Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Haughey

191. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will have a permanent building; the arrangements that have been made to ensure that the school can continue in its current temporary facility until the new permanent school is ready to occupy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41787/19]

Departmental Funding

Seán Haughey

234. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a community drugs rehabilitation and educational service (details supplied) is the subject of a funding for mainstream project review; if he will ensure that this service continues to receive funding in the interim; the length of time it will take to complete the review; his views on ensuring that this vital service continues into 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42206/19]

Proposed Legislation

Seán Haughey

269. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation to deal with hate crime will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41921/19]

State Pathology Service

Seán Haughey

286. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the post of Chief State Pathologist is to be filled on a permanent full-time basis in view of the fact two recent post holders have retired over the past few months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42123/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seán Haughey

454. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if an assessment of needs has been carried out in respect of a child (details supplied); if he is entitled to services and therapies by the early intervention team; the primary care services in place for the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42180/19]

State Pension (Contributory)

Seán Haughey

150. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if contributions paid by claimants for the State pension (contributory) after their 65th birthday are reckonable in determining the rate of payment; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41268/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Haughey

22. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position with regard to recent riots in Hong Kong concerning proposed extradition legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40795/19]

Office of Public Works Properties

Seán Haughey

56. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has received an application from an organisation (details supplied) to provide a day care centre in an OPW building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40831/19]

Work Permits Eligibility

Seán Haughey

172. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the work permit regime will be reviewed to make it easier for non-EU nationals to work as home carers employed directly or indirectly by the HSE in view of the difficulties in recruiting home carers; if these workers can be re-classified for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40834/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Seán Haughey

233. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact women attending the Rotunda Hospital for a colposcopy are waiting 15 weeks for colposcopy results; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a private hospital (details supplied) provides colposcopy results within ten to 20 business days; the action he is taking to ensure all women receive colposcopy results within 20 working days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40708/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Seán Haughey

234. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if a home care package for a person (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/19]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Haughey

261. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the HSE continues to provide the flu vaccination jab free of charge to home carers employed directly or indirectly by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40797/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Seán Haughey

304. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the age restriction will be removed in respect of the FreeStyle Libre device in order that it is available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; the weighting percentages to be used in the decision making process in the health technology assessment by the HSE that will be given to factors (details supplied); if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the health technology assessment review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41045/19]

Home Help Service

Seán Haughey

472. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the number of hours that can be worked by home carers employed directly or indirectly by the HSE in respect of the various means tested schemes including the carers allowance will be increased in view of the difficulties being experienced recruiting sufficient home carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40833/19]

Illness Benefit Applications

Seán Haughey

490. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an illness benefit for a person (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41051/19]

Wildlife Control

Seán Haughey

528. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has established a consultative committee to agree a programme of action in relation to the seagull problem in certain urban areas; the work programme of this committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40793/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

205. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is only in short-term accommodation; when the official temporary accommodation on the designated site for the permanent school will be ready; the reason for the delay in providing this official temporary accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/19]

Naturalisation Certificates

Seán Haughey

263. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider an application for a certificate of naturalisation for a person (details supplied) under the provisions of section 15A (2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39516/19]

Garda Operations

Seán Haughey

280. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to threats by a group (details supplied) to shut down Dublin city centre for a week in October 2019; the action he plans to take in relation to this possibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/19]

Hospital Services

Seán Haughey

342. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if a new emergency department and a cystic fibrosis unit will be provided at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38603/19]

Electronic Cigarettes

Seán Haughey

132. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to ban the advertisement of vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37988/19]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

248. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1947 and 1977 of 6 September 2019, if another approved housing body or other organisation has been in touch with his Department to date in 2019 through the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive to inquire in relation to funding under the capital assistance scheme or the capital advance leasing facility in respect of a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37968/19]

Work Permits Eligibility

Seán Haughey

134. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to ensure that overseas general nurses who are diploma holders working here can receive critical work permits in the normal way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37802/19]

Brexit Negotiations

Seán Haughey

104. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to have a bilateral meeting with his Croatian counterpart to discuss Brexit and to strengthen ties between Croatia and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37583/19]

