Parliamentary questions

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Peadar Tóibín

391. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been in contact with a company (details supplied) regarding admissions by the company that it has developed algorithms designed to surface authorities content; and if he will reduce the power of the company by breaking up this monopoly along with others in order to allow for pluralist information sources that permit for competing ideas to exist. [28668/19]

Clinical Indemnity Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [28461/19]

Hedge Cutting Season

Peadar Tóibín

368. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the regulations contained within the Heritage Act 2018 will commence. [28393/19]

School Transport Provision

Peadar Tóibín

276. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school transport for persons (details supplied). [27870/19]

Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Peadar Tóibín

321. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to provide extra supports to victims of sexual offences; the steps he is taking to educate and change the behaviour of perpetrators of these crimes; the funding allocated to support victims and the investigation of sexual offences crimes in each of the past eight years in view of the fifth annual increase in sexual offences in a row in 2019, an increase of 55%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27661/19]

Enterprise Data

Peadar Tóibín

113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that have been created in each county; the number of site visits to each county; the value of the investments in each county by the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and the local enterprise offices for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27438/19]

Enterprise Data

Peadar Tóibín

114. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that have been created; the number of site visits; the value of the investments created by the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and the local enterprise board and-or county enterprise board in each area of County Meath over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27439/19]

Park and Ride Facilities

Peadar Tóibín

224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a park and ride facility will be provided for commuters in Slane, County Meath (details supplied). [27212/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

170. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available by CHO; the operational capacity to date; the waiting lists for respite beds in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27026/19]

Rail Network

Peadar Tóibín

212. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the updated strategic rail review as promised in the Climate Action Plan 2019 will include a Navan to Dublin rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27021/19]

Garda Strength

Peadar Tóibín

273. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the size of the Garda traffic corps and An Garda Síochána for the past ten years; if gardaí from the general force are used in the traffic corps; the number deployed for this purpose in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26476/19]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Peadar Tóibín

274. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter relating to the advertisements for the No Excuses campaign (details supplied). [26481/19]

State Claims Agency Data

Peadar Tóibín

523. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the private firms indemnified by the State Claims Agency in the State; and the cost of this indemnification in the past five years. [26849/19]

Waste Disposal

Peadar Tóibín

579. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Meath County Council has not complied with the waste management landfill regulations or taken sanction against those responsible for an unauthorised landfill (details supplied). [26085/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Peadar Tóibín

212. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses built in circumstances in which the State is leasing the house from a private developer in each of the past five years; the number of social houses funded through housing agencies that are leased from private development companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25995/19]

State Claims Agency

Peadar Tóibín

163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the State Claims Agency is providing indemnification to a clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25719/19]

Hospital Services

Peadar Tóibín

343. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on whether a conflict of interest exists in which medical professionals who have a commercial interest in companies that provide NIPT are also the obstetricians who certify for the provision of an abortion as a result of tests procured in their company. [24964/19]

Hospital Investigations

Peadar Tóibín

344. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the person or body that will carry out the independent review of the tragic case in which a healthy unborn baby was aborted under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; his views on whether such a review will only be independent if it is carried out by an organisation completely independent of the HSE and the National Maternity Hospital; his further views on whether the current master of the National Maternity Hospital has a statutory responsibility to the hospital in the first instance; and the way in which he plans to ensure that there is no conflict of interest that could affect an independent investigation. [24966/19]

Abortion Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that in future no abortion can be carried out under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 without confirmation by long-term culture testing and amniocentesis; and if he will institute medical guidelines and/or change the law to ensure that such a situation can never occur again. [24967/19]

Abortion Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out under section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 without the use of genetic CVS cell culture testing and/or without the obstetrician who is certifying the abortion actually meeting with the mother. [24968/19]

Respite Care Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

403. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the provisions which can be made for obtaining respite care for a person (details supplied). [25271/19]

Bus Éireann Services

Peadar Tóibín

543. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 115A bus will be fully in service (details supplied). [24921/19]

Rail Network Expansion

Peadar Tóibín

213. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commence the process of planning to build the rail line from Dublin to Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24436/19]

