Parliamentary questions

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Thomas P. Broughan

149. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his views on a recent report to an organisation (details supplied) from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which refers to the removal of 20,000 persons from hospital waiting lists following a validated audit of the lists. [43735/19]

Medicinal Products Prices

Thomas P. Broughan

150. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his policy for the approval of new drugs in 2019; if a cost neutral or cost saving approach will be pursued in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43736/19]

Community Enhancement Programme Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

190. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he will take to ensure that funding support is provided to a community (details supplied) for a sensory garden in the locality. [43720/19]

Community Development Initiatives

Thomas P. Broughan

191. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which the expenditure Estimates in Vote 42 of Budget 2020 will enable his Department to fully implement the strategy for the community and voluntary sector in Ireland and the first national social enterprise policy for Ireland during 2020. [43721/19]

Land Development Agency

Thomas P. Broughan

222. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on a recent report that the Land Development Agency may be bound by EU state aid rules which may inhibit the agency responding to the housing and homelessness emergency. [43764/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

58. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the quality control procedures in place in Tusla; the type of performance management and upskilling which takes place for persons working with vulnerable children; the workplace supports available to those working with vulnerable children and families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43104/19]

Family Resource Centres

Thomas P. Broughan

64. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a centre (details supplied) will receive family resource centre status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43103/19]

Syrian Conflict

Thomas P. Broughan

141. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if economic and other sanctions proposed to be imposed on Turkey were discussed at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting for its military action on the Syria/Turkey border. [43400/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

215. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the urgent measures he is taking to arrange accommodation for all displaced students and staff at a school (details supplied); and his plans to urgently reconstruct the damaged property. [43404/19]

Criminal Prosecutions Data

Thomas P. Broughan

257. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of fireworks seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number of persons prosecuted for possession of fireworks without a valid licence during the same period. [43403/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

390. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the capital works programmes planned for Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 for the remainder of 2019 and 2020; the estimated cost of each project; and when works on each capital project will commence. [43401/19]

Brexit Preparations

Thomas P. Broughan

541. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the necessary infrastructure will be in place and ready to be operational at Dublin Airport and Dublin Port on 31 October 2019 in the event of a no-deal Brexit. [43402/19]

Departmental Agencies Reports

Thomas P. Broughan

550. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has contacted Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland regarding a recent report on the overlapping tourism strategies of the two agencies. [43642/19]

School Completion Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

564. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the administration of the school completion programme and on the request by Tusla for the implementation of the recommendations by an expert panel on the programme which reported in 2017. [43398/19]

Child Protection

Thomas P. Broughan

565. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to ensure that an adverse childhood experiences framework will be adopted to ensure greater prevention and early intervention in health, social and educational services for all children. [43399/19]

Housing Issues

Thomas P. Broughan

654. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on recent reports of a slowing down of activity in residential construction during 2019. [43644/19]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Thomas P. Broughan

5. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the allocation for Vote 26 in budget 2020 will impact on class size at primary level or significantly address the longstanding concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to much needed additional personnel and resources for primary education. [42634/19]

School Services Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

37. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which, and when, he will ensure that all school secretaries are properly remunerated for the important work they do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41412/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

50. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department receives feedback from principals of secondary schools regarding the need for special education classes, including those schools already taking students from ASD schools at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41411/19]

Brexit Expenditure

Thomas P. Broughan

82. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for not first deploying resources from the rainy day fund to address additional no-deal Brexit expenditure rather than returning to borrowing for this purpose. [42683/19]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Thomas P. Broughan

83. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to end the practices of dual pricing and personalised pricing by insurance companies in setting premium prices. [42687/19]

Garda Information and Communications Technology

Thomas P. Broughan

152. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the increasing use of facial recognition technology; and the regulations that exist regarding the use of facial recognition. [42685/19]

Courts Service Data

Thomas P. Broughan

153. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 6 September 2019, the number of persons summoned to court in respect of the offence of driving without a driver licence in each of the years 2016 to 12 July 2019 by District Court area. [42690/19]

Workplace Relations Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

164. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the audit of working conditions in the film industry which is being carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission. [42688/19]

