Parliamentary questions

Social Enterprise Sector

Dara Calleary

63. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of progress towards completing the development of a national policy on social enterprise following the announcement in September 2017; the month in which the policy will be completed and published in 2018; and the number of stakeholders consulted to date. [51867/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

65. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated by current and capital expenditure to date in 2018 to schemes (details supplied); and the amount expended on each such scheme to date in tabular form. [51868/18]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Dara Calleary

70. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications made under the rural regeneration and development fund; the number of applications granted funding; the funding approved in budget 2019 for the scheme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51869/18]

Patient Data

Dara Calleary

53. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia in County Mayo; the projection for same in 2030; the additional supports that will be provided in the coming years to adapt to the upturn in incidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50727/18]

Job Creation

Dara Calleary

60. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status, from the latest labour force survey, of jobs added in County Mayo in the 12 months to quarter 3 of 2018; and the work under way via IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta to create additional employment here. [50487/18]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

279. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the stage of the DTIF fund process; the number of expressions of interest that did not have success in the eligibility criterion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50551/18]

Road Projects Status

Dara Calleary

575. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding to design and construct a bridge (details supplied) in County Mayo has been received. [50296/18]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Dara Calleary

615. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to town centre health checks per annum; the number of checks undertaken by county; and the number planned. [50086/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

618. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital spend by his Department to date in 2018 including the capital carry-over from 2017, by subhead; the provision under each subhead including the capital carry-over from 2017 provided for in the Revised Estimates volume for 2018; the details of the overspends or underspends under each subhead; the action to be taken to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50153/18]

LEADER Programmes

Dara Calleary

619. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made to date with the roll-out of the LEADER programme 2014 to 2020; the expenditure incurred to date on the programme by administrative, animation and projects costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50154/18]

LEADER Programmes Data

Dara Calleary

620. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved to date by each local action group under the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme; the amount approved for projects to date by each local action group under the LEADER programme; the total amount in euro expended to date by each local action group under the LEADER programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50155/18]

LEADER Programmes Data

Dara Calleary

621. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved by 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2018 for each local action group under the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme; the number of approved projects in each local action group that subsequently received funding in that calendar year; and the number of approved projects in each local action group that did not receive funding in that calendar year in tabular form. [50156/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

622. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated by current and capital expenditure in 2018 to schemes (details supplied); and the total expended in each such scheme to date in tabular form. [50157/18]

Rural Development Programme

Dara Calleary

623. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount prepaid to local authorities at the end of 2017 for rural development purposes; the schemes under which it was allocated, by local authority; the amount of the funding which has been spent by each local authority on each scheme to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50158/18]

Local Improvement Scheme Data

Dara Calleary

624. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of expenditure that has been incurred to date under the moneys sanctioned by him by each local authority on the local improvement scheme; the amount of funding including pre-funding paid to each local authority under the scheme; the latest date given to local authorities to have the work completed and appropriate certification made available to his Department in the case of pre-funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50159/18]

CLÁR Programme

Dara Calleary

625. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved under CLÁR measures 1, 2, 3 and 4 since the programme was re-established on an annual basis by county; the number of projects that were not approved by county; the main reasons for refusal; if there is an appeal mechanism to appeal refusal decisions; the funding allocated for approved projects in each county under the CLÁR programme annually; and the amount expended on approved projects annually and to date in 2018 in each county under CLÁR in tabular form. [50160/18]

Regeneration Projects Funding

Dara Calleary

701. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the next steps for projects (details supplied); when funding will be made available to the promoters; the estimated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50379/18]

Water Charges

Dara Calleary

703. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the plans in place for charging persons on group water schemes. [50412/18]

Departmental Contracts Data

Dara Calleary

230. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of Government cleaning contracts within his Department (details supplied). [49710/18]

Departmental Contracts

Dara Calleary

270. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of Government cleaning contracts within his Department (details supplied). [49711/18]

Autism Support Services

Dara Calleary

219. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for a 16 year old autistic student who has specific personal needs and requires home tuition (details supplied). [48882/18]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding

Dara Calleary

232. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to the social inclusion and community activation programme in each year since being established in tabular form; the allocation in 2018; the amount expended in each year and to date in 2018; the expenditure incurred under this scheme by county in each year and to date in 2018; and the share of funds provided by EU structural funding and the share financed by the Exchequer, respectively. [48554/18]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding

Dara Calleary

233. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to the social inclusion and community activation programme in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [48555/18]

Schools Refurbishment

Dara Calleary

211. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are specific supports available excluding summer works and emergency works for schools operating in older preserved buildings for refurbishments in view of the age and historical importance of the buildings in their communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47988/18]

Fire Service

Dara Calleary

646. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the reorganisation of the management and organisation of the fire service at national, regional and local level; the timeline for the introduction of changes; the way in which his planned structures will differ from those in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47774/18]

Fire Service

Dara Calleary

647. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the impact of the implementation of the European working time directive on the operations of the fire service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47775/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Dara Calleary

320. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of calls responded to in each ambulance base in County Mayo in 2017 and the first six months of 2018; the average response time in each month in each base; the number of occasions an ambulance was used from outside the base to respond to calls, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46542/18]

Air Ambulance Service Data

Dara Calleary

321. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions, by month in 2017 and in the first six months of 2018, that an air ambulance was used to respond to calls in County Mayo, in tabular form. [46543/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Dara Calleary

489. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times for a first driver test in each driving test centre in County Mayo; the number of days in each week on which tests are being carried out in each centre; his plans to review the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46555/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Dara Calleary

248. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a school (details supplied); when it is expected that it will move to the next phase; his views on the current physical condition of the school; his further views on whether it should be a priority case for development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44639/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Dara Calleary

322. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the timeframe for allowing the project to go to tender; the reason for the delay in allowing the project to go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45174/18]

State Pension (Contributory)

Dara Calleary

1022. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the post-2012 pension entitlements; when increased payments will begin; the number of persons written to by 19 October 2018, by county; the number of persons remaining to be written to by county; and the estimated timeline for writing to them in tabular form. [44736/18]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Dara Calleary

1023. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason community employment sponsors are not given the same access to potential participants as RSS or Tús sponsors; her plans to review this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44737/18]

State Pension (Contributory)

Dara Calleary

1129. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will implement new arrangements for the contributory State pension; if those who reached pension age after 2012 will still need 520 paid contributions to qualify for a full-rate pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45785/18]

LEADER Programmes Expenditure

Dara Calleary

605. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants announced under the LEADER program in County Mayo from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2018; the amount of each grant referred to drawn down as of 30 September 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43881/18]

Flood Relief Schemes

Dara Calleary

119. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the construction of the Crossmolina flood relief scheme following on his announcement of May 2018; his plans to review and expedite this timeline in view of the ongoing flood threat to the residents of the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42848/18]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Dara Calleary

511. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the new national guidelines for wind energy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41077/18]

Postal Services

Dara Calleary

499. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount his Department has invested in An Post over the past two years; the way in which this was invested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39493/18]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Dara Calleary

92. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is in receipt of an emergency works application from a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39260/18]

Bituminous Fuel Ban

Dara Calleary

179. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the smoky coal ban commencing 1 September 2018 with all stocks of smoky coal to be sold off and burnt by 1 September 2019 which has not been enacted as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39266/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Dara Calleary

267. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial urology consultation by county; the waiting times for same by county; if he will engage with the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to address waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38329/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Dara Calleary

106. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the funding available to provide life-saving treatment to persons with spinal muscular atrophy; the discussions that have taken place between him, his Department and an association (details supplied) regarding the possible availability of such drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37958/18]

Youth Services Funding

Dara Calleary

2323. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding is available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo to support the employment of a youth officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33142/18]

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Dara Calleary

292. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the revenues earned in 2016 and 2017 by the National Standards Authority of Ireland through the sale of industry standards; if there are other channels by which copies of these standards can be obtained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31374/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Dara Calleary

293. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits by clients of the IDA Ireland to County Mayo in the first half of 2018; the number of visits to counties Sligo, Galway, Leitrim and Roscommon in the same period; her views on IDA Ireland job creation in County Mayo; the IDA Ireland plans for its land in Ballina, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31375/18]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

961. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a grant commitment (details supplied) remains in place; the correspondence, communication and contact with Mayo County Council up to 30 June 2018 in relation to this project; her understanding of and input into the review of the project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30117/18]

Social Enterprise Sector

Dara Calleary

495. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of progress towards completing the development of a national policy on social enterprise following the announcement in September 2017; the month and year that the policy will be completed and published; and the number of stakeholders that have been consulted to date. [29000/18]

