Parliamentary questions

General Practitioner Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

176. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are delays in obtaining doctors' appointments in the Ballymun healthcare centre and persons are often left over a week waiting to get an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42639/19]

Disability Diagnoses

Maureen O'Sullivan

177. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for children to be diagnosed on the spectrum for autism in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; and the way in which this compares to the national average. [42640/19]

Local Authority Funding

Maureen O'Sullivan

321. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding outstanding to Dublin City Council for projects; and the details and periods for which this funding is outstanding. [42629/19]

Sustainable Development Goals

Maureen O'Sullivan

73. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a disability advocacy group will be considered as one of the listed SDG champions to drive forward SDGs in view of the number of persons living with disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42281/19]

Schools Building Projects

Maureen O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the remedial works required to deal with the pyrite issues in schools (details supplied); if students will be expected to vacate the schools when works take place; and the timeframe for same. [42346/19]

Schools Refurbishment

Maureen O'Sullivan

100. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a grant for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied). [42347/19]

School Enrolments Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

101. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the relevant departmental geographic information systems, GIS, data, that is, enrolments and other relevant data which is mapped for the Finglas, Ballymun, Dublin 11, school planning area. [42348/19]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Maureen O'Sullivan

281. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the National Parks and Wildlife Service had at its disposal adequate resources to deal with its responsibilities for protecting special areas of conservation, such as at a location (details supplied). [42452/19]

Animal Welfare

Maureen O'Sullivan

59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 2 October 2019, the way in which he, as Minister with responsibility for animal welfare, can address the issue of horse-drawn carriages from the welfare perspective as highlighted by many groups that care for horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41886/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can ensure that a key objective of the Irish Greyhound Board’s strategic plan 2018-22, which is to maintain animal welfare at the centre of the industry, will be met; the way in which the greyhound care fund is addressing the welfare and health issues of greyhounds. [41885/19]

Greyhound Industry Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

79. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the deaths and injuries of greyhounds at tracks here from 1 January 2019 to date. [41934/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

96. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1418 of 6 September 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the issue that the claim that a greyhound suffered a heart attack at Shelbourne Park is at variance with an eye witness report (details supplied). [41935/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

97. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds buried in the grounds of Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium; if this practice was approved by the Irish Greyhound Board; if dogs continue to be buried there; and the procedure for incidents involving dogs that die at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium and other IGB tracks. [41936/19]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Maureen O'Sullivan

111. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider reintroducing high level meetings between officials to address outstanding issues relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41890/19]

Carbon Tax Implementation

Maureen O'Sullivan

130. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the impact assessments his Department has carried out regarding increased carbon taxes; and his views on the various NGO reports that estimate that those least well off in society are the most impacted by carbon taxes such as the one introduced in budget 2020. [42290/19]

Carbon Tax Implementation

Maureen O'Sullivan

131. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is necessary to introduce legislation to ensure that revenues raised from carbon duty measures to combat climate change will be ring-fenced for just transition and climate mitigation as he indicated. [42292/19]

Immigration Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

266. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the special scheme for students which was launched by INIS in October 2018; the number of persons granted residence through the scheme; if processing has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41889/19]

Energy Infrastructure

Maureen O'Sullivan

533. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the security of supply review that was committed to regarding concerns raised about the Shannon LNG project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42291/19]

Environmental Policy

Maureen O'Sullivan

534. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a smoky coal or single use plastic ban into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42293/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Maureen O'Sullivan

61. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of outstanding issues relating to the availability of tagrisso osimertinib for use in lung cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41348/19]

Health Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

63. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of work to address the issues in relation to dual diagnosis. [41347/19]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Maureen O'Sullivan

256. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for the back to education allowance; her views on whether it is beneficial for all parties to extend the allowance for students completing post-graduate courses that will be advantageous for securing full-time work in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41473/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

Maureen O'Sullivan

114. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting time for public cataracts procedures; the way in which he plans to address this waiting time as an over reliance on the treatment purchase fund. [41349/19]

Health Promotion

Maureen O'Sullivan

115. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a cardio-wellbeing and information campaign in view of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41350/19]

Tax Reliefs Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

37. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that would be raised if discretionary tax reliefs were available only at the standard rate; the discretionary tax reliefs, the cost of each and the estimated saving in tabular form; his views on whether there would be advantages in pursuing this model in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40692/19]

Animal Disease Controls

Maureen O'Sullivan

534. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to that the open seasons order in relation to hares his views on the use of terriers or canine breeds other than beagles, harriers or greyhounds to be involved in the hunting of hares. [41153/19]

Animal Disease Controls

Maureen O'Sullivan

535. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to the open seasons order in relation to hares his views on the hunting of hares by way of regulated coursing at the same location and townland multiple times in the same season. [41154/19]

