Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Richard Boyd Barrett

93. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether it is appropriate that those on the housing assistance payment, HAP, transfer list in local authorities are not counted as still having a housing need despite the insecurity of their tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/18]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to ensure that a mechanism is included in plans for affordable housing such that these houses remain affordable if sold in the future, including making it mandatory for the homes to only be sold back to the relevant local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4423/18]

Homelessness Strategy

Richard Boyd Barrett

113. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he is planning to reduce the flow of families and individuals into homelessness as a result of evictions and mortgage repossessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4422/18]

Credit Union Lending

Richard Boyd Barrett

139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on requests from the credit union movement to change a bank's (details supplied) regulations governing the percentage of credit union loans that can be given out as long-term loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4762/18]

Courts Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether a register of interests should exist for judges, similar to that in place for politicians and that judges should be legally compelled to declare conflicts of interest, which may potentially arise in cases they are dealing with; if safeguards or guidelines exist in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4763/18]

EU Directives

Richard Boyd Barrett

213. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the new EU legislation requesting the Government to interpret guidelines for X-ray referral and its fears that it will be omitted from using and taking X-rays; his plans to introduce an amendment that would allow qualified chiropractors to be included within the regulatory framework as provided by the new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4766/18]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities are obliged to inform those seeking council accommodation of their position on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the Irish troops in Lebanon. [1833/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, will next meet. [1832/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Hungary and his meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. [1680/18]

Property Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

75. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the impact of the local property tax on the funding of local authorities in the course of the review of the local property tax; when the report on this review will be brought to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4286/18]

Housing Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

169. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the criteria he plans to establish regarding affordability in HBFI funded developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52267/17]

Coastal Protection

Richard Boyd Barrett

192. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of overtopping the Office of Public Works has carried out along the coastline; the amount of overtopping that has been carried out on the east coast; his plans for overtopping in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown area; his further plans for Bullock harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3965/18]

Job Assist Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

603. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the way in which a person is dealt with by her Department in circumstances in which a service user engaged in a JobBridge scheme leaves the scheme early due to non-compliance with employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4352/18]

Departmental Customer Charters

Richard Boyd Barrett

604. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedure in her Department for investigating complaints by service users; the timeframe within which it must respond to a person that makes a complaint; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4353/18]

Job Assist Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

607. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person selected for a JobBridge scheme has the same rights under employment law as other employees; if that person is entitled to a P45 if their employment is not continued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4381/18]

Job Assist Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a company engaged in employing a person through the JobBridge scheme is vetted to ensure it complies with employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4382/18]

Middle East Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to invite a delegation from the Parliament in Gaza to meet with an all-party delegation in Dáil Éireann. [3495/18]

Ministerial Communications

Richard Boyd Barrett

24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has expressed his views publicly or to the United States administration with regard to President Trump's recent derogatory remarks regarding African and Caribbean countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3496/18]

Middle East Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to arrange an all-party delegation to visit the Parliament in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3494/18]

Human Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the issue of human rights on his official visit to China and Hong Kong for St Patrick's Day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3497/18]

Israeli Settlements

Richard Boyd Barrett

43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his visit to Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3493/18]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Richard Boyd Barrett

47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the minimum criteria for recruitment into the Army; the reason a person (details supplied) did not meet the minimum criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3741/18]

Garda Vetting Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

89. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 20 September 2017, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/18]

Permanent Structured Co-operation

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ireland’s triple-lock will apply to all joint military development or procurement initiatives which Ireland undertakes with other countries under PESCO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3133/18]

Permanent Structured Co-operation

Richard Boyd Barrett

37. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the triple-lock will be used to ensure that multi-country military procurement which Ireland participates in or financially contributes to under PESCO is approved by the Cabinet, agreed by Dáil Éireann and subject to a UN mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3134/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on planned or past meetings with church leaders. [3089/18]

Economic Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A on the economy will next meet. [1682/18]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the December 2017 EU Council meeting. [3090/18]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a report by an organisation (details supplied) which highlights flaws in the operation of the section 481 scheme and the misuse of trainees in the film industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3096/18]

Creative Ireland Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

86. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the progress of Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3095/18]

Fire Safety

Richard Boyd Barrett

207. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received legal advice in relation to significant breaches of fire regulations in schools; his plans to take legal action against the builders of these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/18]

Citizenship Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

261. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the length of residency affects the cost of applying for citizenship; if there are fee waiver schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/18]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Richard Boyd Barrett

284. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the body to which a member of the public can go with a complaint against An Garda Síochána when the complaint has been rejected by GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Richard Boyd Barrett

387. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if treatment for haemochromatosis will be considered for inclusion in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/18]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

483. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the extension to the licence that has recently been granted to a company (details supplied) to drill at the Kish bank, if the company would also need a foreshore licence to establish an exploratory rig in this area if it was to activate the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/18]

Drug and Alcohol Testing

Richard Boyd Barrett

503. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regime for roadside testing of drivers in respect of cannabis; the way in which the legal limit or driving under the influence is defined in view of the fact that cannabis can stay in the bloodstream for long periods of time even though the driver may not be impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2862/18]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

662. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there have been applications for a foreshore licence from a company (details supplied) to allow for an exploratory rig on the Kish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/18]

Employment Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it will be ensured that a company that is in receipt of public contracts is vindicating fully the rights of workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2390/18]

Public Procurement Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts being made to ensure that the companies to which public contracts are awarded are protecting the rights of workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2389/18]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

340. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) has still not been decided upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2707/18]

Vacant Sites Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

236. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of sites that have been entered in every city and council vacant sites register from 1 January 2017 to 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2184/18]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the proposed provision of €25 million over 2018 and 2019 to unlock local authority owned lands specifically for affordable models such as co-operative schemes; the progress that has been made in developing models of affordable housing and co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2371/18]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the advice which can be given to co-operative housing bodies such as an organisation (details supplied) that wishes to meet with local authorities and present proposals for a co-operative housing project in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area in view of the fact that as yet no process exists for such proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2372/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee B, social policy and public services, will next meet. [1831/18]

Regulation of Lobbying

Richard Boyd Barrett

255. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which persons (details supplied) were exempted from the stipulations in section 22 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 for senior public officials when they left office to join private public relations firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54650/17]

Brexit Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

469. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the threats or blocks to the status of British citizens living and working here in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55049/17]

Departmental Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

734. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his Department will make up the shortfall in funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) by the HSE lottery grant scheme in 2017 which will prevent it from implementing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54655/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

738. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the funding for an organisation (details supplied); his plans to increase funding to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54667/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

739. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for children seeking special needs assessments for disability; the way in which these waiting times tally with the times outlined in the Disability Act 2005; the way he plans to ensure that these timeframes will be adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54668/17]