Parliamentary questions

School Management

Thomas P. Broughan

209. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 5 November 2019, the reason for stakeholder engagement regarding appropriate education provision for the students at a school (details supplied) in view of section 15 of the Education Act 1998 which provides that the board of management must provide an appropriate education to the students; if he is satisfied that each student is in receipt of an appropriate education at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46594/19]

Garda Transport Data

Thomas P. Broughan

230. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Garda R and J districts as of 1 January 2019 and 28 October 2019, in tabular form. [46149/19]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure

Thomas P. Broughan

254. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on the maintenance and upgrade of Garda CCTV systems in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/19]

Work Permits Applications Data

Thomas P. Broughan

288. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for work permits received in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of applications that remained to be processed by 1 November in each year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46358/19]

Commencement of Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

444. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when all sections of the Minerals Development Act 2017 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46153/19]

Appointments to State Boards

Thomas P. Broughan

483. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the four vacancies on the board of the Road Safety Authority will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46355/19]

Appointments to State Boards

Thomas P. Broughan

484. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the three vacancies on the board of Sport Ireland will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46356/19]

Immigration Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

507. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the work her Department is undertaking with the Department of Justice and Equality on pathways to residency for undocumented children; the supports in place for undocumented children in care and aftercare; the number in the care of Tusla by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46369/19]

Defence Forces Reserve Review

Thomas P. Broughan

12. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the review of Defence Force Regulation R5 (New Series) on the Reserve Defence Force and on the continuing vital role of the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve in Óglaigh na hÉireann. [45360/19]

National Biodiversity Plan

Thomas P. Broughan

25. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to protect the Dublin Bay biosphere in the coastline of Fingal County Council, Dublin City Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. [45358/19]

Special Amenity Areas

Thomas P. Broughan

56. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on conservation measures in the special amenity wilderness areas of the Howth peninsula; and if further consideration is being given to designating this unique landscape and topography as a national park. [45359/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

98. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 6 September 2019, the number of drivers by District Court area convicted following court proceedings taken in respect of the offence of driving without a driver licence from 1 January 2019 to 12 September 2019; the penalty imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45721/19]

Economic Competitiveness

Thomas P. Broughan

101. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fact that the ranking of Ireland has deteriorated on the World Bank ease of doing business annual survey of 190 economies. [45622/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Thomas P. Broughan

130. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment embargo will be terminated by the chief executive of the HSE. [45624/19]

HSE Governance

Thomas P. Broughan

131. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the likely impact on management and administration services in the HSE from the initiation of the proposed regional health area structures in 2020. [45625/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Thomas P. Broughan

166. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the implications and impact of the roll-out of 5G networks on the national broadband plan. [45620/19]

Renewable Energy Generation

Thomas P. Broughan

167. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has independently evaluated future scenarios for the delivery of green energy by EirGrid by 2030 and 2040, respectively. [45621/19]

Human Trafficking

Thomas P. Broughan

178. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to use detectors to examine large trucks entering or leaving ports in view of the recent deaths at Grays, Essex, UK. [45627/19]

Air Safety

Thomas P. Broughan

181. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to steps being taken by Ireland and its EU partners in terms of the tragic deaths of citizens in crashes involving an aircraft (details supplied) to ensure accountability by the owners and management of the company. [45660/19]

Pension Provisions

Thomas P. Broughan

205. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans regarding the auto-enrolment of workers in the private sector in pension plans. [45628/19]

Water Quality

Thomas P. Broughan

216. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied that the necessary steps have been taken by Irish Water and Fingal County Council at the Leixlip water treatment plant to ensure there is no repetition of the pump failure and control system failure that led to boil water notices for 600,000 persons. [45623/19]

Building Regulations Amendments

Thomas P. Broughan

36. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is updating the current regulations on the fire safety aspects of new high-rise buildings further to the Grenfell fire in London; and the way in which the Dublin and other fire brigades are being resourced to fight fires in high-rise buildings. [45138/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

66. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering establishing a national or regional social housing planning and construction agency in view of the slow delivery of new homes by the existing 31 local authorities. [44396/19]

School Management

Thomas P. Broughan

240. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 25 September 2019, the date by which his Department will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied) which remains unanswered after a month. [44818/19]

