Parliamentary questions

Parental Leave

Róisín Shortall

600. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which parents of children with autism and other special needs are considered to meet the criteria for disability under the provisions of unpaid parental leave legislation and therefore qualify for a higher child qualifying age under the legislation; and the mechanisms in place to ensure that his Department is informed of difficulties for parents of special needs children meeting the criteria for the higher age bracket. [35463/19]

Commencement of Legislation

Róisín Shortall

640. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when all sections of the Family Relationships Act 2015 with the exception of Parts 2 and 3 of the Act will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36068/19]

Juvenile Offenders

Róisín Shortall

702. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile referrals to the national office by Garda division in each of the past three years and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [36690/19]

Garda Recruitment

Róisín Shortall

703. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of each 100 additional gardaí and each additional 100 new Garda civilian staff to be recruited, respectively, in 2020. [36703/19]

Direct Provision Data

Róisín Shortall

704. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the anticipated cost in 2019 of the direct provision system. [36704/19]

Startup Funding

Róisín Shortall

746. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided for start-up support. [36660/19]

Research and Development Funding

Róisín Shortall

747. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided for research and development. [36661/19]

Company Registration

Róisín Shortall

748. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount collected in search fees by the Companies Registration Office in 2018; and the cost of eradicating search fees on its datasets. [36662/19]

Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation

Róisín Shortall

776. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36068/19]

Prescriptions Charges

Róisín Shortall

777. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 4 May 2017, the consideration being given to the issue raised (details supplied); his views on whether urgent action is required to address the issue; the timeframe for recommendations to be made in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34686/19]

Medical Card Applications

Róisín Shortall

843. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will address issues (details supplied) regarding the medical card application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34961/19]

Primary Care Strategy Roll-out

Róisín Shortall

1326. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the recommendations of the primary care eye services review group report; the amount of funding set aside for the recommendations; the amount drawn down to date; the recommendations accepted in full; and the recommendations that have not yet been implemented. [36665/19]

HSE Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

1327. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the operation of the common waiting list as required under the consultants’ contract; the manner in which this is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36687/19]

General Practitioner Contracts

Róisín Shortall

1328. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in implementing the Programme for a Partnership Government commitment to provide for salaried general practitioners in view of the severe shortage of same; when he plans to make this available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36689/19]

Health Reports

Róisín Shortall

1329. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the six-month delay in publishing the de Buitléir report on the separation of public and private work in public hospitals; when his response to the report will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36691/19]

Health Services Staff Training

Róisín Shortall

1330. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report from the Medical Council of 3 July 2019 on its annual national trainee experience survey (details supplied); if urgent attention will be given to addressing these findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36692/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Róisín Shortall

1331. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the child scoliosis waiting lists by hospital and length of time waiting in three-monthly intervals; the steps he is taking to deliver on his undertaking to clear the waiting lists; the timescale to which he is working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36699/19]

HSE Funding

Róisín Shortall

1332. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to deliver on promised multi-annual funding for the HSE in order that it can plan for the delivery of services; the reason this has not been done to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36700/19]

Home Care Packages Data

Róisín Shortall

1333. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the details of the HSE forecast of the level of demand for home care services in 2019; the actual level of services funded in the service plan; the way in which he plans to fund the significant level of unmet demand which exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36701/19]

National Maternity Hospital Status

Róisín Shortall

1334. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in reaching agreement with the owners of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group for the location of the proposed new national maternity hospital at Elm Park; the details of progress made since he announced in December 2018 that agreement had been reached; and the timescale to which he is working in relation to same. [36702/19]

Transport Support Scheme

Róisín Shortall

1335. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the transport support scheme. [36711/19]

Health Services Funding

Róisín Shortall

1353. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on the pre-budget submission of an organisation (details supplied), in particular its demand for €18 million in investment for community supports and home care for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36876/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

1354. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the shortage of child and adolescent acute mental health beds in view of recent figures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36879/19]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Róisín Shortall

1422. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assist with the installation of seabins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36069/19]

Waste Management

Róisín Shortall

1472. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated first- and final-year cost of the introduction of a 15 cent levy on single-use coffee cups. [36894/19]

Waste Disposal

Róisín Shortall

1522. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role he has in approving WEEE operations; the basis on which an organisation do not operate in certain areas (details supplied) for WEEE or portable battery recycling; and the way in which the recycling of such items is organised in these areas. [36096/19]

