Parliamentary questions

Commemorative Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

65. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the State commemorative events under the decade of centenaries she will organise and attend in the next 12 months. [24256/19]

Invasive Plant Species

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

67. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether more can be done to highlight the invasive species in Ireland projects and the need for collaborative approaches between communities, local authorities and State bodies to stem the advance of many of those species. [24257/19]

Defence Forces Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

73. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the allocation made to the Defence Forces for pay and pensions in each of the past ten years; the amount spent in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24569/19]

Defence Forces Strength

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

74. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the last time the establishment number was achieved; the shortfall each year it was not achieved; if this figure takes into account those on training or other absences; if there was a difference in the amount allocated for wages and the amount spent in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24570/19]

Air Corps

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

75. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he first received the report on the findings of the independent third party appointed to investigate protected disclosures relating to chemical exposure in the Air Corps; the steps he has taken to act on its findings since then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24571/19]

Hospital Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

172. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who has undergone a lung transplant as a result of having cystic fibrosis will not be seen as a patient in St. Vincent’s Hospital which specialises in the care of the illness despite this patient still having cystic fibrosis and related illnesses such as diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24409/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

296. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for special needs assistants will be granted; and if a special needs assistant review will be carried out in the school. [24284/19]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

870. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue on same. [23411/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

960. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of an application to have a stair lift installed in their home by a person (details supplied); and when installation work will commence. [23343/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

105. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given an urgent date for an appointment for an assessment of need, early intervention, genetics and neurodevelopment. [22943/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

283. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of an application to have a stair lift installed in their home by a person (details supplied); and when installation work will commence. [22669/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

248. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be sourced for a child (details supplied). [21510/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

415. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the funding for the proposed 50 bed unit for Portiuncula Hospital is ring-fenced in view of the overspend for the national children's hospital; and the timeframe for the delivery of the unit. [21803/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

433. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a product (details supplied) will be placed on the list of medications that are covered under the medical card. [21878/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

101. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if medication will be provided to a person (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21196/19]

Disability Services Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

103. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if funding will be released to an organisation to allow a person (details supplied) avail of a residential care placement in one of its homes. [21198/19]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

252. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [20952/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

154. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school placement in an ASD unit will be sourced for a person (details supplied). [20470/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

299. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a renal ultrasound scan in Crumlin children’s hospital. [20448/19]

Social Welfare Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

473. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied). [20422/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

83. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing additional home help hours for a person (details supplied). [20167/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

84. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused additional home help hours to their allocation of five hours. [20168/19]

Student Visas Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

436. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications processed to date under the special student scheme, accepted and rejected, respectively. [18420/19]

Student Visas Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

437. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recent abolition of the re-entry visa requirement results in extra staff allocation towards processing of special student scheme applications. [18421/19]

Student Visas Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

438. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a deadline to complete the processing of all special student scheme applications. [18422/19]

Student Visas Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

439. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the processing of the special student scheme was not simplified by issuing temporary visas to applicants that applied on the portal online instead of delaying (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18423/19]

Naturalisation Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

480. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the delay of 29 months regarding an application for a certificate of naturalisation by a person (details supplied); if the application will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/19]

Home Care Packages

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

901. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of the purchase of medical equipment for home carers by CHO; the budget over the past five years by CHO; the amount spent in the past five years; if there is a priority list for home care medical equipment; if so, the number on the priority list and other waiting lists for home care medical equipment; and the criteria to qualify for this medical equipment. [19477/19]

HSE Properties

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

972. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a site (details supplied) owned by the HSE will have improvement works carried out in view of the fact it is falling into a derelict state and is becoming unsightly. [19849/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1437. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has had their jobseeker's allowance suspended since January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19198/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

315. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for an assessment of need and an application for early intervention. [17401/19]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

587. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant aid provided to a charity (details supplied) or to each of the museums it opens to the public in each of the past 15 years. [17329/19]

Grant Aid

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

588. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant aid provided to a society (details supplied) in each of the past 15 years. [17330/19]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

589. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant aid provided to a charity (details supplied) in each of the past 15 years. [17331/19]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the Public Service Pay Commission's meeting with management parties following the joint submission from military authorities and his Department; if he or a representative from his Department was at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16981/19]

Naval Service

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

16. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he was consulted in advance of the NATO conference on medical care of sailors in County Cork recently; if he approved the conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/19]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

17. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the outcome in relation to the proposal to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the employment of a full-time military psychiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/19]

UN Missions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

19. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the recent problems with flights for members of Defence Forces returning from Syria and the measures that will be taken to avoid such instances in the future. [16970/19]

Overseas Missions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

26. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the security advice for UN soldiers and associated personnel attached to the UN mission in the Golan Heights not to use UN vehicles with the UN's livery when travelling in the region; if so, if his group flouted that advice during his visit to the region in March 2019; and the person or body that made the decision to ignore the security advice. [16971/19]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

34. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that members of the Defence Forces deployed in Mali are prescribed mefloquine as a routine anti-malaria drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16968/19]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

143. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on whether a one to two year wait for a standard hospital appointment is acceptable (details supplied); if the process can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17124/19]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019 a fhoilsiú. [16780/19]

City of Culture Initiative

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

4. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether an imaginative programme can be rolled out by Galway 2020 as the city celebrates the title of European City of Culture; and her further views on whether it was the right decision not to have an open call for additional projects for the 2020 programme. [16485/19]

City of Culture Initiative

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

12. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the funding proposed for European City of Culture programme Galway 2020 will be adequate and ambitious enough to deliver a first class programme. [16486/19]

Film Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

16. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a protest (details supplied) and proposals for further escalated actions by film industry workers; and the action she will take to ensure industrial peace. [16483/19]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

32. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether delays by the Revenue Commissioners in issuing guidelines for the new regime of film tax breaks could deter film productions from locating here and damager the industry in general; and if she has had communications from the industry and with the Minister for Finance or the Revenue Commissioners to end the logjam created by the delay in publishing guidelines. [16487/19]

Overseas Missions Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

132. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Irish military personnel deployed on UN missions abroad; the details of the missions; and the military rank of each. [16637/19]

Ministerial Travel

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

133. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of his itinerary while he was visiting Irish soldiers on the Golan Heights and in the region. [16638/19]

Ministerial Travel

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

134. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the communications he has had with the UN regarding the shortfall in numbers in the UN mission on the Golan Heights; if the shortfall in numbers has increased the workload and duties of Irish soldiers; and if those extra duties and so on are not compromising the health or security of Irish soldiers in the region. [16639/19]

Home Help Service Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

355. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for increased home help hours by persons (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [16199/19]

Better Energy Homes Scheme Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

493. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the better energy warmer homes scheme will be revised to include persons on low incomes who suffer with chronic illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, but are not in receipt of the fuel allowance. [16121/19]

Better Energy Homes Scheme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

618. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a person (details supplied) qualifies for grants or an insulation programme. [16194/19]

Passport Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

50. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his office and the Passport Office will no longer deal with inquiries about passports from Deputies. [15732/19]

Passport Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

51. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason it takes applicants more than ten working days to receive their passports through the passport express service in view of the fact that the Passport Office has taken on more staff to deal with the backlog. [15733/19]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

123. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the drug Sativex is authorised here for sale; if so, if it is available by prescription; the number of persons prescribed same here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15743/19]

Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

283. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason SEAI will no longer deal with inquiries from Deputies on behalf of constituents regarding insulation grant applications. [15734/19]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

106. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the international courses and conferences that members of the Defence Forces have participated in on behalf of the Defence Forces; and the cost and nature of the course or conference in each of the past ten years. [15522/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

143. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the facilities provided and supported by the HSE for persons with dementia in Dublin 6, 8, 10 and 12. [15511/19]

Primary Care Centres Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

144. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres in Dublin 6, 8, 10 and 12; the services provided within each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15512/19]

Primary Care Centres Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

145. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans for other primary care centres in Dublin 6, 8, 10 and 12 that are in conception, planning and construction phases and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15513/19]

Waste Disposal Charges

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

399. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a domestic waste collection waiver or rebate for those full-time carers caring for family members who are doubly incontinent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/19]

Waste Disposal Charges

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

400. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a working group established to consider introducing a domestic waste collection waiver or rebate for those full-time carers caring for family members who are doubly incontinent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14932/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

529. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a couple with savings of €40,000 are means tested for jobseeker's allowance; and if they would be entitled to full payment. [14758/19]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

534. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person on jobseeker's allowance can continue to pay into a private pension scheme he or she enrolled in while in full-time employment; and if the pension value is regarded as means even though the person has no access to those funds until the pension has matured. [14887/19]

Garda Stations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

273. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in completing upgrading and improvement works to an area (details supplied); and if the works will be completed without further delay. [14110/19]

Student Visas Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

493. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cause of the delays in processing applications under the special student scheme; and the steps that can be taken to speed up the process in view of delays leaving many applicants in limbo for years. [13177/19]

Autism Incidence

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

624. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with ASD in Dublin 12. [12817/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

768. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned Drimnagh primary health care centre; if it will proceed in 2019; if not, if alternative plans are being drawn up; when such plans will be announced; the schedule of planning applications, building works and so on; and the services that will be provided within the centre. [13418/19]

Grant Aid

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1039. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a grant is available for a boiler to be fitted for a person (details supplied). [13735/19]

Grant Aid

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1046. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a grant is available for a boiler to be fitted in the case of a person (details supplied). [13790/19]

