Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Skills Shortages

Imelda Munster

23. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education and Skills his contingency plans to deal with the ongoing shortage of adequately trained chefs across the State; the recruitment or training initiatives he plans to introduce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29959/17]

Semi-State Bodies Remuneration

Imelda Munster

23. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the discrepancy in his Department in which seven chief executive officers, CEOs, of semi-State bodies have been in situ for longer than the seven-year limit deemed appropriate in codes of practice for the governance of State bodies, some of whom are employed under contracts of indefinite duration; whether he has considered amending the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 in respect of CEOs of semi-State bodies; the way in which he plans to remedy this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30242/17]

Tourism Industry

Imelda Munster

28. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new initiatives which have been taken by his Department since the vote on Brexit in Britain to ensure Ireland is prepared to deal with the expected drop in visitor numbers from Britain; his plans to ensure the tourism sector diversifies in both attracting visitors from other countries and in improving tourism amenities here going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29962/17]

State Airports

Imelda Munster

32. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the future of Shannon airport in view of recent reports that the airport is due to be downgraded and in view of the fact that it has failed to reach targets under its business plan regarding passenger targets and aviation jobs targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/17]

Rail Services Provision

Imelda Munster

46. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures which have been considered by his Department to deal with the apparently serious financial situation at Iarnród Éireann including investment in the company and in relevant infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29961/17]

Taxi Regulations

Imelda Munster

49. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new legislation being prepared by the Government to regulate the use of rickshaws in cities and towns across the State; the way this legislation will be effective in allowing for the regulation of these vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29960/17]

Tourism Policy

Imelda Munster

60. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered reviewing the current training and education structures in the tourism sector with a view to considering the establishment of a distinct specialised training service for those who work or intend to work in the tourism industry, including chefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29959/17]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Imelda Munster

347. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to include Crohn's disease in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29616/17]

Traffic Calming Measures

Imelda Munster

501. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a review of the speed limit on the Ardboley Road L55393 near the village of Balla, Castlebar, County Mayo. [29514/17]

Motor Insurance Coverage

Imelda Munster

215. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies are refusing to offer persons a quote on the basis they have not been driving long enough or consistently enough despite the person having had a full driving licence for ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26828/17]

Motor Insurance Coverage

Imelda Munster

216. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies are giving non-eligibility under acceptance criteria as the reason for their refusal to insure a vehicle for a person without stating specific details for refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26829/17]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

1808. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding or grant aid which is available to a group (details supplied) in order to fund a trip to play in a sporting tournament abroad. [26581/17]

Public Transport

Imelda Munster

1809. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to manage bus coaches in Dublin city during June 2017 until September 2017 when 50 new spaces are expected to become available in view of the reduction in available parking spaces for coaches due to the Luas works and other parking restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26583/17]

North-South Ministerial Council

Imelda Munster

1845. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the review of the Narrow Water Bridge project, agreed under the Fresh Start agreement and undertaken with the Northern Ireland Executive, will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27468/17]

Bus Éireann

Imelda Munster

1846. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of funding Bus Éireann annually in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and the details of the amount each individual Department or funding source contributes. [27469/17]

Regional Airports

Imelda Munster

1847. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for each of the regional airports in Donegal, Knock, Kerry and Waterford for each of the years 2018 to 2022. [27470/17]

Regional Airports

Imelda Munster

1848. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding requirements for each of the regional airports in Donegal, Knock, Kerry and Waterford for each of the years 2017 to 2022. [27471/17]

Ports Policy

Imelda Munster

1849. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of all public or governmental funding for each of the ports of Dublin, Cork, Drogheda, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross and Wicklow by funding source. [27472/17]

Ports Policy

Imelda Munster

1850. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that is required in each of the years 2017 to 2022 for each of the ports of Dublin, Cork, Drogheda, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross and Wicklow. [27473/17]

Road Projects Expenditure

Imelda Munster

1851. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for local and regional roads for 2017, 2018 and 2019. [27474/17]

Rail Services

Imelda Munster

1852. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for Iarnród Éireann for 2017; and the projected funding allocation requirements in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [27475/17]

Rail Services

Imelda Munster

1853. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding requirement for Iarnród Éireann for each of the years 2017 to 2022. [27476/17]

Rail Services

Imelda Munster

1854. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding levels allocated for the public service obligation for Iarnród Éireann in each of the years 2010 to 2016; and the levels projected to be allocated for each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [27477/17]

Ports Development

Imelda Munster

1865. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of subsidiaries which have been approved for establishment by Drogheda Port Company; the percentage shareholding held in each case; the declared justification for each; if the consent of the Minister for Finance was obtained for each approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27878/17]