National Dementia Strategy

Dara Calleary

9. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if a new national dementia strategy is being prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28235/18]

School Staff

Dara Calleary

210. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching principals in primary schools by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27829/18]

School Staff

Dara Calleary

211. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the burden of work placed on teaching principal teachers in primary schools across the country; his views on whether further supports are necessary for these principals in order to avoid burnout; and his plans to address their challenges. [27830/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Dara Calleary

271. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to review employment permit regulations to include the role of healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27396/18]

Legislative Programme

Dara Calleary

385. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the planned timeline for the introduction of legislation in relation to the duty of candour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27831/18]

Legislative Programme

Dara Calleary

76. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his priority legislation for the remainder of this session of Dáil Éireann and the first session after the summer recess. [25409/18]

Herd Data

Dara Calleary

945. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the criteria for attaining a herd number; if these criteria differ in cases in which a new farmer is trying to reactivate a herd number; if there are circumstances in which the farmer can attain the herd number in the absence of a cattle crush; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24239/18]

Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme

Dara Calleary

72. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timescale for the progression of the flood prevention programme in Ballina as per the recent CFRAM announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24083/18]

General Practitioner Services

Dara Calleary

60. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Irish Medical Organisation data which predicts that 41% of general practitioners in County Mayo will retire over the next five to seven years. [23542/18]

Schools Data

Dara Calleary

271. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each primary and secondary school in County Mayo that does not have a physical education hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/18]

Teaching Qualifications

Dara Calleary

79. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports that one in five teaching positions in Irish at second level are being filled by teachers without a qualification to teach the language. [22428/18]

Tourism Ireland Expenditure

Dara Calleary

491. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure to date by Fáilte Ireland on each of the 24 projects named in 2017 as a stage 1 pass project via the grant scheme for large tourism projects; if each project is within budget and continues to meet the qualifying criteria; if any of the projects have failed to meet targets set by Fáilte Ireland; if there is a reserve list of projects that could be funded in the event of one of the 24 not proceeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20828/18]

Tourism Funding

Dara Calleary

492. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Fáilte Ireland will announce details of the small grant scheme for the Wild Atlantic Way; the criteria that will be used to assess applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/18]

Road Network

Dara Calleary

241. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the national secondary classification of a road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20253/18]

DEIS Status

Dara Calleary

75. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding DEIS status for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [19365/18]

DEIS Applications

Dara Calleary

97. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made in respect of a DEIS status application by a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason the school has been excluded from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19464/18]

DEIS Status

Dara Calleary

98. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made in respect of a DEIS status application by a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason the school has been excluded from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19465/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Dara Calleary

100. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is in receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; if the correspondence is being acted upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19329/18]

General Practitioner Services

Dara Calleary

239. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impending threatened closure of a general practitioner practice (details supplied) in County Mayo; if his attention has been further drawn to the vast geographical area covered by this practice; if his Department has advertised for the vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18701/18]

Planning Issues

Dara Calleary

449. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the strategic development zone around lands at Ireland West Airport, Knock; if development is restricted to the aviation industry; if so, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18762/18]

Schools Refurbishment

Dara Calleary

182. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grant support available to a board of management of a secondary school in need of substantial refurbishment and housed in a protected structure of historical value; if there is a new scheme available for such schools; the process by which they apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17465/18]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Dara Calleary

416. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will make a decision on the reimbursement for a second line lung cancer drug (details supplied); his views on the delays in the drug reimbursement process and the stress this places on persons with serious illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/18]

Emergency Departments

Dara Calleary

8. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the extension of the emergency department in Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17028/18]

Departmental Schemes

Dara Calleary

116. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the vehicle scrappage scheme. [17169/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Dara Calleary

162. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has had its application for additional accommodation declined; if he is satisfied with the reasons provided for the refusal; the way in which the conclusion was reached regarding future enrolment trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17333/18]

Flood Relief Schemes Data

Dara Calleary

309. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications that have been made under the flood relocation scheme by county; the number that have been successful and refused respectively, by county; and his plans to make changes to the scheme. [16159/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Dara Calleary

468. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has received a capital funding application by a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the project involves the inclusion of accommodation and facilities for children with additional needs; the timeframe for the processing of the application and commencement of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16635/18]

Commonage Division

Dara Calleary

1048. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review rules setting the minimum and maximum agricultural activity for commonage in view of these rules impacting on the most economically challenged families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15138/18]

