Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Contractors

Mary Lou McDonald

518. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts that her Department is funding via the education and training boards for new-builds with a construction company (details supplied); the date at which these contracts were signed; and if her Department has any plans either directly or indirectly to sign any contracts with the company in the near future. [40254/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Mary Lou McDonald

206. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has agreed to re-open the national swimming programme; and if so, when it will open; and the total allocation. [39830/15]

Garda Strength

Mary Lou McDonald

326. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Garda Síochána stations in locations (details supplied) in County Dublin in each of the years 2008 to 2015 to date, in tabular form; and the projected number of gardaí to be stationed at these locations in 2016 and 2017. [39273/15]

Disability Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

368. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no database for persons with disabilities such as autism in operation; how it is possible to forward-plan the provision of services in the absence of such data. [39082/15]

Disability Support Services

Mary Lou McDonald

369. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health how his Department and the Health Service Executive forward-plans the provision of services for children with special needs such as autism; and how his Department shares the necessary information to facilitate the Department of Education and Skills and other Departments in forward-planning to meet the needs of these children. [39083/15]

Disability Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

370. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autism in the Health Service Executive community care organisation 7 area who are on waiting lists for the early bird programme, Beechpark services, speech and language therapy, psychology and occupational therapy; and the average length of time these children will be waiting. [39084/15]

Disability Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

371. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autism who are on waiting lists at the Rosse Court Care Centre in Lucan, County Dublin for the early bird programme, Beechpark services, speech and language therapy, psychology and occupational therapy; and the average length of time these children must wait. [39085/15]

Disability Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

372. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the plans for increased investment in support services for children with autism and their families in the Health Service Executive community care organisation area 7; and his plans to increase investment in staff and supports at the Rosse Court Resource Centre in Lucan, County Dublin. [39086/15]

Disability Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

373. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) will be provided with the early bird programme, Beechpark services, speech and language therapy, psychology and occupational therapy. [39087/15]

Autism Support Services

Mary Lou McDonald

474. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for increased investment in special autism units and increased teacher supports and special needs assistants for children with autism and other special needs in the Newcastle, Rathcoole, Lucan, and Dublin 22 ares in Dublin over the coming five years. [39081/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

489. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down in tabular form the capital budget for new school buildings for the years 2009 to 2015 to date. [39274/15]

National Monuments

Mary Lou McDonald

611. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on requests to her office from Clondalkin Tidy Towns in Dublin 22 to have Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery on Monastery Road brought under national protection; and the additional options available to the local community, local government or central Government to assist in protecting and preserving this historic site. [39400/15]

Garda Operations

Mary Lou McDonald

122. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, undercover gardaí and Army personnel deployed during the visit by the Minister for Social Protection to the Clondalkin social welfare office and the Intreo office on 29 October 2015; the number of man hours deployed for this visit; and the cost of the deployment. [38479/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals

Mary Lou McDonald

218. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will request the appeals office to expedite an appeal by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3, given that the person's rent allowance has been suspended, and as a result the person may become homeless. [37867/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

512. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 1,846 women and girls confined in the Magdalene laundries during the 1920s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37292/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

513. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 2,695 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1930s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37293/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

514. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 2,498 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1940s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37294/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

515. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 1,725 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1950s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37295/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

516. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No.167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 1,593 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1960s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37296/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

517. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 660 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1970s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37297/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

518. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 147 women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1980s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37298/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

519. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the eight women and girls confined in the Magdalen laundries during the 1990s, given that the McAleese report merely offers a breakdown of entries by decade, but not by institution (details supplied). [37299/15]

Garda Strength

Mary Lou McDonald

522. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of gardaí currently stationed at the Garda Síochána stations at Clondalkin Village and Ronanstown and at Lucan Village in County Dublin; her plans to increase the number of gardaí numbers at these stations in 2015; in 2016; if she will consider providing further additional resources to address the high levels of house break-ins, and other serious crime, in these areas. [37305/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

524. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 13 October 2015, if she will provide a breakdown, by institution, of the 879 women and girls who died in the Magdalen laundries between 1922 and 1996, given that the McAleese report merely offers a total figure, rather than a breakdown by laundry (details supplied). [37315/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

525. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 13 October 2015, the way the interdepartmental committee arrived at the conclusion, at chapter 16, Summary of Findings, that 879 deaths represents 8.8% of the estimated number of admissions to the Magdalene laundries, given that 879 is not 8.8% of any of the three total figures cited by the McAleese report (details supplied). [37316/15]

