Parliamentary questions

JobPath Implementation

Finian McGrath

130. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection whether a vetting process had been completed when assigning Seetec to support unemployed persons through JobPath given the allegations of human rights abuse and unprofessional conduct (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39063/15]

JobPath Implementation

Finian McGrath

131. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the inability of Seetec to provide an adequate and professional service to JobPath in County Longford; her views on the allegations of fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39064/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Finian McGrath

139. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) with a disability has been discriminated against in respect of a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39166/15]

Proposed Legislation

Finian McGrath

205. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence regarding supporting teachers in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39156/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Finian McGrath

261. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for a substantial cut to a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39155/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Finian McGrath

294. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary No. 121 of 30 April 2015, when a reply will issue to the European Commission in response to its request for information dated 5 December 2013. [39453/15]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Finian McGrath

362. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide 80 to 100 extra beds in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 as a matter of urgency which will address the current trolley situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39056/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Finian McGrath

423. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason no extra hours were allocated to the personal assistant service for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39365/15]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Finian McGrath

118. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding flood defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38920/15]

Equality Legislation

Finian McGrath

157. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will repeal section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act to end discrimination in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38919/15]

Tax Code

Finian McGrath

58. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38600/15]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Finian McGrath

130. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38606/15]

Courts Service

Finian McGrath

131. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the setting up of a second Special Criminal Court will assist those awaiting trial, and deal with delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38607/15]

Banking Sector

Finian McGrath

180. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support Biobank Trust Ireland in 2015-2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38603/15]

Health Services

Finian McGrath

181. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support a matter regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38604/15]

Foreign Conflicts

Finian McGrath

210. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the Argentinian Government in its peaceful and democratic quest for sovereignty over the Malvinas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38601/15]

Foreign Conflicts

Finian McGrath

211. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the vote of the United Nations on 27 October 2015 in support of a resolution calling for an end to the blockade of Cuba by the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38602/15]

School Enrolments

Finian McGrath

225. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no choice in education in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38598/15]

Traveller Accommodation

Finian McGrath

249. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reinstate the budget for Traveller accommodation, as there are 1,500 Traveller families living in sub-standard, inadequate and overcrowded conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/15]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Finian McGrath

277. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on matters (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38597/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Finian McGrath

155. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants under his remit that have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38733/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

281. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of civil servants under her remit who have been re-instated in recent years after taking a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38732/15]

Public Sector Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

336. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants under his remit that have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38726/15]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Finian McGrath

344. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Number 419 and 421 of 22 September 2015, if he will clarify the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, in respect of re-instatement of a civil servant with prior notification (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37466/15]

Public Sector Staff

Finian McGrath

345. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify a matter (details supplied) regarding the reinstatement of civil servants under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37489/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

375. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38729/15]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Finian McGrath

491. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38719/15]

White Paper on Defence

Finian McGrath

495. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he will support the Reserve Defence Force recommendation for the White Paper on defence (details supplied). [37513/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

501. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Defence to outline the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38723/15]

Legislative Programme

Finian McGrath

581. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support matters (details supplied) regarding the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37931/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Finian McGrath

598. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality what action she intents to take in the case of the death of a person (details supplied) in examining the conduct of the An Garda Síochána and the Director of Public Prosecutions in the ensuing investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38240/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

607. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil servants under her remit that have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38730/15]

Departmental Staff

Finian McGrath

633. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of civil servants under his remit that have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38721/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Finian McGrath

681. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support the urgent need for residential places for persons and children with a disability (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37512/15]

Speech and Language Therapy

Finian McGrath

833. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/15]

Health Services Provision

Finian McGrath

834. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of getting a developmental assessment for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38237/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

861. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38728/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

907. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38727/15]

School Staff

Finian McGrath

933. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the current ban on promotion in our national schools is seriously affecting schools and their ability to deliver a quality education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37515/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Finian McGrath

983. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support Howth Road mixed national school in Dublin 3 on an urgent matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38071/15]

Higher Education Institutions Staff

Finian McGrath

995. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the embargo on third level teachers returning to teach part-time still exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38238/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

1011. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of civil servants under her remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38724/15]

