Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Jim Daly

138. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/16]

An Bord Pleanála Applications

Jim Daly

77. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the timeframe it takes An Bord Pleanála to decide on basic housing application appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37834/16]

Rural Transport Programme

Jim Daly

733. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any planned policy or proposed legislation aimed at combatting rural isolation due to the lack of rural transportation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/16]

School Meals Programme

Jim Daly

60. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he intends to allocate increased funds for school meals to schools following the recent increase in allocation in the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35714/16]

Superannuation Schemes

Jim Daly

110. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department. [35992/16]

Superannuation Schemes

Jim Daly

139. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35989/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

176. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35985/16]

Mortgage Interest Relief Extension

Jim Daly

189. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a final response to a query (details supplied) recently submitted to his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36303/16]

Superannuation Schemes

Jim Daly

210. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35983/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

255. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35984/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Jim Daly

256. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of offers of social housing supports made to approved applicants for social housing which were refused by the applicants for each of the past five years. [35999/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

285. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35991/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

332. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35986/16]

Superannuation Schemes

Jim Daly

360. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35990/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

374. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35979/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

432. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35987/16]

Superannuation Schemes

Jim Daly

504. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35978/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

517. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35981/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

538. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35993/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

557. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35988/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

567. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the superannuation Acts since 1995 within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35980/16]

Pension Provisions

Jim Daly

578. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the superannuation Acts since 1995 within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35982/16]

Fish Landings

Jim Daly

230. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 6 April 2016, if he will provide an updated reply noting that new information has been received by his Department regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35555/16]

Minor Works Scheme

Jim Daly

271. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is issuing minor work grants to primary schools in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35119/16]

Superannuation Schemes

Jim Daly

417. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications that have been refused for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts since 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34419/16]

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Jim Daly

689. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the body that is responsible for the regulation of dispensing oil products on forecourts to ensure standards and quantities dispensed are as they should be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34427/16]

Farm Assist Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

228. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the payment of farm assist was reduced substantially for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33582/16]

Tax Code

Jim Daly

105. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify an issue (details supplied) in respect of inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32669/16]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Jim Daly

184. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a final response to a query that was sent to his office in August 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32880/16]

Nursing Education

Jim Daly

352. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final response to a query that was sent to his office in July 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32883/16]

Agrifood Sector

Jim Daly

7. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to operators of country markets to encourage and assist with ensuring the survival of the Irish country market. [31012/16]

Remote Area Boarding Grant

Jim Daly

77. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the nearest school to the home of a student on Sherkin Island, Baltimore, County Cork that a student may attend to qualify under the remote area boarding grant; and if he will outline the boarding arrangements at the school which under the terms of the grant must provide free education to the student. [32328/16]

Air Services Provision

Jim Daly

49. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he last spoke to American officials about the proposed Cork to Boston air service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/16]

Air Services Provision

Jim Daly

65. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider leading and-or arranging a senior delegation to travel to Washington to lobby for the granting of a licence for the Cork-Boston route, noting the recent decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly to invest more than €9 million to secure a transatlantic connection with the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/16]

Flood Prevention Measures

Jim Daly

363. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that are being taken by his Department in conjunction with the local authority to alleviate flooding in an area of west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/16]

Rural Recreation Policy

Jim Daly

38. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider the introduction of a dedicated funding stream for the purpose of constructing walking and cycling trails in rural Ireland. [31011/16]

School Costs

Jim Daly

223. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider issuing a circular to schools with an agreed wording to be used when writing to parents highlighting the opportunity they have to make a voluntary contribution to assist with the running costs of the school; if he will outlaw the current arrangement which has schools sending bills and late payment reminders to parents seeking money from them; if he will ensure the capitation grant is restored without delay to ensure schools are sufficiently funded by his Department to cover the cost of all necessary expenditure to run the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30240/16]

Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility

Jim Daly

250. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grants or funding available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to cover emergency repair works needing to be carried out as a matter of priority, noting that the school has already applied for emergency works funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30543/16]

Public Health Policy

Jim Daly

425. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was sent to his office in May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30386/16]

Sick Pay Scheme

Jim Daly

48. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with current leave regulations that require teachers who take bereavement or sick leave days before or after the weekend to submit a certificate of leave for these weekend days although they are not scheduled to work on these days (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/16]

Education Policy

Jim Daly

18. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the development of an entrepreneurial education strategy for primary and post-primary schools as per Objective 4.6: Create a stronger focus on Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, No. 111, in the Action Plan for Education 2016 - 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29962/16]

Education Policy

Jim Daly

19. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals for the development of new entrepreneurship education guidelines for schools as per Objective 4.6: Create a stronger focus on Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, No. 112, in the Action Plan for Education 2016 - 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Jim Daly

51. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there are mental health services available outside of the average business hours, that is, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29894/16]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Jim Daly

4. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/16]

Immigrant Investor Programme Administration

Jim Daly

19. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a company can receive formal written pre-approval that it does qualify as an enterprise here, for the purposes of the immigrant investor programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29236/16]

Immigrant Investor Programme Administration

Jim Daly

20. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any further benefits within the immigrant investor programme for investors of higher amounts of up to €5 million which exceed the current threshold of €500,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29238/16]

Tax Residency

Jim Daly

66. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if there is a separate test for tax residency through the immigrant investor programme and approved with the tax authorities here, namely the 183 day rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29237/16]

Revenue Commissioners

Jim Daly

97. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for a response to be issued to correspondence (details supplied) submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29814/16]

School Transport Applications

Jim Daly

101. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final response to a query that was directed to his office in July 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29222/16]

School Accommodation

Jim Daly

152. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request by a school (details supplied) to his Department for assistance with the removal of disused infrastructure at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29709/16]