Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Appeals Delays

Jim Daly

253. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received an outcome to an appeal that was assigned to an appeals officer in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29334/16]

Carer's Benefit Payments

Jim Daly

262. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who was granted carer's benefit on 17 July 2016 has still not received payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29509/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

77. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29200/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

90. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29196/16]

Public Sector Staff

Jim Daly

121. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29097/16]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Jim Daly

130. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29194/16]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Jim Daly

144. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government whether a use it or lose it by year-end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29195/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

174. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29202/16]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Jim Daly

180. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29197/16]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Jim Daly

184. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29201/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

191. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29190/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

230. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29198/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

238. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29189/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

245. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29192/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

248. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29203/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

250. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29199/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

255. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within her Department when devolving funding to agencies under her remit on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29191/16]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

256. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29193/16]

Disabled Drivers Grant Appeals

Jim Daly

96. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the fact that persons seeking an appeal of a disabled driver's grant decision are being informed that there is currently a seven-month waiting time for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28813/16]

Summer Works Scheme Eligibility

Jim Daly

186. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a school to apply for funding to insulate an old section of a school that is in need of urgent upgrading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28522/16]

School Curriculum

Jim Daly

193. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is undertaking to promote the practice known as behavioural economics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28575/16]

Civil Registration Legislation

Jim Daly

281. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if, further to the enactment of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, all provisions and systems are in place to register the death of an Irish citizen who died abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28363/16]

JobPath Implementation

Jim Daly

286. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of referrals to JobPath providers that have subsequently been referred to an employability supported employment service since the programme began; if he can publish the written departmental protocol that facilitates such a referral; if any person already with an employability service will be denied access to that supported employment service due to referral to a JobPath provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28435/16]

Passport Applications Data

Jim Daly

319. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of revenue collected in respect of Irish passport applications for each month of 2015. [28364/16]

Departmental Functions

Jim Daly

332. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will consider the establishment of a dedicated behavioural insights group, similar to those in the UK, within his Department. [28576/16]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Jim Daly

340. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements in place for staff in the public sector who are not members of a union but who are willing to sign up to any public sector agreements to avail of the improved working conditions approved by Government; his views on the appropriateness of Departments insisting that public sector staff must be a member of a union to avail of improved pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28549/16]

Aviation Industry

Jim Daly

577. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider leading or arranging a senior delegation to travel to Washington to lobby for the granting of a licence for the Cork-Boston route, noting the recent decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly to invest over €9 million to secure a transatlantic connection with the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28548/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

61. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post. [25879/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

162. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts her Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25875/16]

Tax Code

Jim Daly

260. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm all categories of industry, business and arts that are exempt from Income Tax. [25303/16]

Departmental Communications

Jim Daly

307. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25871/16]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Jim Daly

463. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing non-union teachers the opportunity to opt into the Lansdowne Road Agreement in the context of any disputes or divisions that may take place in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25738/16]

Third Level Data

Jim Daly

471. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 14 April 2016, if he will provide a final response. [25848/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

473. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25869/16]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Jim Daly

557. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason persons applying for the tenant (increment) purchase scheme 2016 must have an income level of €15,000; if there are any exceptions to this rule; his plans to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24673/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

630. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25870/16]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Jim Daly

781. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any exceptions to the maximum time available to participants in the community employment scheme, that is, three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25849/16]

National Postcode System Implementation

Jim Daly

783. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25877/16]

Passport Applications Fees

Jim Daly

825. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of revenue collected in respect of Irish passport applications for each of the past 12 months. [26179/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

849. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

922. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25876/16]

Harbours and Piers Development

Jim Daly

940. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the avenues available to local community development associations to apply for funding to develop a harbour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25151/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

980. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the efforts her Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25865/16]

National Postcode System Implementation

Jim Daly

1383. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25873/16]

Harbours and Piers

Jim Daly

1534. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agency or body that is tasked with the responsibility for a harbour (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25146/16]

Harbours and Piers Expenditure

Jim Daly

1535. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm details of the most recent capital investment plan announced by his Department to facilitate local authority harbour development and marine leisure programmes; his plans to make a further allocation of funding available for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25149/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

1583. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25864/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

1696. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State agencies, if any, which are using Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25861/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

1697. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25867/16]

Postal Codes

Jim Daly

1814. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25878/16]