Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

HIQA Inspections

Imelda Munster

253. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health when the last unannounced inspection carried out by HIQA took place at a nursing home (details supplied); the staff-patient ratio at the home; the mechanisms in place to ensure the implementation of each individual patient care plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22522/19]

Public Transport

Imelda Munster

39. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the public transport stakeholders' forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22052/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Imelda Munster

79. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements he has had with the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the matter of legislating or regulating the reckless operation of scrambler and quad bikes; and when legislation will be published to deal with the matter. [22051/19]

Nursing Home Services

Imelda Munster

311. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health when the last unannounced inspection carried out by HIQA at St. Mary's Hospital nursing home, Drogheda, took place; the staff-patient ratio at the hospital; the mechanisms in place to ensure the implementation of each individual patient care plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20529/19]

Nursing Home Accommodation Provision

Imelda Munster

839. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if promised developments of public nursing homes in Drogheda and Ardee in County Louth are progressing to plan regarding completion dates in 2021, as necessitated to retain HIQA registration; the progress of both projects; the expected timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19275/19]

National Car Test

Imelda Munster

1287. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a passport is an acceptable form of identification for national car test, NCT, centres; if not, the reason it is not accepted; and the form of identification that should be presented. [18894/19]

Driver Licences

Imelda Munster

1291. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce changes to the law or regulations regarding driver licences; if he will address the matter of more than 120,000 learner permit holders who obtained their first licence between 1984 and 2016 and have never taken a driver test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Imelda Munster

1292. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate push and motorised scooters and other similar vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19060/19]

Road Safety

Imelda Munster

1332. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation or regulations to make it mandatory for motorists to have headlights on at all times while driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20043/19]

Taxi Regulations

Imelda Munster

481. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or the National Transport Authority, NTA, plan to review the rule regarding the age limit for vehicles which operate as taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17362/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Imelda Munster

130. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to reinstate the authorisation for Versatis Lidocane 5% medicated plasters to the medical card for a person (details supplied). [17062/19]

Hospital Charges

Imelda Munster

132. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the removal of the venesection inpatient day case charge of €80 for patients with hereditary haemochromatosis; if a decision has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16872/19]

Football Association of Ireland

Imelda Munster

2. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding compliance with the governance code for the community, voluntary and charity sector, as endorsed by his Department; the actions he plans to take to ensure good governance in view of recent financial irregularities at the organisation and recent changes in personnel; the oversight he has to ensure compliance; his views on the policy of potentially withdrawing funding, as previously stated by him in cases of non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15372/19]

Legislative Process

Imelda Munster

32. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Irish Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15127/19]

Primary Care Centres

Imelda Munster

808. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the position regarding plans that were in train in 2011 for a primary health care centre in Ardee, County Louth, to replace the interim primary care centre that was based at St. Brigid’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13544/19]

Primary Care Centres

Imelda Munster

809. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health his views on the adequacy of the interim primary care centre based at St. Brigid’s Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13545/19]

Driver Licence Applications

Imelda Munster

1089. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources including funding of pay, additional staff or other measures that have been introduced to cope with the expected surge in motorists applying to transfer their British and Northern Irish driver licences to Irish driver licences. [13303/19]

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Imelda Munster

1097. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Bus Éireann expressway route 100X is not designated wheelchair accessible despite having wheelchair accessibility at all stops on the route and the buses driving the route have wheelchair accessibility; and his plans to designate the route as wheelchair accessible. [13447/19]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Expenditure

Imelda Munster

1126. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full cost to date for the maintenance of the unopened private service stations on the M11 at Ballyellin, Inch, Gorey, County Wexford; and if a breakdown of the various costs will be provided. [13902/19]

Public Transport Subsidies

Imelda Munster

1142. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated increase in PSO subvention needed to reduce average Dublin Bus ticket prices by a quarter and by a half; and the estimated increase in PSO subvention required to completely subsidise all Dublin Bus usage. [14115/19]

Public Transport Subsidies

Imelda Munster

1143. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated increase in PSO subvention needed to accommodate 25%, 50% and 100% increases in public transport usage; and the national public transport total by specific figures for Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, and Dublin Bus in tabular form. [14116/19]

Public Transport Subsidies

Imelda Munster

1144. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated increase in public transport journeys if PSO subvention were increased to subsidise fares by a further 25%, 50% and 100%; and the national public transport total, with specific figures for Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus in tabular form. [14117/19]

Public Transport Subsidies

Imelda Munster

1145. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated increase in public transport passengers if PSO subvention were increased to subsidise fares by a further 25%, 50% and 100% and the national public transport total, with specific figures for Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, and Dublin Bus in tabular form. [14118/19]

Public Transport Expenditure

Imelda Munster

1146. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of increasing public transport capacity by 25%, 50% and 100%; and the national public transport total, with specific figures for Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus in tabular form. [14119/19]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Imelda Munster

422. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled by specialty at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, by each month in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12108/19]

Nuclear Waste

Imelda Munster

552. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports that the British Government was examining the construction of a geological disposal facility for the dumping of nuclear waste in the Mourne Mountains and at Slieve Gullion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12161/19]

Nuclear Waste

Imelda Munster

553. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the correspondence he has had with the British Government outlining his views regarding the construction of a nuclear waste facility on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12162/19]

EU Funding

Imelda Munster

572. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position on the inclusion of the western rail corridor as a transport link eligible for funding under the European Union Connecting Europe Facility (details supplied); his views on the position of the European Parliament; if he will relay same to EU Council negotiators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11830/19]

Rail Network Expansion

Imelda Munster

573. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has commissioned a feasibility study into the extension of the western rail corridor (details supplied); the sections of the rail line being prioritised; if the prospective costs of the project have been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11831/19]

Departmental Staff

Imelda Munster

645. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the appointment of a new community welfare officer for Ardee, County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11630/19]

Departmental Offices

Imelda Munster

646. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that have been taken to source alternative accommodation for the community welfare service in Dunleer, County Louth, which was closed due to health and safety concerns in March 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11631/19]

Social Welfare Offices

Imelda Munster

647. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans in train to provide new social welfare services for the mid County Louth area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11632/19]

Aviation Industry

Imelda Munster

265. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken in 2018 in particular to address the dangers posed by drones at airports. [11023/19]

Immigration Controls

Imelda Munster

266. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all persons arriving in airports here on a domestic flight must go through immigration control despite the fact that they are travelling within the State; and his plans to remove this requirement. [11024/19]

Road Safety

Imelda Munster

267. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he has taken or plans to take to review the safety and regulation of the use of electric scooters, electric hoverboards and uniwheels. [11026/19]

Driver Test Centres

Imelda Munster

268. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver test demand scenario planning submission which was sent to his Department by the RSA; if the 67 proposed additional driver testers and 17 staff were appointed; if approval was given for same; when the decision was taken; the number of testers and staff appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11027/19]

National Transport Authority Data

Imelda Munster

484. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital cost of each category of vehicle purchased by the NTA or bodies funded by the NTA including trains and buses of all types of seat capacity and size; and the cost of all types of electric vehicles in tabular form. [10890/19]

Public Transport Fares

Imelda Munster

521. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce average Iarnród Éireann ticket prices by a quarter, a half and to completely subsidise all public train usage. [9108/19]

Public Transport Fares

Imelda Munster

522. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce average Bus Éireann ticket prices by a quarter, a half and to completely subsidise all public bus usage. [9109/19]

Public Transport Fares

Imelda Munster

523. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in public service obligation subvention needed to reduce prices of all public transport covered by the public service obligation to average European Union prices. [9110/19]

Public Transport Data

Imelda Munster

524. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated usage of Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus by estimated age groups of passengers in tabular form. [9111/19]

Public Transport Data

Imelda Munster

525. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus and train journeys completed each year by transport services covered by the public service obligation by county or comparable regional data set. [9112/19]

National Transport Authority Funding

Imelda Munster

526. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to the National Transport Authority from 2000 to 2019; and the amount expressed as a percentage of total general expenditure in each year, in tabular form. [9113/19]

National Transport Authority Funding

Imelda Munster

527. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport The public service obligation subvention provided to public transport in gross terms; and the amount expressed as a percentage of total funding provided to NTA public transport in 2000 to 2019, in tabular form. [9114/19]

Brexit Preparations

Imelda Munster

545. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be put in place to mitigate, even temporarily, the effects of a no-deal Brexit on regional airports such as Ireland West Airport. [9315/19]

Swimming Pool Programme

Imelda Munster

207. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the mediator providing mediation services in relation to a dispute (details supplied); the name of the mediator; the powers under which they were appointed; if copies of the terms of reference and objectives of the mediation process will be provided; the timeframe for negotiations and mediation; the projected cost of the mediation; the funding stream that will fund same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/19]

National Transport Authority

Imelda Munster

212. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 15 January 2019, the expected publication date for the NTA transport plan for Newbridge, County Kildare. [8669/19]

Road Toll Data

Imelda Munster

217. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each of the tolls here; the name of the company that has the contract for each toll; and when each contract for each toll expires. [8771/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Imelda Munster

276. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been prosecuted, fined or penalised for the offence of tailgating at the M1 toll barrier in each of the years 2014 to 2018. [7887/19]

Brexit Preparations

Imelda Munster

52. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of insurance green cards for motorists crossing the Border; the details of the one month’s notice that will be required of motorists; the process of production of the green cards; the application process for motorists; if there will be a cost; and the interventions made with the EU and Britain on behalf of motorists here to ensure that there will be a seamless transition for motorists crossing the Border if Britain leaves the EU without an agreement. [7050/19]