Private Residential Tenancies Board

Finian McGrath

1015. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a Private Residential Tenancies Board dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37511/15]

Planning Issues

Finian McGrath

1045. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support the matter of a complaint against a planning decision in which a medical report had not been included in a planning objection which was made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37510/15]

Flood Risk Assessments

Finian McGrath

1074. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding the construction of a new sea wall along the coast road at Dollymount in Dublin 3, as it will disfigure our beautiful coastline and environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37906/15]

Water Quality

Finian McGrath

1103. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available for householders who are experiencing high levels of lead in their water pipes in Marino, Dublin 3 and in Raheny, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38239/15]

Public Sector Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

1117. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38725/15]

Postal Codes

Finian McGrath

1136. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the introduction of Eircodes; if he will request an assessment on their uptake and usage and whether the uptake and usage is consistent with what was envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38051/15]

Postal Codes

Finian McGrath

1137. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that the State has achieved value for money from the €57 million spent on the Eircode project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38052/15]

Departmental Staff Rehiring

Finian McGrath

1145. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38722/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

1191. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of civil servants under his remit who have been re-instated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38734/15]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Finian McGrath

1211. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of civil servants under her remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38720/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Finian McGrath

96. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is receiving the full entitlement of benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36857/15]

Tax Code

Finian McGrath

139. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36991/15]

Flood Relief Schemes

Finian McGrath

148. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36825/15]

Residency Permits

Finian McGrath

185. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36827/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Finian McGrath

186. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding corruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36828/15]

International Agreements

Finian McGrath

187. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36829/15]

Visa Applications

Finian McGrath

188. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding an application for a visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36830/15]

Garda Investigations

Finian McGrath

190. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36856/15]

Crime Prevention

Finian McGrath

191. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36860/15]

Health Services Provision

Finian McGrath

252. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 774 of 22 September 2015, if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36854/15]

Human Rights Issues

Finian McGrath

305. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36826/15]

Bullying in Schools

Finian McGrath

326. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding bullying in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36855/15]

School Transport Availability

Finian McGrath

327. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to a pupil (details supplied) with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36859/15]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Finian McGrath

346. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why the number of homeless children in Dublin has doubled in the past year; why he and his Government did not give this primary consideration in the recent budget by providing an immediate solution to the housing crisis that is affecting more than 1,000 children in Dublin, considering that Ireland signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992, an article of which states that it is the responsibility of the State to meet the basic needs of a child, including providing adequate shelter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37088/15]

Disability Support Services

Finian McGrath

180. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 30 September 2015, if she will provide a timeframe for the groups (details supplied) to meet the interdepartmental working group under the upcoming comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36401/15]

Tax Rebates

Finian McGrath

239. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is funding for a new business such as a Start Up Refund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36549/15]

Credit Unions

Finian McGrath

244. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will support a credit union (details supplied) in Dublin 13 with its concerns with the Consultation Paper 88 issued by the Central Bank of Ireland in November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/15]

Tax Code

Finian McGrath

251. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be lost if Capital Gains Tax was reduced from 33% to 30%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36554/15]

Local Enterprise Offices

Finian McGrath

297. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 6 October 2015, his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a small tourist business that is creating employment and uses an innovative model, and yet receives no support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36163/15]

Defence Forces Records

Finian McGrath

355. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Defence his plans for a recruitment drive for the Naval Service and for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36550/15]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Finian McGrath

365. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 22 September 2015, her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding judicial procedures and false claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36173/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Finian McGrath

386. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to open an independent investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36530/15]

Garda Transport Provision

Finian McGrath

388. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide assurances that the vehicles allocated to the emergency response unit and regional support unit are high performance; if the number of vehicles allocated to both units will be increased in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36553/15]

Tobacco Control Measures

Finian McGrath

436. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his officials met recently with representatives of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to discuss legal and technical issues with the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Act and Regulations arising from the Act; if he will confirm if he was reassured that these legal and technical issues can be resolved in time for the Act to come into force in May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/15]

HSE Complaints Procedures

Finian McGrath

448. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding claims of abuse of service users of the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36174/15]

Tobacco Control Measures

Finian McGrath

474. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an update on the plain packaging Bill; if there are serious legal issues in respect of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Finian McGrath

512. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a cataract operation for persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3 and 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36529/15]

Accident and Emergency Departments Staff

Finian McGrath

514. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no general practitioner present in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 after midnight and at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36551/15]

Hospital Charges

Finian McGrath

515. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date; if the hospital has any control over the pricing structure of the parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36552/15]

School Patronage

Finian McGrath

592. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding a new school proposed (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36331/15]

School Enrolments

Finian McGrath

616. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support and advise parents whose children cannot receive a secondary school place due to living a few hundred metres outside the parish boundary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36640/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Finian McGrath

640. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school placement for a person (detailed supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36131/15]

Schools Establishment

Finian McGrath

641. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposal for a school (detailed supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36132/15]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Finian McGrath

655. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding lower emission reduction targets for 2030 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36332/15]

Rail Services Provision

Finian McGrath

708. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask Iarnród Éireann to indicate the number of Dublin Area Rapid Transit services with four carriages departing from Howth station in County Dublin between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. during each working day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36546/15]

Rail Services Provision

Finian McGrath

709. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact Iarnród Éireann to ensure that audio announcements on all Dublin Area Rapid Transit services are clearly audible and working fully; the frequency in which Iarnród Éireann monitors the audio announcements to ensure they are working fully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36547/15]

Ombudsman's Reports

Finian McGrath

16. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 23 June 2015, his views on concerns that the in-house complaints process results in only 4% of cases being re-examined; the reason for this low level; if he is aware that there are now three judicial reviews pending against decisions made by the Ombudsman; his views on an independent review of the in-house complaints process to ensure that it is robust and fair, and does not lead to unnecessary and expensive court challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35895/15]

Legal Costs

Finian McGrath

17. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount in legal fees incurred by the Commission for Public Service Appointments for 2015 to date; and for each of the past four years; if consideration is being given to disputing the amount of any of these legal costs listed before the Taxing Master in the High Court, by taxation on a solicitor; and by a client costs basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35896/15]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Finian McGrath

46. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department recently held competitions for staff for various overseas visa offices; the number of male and female applicants who applied; who were short-listed for interview; who were successfully placed on a panel for possible appointment, by grade in each case; if there is any review channel for candidates who are dissatisfied with decisions made during the recruitment process; if so, the number of complaints received, by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35893/15]

Departmental Staff Promotions

Finian McGrath

47. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department recently held promotional competitions for appointment at higher executive officer level; the number of male and female applicants who applied; the number short-listed for interview; the number successfully placed on a panel for possible appointment, by grade, in each case; if there is any review channel for candidates who are unsatisfied at decisions made during the recruitment process; if so, the number of complaints received, by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35894/15]

Election Monitoring Missions

Finian McGrath

88. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of each person who took part in Ireland's international election monitoring since the beginning of 2014, in tabular form; the cost of each trip involved, detailing the qualification and background of each person selected, and if they were appointed to the election roster; the appeals and review processes that exist for roster members who are unhappy at not being selected for missions; when the next intake to the roster is expected to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/15]

Foreign Conflicts

Finian McGrath

89. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the bombing of the hospital in Kunduz in Afghanistan by the armed forces of the United States of America on 3 October 2015, with a request under the Geneva Convention, and to support Médecins sans Frontières, who lost many of its staff in this bombing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35891/15]

Departmental Contracts

Finian McGrath

104. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 692 of 6 October 2015, if she will confirm whether a contract exists between her Department and the one private commercial organisation who first enjoyed the benefits of the arrangement referred to; her responses to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 912 and 913 of 26 May 2015, where she stated that her Department had no contract with this or any other provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35892/15]

Home Tuition Scheme

Finian McGrath

105. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35912/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Finian McGrath

13. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for non-payment of a jobseeker's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35302/15]

Illness Benefit Applications

Finian McGrath

20. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding illness benefit sick certification, in order to make the processing of applications more efficient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35396/15]

Central Bank of Ireland

Finian McGrath

57. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Central Bank of Ireland and a professional licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35546/15]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Finian McGrath

83. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to formally recognise the Alliance of Retired Public Servants; to support it on pensions issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35792/15]