Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Waste Disposal

John Curran

883. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress he has made with the relevant agencies and stakeholders to deliver the annual support of €75 for the disposal of medical incontinence wear for vulnerable persons to help meet the average annual cost of disposing of domestic waste; when he expects this support to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1617/19]

Climate Change Policy

John Curran

953. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of underspend in the carbon reduction programme, B6, in his Department in 2018; the causes for the underspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1623/19]

Climate Change Policy

John Curran

954. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects and programmes which will be supported by the €7 million carbon reduction programme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1624/19]

Bus Services

John Curran

965. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available during the construction of the Lucan to city centre core bus corridor to provide a grade segregated intersection at the Kennelsfort Road intersection; if South Dublin County Council and the NTA will liaise to ensure this intersection is addressed during this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1721/19]

Family Resource Centres

John Curran

977. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria used when deciding the location of a family resource centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54346/18]

Family Resource Centres

John Curran

978. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria used when deciding the funding allocation to a family resource centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54347/18]

Family Resource Centres

John Curran

979. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department conducts yearly evaluations of the performance of family resource centres; and if so, the process for doing so. [54348/18]

Family Resource Centres

John Curran

980. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time equivalent staff in each family resource centre in tabular form. [54349/18]

Departmental Funding

John Curran

981. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been allocated to the ABC programme for 2019. [54350/18]

Child Poverty

John Curran

982. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the evaluation of the ABC programme. [54351/18]

Child Poverty

John Curran

983. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to publish a summary of the data collected as part of the evaluation of the ABC programme to date. [54352/18]

Child Poverty

John Curran

984. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the nature of data and factors being studied as part of the ABC programme evaluation process. [54353/18]

Departmental Funding

John Curran

985. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is considering expanding the ABC programme. [54354/18]

Pensions Legislation

John Curran

64. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce or amend legislation to enable representation and arbitration for members of semi-State defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53326/18]

Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects

John Curran

66. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the numbers participating in drug rehabilitation community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53327/18]

Addiction Treatment Services

John Curran

321. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the new schemes developed for socially and economically disadvantaged communities to provide targeted, appropriate and effective services for young persons at risk of substance misuse. [53672/18]

Addiction Treatment Services

John Curran

322. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the working groups established to examine the evidence regarding early harm reduction responses such as drug testing, amnesty bins and media campaigns responding to current and emerging trends, including the use of new psychoactive substances and image and performance enhancing drugs and other high risk behaviours. [53673/18]

Addiction Treatment Services

John Curran

323. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the action taken during 2018 to strengthen the implementation of the national drugs rehabilitation framework specifically with regard to developing a competency framework on key working, care planning and case management; and if the training programme on the key processes of the National Drugs Rehabilitation Framework has been extended. [53674/18]

Addiction Treatment Services

John Curran

324. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the action taken during 2018 to expand the availability and geographical spread of relevant quality drug and alcohol services and improve the range of services available based on identified need; and the way in which gaps in identifying and addressing gaps in provision within tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 services have been identified and addressed. [53675/18]

Drug Treatment Programmes Data

John Curran

325. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of drug treatment episodes provided to date in 2018 across the services (details supplied); and the equivalent figures for 2016 and 2017. [53676/18]