Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Disease Management

Róisín Shortall

227. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 14 December 2016, the status of the work of the Lyme borreliosis sub-committee; the number of times this sub-committee has met since its foundation; the details of the research that has been carried out by the sub committee; the details of its membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24893/17]

National Drugs Strategy

Róisín Shortall

236. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the new national drugs strategy; if he will address the concerns with regard to the role of alcohol within the strategy, the failure to target marginalised communities, the decision to remove the young persons' facilities and services fund, the lack of an appropriate implementation structure, the lack of recognition of community drug projects or community participation and the absence of references to specific communities of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24961/17]

Domestic Violence Incidence

Róisín Shortall

47. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to media reports that the Central Statistics Office cannot stand over Garda domestic violence figures following a detailed analysis; the steps her Department and An Garda Síochána are taking to address the under-recording of domestic violence incidents in the PULSE system; the cause of this under-recording; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23790/17]

Garda Reports

Róisín Shortall

48. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 4 May 2017, if she has received the promised report from the Garda authorities on this matter; if so, the conclusions of this report; the steps her Department and An Garda Síochána will take on foot of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23791/17]

Garda College

Róisín Shortall

49. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on media reports that documents discovered in Garda headquarters show her Department was informed regarding financial irregularities at Templemore in June 2008; the steps she is taking on foot of these reports; when she was informed of these irregularities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23792/17]

Departmental Properties

Róisín Shortall

132. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the buildings including each and every publicly funded school, university or education-related building and equipment worth in excess of €10,000 that were transferred in whole or in part from his Department or a body under the aegis of his Department to a religious order or body or a voluntary body or other non-State body in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the name of the religious order or body in question; the date of transfer; the value and purpose of the transfer; the consideration paid to the Exchequer in return for the transfer of each of these assets; the buildings including each and every publicly funded school, university or education-related building currently under construction which are being funded by his Department or a body under the aegis of his Department; the location it is intended to transfer in whole or in part to a religious order or body or a voluntary body or other non-State body; the projected value of the transfer; the purpose of the transfer; the amount spent to date; and details of equipment that is intended to be transferred. [23813/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Róisín Shortall

233. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the recommendations and requirements given to publicly funded hospitals on cyber security; the amount spent on cyber security by the HSE in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23793/17]

Property Transfers

Róisín Shortall

234. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the buildings, including each publicly funded hospital, clinic, nursing home or health related-building, and equipment worth in excess of €10,000 that were transferred in whole or in part from his Department, the HSE or a body under the aegis of his Department or the HSE to a religious order or body or a voluntary body in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the name of the religious order or body in question; the date of transfer; the value and purpose of the transfer; the consideration that was paid to the Exchequer in return for the transfer of each of these assets; the details of each building, including each publicly funded hospital, clinic, nursing home or health-related building currently under construction that is being funded by his Department or the HSE and that is intended to be transferred in whole or in part to a religious order or body or a voluntary body; the projected value of the transfer; the purpose of the transfer; the amount spent to date; and the details of equipment that is intended to be transferred. [23812/17]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Róisín Shortall

311. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing financial difficulties for community child care services in areas of disadvantage due to the unique nature of the children and families they serve and the additional needs they have; the action she is taking to ensure that community child care settings in areas of disadvantage are supported by a sustainable funding system; if she will consider the granting of a separate funding stream for providers in designated areas of disadvantage as exists under the DEIS scheme in respect of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23710/17]

Child Care Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

284. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the closure of a child care facility (details supplied); if she will engage with the Dublin City Childcare Committee to ensure that places are sourced for the children in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23574/17]

Law Reform Commission Recommendations

Róisín Shortall

104. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason her Department abolished the right of foreclosure in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22762/17]

Banks Recapitalisation

Róisín Shortall

142. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the third parties engaged as advisers with regard to the potential initial public offering of a bank (details supplied); the date each was appointed; the expected fees for their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22997/17]

Schools Refurbishment

Róisín Shortall

163. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a former national school (details supplied) in County Meath still remains boarded up; the reason no refurbishment works on the building have been carried out in order that it can provide accommodation for a new national school (details supplied); the expected start date for refurbishment works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22755/17]

Housing Provision

Róisín Shortall

234. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there has been a change in policy in his Department with respect to the offering of rapid build and modular homes for long-term lease as opposed to short-term transitory accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23121/17]

Social Welfare Fraud

Róisín Shortall

268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection to set down the number of persons convicted of welfare fraud who have dependents and children; the way in which plans to reduce welfare payments for those convicted of fraud, as outlined by him on 9 May 2017, will affect such persons; his views on whether these measures will create unnecessary deprivation for dependents of those convicted of fraud for the sake of being punitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22968/17]

State Assets

Róisín Shortall

305. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the transfer of ownership of publicly funded assets (details supplied) to non-public bodies such as charities, religious orders, corporate bodies and so on complies with his Department's value for money and policy review initiative guidance manual and its aim as part of the framework introduced to secure improved value for money from public expenditure and the need to safeguard public assets funded by the taxpayer. [22875/17]

State Assets

Róisín Shortall

306. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the transfer of ownership of publicly funded assets to non-public bodies such as charities, religious orders, corporate bodies and so on; and his further plans to seek either the return of all such assets or full value in consideration for the transfer of such assets. [22876/17]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Róisín Shortall

411. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on the anomalous situation whereby persons here suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome cannot qualify for assistance under the treatment abroad scheme due to the fact that there are no consultants qualified to sign off on treatment for this disease; if he will direct the HSE to rectify this anomaly in order that these persons can be treated without having to raise funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22970/17]

Driver Safety

Róisín Shortall

551. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce the incidence of the number of learner drivers driving unaccompanied; his views on the impact that this has on their insurance coverage in the event of an accident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22969/17]

Revenue Commissioners

Róisín Shortall

70. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if price data for land purchases are filed with the Revenue Commissioners; if so, the circumstances under which this is collected, for example, as part of stamp duty requirements; if it is usually filed electronically; if the zoning, area, current primary use or other details of the land in question are collected as part or the same process; and the location which the price data and other data are currently published. [22521/17]