Parliamentary questions

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

563. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of housing units, new-build or refurbished to which the dormant accounts fund has contributed since the commencement of the dormant accounts Acts 2001 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13703/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

564. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme, recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will evaluate the appropriateness of the amount set aside in the fund as a statutory reserve; if this requirement can be fulfilled by some alternative arrangement for example insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13704/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

565. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme, recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider the accounting methods that apply to the dormant accounts fund in which each disbursement, while not taxpayer funded is accounted as a loss to the line department and as a diminution of the resources available to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13705/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

566. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider whether reclaims from the fund will continue to be provided for by way of reserve rather than for example to taking an insurance policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13706/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

567. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider whether to reinstate a dormant accounts board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13707/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

568. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider the reasons for the low level of disbursements; if allocating funds to measures which do not fully use the resources prevents other programmes from being funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13708/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

569. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider if the public profile of the fund has diminished since the abolition of the dormant accounts board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13709/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

570. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider the way in which the available funding can be best applied including in the area of addressing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13710/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

571. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider the way in which to ensure the scheme objectives are met and the way in which to ensure that the significant resources available from the fund are used in an efficient and effective manner including measures to address the homelessness crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13711/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

572. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider if the reinstatement of a dormant accounts board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

573. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme recommended by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) will consider if funds dormant since for example the early nineteenth century should continue to be considered in the same way as funds dormant for 16 years or within the lifetime of persons currently living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13713/18]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Catherine Connolly

95. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the non-ratification of the optional protocol to the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; his plans to ratify the optional protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13282/18]

Foras na Gaeilge

Catherine Connolly

344. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial costs of the move by Foras na Gaeilge to Amiens Street and ÁIS to Dunshaughlin; the cost of fit-outs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13057/18]

Foras na Gaeilge

Catherine Connolly

345. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the rent payable by Foras na Gaeilge at 63 to 66 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 is €593,000 in view of the fact the average annual rent for the building according to the Property Services Regulatory Authority is €530,800; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13058/18]

Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Catherine Connolly

453. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil an féidir leis poist ina Roinn féin a aistriú go ceantar Bhaile na hAbhann i bhfianaise an chinnidh atá déanta ag RTÉ seirbhís Nuachta RTÉ a bhogadh ó cheannáras TG4 i mBaile na hAbhann i gConamara go Domhnach Broc i mBaile Átha Cliath, ionas nach n-ísleofar an líon daoine atá fostaithe sa cheantar sin, ceantar a bhfuil tábhacht le gach post ann chun an pobal a choimeád; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [11108/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

530. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme will include persons other than civil servants in the oversight of the dormant accounts fund by reinstating the dormant accounts board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11122/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

531. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme will include consideration of whether the reserve applied to the fund is excessive having regard to the operation of the fund to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11123/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

532. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, after the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme, dormant accounts expenditure will continue to be subject to the same constraints within Departments as other spending programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11124/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

533. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, after the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme expenditure on new dormant accounts measures or programmes will continue to be treated as increasing Government debt levels (details supplied); if each euro spent from the fund will continue to be regarded in accounting terms as a potential Government liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11125/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

534. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, after the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme provision of reclaims from the fund will continue to be provided for by way of reserve rather than, for example, by way of an insurance premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11126/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

535. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the review of the dormant accounts disbursement scheme will consider the accounting methods that apply to the dormant accounts fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11127/18]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Catherine Connolly

637. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of operational licences for seaweed harvesting; of those, the number held by companies; the number not held by companies; the persons or body that hold the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10999/18]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Catherine Connolly

638. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications for seaweed harvesting by companies that are on hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11000/18]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Catherine Connolly

639. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the monitoring regime in place in relation to the two seaweed harvesting licences granted since 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11001/18]

Planning Issues

Catherine Connolly

640. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the information and relevant documentation supporting the appropriate assessment screening determination that the proposed 35 year foreshore lease planning application to construct an offshore electricity generating station on Galway Bay meets the threshold of being considered likely not to have significant effects on the European sites considered in the foreshore lease planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11037/18]

Environmental Impact Statements

Catherine Connolly

641. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the information and relevant documentation supporting the environmental impact statement screening determination that an EIS is not required for the proposed project in the foreshore lease planning application (details supplied) on Galway Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11038/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Catherine Connolly

651. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the number of empty local authority housing units in Galway city; the length of time these units have been vacant; the reason which has been given in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11213/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Catherine Connolly

652. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding which has been made available to Galway City Council for repairs to local authority housing units; the amount drawn down by the city council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11214/18]

Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Catherine Connolly

692. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an mbeidh sé ina mhíbhuntáiste do chainteoirí Gaeilge agus do dhaoine sa Ghaeltacht nach mbeidh Nuacht RTÉ i nGaeilge ar fáil beo dóibh a thuilleadh; an dtugann sé seo comhionannas do dhá theanga oifigiúla an Stáit nuair atá an Nuacht as Béarla ar fáil beo do mhuintir na tíre, ach nach bhfuil an Nuacht as Gaeilge ar fáil dóibh ach ar bhonn réamhthaifeadta amháin; an dtagann an míchothromas seo salach ar mhisean a Roinne, úsáid na Gaeilge a bhrú chun cinn agus forbairt inbhuanaithe réigiúnach agus tuaithe, lena n-áirítear forbairt na Gaeltachta agus na n-oileán, a éascú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [11107/18]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge

Catherine Connolly

21. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cathain go díreach a fhoilseofar an plean gníomhaíochta maidir le feidhmiú na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge don tréimhse 2018-2022; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh.. [10210/18]

Scéim Éire Ildánach

Catherine Connolly

28. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad iad na pleananna agus na socruithe atá eagraithe trí Éire Ildánach do Bhliain na Gaeilge. [10079/18]

Irish Language

Catherine Connolly

33. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by her Department in relation to promoting the Irish language in theatres here and, in particular, in the national theatre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10081/18]

Foras na Gaeilge

Catherine Connolly

49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the terms of the lease in relation to the new offices for Foras na Gaeilge; the length of the lease and break clause; the annual rent and review period; the financial commitments arising from Amiens Street and accommodation of ÁIS, including rent and other contributions arising with the lease and details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10080/18]

Limistéir Pleanála Teanga

Catherine Connolly

69. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad limistéar atá i gceist maidir leis na limistéir pleanála teanga i nGaillimh; cé mhéad plean atá faofa agus ag feidhmiú faoi láthair; cé mhéad plean atá os comhair na Roinne faoi láthair; cad é stádas na bpleananna eile [10078/18]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board

Catherine Connolly

102. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has satisfied himself with the content of the board minutes of a service (details supplied); the reason attendance at the December 2018 meeting was not recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10250/18]

Freedom of Information Remit

Catherine Connolly

196. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if organisations (details supplied) are covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9549/18]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Catherine Connolly

265. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the recent resignation of two members of the board of an organisation (details supplied); the reason for the resignations; his views on the reason provided for the resignations; if his attention has been further drawn to the lack of progress in respect of ongoing issues at the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9867/18]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Catherine Connolly

266. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has satisfied himself with the operation of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9868/18]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility

Catherine Connolly

268. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary question numbers 204 of 27 June 2017, 224 of 20 September 2017, 51 of 25 October 2017 and 57 of 16 January 2018, when the eligibility review will be published; when the review was commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9922/18]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

421. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 8 February 2018 and in view of the findings of the expert clinical team, if these theatres will no longer be used for surgery; if so, if surgery will resume only when the modular theatres are operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/18]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

422. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 8 February 2018, the number of persons whose appointments for surgery have been cancelled due to the closure of two orthopaedic theatres at Merlin Park hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9539/18]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

423. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 8 February 2018, the alternative arrangements made in hospitals outside of the 88 persons seen at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9540/18]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

424. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 8 February 2018, when the assessment by the expert clinical team which found that the existing theatre design does not meet surgical standards was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9541/18]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

425. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 8 February 2018, the assessment by an expert clinical team that had been carried out in advance of the leaks at the theatres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9542/18]

Passport Services

Catherine Connolly

38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedure to be followed regarding section 14(6) of the Passports Act 2008 that allows a person who has an interest in the welfare of a child, who is an Irish citizen, to apply for a passport for that child without the consent of a guardian; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

42. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the statutory review as required by the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2012 of the disbursements scheme in relation to the dormant accounts funds due in December 2016; his plans to carry out such a review; if the review has commenced; if not, the reason therefor; if the review has been completed; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8725/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Catherine Connolly

53. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work carried out to date to establish the reason for the level of underspending by implementing Departments in relation to community programmes of the Dormant Accounts Fund; if such work has been undertaken; if not, the reason therefor; when he plans to undertake such work; the measures that have been taken or are planned to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8726/18]

Departmental Bodies Expenditure

Catherine Connolly

97. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the moneys allocated by the Irish Research Council in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018 under the enterprise partnership and employment led schemes; the amount recouped from employers in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8856/18]

Departmental Bodies Expenditure

Catherine Connolly

98. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by the Irish Research Council on public relations firms, publicity, sponsorship, promotional or advertising material in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the proportion this represents of its overall budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8857/18]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Catherine Connolly

189. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the membership, names and qualifications of the selection panel for the collaborative forum in relation to the Commission of Investigation into the Mother and Baby Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8920/18]

Data Sharing Arrangements

Catherine Connolly

70. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the public service identity database and the public services card fully comply with EU standards and the general data protection regulation due to take effect in May 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8440/18]