Hare Coursing Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

536. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a pre-coursing report as per directive 1 of A Summary of Directives, Instructions and Guidance notes issued by the executive committee of the Irish Coursing Club and control stewards' report as per directive 11 were made following all regulated park and open coursing events that took place either under the terms of the netting licence or open season order during the 2018-2019 season; and if she will provide a list of all events for which reports were made and the reason if any that a particular report was not made. [41155/19]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Maureen O'Sullivan

13. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the powers An Garda Síochána has to deal with anti-social behaviour, in particular on-street drinking in Dublin city centre; if his attention has been drawn to the impact such behaviour is having on retailers, in particular on-street traders such as market vendors; and the way in which the force can address such problems. [40056/19]

Departmental Reports

Maureen O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the safety of members it represents; the way in which he can ensure the safety of sex workers from abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/19]

Children in Care

Maureen O'Sullivan

247. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the locations voluntary residential services are situated in the strategic plan for residential care services for children under state care. [40488/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Maureen O'Sullivan

47. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the outstanding issues relating to licences for the operation of horse-drawn carriages in Dublin. [39765/19]

Public Transport

Maureen O'Sullivan

64. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the chronic overcrowding issues faced by commuters in the greater Dublin area, most notably on DART and bus services, at peak rush hour times; and the way in which he plans to address the matter without placing the emphasis on commuters to plan their journeys around busy periods. [39763/19]

National Convention Centre

Maureen O'Sullivan

91. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a cultural group (details supplied) that have used a centre is now being precluded from doing so in view of the fact that his Department is the sponsoring Department for the centre. [39764/19]

Visa Applications

Maureen O'Sullivan

140. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the level of communication offered by INIS to persons seeking visas and while acknowledging the average processing time of six months the way in which he can improve general communication and speed at which IDs are assigned under the Service Improvement Plan 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40059/19]

Gambling Sector

Maureen O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he can progress changes to regulation and enforcement in the gaming sector and if he acknowledged the concerns raised by bingo club operators on the impact the Gambling and Lotteries Amendment Bill 2019 could have on their particular niche industry, including needing a distinction between lotteries and bingo within legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40060/19]

Office of Public Works Properties

Maureen O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the relationship between a location (details supplied) and the OPW; his views on the location refusing permission for a group to perform there as part of a cultural event while allowing the group to perform in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39474/19]

Bus Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

540. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason certain submissions regarding BusConnects from residents of Mountjoy Square were not considered as part of the consultation process; his views on the concerns of residents regarding the impact of BusConnects on their communities and in relation to the submission process itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39856/19]

Dublin Bus Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

541. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review or study has ever been undertaken by Dublin Bus to access the difficulties experienced by commuters in inner suburbs of the city centre with overcrowded buses, many of which originate in distant suburbs; if his attention has been drawn to the frustration for commuters when numerous busses pass by in the morning unable to stop due to being at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39857/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Maureen O'Sullivan

554. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the recommendations from the first report of the Collaborative Forum of Former Residents of Mother and Baby Homes published in April 2019 with particular reference to the progress made on those recommendations related to health and well-being supports. [39428/19]

Tax Code

Maureen O'Sullivan

50. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the perceived unfairness of the inheritance tax system as outlined in correspondence from a person (details supplied) can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38959/19]

International Programmes

Maureen O'Sullivan

55. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on illicit flows of capital from development partner countries of Ireland in the global south; if his attention has been drawn to the issue of tax avoidance being linked to poverty in developing countries; if he will raise the matter with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37369/19]

Brexit Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

102. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify his reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 272 and 273 of 17 September 2019 (details supplied). [39002/19]

Defence Forces Strength

Maureen O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he has prioritised retention of suitable personnel as an essential factor in developing military capabilities in line with section 7.3 of the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38421/19]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Maureen O'Sullivan

35. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the recruitment drive in 2017 for the Defence Forces yielded modest results; if he will consider pay and conditions of existing members being paramount in addressing the retention of members in place of costly recruitment policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/19]

Property Tax Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

90. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the amount and value of property tax collected in each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [38597/19]

Local Authority Funding

Maureen O'Sullivan

553. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2019, in tabular form. [38594/19]

Hare Coursing Regulation

Maureen O'Sullivan

19. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will maintain a ban on hare netting which was imposed since 9 August 2019 in response to the RHD2 disease; if her attention has been drawn to the importance of the Irish hare and its survival; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37891/19]

National Monuments

Maureen O'Sullivan

42. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to progress the recommendations of the Moore Street report: Securing History 2 (31 July 2019); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37890/19]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Maureen O'Sullivan

39. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which it is planned to address the turnaround times for maintenance sections in the context of refurbishing local authority units for allocation to new tenants; his views on the fact that these times can often be excessive and that this can have an effect on tenants and general length of local authority housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37492/19]