Parliamentary questions

Sports Injuries Guidelines

Noel Rock

753. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to research compiled by University College London which showed that the condition, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, existed in a number of retired footballers which increased the risk of the development of a form of dementia; his views on the opinion of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland that the findings will mean a new way is required to approach coaching on the way to head the ball safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/17]

Sports Events

Noel Rock

768. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will work to ensure that the Ladies Irish Open is included on the Ladies European Tour list of events for the 2018 calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10153/17]

Sports Events

Noel Rock

769. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been any contact between his Department and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regarding the possibility of reviving the Rally Ireland event in the FIA World Rally Championship calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/17]

National Internship Scheme

Noel Rock

249. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects to launch the work experience programme which will replace JobBridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9395/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Noel Rock

342. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if his Department will take measures to tackle the lack of services available to women who suffer with severe depression after childbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/17]

Exchequer Revenue

Noel Rock

135. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance to set down the total amount of revenue received by the State in 2016 through the entertainment industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8184/17]

Exchequer Revenue

Noel Rock

136. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance to set down the total amount of revenue received by the State in 2016 through domestic artists in the entertainment industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8185/17]

Construction Industry

Noel Rock

137. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the study by a company (details supplied) which reported that nearly half of the office space leased in Dublin during the last quarter of 2016 has not been built yet; the actions being taken by his Department to tackle the scarcity of new office space in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8187/17]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Noel Rock

138. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he will be monitoring proposed regulations in the UK on payments to bank executives; if he will introduce similar measures after reports showed that 26 bankers received €50 million in salaries and bonuses in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8189/17]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

328. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to any plans by the UK Government to install controls on the Border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8183/17]

Missile Tests

Noel Rock

329. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the launching of a missile by North Korea on 12 February 2017 which landed in the waters between South Korea and Japan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/17]

Ministerial Pensions

Noel Rock

346. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of pensions paid to former taoisigh and Ministers over the past ten years. [8180/17]

Industrial Disputes

Noel Rock

413. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to deal with the upcoming industrial action being taken by nurses and by support staff across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8179/17]

Drugs in Sport

Noel Rock

599. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of WADA-approved drug testing of Irish athletes and sports categories over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8178/17]

Pharmaceutical Sector

Noel Rock

630. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to reports which suggest that a company (details supplied) is delaying an investment in County Cork due to concerns regarding possible restrictions on the pharmaceutical sector by President Trump; her views on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8188/17]

Child Care Services Staff

Noel Rock

645. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if those persons working in the child care sector have been made aware of a 1997 High Court ruling (details supplied) which notes that those persons that have had child abuse allegations made against them have a constitutional obligation to be made aware of allegations made against them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8182/17]

School Starting Age

Noel Rock

312. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the contradiction between the law stating the mandatory school starting age as six years old and her Department's early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme which forces children born in the last quarter of each year to start school between the ages of four years and nine months and four years and 11 months rather than allowing parents to have the freedom of having their child start preschool and school at a later age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7810/17]

Land Acquisition

Noel Rock

176. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will fast-track the purchase of land (details supplied) from his Department by Fingal County Council and allow the land to be better utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7571/17]

Hospital Facilities

Noel Rock

223. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to cut funding for the centre for narcolepsy in St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7569/17]

Hospital Facilities

Noel Rock

224. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to cut funding for the centre for narcolepsy in St. James’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7570/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

85. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach the actions his Department is taking to strengthen against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack. [6888/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

102. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions her Department is taking to strengthen against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6885/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

145. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the actions his Department is taking to defend against cyber attacks after the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6881/17]

Property Tax Administration

Noel Rock

147. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing VAT paid on maintenance fees on apartments to be offset against the local property tax in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6966/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

185. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the actions his Department is taking to strengthen against cyber attacks after the National Treasury Management Agency website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6879/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

237. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions his Department is taking to strengthen against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6880/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

286. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions his Department is taking to strengthen against cyber attacks after the National Treasury Management Agency website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6887/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

301. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department is taking to strengthen against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6882/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

319. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions his Department is taking to strengthen security against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6886/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

328. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the actions her Department is taking to strengthen security against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6875/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

407. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to strengthen against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6883/17]

Hospitals Data

Noel Rock

444. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all public hospitals here; if he will identify which of these public hospitals is or is not resourced with one or more occupied whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialist role., that is, specific to the HSE’s outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programme; the number of persons that were IV antibiotic inpatients in 2016; the number of hospital bed days that this inpatient group of patients accounted for in 2016 for each hospital; the number of persons that were community based IV antibiotic patients via the OPAT programme; the number of hospital bed days that this group of patients accounted for in 2016 for each hospital, in tabular form, in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Noel Rock

445. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of an occupational therapy appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7006/17]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Noel Rock

446. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy in Dublin north west; the length of time the children have been waiting; if measures will be taken to deal with the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

562. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6874/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

605. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website went down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6877/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

628. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions his Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6889/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

654. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions her Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6884/17]

Company Law

Noel Rock

656. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 will be enacted (details supplied). [7229/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

667. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions her Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6876/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Noel Rock

714. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions his Department is taking to protect against cyber attacks after the NTMA website was temporarily down for several hours after a suspected hacking attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6878/17]

Tax Code

Noel Rock

75. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the amount currently earned in taxation on interest from crowdfunding loans to small and medium enterprises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6549/17]

Tax Code

Noel Rock

76. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to schemes in the UK such as (details supplied) which would allow small lenders that lend to Irish small and medium enterprises through vehicles such as to qualify for a tax reduction, either against an investment as a whole, or against small loans which deteriorate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6550/17]

National Monuments

Noel Rock

158. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the restoration of Glasnevin tower; if there is an opening date set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6551/17]

Ministerial Allowances

Noel Rock

98. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach the expenses and entitlements of each former Taoiseach since the initiative was introduced in 2001 per annum, in tabular form; the computer and mobile telephone equipment made available to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5955/17]

Tax Code

Noel Rock

183. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Government's attempts to remove Ireland from a blacklist of tax havens listed by the Brazilian Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5956/17]

Taxi Regulations

Noel Rock

658. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a change in regulations which allowed for the suspension of a taxi driver licence in special circumstances including ill health or caring for an ill relative rather than having it lapse once the renewal date has passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5957/17]

Work Permits Data

Noel Rock

692. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason there are long delays in the processing of critical skills visas, in some cases increasing from a four week wait to approximately three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5958/17]

Work Permits Data

Noel Rock

693. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of critical skills visas issued per annum by the State since this visa was introduced in September 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5959/17]

Work Permits Data

Noel Rock

694. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions her Department is taking to tackle the long delays in the processing of critical skills visas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5960/17]

Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme

Noel Rock

201. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of applicants from the digital skills grant scheme; the criteria used in scoring each application; and the list of awardees and the amount each awardee received from this scheme and equivalent schemes for each of the years 2011 to 2016. [3624/17]

Excise Duties Yield

Noel Rock

115. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3414/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Noel Rock

425. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will review the fair deal scheme to include home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Noel Rock

426. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent documentary "We Need to Talk About Dad"; his views on whether the fair deal scheme is overly complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2660/17]

Sport and Recreational Development

Noel Rock

590. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will legislate to make it mandatory for all sports clubs to have a code of conduct for youth coaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2661/17]

Children's Rights

Noel Rock

624. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of concerns regarding children lodged by sports clubs to Tusla in the past five years. [2658/17]

Sports Organisations

Noel Rock

625. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will legislate to make it mandatory for all sports clubs to have a child welfare officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2659/17]

Schools Building Projects

Noel Rock

108. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a location for the new primary level school at Finglas Pelletstown has been sourced; if not, if there are sites under consideration; and the location of these sites. [2476/17]

School Meals Programme

Noel Rock

164. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria which non-DEIS schools must meet in order to receive funding for the provision of breakfast clubs in non-DEIS schools; the number of non-DEIS schools that have applied to date; the number of non-DEIS schools that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2483/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Noel Rock

231. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of the Finglas primary care centre project (details supplied). [2481/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Noel Rock

232. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of new primary care centres across the country; and the place of Finglas in this prioritisation. [2482/17]

Bus Services

Noel Rock

289. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on bus rapid transit to date in 2017, including but not limited to design, consulting and presenting to councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2477/17]

Bus Services

Noel Rock

290. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for delivery of the bus rapid transit route connecting the city centre to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2478/17]

Bus Services

Noel Rock

291. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lift the embargo on minor road variances happening along the route of the proposed bus rapid transit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2479/17]

Bus Services

Noel Rock

292. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the bus rapid transit project as opposed to a metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2480/17]

Income Inequality

Noel Rock

280. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the gross income figure of workers and self-employed ##persons for 2015 and 2016 as compared to 2007, specifically detailing the top 10% of earners and bottom 10% of earners on a percentage change of income basis as per a document (details supplied) from 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1313/17]

Grant Payments

Noel Rock

504. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities that provide window repair and replacement as part of the housing aid for older people scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1312/17]

Fuel Poverty

Noel Rock

1466. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department will be making the warmth and well-being scheme available in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41603/16]

Sports Events

Noel Rock

1563. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or officials of his Department have held any discussions on hosting NFL American football games in Dublin in 2017 or beyond; if not, his plans to do so (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41601/16]

Sports Capital Programme

Noel Rock

1564. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will be launching the application process for the sports capital grants for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41602/16]