JobPath Programme

Catherine Connolly

82. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to re-examine the requirement that persons that signed up to JobPath may not participate in a community employment scheme for up to one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8441/18]

DEIS Review

Catherine Connolly

195. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional schools and pupils included in the programme as a result of the review of DEIS published in January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8547/18]

DEIS Review

Catherine Connolly

196. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the purpose of the identification model in relation to DEIS; the date on which the update of the identification model will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8548/18]

DEIS Review

Catherine Connolly

197. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) previously excluded will be reconsidered for inclusion in the scheme further to the publication of the identification model in relation to DEIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8549/18]

DEIS Review

Catherine Connolly

198. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 1 February 2018, the status of the assessment of all schools in relation to the DEIS programme; when it will be completed; if a school (details supplied) that was previously excluded will be reconsidered for inclusion in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8550/18]

Prescriptions Charges

Catherine Connolly

335. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to address issues in regard to persons overpaying prescription charges (details supplied) whereby multiple prescription charges are applied to various strengths of the same product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8263/18]

Harbour Authorities

Catherine Connolly

505. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that during recent sampling of dredge material in Galway bay, the Galway Harbour Company was advised of the presence of the banned substance dichlorodipheny-trichloroethane (details supplied); the details in relation to the circumstances of the find; the site from which the sample was taken; the level of toxicity found in the sample; the bodies or organisations that have been made aware of the find; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8791/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Catherine Connolly

528. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the action plans for 2015, 2016 and 2017 as provided for by the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2012; the way in which control and governance is exercised over disbursements in their absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Catherine Connolly

594. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and location of homes built under the affordable homes scheme that remain unsold by county, in tabular form; the outstanding debt on those homes in relation to capital cost and interest accruing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8158/18]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Catherine Connolly

607. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and status of outstanding licence applications for seaweed harvesting; the number of licences granted in each of the past five years; the location, licencee, fees attached and term of the licence; the number in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8499/18]

Park and Ride Facilities

Catherine Connolly

33. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the progress made on the roll-out of park and ride facilities in Galway city; the sites identified; the completion date for the roll-out in view of the fact these objectives were first identified in the city development plan in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7742/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to correspondence copied to the NTA on 25 October 2017 by the ambassador of France to Ireland outlining serious concerns about the bicycle scheme in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7741/18]

Gender Equality

Catherine Connolly

128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which each of the recommendations of the report of the expert group, Higher Education Authority, HEA, national review of gender equality in Irish higher education institutions, has been implemented in each institution, in tabular form; the timeframe for the implementation of each recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7851/18]

Gender Equality

Catherine Connolly

129. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration given to a retrospective analysis of gender equality issues in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7852/18]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Catherine Connolly

149. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 1 February 2018, the details of the 10,000 advice and assistance services provided to distressed borrowers up to mid-January 2018 by the Abhaile scheme in terms of court circuits, numbers of vouchers provided to solicitors and the average value of the vouchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/18]

Gender Equality

Catherine Connolly

117. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of all gender discrimination proceedings involving female lecturers at NUI Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7625/18]

Legislative Programme

Catherine Connolly

163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the reason for the delay in enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7609/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

270. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2017, the updated subscriber and usage figures for 2017 for Galway, Cork and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7795/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

271. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2017, the cost and location of the eight new bicycle docking stations in Galway city; the agency that bore the cost; the cost and location of new docking stations in counties Limerick and Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7796/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

272. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2017, the key performance indicators in relation to the scheme for Galway, Limerick and Cork cities; the extent to which each has been met, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7797/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

273. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2017, the number of docking stations in Galway, Limerick and Cork cities which required relocation; the original location of each; the new location of each; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7798/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

274. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2017, the number and location of all docking stations in Galway city; the number and location of those in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7799/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

275. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2017, the review mechanism in place in advance of exercising the option to extend the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7800/18]

Public Bike Schemes

Catherine Connolly

276. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2017, if there was a subsequent substitution of one or more of those companies following the award of contract on 24 April 2014 to a consortium comprising three companies; if so, the name of the company; when the change took place; the process involved in the substitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7801/18]

Fishing Communities

Catherine Connolly

58. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which each of the 29 recommendations contained in a report (details supplied) has been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7115/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Catherine Connolly

400. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health ,further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 5 December 2017, if he has arranged for the HSE to reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7123/18]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility

Catherine Connolly

603. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when redress under the existing scheme will be extended to former residents of a home (details supplied) in view of the finding of a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7234/18]

Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Catherine Connolly

692. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress made in resolving the regulatory licensing issues that pose an impediment to the development of the seaweed industry; the research carried out on the production of a sustainable management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7116/18]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

25. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the repairs at Merlin Park University Hospital have been completed for some time while at the same time the process of procuring modular theatres is continuing; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6373/18]

