Parliamentary questions

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Noel Grealish

308. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a review of the tenant incremental purchase scheme has been finalised; if the scheme has been revised to enable residents of Part V housing to purchase their houses from their local authority, especially in view of the fact that the income stream will help local authorities to fund additional housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30375/17]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Noel Grealish

363. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to change the mandatory retirement age in the public sector, in view of the fact that many persons wish to continue working beyond the age of 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26990/17]

Irish Prison Service

Noel Grealish

814. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28026/17]

Motorised Transport Grant Closure

Noel Grealish

1134. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health when the Heath (Transport Support) Bill will come before the Dáil Éireann in view of the fact that the mobility allowance scheme was closed to new applicants in 2013 which has resulted in considerable hardship for persons with mobility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26989/17]

Employment Support Services

Noel Grealish

2131. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have been referred to a company (details supplied) each year since it started delivering JobPath programmes on behalf of her Department; the number of persons that have progressed to full and part time employment within 12 weeks and 26 weeks following completion of their JobPath course, by timeframe and age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26988/17]

Property Tax Administration

Noel Grealish

216. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the process and criteria for distributing the moneys from the local property tax, LPT, equalisation fund; when the fund was established; if it has been reviewed since its formation; when the next review is proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25401/17]

Motor Insurance

Noel Grealish

97. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the intended composition of the forum for consumer and business interests in respect of motor insurance under action point nine in the report on the cost of motor insurance in tabular form; if a group (details supplied) will be the sole representative of the insurance business or if it is his plan to specifically include brokers as a key part of the insurance sector on the consumer side; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24841/17]

Financial Services Ombudsman

Noel Grealish

98. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance his plans to strengthen the role of the Financial Services Ombudsman to prevent financial institutions appointing receivers and taking court action on housing properties while such properties are under investigation by the ombudsman for final legally binding determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24842/17]

Departmental Legal Costs

Noel Grealish

182. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will request the Office of the Chief State Solicitor to provide details of the spend by that office from initiation up to and including the European Court of Justice and to whom they were payable in a case (details supplied) arising from an investigation of complaints under Directive 2008/94/EC on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer and the resultant contractual obligations that derive under the transposition of that directive by the Government. [24840/17]

Fishing Industry

Noel Grealish

602. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the northern pike has not been removed from the list of native fish species here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/17]

Fishing Industry

Noel Grealish

603. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans of Inland Fisheries Ireland to stop all northern pike controls, thus changing all State-owned fisheries to mixed fisheries dominated by northern pike; the further plans of Inland Fisheries Ireland to retain existing brown trout fisheries or change to a national mixed fishery model, whereby northern pike are deliberately introduced into water courses in which they were not previously resident; the designation of Inland Fisheries Irelands of that water course post introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24645/17]

Defence Forces Retirements

Noel Grealish

34. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the severance arrangements that have been introduced for enlisted personnel who have joined the Permanent Defence Force since 1994 and retire or are discharged in circumstances as identified by the Commission on Public Service Pensions 2000; and the steps he will take to ensure an improvement in pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces, many of whom are currently living close to the poverty line. [23530/17]

Turf Cutting

Noel Grealish

211. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will meet the commitment in the review of the programme for Government to introduce legislation to give effect to new licensing arrangements in respect of large scale commercial peat extraction adopted by quarter two 2017. [22693/17]

Organic Farming Scheme Applications

Noel Grealish

496. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when this will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22694/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Noel Grealish

293. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection the total spend by his Department on legal or other fees in a case (details supplied) arising from an investigation of complaints under Directive 2008/94/EC on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer and the resultant contractual obligations that derive under the transposition of that directive by the Government, in tabular form; the full breakdown of costs from initiation up to and including the European Court of Justice; the persons or bodies to which they were payable; if another organ of the State was involved or shared in legal or other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21809/17]

Consular Services Remit

Noel Grealish

308. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct the permanent mission to the UN in New York to become a member of a group (details supplied) and to continue to attend the OEWG sessions at the UN and make constructive comments regarding the content of a new convention on ageing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21489/17]

HSE Data

Noel Grealish

386. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 65 years of age that have been referred for an ultrasound at Doughiska primary care centre, Galway city, by month, for the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21487/17]

HSE Data

Noel Grealish

387. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 65 years of age that have been referred by general practitioners to the counselling services at Doughiska primary care centre, Galway city, by month for the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21488/17]

Ambulance Service Provision

Noel Grealish

397. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated ambulance service can be provided in the north west Connemara area as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/17]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Noel Grealish

573. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Ministers who have responsibilities relating to the environment; and the details of the responsibilities those Ministers have relating to the environment. [21514/17]