Parliamentary questions

Greyhound Industry

Róisín Shortall

358. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation has been initiated into allegations of breaches of greyhound welfare as highlighted in the media (details supplied); the stage the investigation is at; the actions that have been identified from the investigation; and the enforcement actions and prosecutions that have resulted from same. [40884/19]

Legal Aid Applications Data

Róisín Shortall

101. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal aid applications made for mortgage possession cases; the number of applications which were received by the Legal Aid Board; the number of applications which were granted; the figures in each of the years 2005 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the means threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40182/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Róisín Shortall

142. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the position in which some HSE staff are refusing to take representations from TDs in respect of homecare services on the grounds of GDPR will be clarified; the specific direction given to staff in this regard; the arrangements for TDs to interact with staff in respect of constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

291. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to each local sports partnership in each of the years 2016 to 2018 by funding type, that is, core funding, women in sport programme and so on. [40224/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

292. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason, in the case of each local sports partnership that did not receive funding, no allocation was made under the women in sport programmes in 2018. [40225/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

293. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific criteria and specific weighting applied to each criteria in determining funding allocations to local sports partnerships. [40226/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

294. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is planned to announce the 2019 allocations to the local sports partnerships; and the reason for the delay. [40227/19]

Sport and Recreational Development

Róisín Shortall

307. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis for an allocation of €20,350 to a partnership (details supplied) in 2018 under the women in sport programme in view of the fact that the median allocation across all partnerships was €4,000; the purpose of the allocation; and the specific projects and location of projects it has been spent on. [40300/19]

Psychological Services

Róisín Shortall

182. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists working in the health service in the Dublin 11 area; the average waiting time for a child to access a child psychologist in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40087/19]

Proposed Legislation

Róisín Shortall

203. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in progressing the long-promised Aarhus Convention Bill; if the Bill will allow for financial assistance for community and environmental groups to seek expert advice in relation to planning and environmental issues in view of the fact that major planning applications contain detailed and technical documents which can be hard for lay persons to properly understand and critique; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40012/19]

Garda Powers

Róisín Shortall

248. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to ongoing public concern regarding the dangers of the widespread illegal use of scramblers and quad-bikes; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that An Garda Síochána is requesting new powers to enable it to tackle this issue in public parks and other off-road situations; if urgent consideration will be given to providing An Garda Síochána powers to confiscate the vehicles when they are being used illegally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39324/19]

Gambling Sector

Róisín Shortall

279. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to prohibit the use of sponsorship on children’s replica jerseys when that sponsor is a gambling company or promotes gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39717/19]

Air Quality

Róisín Shortall

476. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of plans to introduce a nationwide ban on smoky coal; and the areas covered by such a ban. [39808/19]

Foreshore Issues

Róisín Shortall

634. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 24 September 2019, if a local authority (details supplied) has applied for a licence for the removal or disturbance of beach material from State-owned foreshore in the administrative area of the local authority as per section 3 of the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2014; if so, if the license has been granted; if a copy of the license is available; if not, if the matter will be addressed with the local authority with a view to regularising the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39666/19]

Housing Assistance Payment

Róisín Shortall

638. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the homeless housing assistance payment maximum monthly allowable rent limits for the Dublin City Council area are set by his Department; if so, the rates set for each household type; if not, the person or body responsible for setting the homeless HAP maximum monthly allowable rent limits for the Dublin City Council for each household type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39789/19]

Tax Code

Róisín Shortall

5. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance when the review of the special assignee relief programme will be completed; and his views on the fairness of operating such a scheme. [39219/19]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Róisín Shortall

11. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on concerns raised by the Ombudsman about persons being denied access to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme on the basis that they have been refused primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38308/19]

Schools Administration

Róisín Shortall

98. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in respect of the requirement for schools to audit their accounts and his views on the matter. [39222/19]

Mental Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

132. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by CHO, LHO, age, category and time waiting. [39141/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

133. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of health service personnel assigned to community psychology services by staff category, CHO and LHO. [39142/19]