Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Maternity Benefit Data

Noel Rock

134. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons whose maternity benefit is delayed; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for receiving maternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21219/17]

Heritage Sites

Noel Rock

145. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the environmental consequences that are expected now that boat permits have been increased from two to 15 for landings on Skellig Michael; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21224/17]

Dental Services

Noel Rock

181. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a dental service grant for dental implants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/17]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Noel Rock

182. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a grant for making a prosthetic eye; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/17]

Vaccination Programme

Noel Rock

183. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the uptake rate for vaccines, specifically for measles; the timeframe expected to reach a 95% uptake rate; if there is currently a risk of a measles outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21225/17]

Hospitals Patronage

Noel Rock

184. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the expected start date of a review of church-State relations in hospitals; the time such a review would take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21227/17]

National Children's Hospital Expenditure

Noel Rock

185. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the lower cost per square metre of the new children’s hospital, €4,200 per square metre compared to an average of €4,700 per square metre in the US, is indicative of a lower quality of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/17]

National Children's Hospital Administration

Noel Rock

186. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the rationale for imposing parking fees at the new children’s hospital; if he will revise this stance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21238/17]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Noel Rock

187. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the conditions or criteria required to allow a person to be eligible for the cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21239/17]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

244. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom; the way in which that will impact the Irish public; if he has made contact with his UK counterpart on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21233/17]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Noel Rock

247. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if studies on congestion projections have been made for the M50; if reviews have been conducted on the way to relieve the pressure on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21218/17]

National Transport Authority

Noel Rock

248. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that transport infrastructure projects in north Dublin will consider access to and from Beaumont Hospital in the future including projects such as the bus rapid transport and metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/17]

Dublin Bus

Noel Rock

249. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that Dublin Bus includes pregnant women on the signs which reserve seating for the elderly and disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21228/17]

National Transport Authority

Noel Rock

250. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will halt all construction on the new Luas stop during evening hours due to the negative effect it is having on students preparing for exams at Trinity College, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21229/17]

Road Safety Authority Data

Noel Rock

251. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is data to support the perception that the average age of intoxicated drivers is getting younger; the average age for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/17]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

258. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if raising the minimum wage in 2017 would have an impact on the IDA's ability to persuade businesses to relocate here following Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21237/17]

Defence Forces Operations

Noel Rock

272. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions he plans to implement in response to incidents (details supplied) in which live rounds were fired into an occupied area to ensure they do not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21217/17]

Data Protection

Noel Rock

93. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider requiring data sensitivity training for companies which breach data protection laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19454/17]

Equality Issues

Noel Rock

144. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation which demands a mandatory statutory retirement age in the private sector; the timelines for enactment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19687/17]

Garda Training

Noel Rock

158. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of Garda that have received counterterrorism training; the reason counterterrorism training is not required for first responders; the actions that have been taken since the attack on Stockholm to better prepare for the possibility of a terror attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19982/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Noel Rock

333. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider mandating that teachers' pay depends on holistic evaluations of performance instead of on their start date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19701/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Noel Rock

334. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider granting a yearly bonus to maths teachers who hold a master's degree or PhD in maths in order to address the shortage of qualified maths teachers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/17]

Bullying in Schools

Noel Rock

335. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his Department to address bullying in schools; the number of cases of bullying reported to schools in the past five years; the steps a school can take with regard to bullies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/17]

School Curriculum

Noel Rock

348. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the policy of allowing schools to alter their relationship and sexuality education according to their ethos and instead implement a required minimum including such topics as consent, sexual assault and LGBT subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19976/17]

Schools Extra Curricular Activities

Noel Rock

349. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will disallow the secondary school practice of bringing in outside unvetted and unaccountable third parties to give lectures on sexual education; if he will provide schools with a pre-vetted list of acceptable groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/17]

Suicide Prevention

Noel Rock

350. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if counselling services for teens at risk of suicide are provided by the Government, the HSE, and his Department; the percentage of school counsellors that have attended suicide training; the percentage of secondary school teachers that have been trained in suicide prevention; if external suicide services and hotlines are advertised in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/17]

Suicide Prevention

Noel Rock

351. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are advertising outside resources for suicide prevention such as an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19980/17]

School Funding

Noel Rock

352. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the capitation fees paid to schools can be expected; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19983/17]

Homelessness Strategy

Noel Rock

461. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on claims by the chief executive of a charity (details supplied) that Brexit will have a major effect on homelessness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19692/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Noel Rock

462. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of landlords which accept HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/17]

Social Welfare Fraud Investigations

Noel Rock

546. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the new special investigation unit for welfare fraud; if it will ultimately yield a cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/17]

Human Rights

Noel Rock

627. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the allegation that gay men have been detained in prison camps in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/17]

Proposed Legislation

Noel Rock

773. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation regarding surrogacy allowing couples to be recognised as a child’s legal parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/17]

Tobacco Control Measures

Noel Rock

862. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allocating funds to the prevention of smoking as a way to reduce the €460 million that smoking costs the health system each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19448/17]

Data Protection

Noel Rock

863. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the cause of the record number of data protection breaches within the HSE; the reason doctors and nurses are allowed to take confidential files out of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/17]

Health Services Expenditure

Noel Rock

864. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if increases in spending on stroke care are necessitated to keep up with the aging population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Noel Rock

865. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will incorporate the freestyle libre glucose monitoring unit into the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19456/17]

Health Screening Programmes

Noel Rock

866. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the timelines for the retendering and procurement of a provider for the diabetic retinopathy screening service which is due for renewal in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19457/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Noel Rock

933. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to restore the former gross income limits for the over-70s medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19688/17]

Hospital Services

Noel Rock

934. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the record number of persons left on trolleys in view of the fact that the €40 million winter initiative was not effective in addressing the issue; if one of the central focuses of his plan will be acquiring additional nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/17]

Disability Services Funding

Noel Rock

935. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if grants are available for home gym equipment for persons with Down's syndrome; if not, if he will consider creating such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19693/17]

Hospital Services

Noel Rock

936. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider implementing a time maximum at which hospitals must release a body to relatives for burial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/17]

Hospitals Data

Noel Rock

937. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who had their pre-scheduled operations at Cork University Hospital cancelled over the Easter weekend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19699/17]

Health Services Provision

Noel Rock

938. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has neglected to offer paediatric heart transplant services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/17]

Suicide Prevention

Noel Rock

985. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider implementing a suicide prevention programme similar to a programme in Detroit, USA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/17]

Health Services Staff Training

Noel Rock

986. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if nurses are required to undergo grief training; if so, the percentage of nurses that have undergone grief training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19987/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Noel Rock

987. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow existing persons on the fair deal scheme to be able to move back to their own homes; when the plans will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19989/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Noel Rock

996. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the person's position on the waiting list; if the operation can be referred to another hospital in order that it can be completed sooner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20014/17]

Fishing Industry

Noel Rock

1166. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that need to be undertaken to protect illegal workers in the fishing industry from exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19447/17]

Television Licence Fee

Noel Rock

1261. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the aim of the new proposal to implement a television licence fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19452/17]