Parliamentary questions

Maternity Benefit Data

Noel Rock

134. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons whose maternity benefit is delayed; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for receiving maternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21219/17]

Heritage Sites

Noel Rock

145. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the environmental consequences that are expected now that boat permits have been increased from two to 15 for landings on Skellig Michael; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21224/17]

Dental Services

Noel Rock

181. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a dental service grant for dental implants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/17]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Noel Rock

182. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a grant for making a prosthetic eye; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/17]

Vaccination Programme

Noel Rock

183. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the uptake rate for vaccines, specifically for measles; the timeframe expected to reach a 95% uptake rate; if there is currently a risk of a measles outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21225/17]

Hospitals Patronage

Noel Rock

184. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the expected start date of a review of church-State relations in hospitals; the time such a review would take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21227/17]

National Children's Hospital Expenditure

Noel Rock

185. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the lower cost per square metre of the new children’s hospital, €4,200 per square metre compared to an average of €4,700 per square metre in the US, is indicative of a lower quality of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/17]

National Children's Hospital Administration

Noel Rock

186. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the rationale for imposing parking fees at the new children’s hospital; if he will revise this stance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21238/17]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Noel Rock

187. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the conditions or criteria required to allow a person to be eligible for the cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21239/17]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

244. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom; the way in which that will impact the Irish public; if he has made contact with his UK counterpart on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21233/17]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Noel Rock

247. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if studies on congestion projections have been made for the M50; if reviews have been conducted on the way to relieve the pressure on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21218/17]

National Transport Authority

Noel Rock

248. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that transport infrastructure projects in north Dublin will consider access to and from Beaumont Hospital in the future including projects such as the bus rapid transport and metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/17]

Dublin Bus

Noel Rock

249. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that Dublin Bus includes pregnant women on the signs which reserve seating for the elderly and disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21228/17]

National Transport Authority

Noel Rock

250. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will halt all construction on the new Luas stop during evening hours due to the negative effect it is having on students preparing for exams at Trinity College, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21229/17]

Road Safety Authority Data

Noel Rock

251. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is data to support the perception that the average age of intoxicated drivers is getting younger; the average age for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/17]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

258. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if raising the minimum wage in 2017 would have an impact on the IDA's ability to persuade businesses to relocate here following Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21237/17]

Defence Forces Operations

Noel Rock

272. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions he plans to implement in response to incidents (details supplied) in which live rounds were fired into an occupied area to ensure they do not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21217/17]

Data Protection

Noel Rock

93. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider requiring data sensitivity training for companies which breach data protection laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19454/17]

Equality Issues

Noel Rock

144. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation which demands a mandatory statutory retirement age in the private sector; the timelines for enactment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19687/17]

Garda Training

Noel Rock

158. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of Garda that have received counterterrorism training; the reason counterterrorism training is not required for first responders; the actions that have been taken since the attack on Stockholm to better prepare for the possibility of a terror attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19982/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Noel Rock

333. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider mandating that teachers' pay depends on holistic evaluations of performance instead of on their start date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19701/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Noel Rock

334. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider granting a yearly bonus to maths teachers who hold a master's degree or PhD in maths in order to address the shortage of qualified maths teachers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/17]

Bullying in Schools

Noel Rock

335. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his Department to address bullying in schools; the number of cases of bullying reported to schools in the past five years; the steps a school can take with regard to bullies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/17]

School Curriculum

Noel Rock

348. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the policy of allowing schools to alter their relationship and sexuality education according to their ethos and instead implement a required minimum including such topics as consent, sexual assault and LGBT subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19976/17]

Schools Extra Curricular Activities

Noel Rock

349. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will disallow the secondary school practice of bringing in outside unvetted and unaccountable third parties to give lectures on sexual education; if he will provide schools with a pre-vetted list of acceptable groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/17]

Suicide Prevention

Noel Rock

350. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if counselling services for teens at risk of suicide are provided by the Government, the HSE, and his Department; the percentage of school counsellors that have attended suicide training; the percentage of secondary school teachers that have been trained in suicide prevention; if external suicide services and hotlines are advertised in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/17]

Suicide Prevention

Noel Rock

351. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are advertising outside resources for suicide prevention such as an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19980/17]

School Funding

Noel Rock

352. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the capitation fees paid to schools can be expected; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19983/17]

Homelessness Strategy

Noel Rock

461. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on claims by the chief executive of a charity (details supplied) that Brexit will have a major effect on homelessness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19692/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Noel Rock

462. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of landlords which accept HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/17]

Social Welfare Fraud Investigations

Noel Rock

546. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the new special investigation unit for welfare fraud; if it will ultimately yield a cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/17]

Human Rights

Noel Rock

627. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the allegation that gay men have been detained in prison camps in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/17]

Proposed Legislation

Noel Rock

773. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation regarding surrogacy allowing couples to be recognised as a child’s legal parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/17]

Tobacco Control Measures

Noel Rock

862. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allocating funds to the prevention of smoking as a way to reduce the €460 million that smoking costs the health system each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19448/17]

Data Protection

Noel Rock

863. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the cause of the record number of data protection breaches within the HSE; the reason doctors and nurses are allowed to take confidential files out of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/17]