Free Travel Scheme

Imelda Munster

2028. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase funding for the free travel pass in 2018. [27478/17]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Imelda Munster

2111. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make changes to community employment schemes to disregard the time a person has been on the scheme prior to 2010 when calculating the total time a person has spent on the scheme. [28967/17]

Local Government Reform

Imelda Munster

2137. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the annual savings achieved each year since the implementation of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which allowed for the abolition of town and borough councils, in tabular form. [26544/17]

Local Government Reform

Imelda Munster

2138. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the annual savings achieved each year for each town council abolished or amalgamated under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. [26545/17]

Housing Assistance Payments

Imelda Munster

2162. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that landlords and letting agencies are discriminating against persons in receipt of the housing assistance payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26815/17]

National Car Test Regulation

Imelda Munster

220. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 555 of 16 May 2017, the reason an NCT certificate covers a vehicle for 12 months on the road when in his reply to the question he stated that a valid NCT certificate only confirmed that a vehicle was in a roadworthy condition at the time of the test. [26304/17]

State Airports

Imelda Munster

594. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the correct complaints procedure for consumers that wish to make a complaint against an airport here. [25501/17]

Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision

Imelda Munster

94. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Finance the procedures in place to ensure that persons do not experience difficulties in obtaining and retaining insurance cover on their properties, in view of the fact that they are built on an area which has long been acknowledged as a flood plain. [24834/17]

Planning Issues

Imelda Munster

168. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 22 acres of land which was a flood plain was rezoned for housing (details supplied) in Bettystown, County Meath, in 2005. [24832/17]

Planning Issues

Imelda Munster

169. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the mechanisms in place for the residents of a development (details supplied) should they be victims in the event of flooding, in view of the fact that the land was rezoned and planning permission was granted for the construction of the development. [24833/17]

Planning Issues

Imelda Munster

170. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there are avenues open for recompense for residents of adjacent housing that experience an increase in flooding due to the construction of a development (details supplied). [24835/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Imelda Munster

478. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 809 of 2 May 2017 and further to the response received from the HSE on 10 May 2017, if the Louth Meath constituency area CHO8 schedules part 2 in relation to St. John of Gods is signed or unsigned; if it is unsigned, the reason schedules would remain unsigned in view of the level of funding involved; the value the 20% of funding withheld amounts to in circumstances in which the schedules remain unsigned; the actions being taken to ensure remaining schedules are signed by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24304/17]

Coast Guard Services

Imelda Munster

627. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the number and names of Coast Guard stations on the east coast; the cost of running each Coast Guard station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24594/17]

Public Transport Data

Imelda Munster

628. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out in tabular form the cost of insurance in each of the past ten years for each of the public transport companies, namely, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann and Luas. [24634/17]

Irish Coast Guard Issues

Imelda Munster

630. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if members of the Irish Coast Guard are permitted to enter the water in an emergency situation. [24708/17]

Sports Organisations

Imelda Munster

635. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of Ireland at European and world athletic championships; if the Athletics Association of Ireland represents the island of Ireland or the State at these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24771/17]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Imelda Munster

308. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons employed as staff in the child and family social work department in the Tusla office in Dundalk; and if she will provide a breakdown of those staff members' roles and qualifications in the specific area of child and family protection. [23681/17]

Child and Family Agency Data

Imelda Munster

309. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases that have been received by the child and family social work department in the Tusla office in Dundalk between May 2016 and May 2017; and the length of time that passed between each case being received and contact being made with each family or person. [23682/17]

Direct Provision System

Imelda Munster

124. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the residents of Mosney direct provision centre are compelled to shop on site by the use of a points system; if her Department authorised this system; if this is now part of Government policy for all direct provision refugee centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23130/17]

Health Services Expenditure

Imelda Munster

460. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the cost of running the on-site laundry service at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; the estimated cost to outsource the laundry service at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23162/17]

Health Services

Imelda Munster

461. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if HSE regional laundries have been outsourced; if so, the cost and the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23163/17]

Motor Insurance

Imelda Munster

555. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that car owners are being quoted outlandish amounts to insure cars that are 15 years old or more, notwithstanding the fact that they have passed the NCT and as such are deemed to be roadworthy and safe; the reason for this premium loading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23141/17]

Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements

Imelda Munster

558. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the inquiry into the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games ticketing scandal to publish its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23215/17]

Driver Licences

Imelda Munster

246. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedure for persons in Northern Ireland who wish to exchange their British driver licences for licences from this State. [22431/17]

Transport Policy

Imelda Munster

41. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the future of public transport across the State, including in cities, towns and rural areas; his plans to remedy the current problems within the sector; if he will review the current funding arrangements for the sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22358/17]

Road Projects

Imelda Munster

61. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been liaison between Louth County Council and his Department regarding the northern cross route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22122/17]