Parliamentary questions

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Gerry Adams

1028. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated timeframe for an adequate broadband connection to the broadband blackspots throughout County Louth; the status of the timeframe for the completion of roll out of the national broadband plan for County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13045/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

146. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name and location of technological universities nationally; and the institutes of technology that merged to form these technological universities. [11824/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

147. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of institutes of technology that are in the process of applying to become technological universities; and the location of each. [11825/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

148. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of institutes of technology that have not applied to become technological universities. [11826/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

149. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an institute of technology must merge with another institute to gain technological university status; and if so, the reason therefor. [11827/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

150. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be negative impacts for institutes of technology that do not become technological universities. [11828/19]

Technological Universities Data

Gerry Adams

151. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an institute of technology (details supplied) has applied to become a technological university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/19]

Technological Universities Status

Gerry Adams

171. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an institute of technology (details supplied) is in the process of establishing a formal amalgamation with a college of further and higher education in Northern Ireland; the legislative provision that exists both here and in Northern Ireland for the creation of such an amalgamated institute; if such an amalgamated institute would be able to apply for technological university status here; the implications this may have for staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12148/19]

Animal Welfare

Gerry Adams

494. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of companies providing dog microchipping services; if the companies provide details of dogs to his Department; and if his Department maintains a central database of all microchipped dogs. [12112/19]

Animal Welfare

Gerry Adams

495. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an island-wide microchipping database that can be accessed by dog wardens throughout the island of Ireland will be established. [12113/19]

Animal Welfare

Gerry Adams

496. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a legislative requirement for the seller to re-register dog ownership details when a dog is sold. [12114/19]

Control of Dogs

Gerry Adams

613. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an out-of-hours dog warden service will be introduced in County Louth. [12109/19]

Control of Dogs

Gerry Adams

614. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the development of a reciprocal arrangement which would enable dog wardens in County Louth to follow dogs which have killed sheep into neighbouring counties here and into Northern Ireland will be supported. [12110/19]

Control of Dogs

Gerry Adams

615. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the procedure for dogs which have been removed by a dog warden due to sheep worrying. [12111/19]

Hospitals Data

Gerry Adams

316. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled at Louth County Hospital; and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda by specialty by month in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10505/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

341. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 29 January 2019, the status of the work undertaken in recommendation 73 of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy; if this action incorporates specific measures to address Traveller suicide; and if he will report on the issue [10765/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

342. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 29 January 2019, when a detailed action plan based on the findings of the All Ireland Traveller Health Study will be finalised; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10766/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

343. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 581, 582 and 584 of 15 January 2019, the status of the work of the oversight group working on the refresh of the A Vision for Change national mental health policy; the specific terms of reference for the group that place a particular emphasis on the Traveller community; when the group will report; if the report will be published; and if he will report on the issue. [10767/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

344. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a planning advisory body for Traveller health to deliver the national Traveller health action plan will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10768/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

345. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason the national Traveller health advisory committee has not been convened since 2012. [10769/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

346. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 26 February 2019, the way in which the annual spend by the HSE for targeted measures to improve the health of the Traveller community is allocated, in tabular form; and the portion of the funding allocated annually specifically to deliver on suicide prevention services and supports. [10770/19]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

500. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to a centre (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10711/19]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

501. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to the 16 services of the State for victims of sexual violence in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the amount of this funding that has been allocated to rape crisis centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10712/19]

Child and Family Agency Services

Gerry Adams

502. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average waiting times for counselling services at each of the 16 State funded rape crisis centres in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10713/19]

Child and Family Agency Data

Gerry Adams

503. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons waiting to access rape crisis counselling services in County Louth; the length of time these persons have been waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10714/19]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

504. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 6 December 2018, the status of the engagement of Tusla in a needs analysis project in the Border region to identify gaps in service provision and to prioritise the development of sexual violence services; the stage the engagement is at; if a report will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10715/19]

Child and Family Agency Services

Gerry Adams

505. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on recent media reports that waiting times for rape crisis counselling have increased in view of the fact that funding has stagnated; and if a review of the assessment of service demands carried out by Tusla which determines the distribution of funding to individual rape crisis centres will be undertaken. [10716/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

125. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance staff on duty over the night of 20 February 2019 and the early hours of 21 February 2019 in ambulance stations in Ardee, Dundalk, Castleblayney, Monaghan and Virginia; if these ambulance stations had a full complement of staff on this night; and if not, the number of personnel they were short [9893/19]

Ambulance Service

Gerry Adams

126. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if ambulance stations in the north east region were understaffed over the night of 20 February and early hours of 21 February 2019; if so, the number of shifts unfilled; and the locations at which this occurred [9894/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

127. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there were ambulance stations in the north-east region over the night of 20 February and early hours of 21 February 2019 at which ambulance personnel were present without an ambulance; and if so, the locations at which this occurred. [9895/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

128. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by the National Ambulance Service; and the number of full-time and part-time staff, respectively employed in the service. [9896/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

129. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of staff that retired from the National Ambulance Service in 2018; and the number recruited in 2018. [9897/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

130. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the National Ambulance Service operates a text system to offer overtime to ambulance staff; if so, the number of texts sent across the State to staff in 2018 to offer overtime shifts; and the number of texts sent in each region in 2018. [9898/19]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if it is National Ambulance Service policy for ambulance staff rostered to an ambulance station to leave their shift to cover an overtime shift in another location in response to a text [9899/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

31. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to rectify, as a matter of urgency, fire safety for Travellers in circumstances in which fire safety regulation exemptions on temporary emergency sites exist and there is no time limit on such sites remaining as temporary in view of the Carrickmines fire inquest. [8394/19]

Domestic Violence

Gerry Adams

315. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 16 October 2018, if he has received a response to his communication with the Garda Commissioner regarding domestic homicide reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6932/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Gerry Adams

425. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high cost of the batteries required to operate cochlear implants; if the batteries are covered by a medical card; and if not, if funding is available to cover the cost. [6611/19]

Mental Health Policy

Gerry Adams

500. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 16 October 2019, the status of the model of care for dual diagnosis the first draft of which was scheduled for discussion during the January 2019 meeting of the national working group; if further consideration has been given to the selection of County Louth as a demonstration site for a dual diagnosis practitioner; the number of demonstration sites that will be selected; and the timeframe for the roll-out of the demonstration sites. [7009/19]

Hospital Procedures

Gerry Adams

385. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 168 to 170, inclusive, of 16 January 2019, the number of persons who have undergone cataract surgery in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the cost of surgery in each of these years. [5299/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

283. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding allocated to local authorities for Traveller accommodation may be used to purchase land for Traveller accommodation. [4633/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

284. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the permitted uses for funding allocated to local authorities for Traveller accommodation. [4634/19]

Service Medals

Gerry Adams

72. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if consideration will be given to adapting the existing scheme for posthumously awarding a service medal for Cumann na mBan members in view of the difficulties experienced by many women in Northern Ireland that did not apply for pensions or medals due to the political circumstances within the country at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/19]

Service Medals

Gerry Adams

73. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or his officials have considered additional schemes which would seek to give an official recognition to the significant role played by Cumann na mBan members (details supplied). [3574/19]

Commemorative Events

Gerry Adams

310. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for events in specific recognition of Cumann na mBan members and their service in view of the commemorative events and decade of centenaries taking place. [3572/19]

Hospital Equipment

Gerry Adams

153. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding for equipment (details supplied) has been approved by the chief operations officer of the digital Government oversight unit; and when this equipment will be available for use. [2476/19]

Peace and Reconciliation Programme

Gerry Adams

154. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding made available to capital development projects supported by PEACE programmes since the inception of the PEACE programme in 1995, in tabular form; and the location of these capital projects. [2532/19]

Peace and Reconciliation Programme

Gerry Adams

155. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding made available to projects supported by all PEACE programmes since the inception of the PEACE programme in 1995, by county and year in tabular form. [2533/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Gerry Adams

363. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1819 of 24 July 2018, the location which is being developed in Dundalk as a primary care centre; when the conversion process will be completed; when the primary care centre will be operational; and the full range of services which will be delivered from this centre. [2460/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Gerry Adams

687. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding is available to enable local authorities to carry out renovation and refurbishment works at existing Traveller homes; and if so, the procedure for obtaining this funding. [2784/19]