Better Energy Homes Scheme

Róisín Shortall

1546. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason low-income pensioners are precluded from availing of SEAI grants for wall insulation if they received support for attic insulation; the reason for same in view of the fact that wall insulation was not covered by the grant originally; his views on whether this is fair or reasonable for low income pensioners who struggle to afford to heat their homes; the reason a review of the scheme has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36695/19]

Waste Management

Róisín Shortall

1547. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided in 2019 for the anti-dumping initiative. [36706/19]

Electric Vehicles

Róisín Shortall

1548. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided to support an expanded number of electric cars and the associated infrastructure. [36707/19]

National Oil Reserves Agency

Róisín Shortall

1549. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected receipts from the National Oil Reserves Agency levy for 2019 and each of the next five years; the projected proportion that will be available in excess of the operating costs of the agency; and if all excess funds have been earmarked for the climate action fund. [36708/19]

Public Service Vehicles

Róisín Shortall

1640. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to introduce a licensing system for rickshaw drivers in view of media and Garda reports on the involvement of some in the industry in drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36694/19]

Light Rail Projects

Róisín Shortall

1641. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans by TII to tender for an independent expert panel for MetroLink and the fact that local stakeholders (details supplied) are concerned regarding the independence of the process and have requested that his Department would be a more appropriate body to recruit the panel and ensure objectivity; and if consideration will be given to the request. [36697/19]

Public Service Obligation Services

Róisín Shortall

1642. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of subsidisation of public transport here by provider in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [36709/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Róisín Shortall

1643. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided for cycling; and the percentage this represents of overall transport funding. [36710/19]

Affordable Childcare Scheme

Róisín Shortall

1716. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided under the affordable childcare scheme. [36663/19]

Social Workers Recruitment

Róisín Shortall

1717. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full-year cost of each ten additional social workers and ten additional social care workers recruited. [36664/19]

Childcare Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

1720. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare workers that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36872/19]

Childcare Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

1721. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare workers that receive unemployment benefit or allowance during the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36873/19]

Childcare Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

1722. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare workers in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36874/19]

Childcare Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

1723. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average rate of pay for a graduate childcare worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36875/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Róisín Shortall

1733. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to an application for RRDF funding from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36688/19]

RAPID Programme

Róisín Shortall

1757. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the RAPID funding provided to each of the Dublin local authorities in 2019; the projects being funded in each case; and the criteria which applied to qualifying for this funding. [36814/19]

School Meals Programme

Róisín Shortall

1768. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding provided for school meals. [36747/19]

Gender Recognition

Róisín Shortall

1830. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35547/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Róisín Shortall

1887. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2020 for each one euro and each one per cent increase in each social welfare rate and principal adult social welfare rates, respectively. [36670/19]

Direct Provision Payments

Róisín Shortall

1888. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost in 2019 to date and in the previous four years of income and other supports to those accommodated under the direct provision system; and the number supported in 2019 and in the previous four years. [36671/19]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data

Róisín Shortall

1889. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding set aside in 2019 for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance. [36672/19]

Parental Leave Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

1890. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2020 of paid parental leave for each additional week added to the scheme. [36673/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Róisín Shortall

1891. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost for each one euro and each one per cent increase in the qualified child payment in respect of children from 12 years of age and older. [36674/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Róisín Shortall

1892. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost for each week the fuel allowance season is extended. [36675/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Róisín Shortall

1893. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first and full year cost for each one per cent increase and one euro increase in the rate of fuel allowance, respectively. [36676/19]

Fuel Allowance Data

Róisín Shortall

1894. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost for each one euro increase in the income means test applied to the fuel allowance scheme. [36677/19]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Róisín Shortall

1895. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on the rent supplement scheme in each of the past five years; the number of recipients in each of the years; and the projected figures for 2019. [36678/19]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Róisín Shortall

1896. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a decision by Solas to withdraw community employment staff from a family resource centre (details supplied) following antisocial behaviour in the vicinity; the steps she will take to ensure staff can return to their placements and resume the provision of services in view of the essential family support services which this centre provides to the highly vulnerable local community. [36693/19]

School Meals Programme

Róisín Shortall

1903. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the situation in which schools (details supplied) have been left out of a school meals initiative in Ballymun, Dublin 9 and 11 when the profile of these schools is the same as the schools that have been included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36839/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Róisín Shortall