Healthcare Policy

Seán Haughey

199. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if vending machines will be installed to supply students in both primary and post-primary schools and colleges with free sanitary products; if his attention has been drawn to the increasing numbers of students who are struggling with period poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37206/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

221. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if suitable temporary accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37312/19]

Citizenship Status

Seán Haughey

294. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances in which he would invoke section 15A(2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956; if he will consider waiving some of the conditions in the case of a Palestinian from Gaza married to an Irish citizen who is recognised as a refugee with the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37540/19]

Garda Transport Data

Seán Haughey

296. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the divisions within the DMR that received new Garda public order vans; the number of Garda public order vans in each division within the DMR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37581/19]

Foreign Policy

Seán Haughey

42. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the widespread fires in the Amazon rainforest; the action he plans to take to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36099/19]

Educational Organisations

Seán Haughey

269. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the bodies representing parents that are consulted by his Department on educational issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34894/19]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Haughey

346. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to the free counselling service provided by his Department for teachers and other civil servants previously known as care call but which is now provided by an organisation (details supplied); his views on whether demand for this service is increasing but that the budget for it has not been increased; his plans to ensure that clients of the service can automatically obtain six sessions; if he will allow clients of the service obtain more than six sessions with the same counsellor if necessary; if the same counsellor can deal with the client on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35275/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seán Haughey

388. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the National Council for Special Education to provide a specialised class for children on the autism spectrum in the proposed new post-primary school in an area (details supplied) under the patronage of Educate Together; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35753/19]

Gaelscoil Issues

Seán Haughey

417. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if sufficient Gaelscoileanna will be established in the north County Dublin area to meet the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36102/19]

School Curriculum

Seán Haughey

418. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider developing a comprehensive course for oral Irish and Irish comprehension for pupils with literacy difficulties; if such a course can be given a worthwhile status through public examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36103/19]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Haughey

569. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to deal with the recent judgement of the High Court relating to continuous residency under section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35018/19]

Hospital Consultant Contracts

Seán Haughey

901. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore pay equality for hospital consultants appointed post-2012; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that health authorities are unable to secure sufficient numbers of senior staff and that many posts are not filled on a permanent basis as a result of this issue; if a process will be put in place to deal with the problem in consultation with an organisation (details supplied) and other relevant bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35187/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Seán Haughey

1236. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if sufficient funding will be ensured for the fair deal nursing home scheme to meet the demand for the remainder of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36317/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Seán Haughey

1269. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a person (details supplied) who has been approved for the fair deal nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36430/19]

Environmental Protection Agency

Seán Haughey

1514. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if research studies have been carried out by a Department or the Environmental Protection Agency on the environmental impact and health risks of power plants; if a study of same has been carried out at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35612/19]

National Car Test Data

Seán Haughey

1604. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars (details supplied) that failed the NCT on the basis of a throttle control fault alone to date in 2019; the number of these cars that subsequently underwent a retest and passed when the test was carried out at a higher rev in 2019, in view of the advice of the manufacturer; the date on which his attention and that of the NCT service was first drawn to the issue; the policy of the NCT service in relation to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36073/19]

Carer's Allowance Payments

Seán Haughey

1899. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if outstanding arrears due to a person (details supplied) will issue with regard to carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36785/19]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

1947. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the communications that took place between his Department and the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and an approved housing body (details supplied) regarding the provision of services at a location; if funding could have been provided to renovate this building under the capital assistance scheme; his views on whether it would have been appropriate to allocate funding under this scheme that would benefit a private company endeavouring to make a profit as was proposed in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35289/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Seán Haughey

1948. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the communications between his Department and an approved housing body (details supplied) in respect of the provision of accommodation at a site; if the provision of funding is under consideration for this building under the capital assistance scheme; his views on whether it is appropriate to provide funding under the scheme for the benefit a private company intent on making a profit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35290/19]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Seán Haughey

1977. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the communications that have taken place between his Department and the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and approved housing bodies or commercial companies regarding the provision of homeless services at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36098/19]