Ambulance Service Provision

Catherine Connolly

28. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 15 November 2017, if the ambulance base has returned to UCHG; the status of discussions in respect of the base at Merlin Park University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6372/18]

Hospitals Data

Catherine Connolly

31. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1639 of 16 January 2018, the arrangements for the provision of services to the 60 persons per week that were scheduled for orthopaedic procedure since 4 September 2017; the hospital in which they were scheduled; the cumulative number of persons awaiting orthopaedic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/18]

Hospital Services

Catherine Connolly

89. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when full elective surgery will be restored in Merlin Park University Hospital in view of the fact that the repairs were completed some time ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6374/18]

Seirbhís Otharchairr

Catherine Connolly

102. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Sláinte an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoi na deacrachtaí leanúnacha a bhaineann leis an tseirbhís otharchairr i dtuaisceart agus i ndeisceart Chonamara, Co. na Gaillimhe; an bhfuil sé ar an eolas go mbíonn othair, uaireanta, ag fanacht ar thaobh an bhóthair ar feadh níos mó ná uair an chloig; an bhfuil sé ar an eolas go bhfuil cúrsaí tromchúiseacha sláinte agus sábháilteachta i gceist; an bhfuil sé ar an eolas go bhfuil beatha na n-othar i mbaol [6370/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Catherine Connolly

57. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that the €500 to €1,000 fee to be paid by asylum seekers or their employers fully complies with the Supreme Court decision in a case (details supplied) wherein the freedom of asylum seekers to work was recognised as an inherent part of their constitutional rights to human dignity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5697/18]

Child Protection Guidelines

Catherine Connolly

66. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an examination of the implementation of the recommendations of a person's (details supplied) audit of the exercise by An Garda Síochána of the provisions of section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991 in respect of specific actions to be taken by An Garda Síochána has been carried out; if so, if the recommendations have been implemented; if not, the reason therefor; his plans to address the gaps in implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5698/18]

Public Procurement Contracts

Catherine Connolly

563. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role played by his Department in ensuring that local authorities adhere to appropriate procurement procedures in tendering for dog control services and pounds; if he has satisfied himself that all local authorities are compliant with national and EU law in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6063/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

Catherine Connolly

43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reintroducing the island and Gaeltacht allowances for primary and post-primary teachers on payrolls operated by his Department and those employed by the education and training board; his plans to reintroduce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4648/18]

Teacher Recruitment

Catherine Connolly

54. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to address the acute lack of availability of substitute teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4647/18]

Courts Service

Catherine Connolly

170. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 24 January 2018, if he will provide a copy of the minutes or report of the meeting between the Irish delegation and the Commission in Brussels in September 2017 and the detailed submission to the European Commission in November 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/18]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Catherine Connolly

81. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the moneys that have been made available to and drawn down by Galway City and County Councils to expedite the turnaround of vacant local authority houses and apartments; if Government policy in respect of vacant local authority houses and apartments has been communicated to local authorities; the reporting requirements expected of the local authorities for these empty premises; the latest reports received by his Department in relation to the number of vacant local authority houses and apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4425/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Catherine Connolly

103. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the demand for co-operative housing in Galway city and county; if so, the status of plans for the provision of co-operative housing in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4453/18]

Legal Proceedings

Catherine Connolly

85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the status of the legal proceedings following the service of a plenary summons (details supplied) of 8 December 2017; if a statement of claim has been served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4295/18]

Central Bank of Ireland Investigations

Catherine Connolly

92. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the number of regularity breaches or potential breaches reported to the Central Bank by lenders in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4296/18]

Military Neutrality

Catherine Connolly

131. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on US Vice President Mike Pence's recent meeting with American soldiers en route to Kuwait at Shannon Airport; the way in which such a meeting aligns with Irish neutrality and the Government's commitment to neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/18]

Tracker Mortgage Examination

Catherine Connolly

161. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the nature and status of the enforcement proceedings under way against the main banks in the tracker mortgage scandal; the date on which the enforcement proceedings began; the specific banks against which proceedings have been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4319/18]

Tracker Mortgage Examination

Catherine Connolly

162. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the most recent value of the payment to affected persons at the behest of the Central Bank in the tracker mortgage scandal; the number of persons involved, by bank in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4320/18]

Asylum Support Services

Catherine Connolly

271. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the fees for work permits under the Employment Permits Act 2003 will be waived for IPO applicants in advance of transposition of the Reception Directive 2013/33/EU of 26 June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3925/18]

Asylum Support Services

Catherine Connolly

272. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons applying to the International Protection Office will be permitted to seek work in advance of transposition of the Reception Directive 2013/33/EU of June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3926/18]

Asylum Support Services

Catherine Connolly

273. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland will transpose the Reception Directive 2013/33/EU of June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3927/18]