1906. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of restoring the weekly income disregard to €165.62 for all lone parents receiving the one parent family payment, jobseeker's transitional payment and jobseeker's allowance. [36928/19]

Property Registration Authority Data

Róisín Shortall

1912. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount collected in search fees by the Land Registry in 2018; and the cost of eradicating search fees on its data sets. [36705/19]

Water Quality

Róisín Shortall

1913. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the arrangements for measuring lead levels in public drinking water supplies; if the latest results will be provided by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36764/19]

Environmental Legislation

Róisín Shortall

1991. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the target date he is working to for the passing of the marine planning and development management Bill. [36368/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Data

Róisín Shortall

2004. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding provided to each local authority in each of the past three years under the housing adaptation and improvements grants schemes. [36668/19]

Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

2005. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the respective expenditure on the housing assistance payment and the rental accommodation scheme in each of the past five years; the number of recipients in each of the years; and the projected figures for 2019. [36669/19]

Departmental Records

Róisín Shortall

2042. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will establish with the National Archives of Ireland the location of a file (details supplied) in view of the fact that the person requesting the file was informed that the office of the Taoiseach requested it in 2001 and that it had not been returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36696/19]

Business Regulation

Róisín Shortall

129. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to develop an official position on areas of national competence for the negotiation of a legally binding instrument to regulate the activities on transnational corporations and other business enterprises; and if he will participate with other EU countries and UN member states in the fifth session of the open-ended intergovernmental session in Geneva in October 2019. [32908/19]

Capitation Grants

Róisín Shortall

594. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 11 July 2019, if the information requested on the number and proportion of schools rewarded with extra capitation grants arising from compliance with circular 0032/2017 will be provided. [33820/19]

Garda Powers

Róisín Shortall

956. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many senior gardaí have expressed the view that the law needs to be strengthened in order for them to deal with the serious public safety issues caused by the wide-scale illegal use of scramblers and quad bikes; the way in which he can reconcile this with the advice of the Attorney General to the interagency group on this matter in which they state that existing law is sufficient; and the way in which he plans to proceed in respect of the serious dangers and anti-social behaviour associated with this social problem which it is perceived is not being adequately addressed. [34522/19]

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

Róisín Shortall

957. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 231 of 4 December 2018, 529 of 26 March 2019, 546 of 8 May 2019 and 158 of 19 June 2019, if the assessment of the caseload of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal that he requested has been finalised and submitted to him; if so, the outcomes and actions arising from same; if not, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34568/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Róisín Shortall

1269. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to make the FreeStyle Libre device available to persons with type 1 diabetes; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32454/19]

Hospital Services

Róisín Shortall

1909. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the services for patients with secondary lymphoedema provided by Beaumont Hospital; the plans the HSE has to improve these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34330/19]

Hospitals Policy

Róisín Shortall

1991. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the de Buitléir report on the removal of private work from public hospitals; if he will publish this without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34516/19]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Róisín Shortall

1992. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the Murray report on hospital doctor recruitment; and if he will publish this without further delay. [34517/19]

Medicinal Products Prices

Róisín Shortall

1993. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the specific action he is taking to reduce the high drugs bill and the fact that the cost of medicines here is higher than in most EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34518/19]

Orthodontic Services

Róisín Shortall

1994. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a review of cases in which children had been damaged by the HSE orthodontic services in Dublin-mid-Leinster has been carried out at the request of the HSE by persons (details supplied); if the review was submitted to the HSE by them on 6 February 2015; and if he will ensure that the HSE publishes the review without further delay. [34519/19]

Open Disclosures Policy

Róisín Shortall

1995. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans and the timescale for addressing the issue of open disclosure within the health service. [34521/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

Róisín Shortall

1996. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to improve waiting times for the almost 30,000 women waiting for an outpatient appointment to see a gynaecologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34524/19]

Air Quality

Róisín Shortall

2300. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements for monitoring air quality in the vicinity of the entrance and exit of the Dublin Port tunnel in Santry, Dublin 9; if this data is publicly available; the action which will be taken now in view of the recent Environmental Protection Agency report highlighting high levels of nitrogen dioxide at the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34510/19]

