Parliamentary questions

Brexit Documents

Brendan Howlin

100. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on proposals to be published by his Department to address the economic and trade implications of Brexit. [25625/17]

Brexit Negotiations

Brendan Howlin

102. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the engagements between officials in his Department and sherpas in the governments of other EU member states on Brexit. [25624/17]

National Security Committee

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the role and functions of the national security committee. [25619/17]

Seanad Reform

Brendan Howlin

9. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the establishment of an implementation group on Seanad reform. [25620/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

12. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier. [24370/17]

Invalidity Pension Eligibility

Brendan Howlin

266. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite the processing of an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25330/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister and events during his trip to Canada. [24722/17]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a progress update on the recommendations of the Mulvey report on the north inner city; and when he will appoint an independent executive chair, as committed to in February 2017. [24368/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy, trade and jobs last met; and when it next intends to meet. [24723/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action last met; and when it will meet again. [23088/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit last met; and his plans to publish a paper on economic and trade issues related to Brexit. [23087/17]

National Economic and Social Council

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the National Economic and Social Council and the work programme under way. [23086/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Howlin

511. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the status of a needs assessment by a multidisciplinary team for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24552/17]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Howlin

512. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy services in County Wexford; if occupational and speech and language therapists on maternity or long-term sick leave are replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24513/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next plans to meet. [23047/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

6. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht last met. [23048/17]

Programme for Government Implementation

Brendan Howlin

9. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication of the progress report on the programme for a partnership Government. [23049/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

21. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister and events on his trip to Canada. [22089/17]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Brendan Howlin

25. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach his plans to appoint new special advisers generally or in the area of economics or Brexit. [22090/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his summit meeting with the Dutch and Danish Prime Ministers; and the agreements and proposals made for future engagements. [21873/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

6. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the leaders of political parties in Northern Ireland on the formation of a new power sharing Executive. [22091/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU 27 Council meeting on 29 April 2017. [21871/17]

Disability Allowance Payments

Brendan Howlin

273. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23096/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Brendan Howlin

394. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision to refuse long-term residential care to a person (details supplied) who has applied under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22919/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Brendan Howlin

63. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the working group on tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers; the number of times the group has met; the sectorial inputs it has received or requested, other than the public consultation; the timeline for the group to produce a final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22405/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when future meetings are planned. [21872/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

87. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Croatian President. [21874/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

88. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on regional and rural affairs last met. [21875/17]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Brendan Howlin

154. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements in place for pay restoration for public servants following the Lansdowne Road Agreement; his plans to ensure full pay restoration; the timeframe for achieving this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21331/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements on his trade visit to Germany and his meeting with Chancellor Merkel. [18287/17]

Northern Ireland

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if the officials in his Department with a senior role in Brexit negotiations will engage in public communications on their work over the course of the two-year process. [18288/17]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme

Brendan Howlin

447. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 29 November 2016 and Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 8 February 2017, if the legal advice in this case has been fully analysed and a decision made in the matter of providing ex gratia payments to former employees of LCDP companies made redundant and whereby no moneys were available to fund payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19523/17]

Cross-Border Projects

Brendan Howlin

6. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to secure EU funding for cross-Border projects, as outlined in the Taoiseach's speech to the IIEA. [12047/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next intends to meet. [17853/17]

National Emergency Plan

Brendan Howlin

8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the role his Department has in the event of a national emergency. [16727/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

62. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has identified Ireland's red line issues in the EU-UK Article 50 negotiations. [12049/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brendan Howlin

127. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with political leaders in Northern Ireland and the UK on plans to restore the political institutions following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. [17851/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with Mr. Donald Tusk on the Brexit negotiating mandate from the EU Council to the EU Commission. [16426/17]

Departmental Reviews

Brendan Howlin

80. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions which have been taken to implement the recommendations of the report of the independent review group on the Department of Justice and Equality; the recommendations which remain outstanding; her plans to implement those recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17217/17]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Brendan Howlin

81. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the recommendations of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate in its Changing Policing in Ireland report, in tabular form; the actions which have been taken on each recommendation to date; the planned actions on each recommendation; the anticipated timeframe for implementation of each recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17218/17]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Brendan Howlin

82. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when revised implementation updates for all Garda Síochána Inspectorate reports will be made available; the reason no such updates have been published since 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17219/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice reform last met; and when it will next meet. [16424/17]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

12. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the all-island civil dialogue on Brexit; and his plans for further meetings. [16728/17]

Gender Balance

Brendan Howlin

230. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in view of the recent statement by the UN Commission on the Status of Women, he will commit to publishing data on gender segregation within our local authorities on a regular basis; the details of a gender breakdown of employees at each grade (details supplied) for each of 31 local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17060/17]

EU Issues

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on European Affairs last met; and when it will next meet. [16423/17]

EU Issues

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance and meetings at the event to mark the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. [16729/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

95. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his audience with the Pope in Rome on 24 March 2017. [16730/17]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Brendan Howlin

115. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drink driving tests carried out between 2012 and 2016, in addition to the previously reported figures for such testing, by year and Garda district, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16070/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Howlin

517. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the policy proposals for the Health (Transport Support) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16280/17]