Social Welfare Appeals Delays

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1301. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a reply to an appeal; and when a decision will issue. [13733/19]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1304. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a reply to an appeal; and when a decision will issue. [13759/19]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1324. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for rent allowance by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [14062/19]

International Conventions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

733. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Ireland is a signatory of the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe, Granada, 1985; and if Ireland complies with its legal obligations under that EU convention. [11591/19]

National Monuments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

89. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a detailed geophysical technological search, in addition to archaeology excavation, will be carried out on the relevant parts of Kilmainham Gaol to determine the exact location of the remains of persons (details supplied). [11016/19]

Schools Building Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

99. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an audit of the education needs for Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, has been carried out (details supplied). [11059/19]

Disability Allowance Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

290. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [11009/19]

Commemorative Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

319. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to have the remains of persons (details supplied) that were buried within the walls of Kilmainham Gaol exhumed and reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery as part of her work on historical commemorations. [11017/19]

Architectural Heritage

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

320. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a school building (details supplied) will be placed on the list of protected structures due to its historical significance in education. [11058/19]

Urban Development

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

323. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 13 February 2019, the details of the review of the various actions concluded under the Government's policy on architecture 2009-2015; the actions that have been completed; the status of actions 1 to 29 in action on architecture 2002-2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11154/19]

Architectural Heritage

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

324. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Ireland is a signatory and is bound by the charter for the conservation of historic towns and urban areas, Washington Charter 1987; and if Ireland complies with the principals and objectives contained within. [11240/19]

Defence Forces Operations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

106. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the deployment of Defence Forces personnel under the EUTM in Mali was authorised under section 3 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006; if the operation is considered training for the purposes of the Act; if authorisation was sought from Dáil Éireann prior to or since the deployment of Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10751/19]

Defence Forces Operations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

107. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the operations that have been approved under section 3(1)(b) of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006; the number of personnel involved in each operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10752/19]

Overseas Missions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

108. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the soldiers deployed to Mali have been there for a period exceeding six consecutive months; the anti-malarial drug that has been typically prescribed to the contingent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10753/19]

Crime Levels

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

240. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the upsurge in the street gang activity by young persons in areas (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to attempts by community projects and Dublin City Council to tackle the causes and consequences of this behaviour; and if funding will be made available through the LCDC to sustain the work. [10834/19]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

331. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of the revision of the task force handbook; and when the new handbook will be ready. [10730/19]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

332. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the former emerging needs fund which catered for a quick response to local issues and needs was productive in assisting drugs and alcohol task forces; and his plans to reinstate the fund. [10731/19]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

333. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if extra funding will be provided to drugs and alcohol task forces to meet the challenge of drug-related gangs in Dublin in view of the recent upsurge in serious drug-related anti-social behaviour in areas (details supplied). [10732/19]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

334. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the funding being provided to drug and alcohol task forces in 2019; the equivalent figures in each of the years 2014 to 2018; his plans to increase funding for same during 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10733/19]

Community Employment Schemes Review

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

563. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has finalised the terms of reference for the interdepartmental group on the future of community employment social inclusion schemes; and the programme for consultation that will take place during the review. [10734/19]

National Monuments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

608. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Ireland is a signatory of the International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (The Venice Charter 1964); and if so, if Ireland complies with the principals and objectives contained within. [10426/19]

Waste Management

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the litter and waste budget for each local area authority in the past ten years, in tabular form. [10172/19]

Litter Pollution

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

201. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the available grants to develop interactive software that will provide open data on litter. [10173/19]

Protected Disclosures

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

29. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he did not provide assurances that the Air Corps whistleblower would not be penalised or prejudiced for having made a protected disclosure, as recommended by a military investigating officer. [9441/19]

Defence Forces Medical Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

40. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the proposal he has put to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the employment of a full-time military psychiatrist; and the expected timeframe for a response on same. [9221/19]

Defence Forces Veterans Associations Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

41. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the supports that will be provided to military veteran organisations such as an organisation (details supplied) in order to increase the services provided to retired and veteran members of the Defence Forces. [9223/19]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

44. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions taken by the implementation group on foot of the recommendations of the reports of the working group on Lariam; and the further actions planned. [9224/19]

Defence Forces Strength

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

50. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the whole-time equivalent number of those serving in the Defence Forces has dropped from 9,173 at the end of 2017 to 8,957 at the end of 2018; and the measures he will take to address the recruitment crisis in the Defence Forces. [9222/19]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

65. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 58 of 12 July 2018 and 115 of 12 February 2019, the reason different figures were provided for days of sick leave taken by members of the Defence Forces. [9226/19]

Diplomatic Representation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

96. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the Irish Consulate General offices in Los Angeles, Cardiff and Frankfurt will be opened. [9344/19]