Parliamentary questions

Sports Capital Programme Applications Data

James Lawless

235. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the recent round of sports capital fund applications; if clubs may expect feedback on technical errors arising; if so, if clubs will have the opportunity to correct same; when the successful applicants will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6101/19]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

James Lawless

72. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public servants being referred to in section 3A(6) of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; if employees in the education sector who have reached 65 years of age between 1 September and 25 December 2018 can benefit from the new extended retirement age of 70 years of age under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5908/19]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

James Lawless

73. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to amend the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 to extend coverage of the Act to include the public servants who were forced to retire between 6 December 2017 and the commencement of the Act due to reaching 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5909/19]

EU Directives

James Lawless

233. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Directive (EU) 2015/2302 on package travel and linked travel arrangements will commence here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4445/19]

Home Loan Scheme

James Lawless

604. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when further funding for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be issued to local authorities, in particular Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3916/19]

Hospital Appointments Administration

James Lawless

350. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the surgery date for a person (details supplied); if the surgery will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2443/19]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

425. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the information or assistance provided to parents of newborn children regarding vaccines, in particular the meningitis vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/19]

Invalidity Pension Applications

James Lawless

645. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2848/19]

Home Help Service Provision

James Lawless

143. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2104/19]

School Placement

James Lawless

298. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) who cannot source a primary school place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54131/18]

Summer Works Scheme Administration

James Lawless

300. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on the summer works programme applications will be made; when the schools that have applied will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54140/18]

Home Help Service Provision

James Lawless

811. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1747/19]

Broadband Service Provision

James Lawless

859. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of broadband coverage at a location (details supplied); his plans to improve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54132/18]

Invalidity Pension Payments

James Lawless

1062. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an invalidity pension payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) despite the person being notified of the awarding of a pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54309/18]

County Development Plans

James Lawless

1132. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason Naas, County Kildare, identified as a key growth town in the regional spatial and economic strategy, will be inhibited from availing of the full potential of the existing capital asset base such as infrastructure, schools and community facilities on which an estimated €283 million has been expended to date on the assumption that Naas would grow to 50,000 inhabitants based on previous county development plan policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54301/18]

Social and Affordable Housing

James Lawless

1133. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if consideration has been given to relocating the Maynooth, Celbridge and Leixlip housing unit allocations to the rest of the County Kildare region; if Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge are now considered part of the greater Dublin area allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54302/18]

Cybersecurity Policy

James Lawless

61. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications; Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the National Cybersecurity Centre is sufficiently resourced to deal with the number of potential treats to networks and information security here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52782/18]

National Broadband Plan

James Lawless

70. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the terms and conditions of the broadband tender reflect growing international concerns about the surveillance and espionage potential of such equipment with particular reference to recent decisions in the United States of America, New Zealand and Australia to forbid certain providers access to certain telecoms infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52783/18]

Naturalisation Applications

James Lawless

255. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52727/18]

Postal Codes

James Lawless

508. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties receiving an Eircode; if he will increase the frequency of periodical issuing of Eircodes to new build houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52917/18]

Driver Licence Renewals

James Lawless

552. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a licence renewal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52734/18]

Dental Services Provision

James Lawless

168. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his plans for the dental service operating in the health centre in Maynooth, County Kildare; if there are plans to relocate this service in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52272/18]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

James Lawless

216. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the recent round of sports capital grants results will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52284/18]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme

James Lawless

148. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive will be finished in December 2018; if so, if contracts must be paid in advance of 31 December 2018 if the contract has commenced before Christmas 2018 but is not completed until January 2019, which may occur due to adverse weather conditions; and his views on whether this is acceptable. [51919/18]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

James Lawless

186. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/18]

Disability Services Data

James Lawless

359. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of personal assistance care provided in CHO7 in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51780/18]

Disability Services Data

James Lawless

360. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of companies contracted to provide personal assistance care on behalf of the HSE in CHO7 for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51781/18]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

James Lawless

158. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when an occupational therapy appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51246/18]

Hospital Admissions

James Lawless

72. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his views on the finding in the patient experience survey that just 18% of respondents in Naas Hospital said they were admitted to a ward within six hours of arriving at the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50719/18]

Research and Development Funding

James Lawless

93. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the scoping of a future cycle of PRTLI that was undertaken by her Department in collaboration with the Department of Education and Skills; when this exercise will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50519/18]

Garda Vetting Applications

James Lawless

237. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting times for Garda vetting clearance; if an application (details supplied) which has exceeded the 12 week waiting time will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50372/18]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

James Lawless

345. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with an occupational therapist will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50305/18]

Education Policy

James Lawless

86. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the delivery of an IEP report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49896/18]

School Curriculum

James Lawless

138. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the decision to remove geography as a subject from the core curriculum in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49608/18]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

James Lawless

144. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application will be approved for emergency school works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49725/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

James Lawless

145. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary and second level school building requirements are being met in Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49726/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

James Lawless

363. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a new home care staff member will be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48934/18]

Social Insurance

James Lawless

552. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the policy which excludes Irish citizens from building up A class contributions while working in the European Patent Office despite other Irish citizens in other European institutions being able to do so; if this allowance will be extended to the European Patent Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48905/18]

Illness Benefit Payments

James Lawless

613. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit payment for a person (details supplied) will be normalised; the status of changes to the system which has resulted in delayed or irregular payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47891/18]

Derelict Sites

James Lawless

76. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress he has made in tackling the issue of derelict sites in cities and towns, which halt progressive development of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47163/18]

Gaelcholáistí Issues

James Lawless

236. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46933/18]

Primary Care Services Provision

James Lawless

438. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if primary care services can be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47061/18]

Illness Benefit Payments

James Lawless

543. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit payment in the case of a person (details supplied) will be normalised; the status of changes to the system that have resulted in delayed or irregular payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46508/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

James Lawless

128. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the provision of a hearing aid requested by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46156/18]

State Pension (Contributory)

James Lawless

267. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when changes will be made to introduce a home caring credit; when eligible recipients will be contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46201/18]

Legislative Process

James Lawless

237. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the legislation to pass in Dáil Éireann regarding the compulsory retirement age for public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45475/18]

School Accommodation Provision

James Lawless

285. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the building of temporary prefabs at a school (details supplied); the timeline for their construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44945/18]

Pharmacy Regulations

James Lawless

518. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed changes under section 30 of the Pharmacy Act 2007 that will change and limit the work practices of pharmaceutical assistants; if he will consider the future of those employed in these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44722/18]

Hospital Services

James Lawless

578. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his plans to address capacity issues at the family history breast care clinic in St. James's Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that appointments at this clinic have been cancelled at short notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45016/18]

Data Protection

James Lawless

680. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his policy on third-party access to patient data in the context of medical billing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45476/18]