Peace Commissioners

Noel Rock

72. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate the possibility of instilling in local Peace Commissioners the authority to verify RFA 2 forms for the application for inclusion in the supplement to the register of electors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40563/16]

Credit Union Services

Noel Rock

336. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the limits that individual credit unions are placing on the it makes sense scheme, which is designed to drive loan sharks out of the market; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of institutions have ceased operating the scheme before Christmas 2016 as they have hit their annual limit; if his attention has been drawn to the number of institutions that have ceased lending under this scheme for the remainder of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40014/16]

Health Insurance Company Payments

Noel Rock

450. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the issue of health insurance providers charging consumers inaccurately for services, for example, a consumer paying for a private room but staying in a public ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39717/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Noel Rock

192. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38921/16]

Road Network

Noel Rock

255. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to install a footbridge from Santry to Coolock Lane (details supplied). [38920/16]

Passport Applications Fees

Noel Rock

250. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reduce the cost of passports for old age pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38448/16]

Health Services Funding

Noel Rock

319. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the funding for counsellor and neuro-physiotherapist services for persons who have suffered aneurysms or strokes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38447/16]

Social Welfare Fraud

Noel Rock

81. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to identify welfare fraud; and his plans to tackle same. [35888/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

Noel Rock

176. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties which have been deemed non-habitable and therefore exempted from property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34468/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Noel Rock

450. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre for Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34469/16]

Industrial Disputes

Noel Rock

163. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions will be put in place to help junior and leaving certificate students catch up on classes that will be lost due to the ongoing teachers' strike. [33053/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Noel Rock

240. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection if fibromyalgia will be recognised under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33051/16]

National Driver Licensing Service

Noel Rock

461. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will discuss with the National Driver Licensing Service the possibility of operating a fast-track service similar to the Passport Office to move applications forward in special circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33052/16]

School Costs

Noel Rock

203. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to free primary education by providing free school books, classroom resources, not imposing voluntary contribution fees or charging for the school transport scheme and increase capitation to schools as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million; if his Department has available international comparisons for the provision of same, including in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31582/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Noel Rock

409. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the age limit for mental illness under the long-term illness scheme (details supplied). [31577/16]

Third Level Education

Noel Rock

5. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of third level graduates in software development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29915/16]

Third Level Education

Noel Rock

10. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to attract students to third level education courses in software development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29914/16]

Visa Applications

Noel Rock

15. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the need for biometric information to be submitted in advance of getting a tourist visa for Ireland in certain nations and her plans to make it easier to access, if she is aware that currently it is the case that a person travelling from southern India needs to travel ten or more hours to Mumbai to have their fingerprint and digital photo taken in advance of a visit here. [29417/16]

Residency Permits

Noel Rock

23. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a person waiting on a GNIB card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29290/16]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Noel Rock

24. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions the cross-Border crime agency has taken to combat illicit trade, specifically with regard to tobacco smuggling and fuel laundering; the agency’s plans to address these issues in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29306/16]

Immigration Controls

Noel Rock

29. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the necessary equipment will be installed in Dublin Airport for biometric information to be obtained from those travelling here from outside the EU. [29418/16]

Tax Avoidance

Noel Rock

71. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken by his Department to remove Ireland from a blacklist of tax havens by the Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29291/16]

Budget Targets

Noel Rock

73. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if the forthcoming budget will take into account the potential impact of excise increases on consumer behaviour; if Exchequer projections factor in potential declines in consumption or an increase in cross-Border shopping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29305/16]

Medicinal Products Availability

Noel Rock

366. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his views on the regulation issued by the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, that medicine packs containing more than 720mg of pseudoephedrine will not be available without a prescription and that all pharmacy sales of all medicines containing pseudoephedrine will be limited to one pack per transaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29292/16]

Medicinal Products Availability

Noel Rock

367. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making more medications available over the counter rather than on a prescription basis in an effort to lower medical costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29293/16]

Medicinal Products

Noel Rock

368. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a programme to educate the public regarding the importance of following the recommended dosage of medications on packets or given by a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29294/16]

Social Media Regulation

Noel Rock

948. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that the prohibition in section 55(q) of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 regarding the passing off of advertising content as editorial applies to the activities of social media influencers who are being paid to promote products, services and events through their social media accounts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27266/16]

Garda Station Closures

Noel Rock

43. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of recent census data, the decision to close Whitehall Garda station will be reviewed; if spare capacity within the building or on the grounds which is now housed by other services will be utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24802/16]

Garda Data

Noel Rock

44. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of newly recruited gardaí who have resigned in the past 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24805/16]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Expenditure

Noel Rock

89. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the detail relating to the funding of contractors and employees working for GSOC for each of the years 2005 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25029/16]