School Inspection Reports

Thomas P. Broughan

241. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on whether to conduct a joint review of services with the HSE at a school (details supplied) following a request by the board of management of the school which was outlined in correspondence from the board to parents dated 27 September 2019. [44819/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Thomas P. Broughan

270. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas who are on a waiting list to access an ASD unit. [45262/19]

Garda Resources

Thomas P. Broughan

359. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda commercial vehicle unit; and the number of Garda vehicles attached to the unit in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. [45257/19]

Garda Deployment

Thomas P. Broughan

360. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí attached to DMR north who have been trained as divisional asset profilers during 2018 and to date in 2019. [45258/19]

Visa Applications

Thomas P. Broughan

361. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of short stay C visa applications awaiting a decision; and the expected waiting period from submitting an application to the decision date. [45259/19]

Job Retention

Thomas P. Broughan

406. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken by her Department and the IDA to source replacement industries further to significant recent job losses in Cork and Shannon. [45255/19]

HSE Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

539. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be granted permission for a career break to work abroad in accordance with HSE guidelines and practice. [44627/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Thomas P. Broughan

540. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list for assessments of need for children by CHO; and the average length of time between the date of referral and date of assessment by CHO. [44628/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Thomas P. Broughan

541. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list for initial meetings with early intervention teams for children by CHO; and the average length of time between the date of referral and date of assessment by CHO. [44629/19]

Mental Health Services Data

Thomas P. Broughan

668. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist substance abuse mental health teams in CHO9; and the locations and base of such teams. [45260/19]

Hospital Consultant Data

Thomas P. Broughan

669. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiologist posts at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the number of vacant posts; the length of time they have been vacant; and when these posts will be filled. [45261/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas P. Broughan

954. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will next meet with the chairpersons of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. [45263/19]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas P. Broughan

1012. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocated to the parent and toddler group grant scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2019; and the budget allocation for same in 2020. [45256/19]

Proposed Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

1145. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the legislation mentioned in the legislative report for the summer session 2019, specifically the housing and residential tenancies Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44800/19]

Homelessness Strategy

Thomas P. Broughan

1158. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the timeline to reduce and end homelessness here greatly. [45147/19]

Building Control Management System

Thomas P. Broughan

1169. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on recent reports regarding defects and poor quality in some concrete products being supplied to the construction industry; and if his Department monitors the quality of residential and commercial construction in view of problems with aggregate and insulation in the Celtic tiger era. [45137/19]

Community Development Initiatives

Thomas P. Broughan

25. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the Dublin community initiatives he has visited; if he has liaised with his colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality on the need for increased resources for community development in areas of Dublin 13 and 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43047/19]

Dog Breeding Industry

Thomas P. Broughan

29. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 3 April 2019, the timeframe for such a review; if his Department has completed its review for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43048/19]

HSE Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

177. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if the 1,000 posts for new front-line staff in the HSE primary care services announced in budget 2020 include the positions which were previously offered, accepted and frozen in the HSE’s embargo on starting newly appointed professional staff. [43939/19]

HSE Staff Data

Thomas P. Broughan

178. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number, grade and title of all HSE posts in CHO 9 in which interviews have been held, posts offered and accepted but which are awaiting sanction by the HSE for the new staff to begin their work. [43940/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

227. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans following the ruling by a High Court Judge that a section of road traffic law on the third payment option was unconstitutional (details supplied). [43938/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Thomas P. Broughan

73. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made to ensure full pension rights for community employment supervisors. [43049/19]

Foreign Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

86. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his EU colleagues are taking in response to the imposition of lengthy prison sentences by the Spanish Supreme Court on nine leaders of the Catalan independence movement. [43765/19]

Human Rights

Thomas P. Broughan

87. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent responses by him and his EU colleagues to the actions of the Chinese Government and its appointees in Hong Kong and in Xinjiang, that is, the Uighur community under Chinese rule in north-west China. [43766/19]

Tax Code

Thomas P. Broughan

93. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the possible impact of the latest OECD proposal for digital transition on the economy. [43763/19]

State Examinations Fee Exemptions

Thomas P. Broughan

114. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the examination fee alleviation scheme for full medical card holders to leaving certificate and junior certificate appeal fees. [43730/19]