Better Energy Homes Scheme Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

2301. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for continuing to exclude low-income pensioners from support for externally insulating their homes under the better energy warmer homes scheme on the grounds that they had earlier had their attic insulated under the scheme; the further reason in view of the fact that external insulation was not included in the scheme when the earlier work was done; if he will amend the terms of the scheme to enable pensioners in this situation to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and achieve energy savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34514/19]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Administration

Róisín Shortall

2619. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress on changing the allocation of social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, funding under the definition disadvantaged areas to one that more accurately addresses the permeability of inequality with disadvantaged households across geography and within communities to better assist local development companies in the distribution of funding and create better reflected targets. [32821/19]

Registration of Births

Róisín Shortall

2703. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the registration of the birth of a child born by IVF, the steps she will take to allow both parents of a child register their child without having to wait the ten months in circumstances in which the mother of the child is divorced for a period of less than ten months; if the content of an article (details supplied) can be taken into consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32455/19]

Live Register Data

Róisín Shortall

2714. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 14 May 2015, the number of childcare workers who signed on for jobseeker's payments each year for the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32697/19]

Community Employment Schemes Funding

Róisín Shortall

2825. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to secure the future of a centre (details supplied) through multi-annual funding in order that it can continue to provide vital employment services to at-risk groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34515/19]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Róisín Shortall

2826. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the branch office digital claim model under discussion in her Department; if staff working under the model will be civil servants employed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34520/19]

Capitation Grants

Róisín Shortall

264. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number and proportion of schools rewarded with extra capitation grants arising from compliance with circular 0032/2017. [30780/19]

School Costs

Róisín Shortall

265. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the significant additional burden on parents of schools charging for new laptops or other digital devices for students in place of books; and the way in which he plans to address these additional costs. [30782/19]

Direct Provision Data

Róisín Shortall

319. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and proportion of adults in direct provision in employment. [30785/19]

Community Policing

Róisín Shortall

367. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the community garda numbers by Garda district as of 1 June 2019; the corresponding number for 1 June in each of the years 2014 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31356/19]

Energy Policy

Róisín Shortall

752. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of each of the actions outlined in the strategy to combat energy poverty 2016-2019; and if a progress report will be published before the strategy comes to an end later in 2019. [30867/19]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Róisín Shortall

900. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if landlords are permitted to request and or receive top-up payments in respect of recipients of rent supplement; and if not, the penalty applying. [30783/19]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments

Róisín Shortall

901. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the adequacy of the rules relating to the typical amount provided under the supplementary welfare scheme for items such as replacement washing machines were last reviewed and changed. [30786/19]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments

Róisín Shortall

902. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount budgeted for and spent on exceptional and urgent needs payments in each of the past ten years; the number of payments issued in each of the years; and the number of recipients. [30787/19]

Rental Sector

Róisín Shortall

945. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if landlords are permitted to request and-or receive top-up payments in respect of recipients of HAP and RAS; and if not, the penalty applying. [30784/19]

Heritage Sites

Róisín Shortall

967. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is still considering the purchase of an estate (details supplied); if so, the stage at which discussions are at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31007/19]

Hospital Beds Closures

Róisín Shortall

304. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on reports that the HSE plans to close the elms ward in St Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park; and his plans to ensure that the facility remains open. [30387/19]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

305. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the cost of implementing the cross-Border directive in each year since its inception; the estimated cost for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30388/19]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Róisín Shortall

306. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the cost of implementing the treatment abroad scheme in each year since its inception; the estimated cost for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30389/19]

Medical Workforce Data

Róisín Shortall

307. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he has received the Murray report on medical recruitment; if he will publish same without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/19]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Róisín Shortall

152. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on concerns raised by the Ombudsman relating to persons being denied access to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme on the basis that they have been refused primary medical certificates and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29162/19]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Róisín Shortall

164. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available at the marginal rate of tax; and the estimated saving in 2020 and in a full year if these were standard rated. [29663/19]

School Enrolments

Róisín Shortall

228. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the Greystones district who have not received an offer of a secondary school place for September 2020 to date; the options available to parents of such children in order that they can be assured of a place; and if the opening of the proposed secondary school planned for Greystones for 2021 will be brought forward to 2020 to accommodate such children. [29357/19]

Garda Resources

Róisín Shortall

302. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda divisions that have and have not respectively a specialised unit to deal with cases of sexual violence. [29724/19]

Primary Care Centres Data

Róisín Shortall

363. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres to be provided over the next ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29190/19]