Social and Affordable Housing

Gerry Adams

266. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will provide a copy of submissions made by Louth County Council to the 2014 housing plan, Social Housing Strategy 2020. [2116/19]

Hospital Procedures

Gerry Adams

168. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have undergone cataract surgery in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the cost of this surgery in each of these years. [1848/19]

Hospital Procedures

Gerry Adams

169. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the HSE locations at which cataract surgery is performed. [1849/19]

Hospital Procedures

Gerry Adams

170. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each county awaiting cataract surgery; and the length of time they have been waiting. [1850/19]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

581. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Travellers are six times more likely to die from suicide than those in the settled community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54260/18]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

582. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the national Traveller health action plan and national Traveller suicide prevention project; and if 5% of funding from the mental health budget will be ring-fenced in order that its vision for a change of policy on mental health will be applied in a culturally sensitive way. [54261/18]

HSE Staff Training

Gerry Adams

583. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if targeted services, training and support will be provided for mental health workers to have the competency to work with clients from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. [54262/18]

Traveller Community

Gerry Adams

584. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the timeframe to implement and give effect to the Traveller action plan and suicide prevention strategy. [54263/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Gerry Adams

1144. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an applicant may be removed by a local authority from the social housing list if a temporary maternity benefit payment renders them in excess of the income threshold requirement; if so, if this situation will be reviewed; and if a previous time spent on the housing waiting list by a person will be lost in the event that a temporary maternity benefit payment leads to their removal from the list. [54559/18]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

241. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to deficiencies in funding to a service (details supplied) in view of the fact that there is a ten-month waiting list for face-to-face counselling. [51420/18]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

242. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be provided for a service (details supplied). [51421/18]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

243. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no dedicated rape counselling service in County Meath; and if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to provide this service. [51422/18]

Rape Crisis Network Funding

Gerry Adams

244. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be provided to increase rape counselling provision in Castleblayney, County Monaghan and County Cavan. [51423/18]

Drugs Crime

Gerry Adams

172. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 244, 245, 246 and 247 of 3 July 2018 and 742, 743 and 1200 of 24 July 2018, if he has received the information requested from An Garda Síochána regarding the drug related intimidation reporting programme in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49752/18]

Hospital Equipment

Gerry Adams

189. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if software (details supplied) and equipment for foetal assessment scanning and anomaly scanning is being used in hospitals here. [47284/18]

Hospital Equipment

Gerry Adams

190. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if software (details supplied) and equipment for foetal assessment scanning and anomaly scanning is being used in hospitals in County Louth. [47285/18]

Hospital Equipment

Gerry Adams

191. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the RCSI hospital group has requested funding to obtain software (details supplied) technology for use in hospitals in County Louth. [47286/18]

HSE Planning

Gerry Adams

338. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the details of the winter initiative plan in place for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in order to cope with the projected surge in persons accessing acute and step-down services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46632/18]

Hospital Overcrowding

Gerry Adams

339. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the additional measures being put in place in each community health organisation, CHO, area further to recent comments by a union (details supplied) warning that 2018 is forecast to be the worst year ever for hospital patient overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46633/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Gerry Adams

340. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointments in respect of cataract treatment in County Louth; and the number waiting for six, 12, 24 and in excess of 24 months, respectively, in tabular form. [46634/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Gerry Adams

341. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed cataract treatment from County Louth under the cross-border healthcare directive scheme in each year since 2016. [46635/18]

Psychological Services Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

342. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to access psychology services for community health organisation, CHO, area 8 and specifically for County Louth; the number of these children who have been waiting three to six months, six to 12 months and 12 to 15 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46636/18]

Illness Benefit Waiting Times

Gerry Adams

554. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons awaiting payment for illness benefit in County Louth; the length of time these persons have been waiting; and when they can expect to receive payment of same. [46630/18]

Illness Benefit Waiting Times

Gerry Adams

555. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the difficulties with the new illness benefit scheme forms that she has identified since July and August 2018; the measures she has taken to resolve each of these difficulties; and the status of the outstanding difficulties that still remain in place. [46631/18]

Brexit Documents

Gerry Adams

44. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the findings of a study (details supplied) are available to the Government; and if these findings will be made available to persons and members of Dáil Éireann. [46011/18]

