Parliamentary questions

Credit Union Regulation

Andrew Doyle

158. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the request by the Credit Union Advisory Council and the International Credit Union Regulators Network to review their three issues before signing the Statutory Instrument Consultation Paper 88; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41362/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Andrew Doyle

548. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the special purpose vehicle announced under the social housing strategy will be put in place; the implementation process; how the vehicle will interact with local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40572/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Andrew Doyle

581. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the special purpose vehicle announced under the social housing strategy will be put in place; how it will be rolled out; how it will interact with local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40571/15]

Tax Rebates

Andrew Doyle

289. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if a married couple (details supplied) in County Wexford, who were not given the correct marriage allowance for the past 18 years, will be reconsidered for the moneys forgone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37391/15]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Andrew Doyle

118. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider Wicklow court house as part of the €10 million provision in Exchequer funding for courts building refurbishment under the capital investment plan, as this court house has been earmarked for development of a Four Courts campus by the Courts Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34869/15]

Inter-Country Adoptions

Andrew Doyle

394. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the short-term impediments to the completion of a bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation for the purposes of inter-country adoption with Ireland; the steps that have been taken to address the issue of post placement reports in the negotiations towards achieving a bilateral agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33052/15]

Departmental Funding

Andrew Doyle

718. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the monthly funding made available by his Department to mediation agencies for inter-country adoption, ARC Adoption and Helping Hands; if this funding is still available and will be available in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32140/15]

Interdepartmental Working Groups

Andrew Doyle

1683. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the regularity with which the expert interdepartmental group meets; the procedure on updates and briefings to her by the group; if she will provide an outline of their agenda and-or progress report to date; the agencies and Government Departments which are members of the group; the time frame for conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30641/15]

School Transport Appeals

Andrew Doyle

661. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the refusal of school transport in respect of children (details supplied) in County Wicklow who have special needs and other illnesses. [29855/15]

Action Plan for Jobs

Andrew Doyle

952. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the deliberations of the expert working group established under the auspices of her Department with regard to action 152 in the Action Plan for Jobs, in particular regarding the submission made by organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29044/15]

National Drugs Strategy Implementation

Andrew Doyle

423. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the process for the implementation of the national drugs strategy beyond September 2016; if the new strategy will include alcohol prevention measures as part of the overall strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25959/15]

Waterways Issues

Andrew Doyle

246. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be made available for the urgent repair of the weir on the Vartry river in Ashford, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25546/15]

Planning Issues

Andrew Doyle

516. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the issue of the refusal of a planning application by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for an access road for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24486/15]

Driver Licence Renewals

Andrew Doyle

1176. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures the Road Safety Authority has in place to enable Irish driver licence holders who are outside the State to renew or replace their driver licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21996/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Andrew Doyle

149. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has discussed with officials in her Department a request in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow for the purposes of providing extra space to accommodate the growing enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21080/15]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Andrew Doyle

103. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will prioritise the refurbishment of the courthouse in Wicklow town as a capital project, in line with the stated policy of the Courts Service; if she will provide a definitive time frame in terms of when this refurbishment work will be undertaken; if she will further provide an outline of the extent of the refurbishment plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20958/15]

Central Bank of Ireland

Andrew Doyle

307. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance in view of section 19 of the Central Bank Act 1942, if he will provide details of the selection process which will be undertaken to determine the recommendation to the President for the appointment of the 11th Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland; his plans to ensure that a transparent selection process will be undertaken, in view of the publicly accountable nature of the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20726/15]

Film Industry Development

Andrew Doyle

1052. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on progress pertaining to action 152 under the Action Plan for Jobs to establish an expert group to examine and report on recommendations to increase foreign and domestic investment in Ireland’s film and television sound stage studio infrastructure, in the face of growing demand for audio-visual content across multiple platforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20099/15]

Garda Vetting Applications

Andrew Doyle

254. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an outline of the Garda vetting procedure for voluntary associations; if a change has recently taken place in this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19711/15]

Inter-Country Adoptions

Andrew Doyle

270. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process for reassessment of applicants for the purposes of inter-country adoption whose declaration of eligibility and suitability has expired; if he will provide an outline of the timeframe, from application to completion, of this reassessment process; and if he will indicate whether priority is provided to applicants for reassessment as opposed to first-time applicants. [19709/15]