GLAS Payments

Dara Calleary

1102. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of outstanding GLAS payments by county; the period of time that each application is delayed; the steps his Department has taken to alleviate the issues surrounding delayed GLAS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15903/18]

Project Ireland 2040

Dara Calleary

132. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which it was decided to publish the capital plan and the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in the same document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14892/18]

GLAS Payments

Dara Calleary

297. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a repayment to farmers (details supplied) in County Mayo will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/18]

GLAS Payments

Dara Calleary

298. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14612/18]

Firearms and Ammunition Security

Dara Calleary

175. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the person or body his Department consulted with during the preparation of SI No. 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14366/18]

Firearms and Ammunition Security

Dara Calleary

176. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department considered the risks associated with time lock mechanisms before including such mechanisms as a requirement for strong rooms in the context of SI No. 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/18]

Firearms and Ammunition Security

Dara Calleary

177. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if alternatives to time lock mechanisms for strong rooms were considered, such as distress codes in alarm systems, in the context of SI No. 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017; if so, the reason these alternatives were discounted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/18]

Firearms and Ammunition Security

Dara Calleary

178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department considered the impact of the requirements contained in SI No. 646 of 2017 Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017 on small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14369/18]

NAMA Portfolio Value

Dara Calleary

73. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the fiscal rules surrounding the expected surplus from NAMA; if it will be considered a financial transaction; if it will be possible to utilise the proceeds for expenditure without impact on the expenditure benchmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13128/18]

GLAS Payments

Dara Calleary

495. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a GLAS payment; the reason the processing of the farmer's application has been delayed; if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14110/18]

Public Sector Pay

Dara Calleary

1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the content of the report on pay equalisation as specified in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; the actions he will take from the report; his plans for process to pay and equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13698/18]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Dara Calleary

3. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when legislation to increase the compulsory retirement age for public servants will be published; the timeframe for the legislation to pass in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13699/18]

Office of Government Procurement

Dara Calleary

19. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Government Procurement has a statutory or other authority to advise, consult or manage local authority procurement processes; the policies in place to ensure fairness and consistent public procurement processes are used by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13129/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Dara Calleary

28. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant properties in ownership of or under the control of his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of properties which are brown field sites that could be used for residential development; the number of properties that are vacant dwellings or properties that could be used for dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13126/18]

National Development Plan

Dara Calleary

36. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the GDP growth forecasts for each year up to 2027 upon which the national development plan is based; if these growth forecasts account for Brexit as outlined by both the ESRI report and the Copenhagen report on Brexit; the amount of available fiscal space for 2019, 2020 and 2021 which has been used up from the national development plan; if the Exchequer borrowing requirement will be raised as a result of the national development plan; if IFAC has been consulted specifically in relation to the borrowing requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13125/18]

Public Sector Pay

Dara Calleary

63. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress his Department has made on the report on pay equalisation as specified in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; the scope of the report; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11316/18]

National Development Plan Data

Dara Calleary

64. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the GDP growth forecasts for each year up to 2027 upon which the national development plan is based; if these growth forecasts account for Brexit as outlined by both the ESRI report and the Copenhagen report on Brexit; the amount of the available fiscal space for 2019, 2020 and 2021 that has been used up from the national development plan; if the Exchequer borrowing requirement will be raised as a result of the national development plan; if the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, has been consulted specifically in relation to the borrowing requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/18]

DEIS Applications

Dara Calleary

74. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 7 February 2018, if the updated information has been received by his Department; and if the position of the school in respect of DEIS inclusion has been reassessed accordingly. [13418/18]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

210. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there is a protocol in place for the delivery of kidney dialysis for persons from either abroad or another part of the country who may be visiting an area temporarily for a family event and who require dialysis during this time; if so, the protocol procedure; and if not, his plans to introduce such a protocol to alleviate the stress on patients and families involved in organising such treatment [13430/18]

Rural Social Scheme Expenditure

Dara Calleary

286. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if cuts to administrative costs have been imposed on rural social schemes; the rationale behind these cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13284/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Dara Calleary

118. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department that entered the civil service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11865/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Dara Calleary

3. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11855/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Dara Calleary

29. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department that entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11859/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Dara Calleary

66. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11858/18]

Civil Service Staff Data

Dara Calleary

125. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons in the Civil Service at the grade of principal officer or higher who entered the service other than through an entry level competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the alternative recruitment decision. [11834/18]