans for 2019 in relation to same. [39453/18]

Digital Archiving

Hildegarde Naughton

100. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives provided for archiving historic collections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39452/18]

Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration

Hildegarde Naughton

372. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 14 June 2018, the status of negotiations on the pay restoration issue for staff employed by section 39 bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36991/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

590. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the home care or other supports available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35504/18]

Ambulance Service Staff

Hildegarde Naughton

156. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the reason intermediate care staff are the only grade in the Ambulance Service not entitled to a long service increment in view of the fact that this discriminates against just one grade of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27148/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Hildegarde Naughton

157. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions in which intermediate care operatives have been tasked before the community responders groups in 2017 and to date in 2018. [27149/18]

Emergency Services Provision

Hildegarde Naughton

158. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the reason the volunteer community response groups are being tasked to 999 emergency calls and in some cases dispatched to calls beyond the scope of that for which the community groups were intended. [27150/18]

Ambulance Service

Hildegarde Naughton

159. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the reason none of the control measures identified in the risk assessment reports regarding the design and ergonomics of the intermediate care vehicles carried out in 2016 and 2017 have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27151/18]

Patient Transport

Hildegarde Naughton

160. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount spent nationally on private ambulances for patient transport in comparison to that which is spent on the intermediate care service overtime in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27152/18]

HSE Expenditure

Hildegarde Naughton

161. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the amount it costs the HSE for one discharge from the emergency department to a local address if a private ambulance is used in comparison to an intermediate care operative vehicle on overtime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27153/18]

Ambulance Service Staff

Hildegarde Naughton

162. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no career progression prospects for intermediate care operatives in view of the fact that intermediate care operatives cannot go to a basic level of lead supervisor positions or managerial roles due to lack of lead supervisor experience (details supplied). [27154/18]

Mountain Rescue Service

Hildegarde Naughton

204. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for an organisation (details supplied) for the purposes of training volunteers in view of the fact that the Department of Health is preparing legislation to make it mandatory for all first aid provided here to be done under PHECC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24111/18]

Defence Forces Representative Organisations

Hildegarde Naughton

23. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the review of the conciliation and arbitration scheme; and when it will be completed. [20295/18]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Hildegarde Naughton

34. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of issues concerning Defence Forces pay further to recent media reports regarding submissions to the Public Service Pay Commission. [20294/18]

Tourism Industry

Hildegarde Naughton

42. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outlook for tourism in 2018; the performance to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17757/18]

Sports Funding

Hildegarde Naughton

58. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rebates available to sports clubs in respect of donations made to them by private citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17756/18]

Patient Transport Data

Hildegarde Naughton

393. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health the number of patient transport taskings being provided to private operators and the HSE's intermediate care service to and from each of the Saolta hospital group hospitals in each of the years 2015 to 2017, including patient transport taskings for the purposes of dialysis and for outpatient appointments from community nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17701/18]

Regional Development Funding

Hildegarde Naughton

42. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the Regional Enterprise Development Fund 2017-2020 will help drive job creation in County Galway and Connaught; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16186/18]

Regional Action Plan for Jobs

Hildegarde Naughton

45. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in Galway city and county under the regional action plan for jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16187/18]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Hildegarde Naughton

106. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by the local enterprise office in Galway city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16188/18]