Air Corps Equipment

Seán Haughey

78. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding has been provided in 2019 for the replacement of Cessna F172H Aircrafts in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33309/19]

Revenue Commissioners Resources

Seán Haughey

210. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of purchasing eight extra dogs for the Revenue Commissioners dog unit; if there will there be an increase in the number of dogs in the unit having regard to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33308/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Haughey

401. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to have an assessment of education needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31758/19]

School Transport Provision

Seán Haughey

435. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if transport is provided directly or indirectly for preschool children attending crèches, Montessori schools and community early-learning centres, including children with special needs and intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32008/19]

Education Grants

Seán Haughey

539. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost if the schools services support fund increased by €3 to €121.50 per pupil using 2018/2019 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33311/19]

Garda Deployment

Seán Haughey

902. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each community policing unit in each station in DMR north as of 12 July 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/19]

State Pathology Service

Seán Haughey

903. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if each deputy State pathologist and assistant State pathologist is supplied with a publicly funded car for work-related business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/19]

Garda Data

Seán Haughey

904. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of forensic speech analysists working for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Haughey

1057. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when an early intervention assessment will be carried out in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32003/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Haughey

1120. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be invited for a full assessment of needs at a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31756/19]

Occupational Therapy Provision

Seán Haughey

1121. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive occupational therapy at the primary care centre in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31757/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Haughey

1122. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a hip replacement at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31759/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Haughey

1198. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be carried out in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32006/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Seán Haughey

1218. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be made available in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32128/19]

Hospital Staff

Seán Haughey

1251. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the sanctioning of a career break will be facilitated for a hospital consultant (details supplied) in view of the circumstances of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32358/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Seán Haughey

1643. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/19]

Pesticide Use

Seán Haughey

2081. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the practice of spraying glyphosate on food crops before harvesting from a public health point of view; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33466/19]

Childcare Services

Seán Haughey

2534. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if transport is provided directly or indirectly for preschool children attending crèches, Montessori schools and community early learning centres, including children with special needs and intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32007/19]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Seán Haughey

2624. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he expects the post of head of compliance and enforcement at the Charities Regulator to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33310/19]

European Council Meetings

Seán Haughey

5. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting on 20 and 21 June 2019. [26760/19]

European Council Meetings

Seán Haughey

33. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special meeting of the European Council from 30 June to 2 July 2019. [29115/19]

Alcohol Pricing

Seán Haughey

281. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his plans to commence the provisions of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 relating to minimum alcohol pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/19]

Financial Services Regulation

Seán Haughey

160. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether commercial banks and building societies engaged in reckless lending practices between 2000 and 2008; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases depositors were contacted by the financial institutions and encouraged to invest their savings in buy-to-let properties using additional loans and that these properties ended up in negative equity; if the imparting of unsolicited and perceived irresponsible advice by the financial institutions has been investigated; the steps that can be taken to assist such depositors and borrowers at this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29413/19]

Disability Services Provision

Seán Haughey

493. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if a residential placement will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29855/19]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Seán Haughey

767. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carers allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29331/19]

School Staff

Seán Haughey

166. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS primary school (details supplied) will not lose a teacher in the forthcoming academic year in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28304/19]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Haughey

224. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if non-EU general practitioners will be encouraged to live and work here in view of the shortage of general practitioners including locum doctors; the measures he is taking to deal with the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28314/19]

Disability Support Services Provision

Seán Haughey

52. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to address the increase in CHO 9 of the number of overdue first assessments under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27768/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Haughey

174. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to have a bilateral meeting with his Portuguese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28160/19]

Consular Services

Seán Haughey

175. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new consulate general offices in Frankfurt and Los Angeles will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28161/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Seán Haughey

242. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a SNA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27634/19]

School Costs

Seán Haughey

268. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on schools making demands for voluntary financial contributions for items such as school tours, stationery and resource fees from parents who are not in a position to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27829/19]