Direct Provision Payments

Gerry Adams

109. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to fund the cost of feminine hygiene products for persons living in direct provision centres; the funding that will be provided for this initiative; if it is a long-term initiative; when this initiative will commence; the way in which it is proposed to roll out the initiative; his further plans to engage with persons living in direct provision on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46106/18]

Direct Provision Payments

Gerry Adams

110. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale used to determine which persons living in direct provision centres will be able to access feminine hygiene products under the plans to fund the cost of same; and the number of persons who will be able to access and not access these products, respectively, under this plan. [46107/18]

Direct Provision System

Gerry Adams

111. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if plans to fund the cost of feminine hygiene products for persons living in direct provision centres will not extend to persons living in independent living centres; and, if so, the reason therefore. [46108/18]

Direct Provision System

Gerry Adams

112. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the direct provision centres identified as independent living centres; and the number of women and female children living in each of these centres. [46109/18]

National Broadband Plan

Gerry Adams

145. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the revised target deployment schedule for the national broadband plan will be published; and when black spots in County Louth can expect to have access to adequate broadband services. [46032/18]

National Broadband Plan

Gerry Adams

146. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to undertake public information campaigns or to provide updates to persons living in black spot areas in County Louth and other counties affected regarding the future of the national broadband plan. [46033/18]

National Broadband Plan

Gerry Adams

147. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the audit commissioned from a person (details supplied) on the integrity of the procurement process regarding the national broadband plan will conclude; and if the findings of the audit will be published. [46034/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Gerry Adams

513. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Roscommon who are on an outpatient hospital waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Gerry Adams

514. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the ambulance base located at Loughglynn, County Roscommon; the number of ambulance personnel assigned there; the hours in which it operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44703/18]

Patient Data

Gerry Adams

515. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at the urgent care centre at Roscommon County Hospital in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44704/18]

Respite Care Services Data

Gerry Adams

516. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours and overnights allocated and delivered in 2017 and to date in 2018, in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44705/18]

Home Help Service Data

Gerry Adams

517. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated and delivered in 2017 and to date in 2018, in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44706/18]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

651. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the services that were provided by a person (details supplied) at St. Vincent's University Hospital before their retirement; and the person that now carries out these procedures. [45339/18]

Health Services

Gerry Adams

665. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the persons that patients who have undergone bariatric surgery are referred to for further skin removal surgery. [45392/18]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

666. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if excess skin removal following bariatric surgery is classified as a medical or a surgical procedure. [45393/18]

Good Friday Agreement

Gerry Adams

189. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the meaning of concurrent referendums as set out in the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement dealing with the question of Irish unity; his further views on whether these referendums will be held on the same day and whether citizens in the North and South of the island will be voting on the same question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43496/18]

Good Friday Agreement

Gerry Adams

190. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations he is making for the holding of a referendum on the question of Irish unity; the discussions he has had with the British Government on the planning and preparations for such a vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43497/18]

Good Friday Agreement

Gerry Adams

191. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations he is making for the outworkings of a potential Yes vote further to a referendum on the question of Irish unity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43498/18]

Good Friday Agreement

Gerry Adams

192. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the adoption of a preparation and contingency framework to ensure effective and efficient planning for the outworkings of a potential vote further to the holding of a referendum on the question of Irish unity. [43499/18]

Good Friday Agreement

Gerry Adams

193. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the creation of an all-island civic dialogue on the question of Irish unity as one part of putting in place preparations that include voices from civic society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43500/18]

Good Friday Agreement

Gerry Adams

194. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request more clarity and certainty from the British Government on the circumstances that will trigger a vote on the question of Irish unity in Northern Ireland; and its plans and preparations for such a vote when the required threshold is reached. [43501/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Gerry Adams

335. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of additional funding to be made available to Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, following budget 2019. [43823/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Gerry Adams

336. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the additional funding he is providing will meet the needs of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and allow it to carry out its investigations thoroughly and promptly in view of the concerns raised by GSOC in relation to the resources available to it to properly investigate the killing of persons (details supplied). [43824/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Gerry Adams

337. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel employed by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC; and the rank and responsibilities of each. [43825/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Gerry Adams

338. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the business case made by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, in February 2018 for additional staffing requirements. [43826/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Gerry Adams

339. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the additional resources he has allocated will meet the business case made by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. [43827/18]