Magdalen Laundries Report

Mary Lou McDonald

526. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women who died in the Magdalen laundries who were taken home to be buried by their families, as stated in chapter 16, section 34 of the McAleese report. [37317/15]

Magdalen Laundries Report

Mary Lou McDonald

563. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consultation she had with Mr. Justice Quirke concerning statements in his report (details supplied) regarding reserves for Magdalen women. [37674/15]

Health Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

636. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health in respect of statements made by Mr. Justice Quirke (details supplied), if he has taken into account that Mr. Justice Quirke also said, that he reproduced the entitlements enjoyed by Health (Amendment) Act cardholders, for the purposes of illustrating the type and extent of the primary and community services, which should be available to the Magdalen women. [37675/15]

Health Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

637. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he has taken into account Mr. Justice Quirke’s statement in his report, that the Magdalen women should be provided with access to a comprehensive suite of health care services [37676/15]

Health Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

638. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if the health care entitlements under the redress for women resident in central institutions card, could realistically be considered a comprehensive suite of health care services, compared to the standard medical card. [37677/15]

Health Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

639. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the precise differences between the redress for women resident in central institutions card and the standard medical card.
[37678/15]

Health Services

Mary Lou McDonald

672. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the differing arrangements across the Health Service Executive community health organisation 7 area by which occupational therapists' reports are provided or not provided by the executive to council tenants applying for local authority disability-mobility adaptation grants; the average waiting times within this area for the provision of occupational therapists' reports; the cost to the executive in 2013 and in 2014 associated with the provision of these reports in this area; and if he will provide an estimate of the cost in a full year if the executive were to provide these reports to all applicants in this area. [37479/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

706. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if she will confirm that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 will be categorised as high risk and priority patients, as stated in the response received from the Health Service Executive; when they can expect to be categorised as such; and if they will be informed of this change. [37656/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

707. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if dental treatment services scheme contractors will be informed that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 will be categorised as high-risk and priority patients, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive. [37657/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

708. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, how women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 can all be categorised as high-risk and priority patients, given that the dental treatment services scheme's standard operating procedure (details below) states otherwise. [37658/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

709. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 and who do not have untreated dental disease, or for whom the treatment of dental disease does not pose significant health problems, will still be categorised as high-risk and priority patients. [37659/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

710. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the arrangements being put in place in other areas of the Health Service Executive where women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being categorised as high-risk and priority patients. [37660/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

711. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if arrangements are in place in other areas of the Health Service Executive where women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being categorised as high-risk and priority patients; and if the women in question have been informed that this system is in place. [37661/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

712. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if he will clarify the statement that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 will have access to the full range of dental services available prior to 2010, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37662/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

713. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if he will clarify the statement that women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being assessed on a case-by-case basis by the dental service of the Health Service Executive regarding complex care needs, given their possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive. [37663/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

714. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 have been informed that they can be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the dental service of the Health Service Executive regarding complex care needs, in view of their possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37664/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

715. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the steps women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 need to take in order to be assessed by the dental service of the Health Service Executive in respect of complex care needs regarding possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37665/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

716. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the criteria involved in the case-by-case assessments carried out by the dental service of the Health Service Executive in respect of complex care needs regarding possible phobias and complex care issues, as stated in a letter from the Health Service Executive. [37666/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

717. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, and who have phobias and require sedation because of such phobias, will be placed on a waiting list, or if they will be treated as high-risk and priority patients. [37667/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

718. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the meaning of enhanced care for women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive. [37668/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

719. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if the enhanced care for women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive, includes free emergency dental treatment, once the free annual examination has been used, or if women will be required to pay an emergency fee on attending. [37669/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Mary Lou McDonald

720. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, if the enhanced care for women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, as stated in correspondence from the Health Service Executive, includes treatment for emergencies, such as pain after an extraction. [37670/15]

Dental Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

721. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 13 October 2015, the arrangements being put in place in other areas of the Health Service Executive, where women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being assessed on a case-by-case basis for enhanced care. [37671/15]

Dental Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

722. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Number 233 of 13 October 2015, if arrangements are in place in other areas of the Health Service Executive, where women who qualify under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are being assessed on a case-by-case basis for enhanced care; and if the women in question have been informed that this system is in place. [37672/15]