Health Services Expenditure

Noel Rock

864. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if increases in spending on stroke care are necessitated to keep up with the aging population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Noel Rock

865. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will incorporate the freestyle libre glucose monitoring unit into the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19456/17]

Health Screening Programmes

Noel Rock

866. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the timelines for the retendering and procurement of a provider for the diabetic retinopathy screening service which is due for renewal in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19457/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Noel Rock

933. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to restore the former gross income limits for the over-70s medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19688/17]

Hospital Services

Noel Rock

934. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the record number of persons left on trolleys in view of the fact that the €40 million winter initiative was not effective in addressing the issue; if one of the central focuses of his plan will be acquiring additional nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/17]

Disability Services Funding

Noel Rock

935. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if grants are available for home gym equipment for persons with Down's syndrome; if not, if he will consider creating such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19693/17]

Hospital Services

Noel Rock

936. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider implementing a time maximum at which hospitals must release a body to relatives for burial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/17]

Hospitals Data

Noel Rock

937. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who had their pre-scheduled operations at Cork University Hospital cancelled over the Easter weekend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19699/17]

Health Services Provision

Noel Rock

938. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has neglected to offer paediatric heart transplant services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/17]

Suicide Prevention

Noel Rock

985. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider implementing a suicide prevention programme similar to a programme in Detroit, USA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/17]

Health Services Staff Training

Noel Rock

986. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if nurses are required to undergo grief training; if so, the percentage of nurses that have undergone grief training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19987/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Noel Rock

987. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow existing persons on the fair deal scheme to be able to move back to their own homes; when the plans will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19989/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Noel Rock

996. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the person's position on the waiting list; if the operation can be referred to another hospital in order that it can be completed sooner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20014/17]

Fishing Industry

Noel Rock

1166. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that need to be undertaken to protect illegal workers in the fishing industry from exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19447/17]

Television Licence Fee

Noel Rock

1261. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the aim of the new proposal to implement a television licence fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19452/17]

Recycling Policy

Noel Rock

1279. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider implementing a refundable deposit scheme for recyclables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19986/17]

Sport Ireland

Noel Rock

1360. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that the Irish Sports Council have no database on file of participants in sports nationwide; his further views on whether it is valuable to keep track of the number of participants in each sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19984/17]

EU Regulations

Noel Rock

1361. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the legislation will be in place for the Irish Aviation Authority to become the noise regulator for airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19988/17]

Fishing Industry

Noel Rock

1406. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the permit system for fishing workers from outside the European Economic Area can be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19446/17]

Employment Rights

Noel Rock

1410. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider addressing the State's non-compliance with the EU part-time workers directive by implementing the French model of honest contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19695/17]

Child Care Services Provision

Noel Rock

1434. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason her Department cannot access income information from the Revenue Commissioners; the estimated number of families which will miss out on the child care subsidy as a consequence; when this will be ameliorated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19689/17]

Child and Family Agency Data

Noel Rock

1443. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the vast differences in child care orders between towns; if she will address the concern that children in care are subject to a geographic lottery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19981/17]

Children in Care

Noel Rock

1444. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if transitional services exist for 18 year olds being phased out of State care; her views on whether they are effective in preventing homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19985/17]

Climate Change Policy

Noel Rock

26. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions and infrastructural changes that will be undertaken by the Government in response to the rising sea level, which clearly poses a pressing public safety threat; if funding will be devoted to prevention or adaptation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15027/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Data

Noel Rock

76. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to date in 2017 and in previous years of the help-to-buy scheme. [18970/17]

Housing Provision

Noel Rock

195. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rate of production of housing that would have to take place to support not only Dublin’s current population, but also to support the 150,000-person increase that Dublin will undergo in the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18467/17]

Human Rights

Noel Rock

223. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has read the recently published report by a charity (details supplied) regarding European Union police brutality against migrants; the actions he will take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18465/17]

Health Insurance Prices

Noel Rock

279. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to adopt the proposal to phase out tax relief on health insurance; the measures he plans to adopt to offset the €600 increase that the average family would incur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18466/17]

Nursing Staff

Noel Rock

280. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to outline his views on the incentives, tax breaks or pay increases necessary to slow the leak of Irish nurses to the USA, United Kingdom and Australia and to fill the critical shortage of nurses in hospital emergency rooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/17]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Noel Rock

373. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts under way to hire the ten additional employees to the communication and information services to achieve the recommended number of employees and to prevent another military information technology glitch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/17]

Gender Equality

Noel Rock

102. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider implementing a policy to address the pay gap (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18218/17]

Legal Aid Service

Noel Rock

138. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider guaranteeing civil lawyers to persons undergoing disputes over their tracker mortgages in view of the fact these persons are at a disadvantage when it comes to paying for a lawyer after overpaying their mortgage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18216/17]

Mortgage Applications Approvals

Noel Rock

151. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if any oversight is being conducted to ensure that mortgage approvals, which have jumped by 42%, are being made in a cautious and responsible manner to prevent another housing bubble crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16806/17]