Bus Services

Peadar Tóibín

214. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the number of bus transport routes in County Meath will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/19]

Public Transport Fares

Peadar Tóibín

215. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to significantly lower the cost of bus and rail transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/19]

Flood Prevention Measures

Peadar Tóibín

194. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures in place, funded by the OPW, to respond to repeated flooding in Buncrana, County Donegal, in view of the fact that the town is not listed in the flood emergency response plan of Donegal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23523/19]

Garda Deployment

Peadar Tóibín

300. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Meath division in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [23230/19]

Garda Data

Peadar Tóibín

301. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have retired in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [23231/19]

Garda Data

Peadar Tóibín

302. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí per head of population by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23232/19]

Crime Data

Peadar Tóibín

316. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested and convicted for drink driving by age, gender, county and Garda district in each of the previous three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/19]

Crime Data

Peadar Tóibín

317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested and convicted for speeding by age, gender, county and Garda district in each of the previous three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23311/19]

Healthcare Policy

Peadar Tóibín

416. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national policy on ME; and if so, the timeline for the publication of such a policy [23233/19]

Healthcare Policy

Peadar Tóibín

417. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will adopt international guidelines on ME such as the International Consensus Criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23234/19]

Medical Research and Training

Peadar Tóibín

418. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason ME is not on the medical school curriculum or included on general practitioner training; his plans to include ME as part of professional training in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23235/19]

Disability Definitions

Peadar Tóibín

419. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the need for the HSE to add ME to its list of disabilities will be addressed in order to reflect the recognition by the HRB of ME as a disability code E014, thus allowing persons with ME to access assessment for home support and personal assistance through disability services and not older persons services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23236/19]

Health Strategies

Peadar Tóibín

420. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations of the strategy for the design of integrated outpatient services 2016 to 2020 relating to the way and location in which the patient is treated and the classification of referrals will be published and implemented with specific regard to ME; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23237/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Peadar Tóibín

478. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome in the person's hand. [23471/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Peadar Tóibín

493. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the most recent outpatient and inpatient waiting list figures for Navan hospital; the equivalent set of figures from the previous 12 months; the length of time these patients have been waiting on a three, six, 12 and 24 month basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23528/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Peadar Tóibín

498. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthopaedic surgery in each of the CHO areas to date; the number for the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23544/19]

Medical Card Reviews

Peadar Tóibín

530. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a medical review of a family medical card will be finalised for a person (details supplied); if this will be processed as soon as possible in view of the significant medical need; the reason for the review in view of the fact that the person is under the financial threshold to qualify for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23745/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

546. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels for the CAMHS team for County Meath; the way in which this compares with the recommended staffing levels in A Vision for Change; the number of staff yet to be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23819/19]

Penalty Points System Data

Peadar Tóibín

782. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued by age, gender, county and Garda district in each of the previous three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23312/19]

Public Transport Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

791. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the €28.94 million allocated for the sustainable transport measures grant programme in 2018 that was drawn down. [23285/19]

Local Authority Funding

Peadar Tóibín

956. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the response given to the local Government funding review submission 2018 by Meath County Council (details supplied); the steps he will take to redress the imbalance in each area outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23277/19]

Flood Relief Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

986. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of oversight his Department will have on local authority flood plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23887/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Peadar Tóibín

118. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills when phase 2 of a school building project (details supplied) will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22765/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Peadar Tóibín

119. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the building of a school (details supplied) will begin in Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22766/19]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

241. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in the reimbursement regarding an operation for a person (details supplied). [22473/19]

Abortion Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

264. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason it is the policy of medics in the National Maternity Hospital to recommend abortion of a healthy unborn child due to an alleged misdiagnosis at the hospital; if the policy of abortion as a recommendation is in place in other locations nationally; if he will instruct the HSE to develop a policy that abortion is not recommended to mothers here (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that a similar case will not reoccur; and the investigations being undertaken by his Department into the circumstances of the case. [22576/19]

Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times

Peadar Tóibín

439. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive notice regarding their application for disability allowance which was confirmed as having been received by the HSE on 10 January 2019. [22285/19]