Parliamentary questions

Medical Card Eligibility

Shane Cassells

323. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if a person ##with a medical card that is a dependant on a farm assist payment can retain their medical card for three years after they enter or return to full-time employment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Shane Cassells

467. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the planned roll-out of a product (details supplied) from the Tara exchange to households and businesses in the Dunsany, Kilmessan and Kiltale areas of County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8230/18]

Sports Capital Programme

Shane Cassells

503. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a 2018 or 2019 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8729/18]

Sports Capital Programme

Shane Cassells

40. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the plans submitted by a group (details supplied) to his Department on the redevelopment proposals for its county ground and its request for funding under the sports infrastructure fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7501/18]

Rail Network Expansion

Shane Cassells

90. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the inclusion of the Navan rail line under the Government's capital plan will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7500/18]

North-South Interconnector

Shane Cassells

89. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if no impacted landowners along the route of the North-South interconnector will have their lands accessed by EirGrid without the prior written consent of the landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7339/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Shane Cassells

206. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Meath will be connected with broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5821/18]

Rail Network Expansion

Shane Cassells

546. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent costing for the construction and provision of phase 2 of the Navan to Dublin rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5851/18]

Development Contributions

Shane Cassells

616. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the total and long-term amount due in development levies to each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5584/18]

Litter Pollution

Shane Cassells

255. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures his Department has in place to address roadside littering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5016/18]

Litter Pollution

Shane Cassells

256. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a national campaign to highlight the negative impact littering and dumping has on the environment and the local community will be initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Shane Cassells

102. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social homes it is planned to develop in conjunction with Meath County Council in the full and total land bank of State owned lands at Farganstown, Navan, County Meath. [4544/18]

Local Government Reform

Shane Cassells

112. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the new municipal borough district model being proposed by him under plans announced in December 2017 will be afforded statutory budgetary and planning powers for its administrative areas distinct from its parent county council authority. [4543/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

121. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Taoiseach; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4875/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

124. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further appointments. [4865/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

128. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further appointments. [4869/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

141. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Finance the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4868/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

148. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further appointments. [4873/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

170. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4866/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

188. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further appointments. [4872/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

195. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the names of advisers she has appointed to her office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if she plans to make further appointments. [4861/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

236. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4870/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

257. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further appointments. [4860/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

263. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further appointments. [4863/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

281. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4876/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

287. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of advisers she has appointed to her office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if she plans to make further additional appointments. [4862/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

289. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4874/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

292. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the names of advisers she has appointed to her office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if she plans to make further additional appointments. [4867/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

334. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4871/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Shane Cassells

362. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of advisers she has appointed to her office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if she plans to make further appointments. [4864/18]

Sports Facilities Provision

Shane Cassells

553. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will support the redevelopment of a stadium (details supplied) from the capital fund of €50 million for stadiums in view of the fact that an organisation has large extensive redevelopment plans to upgrade the stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4485/18]

Museum Projects

Shane Cassells

80. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will liaise with the various historical societies in County Meath and Meath County Council as the lead authority towards the development of a county museum at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3097/18]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

91. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved in each case; the title of each report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54489/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

92. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used in tabular form; and if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department. [54492/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

93. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; and the internal departmental policy with regard to employing external groups. [54493/17]

Schools Building Projects

Shane Cassells

433. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit and additional classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1581/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

57. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54229/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

58. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the use of external public relations firms employed by his department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54245/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

59. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date in tabular form. [54261/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

139. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Finance the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54228/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

140. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Finance the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54244/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

141. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Finance the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date in tabular form. [54260/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

164. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

165. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54249/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

166. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54265/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

189. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54226/17]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Shane Cassells

190. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54242/17]

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Shane Cassells

191. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54258/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

268. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54232/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

269. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54248/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

270. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54264/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

310. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the photography costs for her Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54221/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

311. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54237/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

312. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54253/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

515. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54230/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

516. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54246/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

517. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54262/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

581. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54220/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

582. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54236/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

583. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54252/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

604. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department. [54223/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

605. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54239/17]

Departmental Reports

Shane Cassells

606. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54255/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

638. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54235/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

639. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firms; the internal departmental policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54251/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

640. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54267/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

666. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the photography costs for her Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54222/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

667. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54238/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

668. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54254/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

681. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from the use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54234/17]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Shane Cassells

682. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54250/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

683. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date in tabular form. [54266/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

717. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the photography costs for her Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54227/17]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

718. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54243/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

719. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54259/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

740. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54231/17]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Shane Cassells

741. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/17]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

742. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54263/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

765. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the photography costs for her Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54224/17]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Shane Cassells

766. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54240/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

767. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54256/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Shane Cassells

780. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used, in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54225/17]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Shane Cassells

781. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department in each year since March 2011; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54241/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Shane Cassells

782. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54257/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Shane Cassells

309. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if the 60% grant cut by the HSE to the early intervention therapy programmes for children with Down's syndrome in counties Meath and Louth will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52841/17]

Local Government Reform

Shane Cassells

24. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if plans have been drawn up or considered to reinstate certain former borough and town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52276/17]

Local Authority Funding

Shane Cassells

37. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on expressions of concern by a group (details supplied) at a hearing of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government on the underfunding of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52277/17]

Minor Works Scheme Applications

Shane Cassells

124. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant will be paid to a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52246/17]

Minor Works Scheme Applications

Shane Cassells

125. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in schools receiving the minor works grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52247/17]

Garda Deployment

Shane Cassells

44. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Meath as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve members and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51660/17]

Psychological Assessments

Shane Cassells

391. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if children in second level education awaiting psychological assessment can avail of the cross-Border directive to access such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51953/17]

Fodder Crisis

Shane Cassells

409. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the pending fodder crisis within the farming community; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51622/17]

Fodder Crisis

Shane Cassells

410. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an analysis to identify the areas which will be most affected by the pending fodder crisis within the farming community; the areas identified to be at risk as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51623/17]

Industrial Development

Shane Cassells

25. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to expand her Department's efforts and resources in terms of creating investment and business in the north County Meath region which is the most deprived area of County Meath according to the 2016 Pobal HP deprivation index; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49611/17]

Rugby World Cup 2023

Shane Cassells

33. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the deficiencies in Ireland's failed bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup which led to Ireland receiving eight votes during an organisation's (details supplied) ballot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49196/17]

Bus Éireann Services

Shane Cassells

94. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Bus Éireann management regarding the ongoing disruption to bus services on the M3 corridor routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49220/17]

RTÉ Revenue

Shane Cassells

42. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reform the funding model for public service broadcasting in view of the fact that there is an evasion rate of 14.5% of the television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49087/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Shane Cassells

333. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if kuvan,the only medical treatment available for phenylketonuria, will be made available to persons with this rare genetic disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48828/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Shane Cassells

308. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if an earlier hospital appointment can be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47825/17]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Shane Cassells

245. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason her Department and Tús do not inform employment support scheme participants of their entitlement to fuel allowance prior to entering such a scheme in view of the fact that, due to a technicality, persons are not given their fuel allowance entitlement if they apply for it after they have started on such a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47383/17]