Inflation Rate

Noel Rock

153. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the actions he is recommending to rein in the price inflation that is slowing down the growth of the manufacturing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18212/17]

Tracker Mortgages Examination

Noel Rock

154. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider criminalising the act of overcharging on a tracker mortgage with a stiff financial penalty for banks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/17]

Economic Policy

Noel Rock

155. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if a contingency plan is in place to minimise disruptions in the economy if President Trump were to start enacting some of the trade policies he has discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18224/17]

Housing Policy

Noel Rock

327. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the challenges which are standing in the way of increasing the housing supply at a faster than normal rate in view of the extent of the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18219/17]

School Meals Programme

Noel Rock

390. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the way non-DEIS schools are selected to participate in the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18220/17]

Organ Donation

Noel Rock

623. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the process that would be implemented for the families of the deceased to veto organ donation in view of the fact that organ harvesting takes place as quickly as possible following death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18221/17]

Organ Donation

Noel Rock

624. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his estimate of the increase in organ transplants that can be expected; if there are enough doctors to keep up with this increase in transplant surgeries; his views on whether funds should be devoted to acquire additional doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/17]

Trade Agreements

Noel Rock

788. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider the passage of new trade laws requiring more stringent food safety checks in order that trade agreements such as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA, do not negatively impact consumers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18223/17]

Child and Family Agency Investigations

Noel Rock

814. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason €2.5 million was set aside for third party legal costs for the inquiry into the Grace case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18213/17]

Early Childhood Care and Education Staff

Noel Rock

815. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on restructuring the contract process for early years educators in order to improve retention of the most qualified candidates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18214/17]

Housing Policy

Noel Rock

65. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that the construction of new homes has hit a seven-year high and yet homelessness here is still on the rise; the reason for this phenomenon; the changes that are required to the housing policy to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15028/17]

Modern Language Teaching

Noel Rock

49. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new primary school reform commences; the age at which students will start to learn a foreign language; if the Finnish model of beginning a foreign language at age seven will be adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16620/17]

Education Expenditure

Noel Rock

78. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Ireland already spends more per student than most other EU countries; the spending increases that should be expected in conjunction with primary school reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16619/17]

Census of Population Data

Noel Rock

93. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach the details of the breakdown of home owner proportion by age band in the past six censuses undertaken by the State. [16807/17]

Criminal Law

Noel Rock

116. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to implement stronger penalties for those who are found to be shoplifting and particularly in cases in which the shop owner or staff are assaulted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17044/17]

Housing Policy

Noel Rock

228. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions being taken by his Department to encourage the development of new private houses in the State, particularly in Dublin, after a reported decline of 17% of new houses for sale in 2016; the current level of participation in any State programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17045/17]

Departmental Bodies Expenditure

Noel Rock

265. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider instituting new transparent accounting standards for Government bodies like An Garda Síochána and updating rules around spending to prevent frivolous expenditures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17049/17]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Noel Rock

287. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if resources are being devoted specifically to investigate and intervene in the sale of real and counterfeit pregabalin; if the source of these substances has been discovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17047/17]

Food Industry Development

Noel Rock

306. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department are undertaking to increase the levels of innovation in food processing; his views on a person's (details supplied) opinion that levels of innovation in this sector are low; his views on whether the State is falling behind on this ahead of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17046/17]

Tourism Industry

Noel Rock

327. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional resources are being devoted to encourage tourism in order to counteract the drop in tourism from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17048/17]

State Airports

Noel Rock

328. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cause of the downgrading of Shannon Airport; the economic impacts for the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17050/17]

Seanad Reform

Noel Rock

97. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach the actions the Government has taken to reform Seanad Éireann; the results to date; and the timeline of when reform plans will be implemented. [16688/17]

Garda Deployment

Noel Rock

108. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each station, division and department in the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16054/17]

Garda Equipment

Noel Rock

109. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles assigned to each station, division and department in the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16055/17]

Garda Data

Noel Rock

110. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who were stationed in Stepaside Garda station in each of the five years prior to its closing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16056/17]

Garda Data

Noel Rock

111. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles that were assigned to Stepaside Garda station in each of the five years prior to its closing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16057/17]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

216. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he is committed to a non-negotiable €58 billion Brexit bill; his views on whether that sum is up for negotiation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16690/17]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

217. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the steps which need to be taken to ensure that Dublin, not other European cities such as Paris, becomes the new financial services capital of Europe following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16691/17]

Constitutional Convention Recommendations

Noel Rock

336. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on holding a right to home referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16791/17]

Local Authority Functions

Noel Rock

337. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rules regarding claims which need to be revised to prevent more spending by bodies such as Dublin City Council and to ensure that these claims are only granted in instances of the utmost seriousness; if he will consider conducting a review of claims granted in 2016 to ensure that all the spending on claims was necessitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/17]

Housing Policy

Noel Rock

338. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider implementing legislative controls on short-term rentals such as those implemented successfully in Berlin and New York City in an effort to rectify short-term rentals such as those by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16793/17]

Housing Policy

Noel Rock

339. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether evidence (details supplied) points to another or looming housing bubble; if so, the actions he will take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16794/17]