Health Services Access

Mary Lou McDonald

253. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the reason redress for women resident in certain institutions cardholders are not given priority for counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36870/15]

Employment Support Services

Mary Lou McDonald

200. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department will fund training for persons on long-term unemployment benefit to facilitate their becoming qualified bus or train drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36516/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mary Lou McDonald

494. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital in Dublin 11 for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/15]

Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Eligibility

Mary Lou McDonald

573. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been refused funding under the vocational training opportunities scheme for a course in Pearse College of Further Education in Crumlin in Dublin 12; if her Department will review this case; and if there are any other forms of support to facilitate this person in remaining in education and training. [36169/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Mary Lou McDonald

646. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who have received a notice to quit, but who are unable to source alternative rent supplement accommodation in their own local authority can be considered for rent supplement in another local authority. [36168/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Administration

Mary Lou McDonald

654. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department will issue the housing assistance payment transfer list regulations to local authorities; and the reason for the delay. [36313/15]

Planning Issues

Mary Lou McDonald

657. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in processing the proposed extension of the Clonburris special development zone boundary, first submitted to his Department by South Dublin County Council in July 2014; and when he will agree the designation of the proposed boundary. [36342/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

167. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown by year and by institution of the number of women confined in each of the ten Magdalen laundries. [35429/15]

Magdalen Laundries Data

Mary Lou McDonald

168. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown by year and by institution of the number of women who died in each of the ten Magdalen laundries. [35430/15]

Dental Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

233. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he will implement Mr. Justice Quirke’s health care recommendations in full, given that the dental profession has confirmed that the redress for women resident in certain institutions cards afford the women no additional benefits to the medical card. [35431/15]

Community Employment Schemes Cessation

Mary Lou McDonald

37. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of the community employment supervisors' enhanced redundancy agreement. [34981/15]

Health Services Access

Mary Lou McDonald

137. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Health Service Executive provides occupation therapy reports for local authority tenants living in Tallaght in Dublin 24 seeking to apply for the local authority's disabled access grant, but does not provide local authority tenants in Clondalkin in Dublin 22 with the same service; the reason for this disparity; his views that such geographical discrimination is acceptable; his plans to rectify this disparity by ensuring that all residents in the South Dublin County Council area receive the same level of service from the Health Service Executive, regardless of where they live. [34968/15]

Road Tolls

Mary Lou McDonald

228. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that the penalties and interest charged by e-Flow for non-payment of toll charges are acceptable; if he has discussed the matter with the National Roads Authority; and if not, if he will do so in order to have a fairer pricing regime put in place. [35177/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Mary Lou McDonald

187. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that where a family on one local authority housing list, for example South Dublin County Council, has been served a notice to quit from a private landlord, is unable to source alternative rent supplement accommodation in that local authority area, and is therefore at risk of homelessness, that family can apply for rent supplement accommodation in another local authority area, while remaining on the housing list in its original local authority area. [34193/15]

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme

Mary Lou McDonald

302. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, those aspects of the infrastructure and capital investment 2016 to 2021 programme that are new and not previously launched, detailing the projects and proposed expenditures contained in the programme that were not previously announced by Government. [34329/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

535. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 16 July 2015, the position regarding an application for dental braces by a child (details supplied) in Dublin 1, given the recommendation by the orthodontist that the braces be fitted before the age of 14. [34429/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

715. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if officials from his Department have provided formal or informal direction to local authorities not to submit social housing funding proposals for developments of more than 50 units; or if his officials in any way discourage local authorities from submitting funding proposals for social housing developments of more than 50 units. [34343/15]

Freedom of Information Requests

Mary Lou McDonald

227. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests that have been submitted to the National Asset Management Agency; and of these, the number that were refused; and the reason for their refusal. [33386/15]

Public Sector Pensions Data

Mary Lou McDonald

308. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Secretaries General in receipt of public sector pensions while employed in a public body and/or State agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33384/15]

Public Procurement Regulations

Mary Lou McDonald

309. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he has addressed the concerns raised by the school supply sector, which believes its businesses cannot survive if excluded from the public procurement process; the action he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Mary Lou McDonald

45. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of a disability allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and the amount of same. [32487/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Mary Lou McDonald

452. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he expects that a commencement date for the Construction Contracts Act 2013 will be set during the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31518/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Mary Lou McDonald

453. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason there has been such a lengthy delay in the setting of a commencement date for the Construction Contracts Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31519/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Mary Lou McDonald

454. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, further to the closing date for applications, a date has been set for the selection and appointment of panellists on the adjudication panel under the Construction Contracts Act 2013; if he expects that there will be representation from small and medium enterprises on the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31520/15]

Medical Conditions

Mary Lou McDonald

813. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he will consider treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a chronic illness; and the supports that are in place for persons in County Dublin and Dublin 22 who suffer from COPD. [30781/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

1235. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports which will be put in place to allow a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 to remain at their current school; if she will consider the provision of additional special needs assistant hours to ensure that the person can remain in the school of their parents' choice. [31021/15]

Local Authority Housing

Mary Lou McDonald

1472. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has instructed local authorities not to submit proposals for funding for social housing of more than 50 units; and if so, the reason why. [31839/15]

Local Authority Housing

Mary Lou McDonald

1473. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will consider applications from local authorities for social housing developments in excess of 50 units where the authority has available land for developments larger than 50 units. [31840/15]

Dental Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

559. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding an application for dental braces for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30100/15]

Addiction Treatment Services

Mary Lou McDonald

218. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if a treatment facility (details supplied) in Dublin 7, which has been temporarily closed, will re-open in August 2015, as previously stated by the Health Service Executive. [29484/15]

State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility

Mary Lou McDonald

76. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 received no social welfare payment for three weeks from 26 March 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28016/15]

Garda Station Closures

Mary Lou McDonald

149. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to re-open Fitzgibbon Street Garda station in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27995/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

168. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all interviews with the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes will be recorded, unless a witness does not consent to this. [28199/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

169. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if transcripts and audio copies of any recordings of witness interviews conducted by the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes will be provided to witnesses. [28200/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

170. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the area of expertise of the experienced person taking notes when a witness is being interviewed by the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; and if a copy of any notes taken by this person will be sent to witnesses after the conclusion of the interview. [28201/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

171. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if witnesses to the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes will have an opportunity to clarify anything they believe does not reflect their testimony. [28202/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

172. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if witnesses to the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes will be provided a copy of the general report of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28203/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

173. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the commission of investigation is directing witnesses to the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes as the first point of contact, as opposed to the investigation of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes. [28204/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

174. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a document will be made available to witnesses who wish to engage with the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes. [28205/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

175. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the legal basis for the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes. [28206/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

176. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes for engaging with witnesses who live abroad. [28207/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Mary Lou McDonald

177. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the confidential committee of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes and-or the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes will be accepting evidence from persons who were in institutions, other than the 14 institutions listed in the terms of reference. [28208/15]

Mental Health Services

Mary Lou McDonald

193. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health following on from a meeting held with the Health Service Executive and an organisation (details supplied), if he will provide an update on the potential plans for establishing a Headstrong Jigsaw site in the north inner city of Dublin. [28019/15]

National Children's Hospital

Mary Lou McDonald

194. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health his plans for the site at the Mater hospital in Dublin 7 that had been originally chosen for the new children's hospital now that a new site has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28020/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

41. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26913/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

42. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, information technology, accountancy, and other advisory and consultancy services, was reduced by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26941/15]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Mary Lou McDonald

43. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to the Exchequer if his and his Minister of State's Special Advisers' salaries were capped at the first point of the Principal Officer grade, that is at €75,647; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26970/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

44. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to his Department and those bodies under its aegis if all the fees for all State agencies, non-commercial State sponsored bodies and commercial semi-State board members were reduced by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/15]

Ministerial Expenditure

Mary Lou McDonald

45. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenses incurred by him from 2011 to date in 2015, including the date, expense type, description and amount; if each expense was vouched; his plans to introduce changes to the expenses system to ensure all expenses are fully vouched for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27002/15]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Mary Lou McDonald

2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pay related provisions in the Lansdowne Road agreement for annualised salaries over €65,000; in addition, details of the full pay restoration provisions for salaries in excess of €65,000, at the conclusion of the Haddington Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26504/15]

Public Procurement Regulations

Mary Lou McDonald

5. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify that public bodies are not restricted to using public procurement framework agreements such as the managed print services framework agreement and are free to use local providers; if he will issue a circular to this effect; his views on the implications of this clarification for other existing public procurement framework agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26607/15]