Schools Grievance Procedures

Seán Haughey

269. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the procedures in place for parents to make complaints regarding a grievance or misconduct in respect of schools; if this procedure can involve the principal, board of management, patron, and the Ombudsman for Children; his views on the fact that this can be a very long, drawn-out procedure; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Ombudsman for Children has no brief for complaints from parents; his plans to improve these complaint procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27830/19]

In-service Training

Seán Haughey

270. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to update and modernise governance in schools; if the formal procedures for schools and teachers communicating with parents can be improved; if additional training can be provided for teachers to do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27831/19]

Garda Training

Seán Haughey

348. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the 2019 budget for Garda training and development and incidental expenses is only €11.527 million compared with the 2018 budget which was €23.079 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28165/19]

Garda Deployment

Seán Haughey

349. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the warrants and summons unit in DMR north Garda division to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28166/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Seán Haughey

350. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers stopped for watching videos while driving; his plans to bring in stronger sanctions to prevent such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28167/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Seán Haughey

396. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a meaningful apology to the women affected by the recent cervical cancer screening controversy in which abnormalities were undetected in routine smear tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27598/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Seán Haughey

397. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the reason the State is appealing the recent High Court ruling in respect of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27599/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Seán Haughey

404. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when an appointment at CAMHS will be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27633/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Seán Haughey

468. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; if the HSE review on the matter has been completed; if he will consider a report recently submitted on the issue by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Haughey

486. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the number of times he has formally met with the chief executive officer and-or chairperson of a company (details supplied) in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28159/19]

Broadcasting Sector Regulation

Seán Haughey

557. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has public oversite of the online aspects of RTÉ; if a mechanism can be put in place to deal with regulatory complaints from members of the public in respect of this online component; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27821/19]

Airlines Regulations

Seán Haughey

608. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a permit has been issued to an airline (details supplied) to operate a service between Dublin and Madrid under the fifth freedom provisions; if his attention has been drawn to concerns of Irish-based pilots to the effect that this potentially confers an unfair commercial advantage on the airline in view of its low cost base; his views on whether this could result in serious competitive distortions; his further views on whether the route is already well served by three EU airlines; if Dublin Airport has the capacity to deal with these extra flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28048/19]

Family Resource Centres

Seán Haughey

614. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an application has been received from an organisation (details supplied) to become a family resource centre; if the application will be approved in view of the invaluable services provided by the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27579/19]

Proposed Legislation

Seán Haughey

707. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the fire services Bill will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28162/19]

Archival Material

Seán Haughey

725. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the new archives repository project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28163/19]

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme

Seán Haughey

259. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in receipt of jobseeker's benefit will be facilitated to undertake a taxi driver training course through one of two possible organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26937/19]

Work Permits Applications

Seán Haughey

272. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on recent changes made to the work permit regime by which a locum doctor can work 90 days in the State but must then leave the jurisdiction for 30 days before being permitted to apply for a new work permit after that; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it takes up to 30 working days to process a new work permit application resulting in a situation in which a locum doctor ends up working much reduced days annually which puts pressure on general practitioner services generally; his plans to make changes to the work permit regime in view of these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26470/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Haughey

413. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an urgently required MRI scan conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25294/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

Seán Haughey

414. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment and treatment from the child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25295/19]

European Council Meetings

Seán Haughey

12. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the informal European Council meeting held on 28 May 2019; if the appointment of the new President of the European Commission was considered at the meeting; and the approach taken by Ireland on the issue. [23321/19]

State Banking Sector Regulation

Seán Haughey

177. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank informs his Department about the sale of loans by the commercial banks; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that performing loans in which there is no negative equity are being sold against the wishes of mortgage-holders who then have to take out new mortgage protection and household insurance policies; his views on these practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24145/19]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Seán Haughey

203. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore grants for third level students to study Irish in the Gaeltacht as part of their undergraduate degree courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23201/19]

School Starting Age

Seán Haughey

235. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the age at which children start primary school; if he has considered the available research on this issue; the considerations to be taken into account when deciding the starting age for primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23434/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Seán Haughey

283. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a number of issues of concern to special needs assistants (details supplied); the measures he plans to take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/19]