Employment Rights

Thomas P. Broughan

166. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the proposal from a union (details supplied) that workers should have the right to disconnect from work related telephone and digital communications outside of working hours. [42689/19]

Hospital Discharges

Thomas P. Broughan

190. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the way in which he is addressing the rising number of delayed discharges from hospitals resulting from deficiencies in nursing home and home care provision. [42686/19]

Greyhound Industry

Thomas P. Broughan

238. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) detailing the sale of an Irish greyhound to China; the action he and the Irish Greyhound Board will take; the route of export of the dog from Ireland to China; and if efforts will be made to repatriate the animal and the 50 other Irish greyhounds now in China in view of the deplorable animal welfare record of China. [42691/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

256. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a recent claim by a wireless broadband operator that almost half of the premises included in the national broadband plan can now be serviced by microwave or wireless broadband. [42684/19]

Energy Efficiency

Thomas P. Broughan

51. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the significant deficit in funding to the SEAI for the deep retrofit of homes here in the context of 2030 climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41404/19]

Brexit Preparations

Thomas P. Broughan

85. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of Brexit preparedness in the agrifood sector; if the dedicated help line and email address of his Department are receiving many queries weekly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41377/19]

Greyhound Industry

Thomas P. Broughan

99. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes being made to the greyhound sector in view of a meeting by his officials with the CEO of an organisation (details supplied) on 21 June 2019 to discuss an investigation into the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41376/19]

Defence Forces Data

Thomas P. Broughan

110. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the full list of capital projects valued at over €2 million in the Defence Forces that are ongoing at present; and when each capital project will be completed. [42336/19]

Garda Operations

Thomas P. Broughan

297. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a full detailed report on Garda Operation Pier and Garda Operation Twintrack; and if these operations are still active. [42337/19]

Assisted Decision Making

Thomas P. Broughan

298. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured to enable the roll-out of the decision support service provided for in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [42338/19]

Prison Visiting Committees

Thomas P. Broughan

299. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the 2018 Visiting Committee reports for Limerick prison and a centre (details supplied) are available to the public; and if not, when the publication will take place. [42339/19]

Food Labelling

Thomas P. Broughan

320. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if producers and retailers are required to indicate the country of origin and the country of packaging on products in supermarkets and shops; and if his Department checks such regulations are being observed. [42340/19]

Health Services Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

464. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to support services for stroke survivors in the community in CHO 9 in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [42334/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas P. Broughan

465. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for scans at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. [42335/19]

Hospital Consultant Data

Thomas P. Broughan

29. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the ratio of consultant doctors per capita across the member states of the EU; his plans to improve the ratio of consultants to population here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41177/19]

Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments

Thomas P. Broughan

31. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will restore the disability training allowance for new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41178/19]

Local Enterprise Offices

Thomas P. Broughan

21. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if local enterprises offices have seen a decrease in assistance for entrepreneurial activities in the lead-up to Brexit and the potential threats to the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40863/19]

Exports Data

Thomas P. Broughan

26. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the performance of exports in 2019; her views on the reported decrease in exports during the second quarter of May and June 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40865/19]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Reports

Thomas P. Broughan

28. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the study by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission into the insurance industry, including brokers; when the study will be published; the parameters of the study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40864/19]

HSE Reviews

Thomas P. Broughan

209. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40605/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Thomas P. Broughan

210. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset for the FreeStyle Libre device will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of FreeStyle Libre; if not, if the HTA review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40606/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Thomas P. Broughan

239. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for oral maxilla facial services at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, as of 30 September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40729/19]

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Thomas P. Broughan

262. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when he will lift the limitation period on all Thalidomide claims; when the Irish State will acknowledge the wrongdoing and damage caused by thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40798/19]

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Thomas P. Broughan

263. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the work his officials are undertaking to liaise with thalidomide survivors; if he will address their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/19]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas P. Broughan

526. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the music capital scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount actually spent under this scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40730/19]

Crime Prevention

Thomas P. Broughan

6. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department and An Garda Síochána have taken in response to an upsurge in crime and anti-social behaviour in parts of Dublin 3, 5, 13 and 17 (details supplied) in 2019; the preparations that have been made to ensure that the Hallowe'en festival will not be used as a pretext by miscreants to return to such behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39750/19]