Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Climate Change Negotiations

Seán Crowe

493. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all written submissions and preparatory work being done by his Department in advance of the COP24 climate conference will be published. [49160/18]

Climate Change Negotiations

Seán Crowe

494. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the bilateral meetings, notwithstanding that they may not be finalised, that officials from his Department are planning to conduct during the COP24 conference. [49161/18]

Humanitarian Access

Seán Crowe

77. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to assist the humanitarian response to the crisis in Yemen; if he has raised with his Saudia Arabian counterpart the illegal blockade by Saudia Arabia of Yemen which, in the opinion of aid agencies, is the main cause of the food shortages in the country; and if calls by other EU member states to enforce an arms embargo on Saudia Arabia will be supported, in view of the war crimes committed by the Saudia Arabian-led military intervention force in Yemen. [48352/18]

Foreign Policy

Seán Crowe

83. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the President-elect of Brazil, Mr. Jair Bolsonaro, has stated he will merge the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and the Ministry of the Environment in Brazil; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this would be a huge attack on environmental protections in Brazil and pose a huge risk to the Amazon, which would be an environmental catastrophe for the planet; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that environmental defenders and land rights activists are increasingly under serious threat in Brazil; and if he will discuss the issue with his Brazilian counterpart. [48136/18]

Northern Ireland

Seán Crowe

87. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an official from his Department attended the inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre; and the supports he is providing to those persons in the pursuit of truth and justice for their loved ones killed by the British army in the massacre. [48135/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

88. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is continuing to raise the persecution of LGBT citizens in Tanzania with his Tanzanian counterpart; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is deep concern for the safety and security of LGBT citizens in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48133/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

103. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 425 social and community leaders have been murdered in Colombia since the signing of the peace agreement; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that these murders are targeted and pose a very real threat to the peace process; if has he raised these continued attacks on and assassinations of community and political activists in Colombia with his Colombian counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48134/18]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

117. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn Israel’s unilateral violation of the ceasefire in Gaza by its military forces which has resulted in deaths on both sides; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Gaza remains under an illegal Israeli blockade and that Israel continues to carry out human rights abuses against its inhabitants; and the steps he is taking to ensure a ceasefire in Gaza and that the illegal blockade is lifted. [48132/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

154. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Pakistan accused of blasphemy and convicted of the offence under Pakistan's blasphemy law and sentenced to death; and if will he raise the person's case with his Pakistani counterpart and request that the person is freed and removed from the exit control list. [47069/18]

Foreign Policy

Seán Crowe

159. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent presidential elections in Brazil; his views on the fact that an extreme right wing candidate (details supplied) is now the President-elect of Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45775/18]

Overseas Development Aid

Seán Crowe

217. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the amount which will be spent on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45771/18]

Overseas Development Aid

Seán Crowe

218. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the amount the Revenue Commissioners will spend on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45772/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Crowe

797. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which will be spent on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45773/18]

Overseas Development Aid

Seán Crowe

862. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount which will be spent on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45774/18]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

132. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will raise the case of the suspected murder of this person by agents of the Saudi regime with his Saudi counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42344/18]

Overseas Development Aid Expenditure

Seán Crowe

133. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the €110 million increase in overseas development assistance will be spent; the programmes that will receive part of the €45 million increase in Irish Aid; and the type of spending that makes up the rest of the €65 million increase in ODA spend. [42345/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

31. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to medical care in Bahraini prisons; his views on the lack of adequate medical care in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40727/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Bahraini Government has announced that parliamentary elections will take place on 24 November 2018 and that members of the main opposition groups are barred from running in the elections (details supplied); and his views on whether the upcoming elections cannot be considered democratic. [40728/18]

UN Conferences

Seán Crowe

43. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the regulation of transnational corporations and other business enterprises in international law will be elaborated in advance of the fourth session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group; his views on the development of a UN treaty on business and human rights in view of the fact this regulation will complement a national action plan on business and human rights; and the way in which his Department will contribute to this session in Geneva. [41113/18]

National Botanic Gardens

Seán Crowe

69. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the grounds of St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 are in the care of the National Botanic Gardens; if changes have been made to the management of the care of the grounds; and if changes are planned. [40888/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made in implementing the national plan on business and human rights (details supplied); and his views on the fact that almost one year on from the launch no steps have been taken to date to encourage and support awareness of effective human rights due diligence by State-owned or controlled companies, a key priority and promise of the plan. [40422/18]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

14. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the immediate threat to the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that the destruction will not take place; and his plans to hold Israel to account if it carries the destruction out. [40111/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

19. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the oppression faced by the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan (details supplied); and if he will he raise these attacks and the continued persecution of the Ahmadiyya community with his Pakistani counterpart. [40112/18]

UN Environmental Programme

Seán Crowe

31. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the new report, Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability, released by the United Nations Environment Programme (details supplied); and the steps being taken to ensure international action to reduce global plastic use and pollution. [40113/18]

Northern Ireland

Seán Crowe

32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Karen Bradley, in Dublin on 18 September 2018; and the specific measures he is taking to ensure the British Government fully implements the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements. [40109/18]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Seán Crowe

47. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the US Government’s decision to stop providing funding to the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (details supplied); and his plans to further increase support to the UNRWA. [40110/18]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

59. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the arrest and imprisonment of a political activist (details supplied) in India; and if he will he urge the Indian authorities to release the person and review the case against them. [39152/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Seán Crowe

125. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the issue of pay inequality in the public service will be addressed in budget 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39125/18]

UN Resolutions

Seán Crowe

126. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support the upcoming United Nations General Assembly motion from Cuba which condemns the US blockade of Cuba and calls for it to be immediately lifted. [38274/18]

UN Resolutions

Seán Crowe

127. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he plans to bring the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement before Dáil Éireann for ratification (details supplied); and the status of his progress in this regard. [38275/18]

Hospital Equipment

Seán Crowe

287. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the CT cardiac angiogram scan machine in Tallaght hospital is broken and patients are being referred to private hospitals to have scans done; the length of time this machine has been broken; when it will be fixed; the number of patients that have been referred to private hospitals; the amount it has cost to date; and if the machine will be fixed as soon as possible. [38416/18]

Hospital Equipment

Seán Crowe

288. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dialysis activity at Tallaght hospital has increased to more than 30,000 dialysis treatments per year but that it currently only has a designed capacity for 9,000 treatments per year (details supplied); and if a new dialysis unit at the hospital will be established. [38417/18]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

41. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the health of many political prisoners in Bahrain is severely deteriorating and they are being denied access to sufficient healthcare; if his attention has been further drawn to the specific concern over the health of person (details supplied); and if he will raise this issue and the case of the person with his Bahraini counterpart. [38102/18]

Overseas Development Aid Oversight

Seán Crowe

42. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is taking to ensure that Irish contributions to EU aid programmes are in line with Ireland’s commitment to untied aid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38103/18]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

43. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Egyptian court recently sentenced 75 persons to death over a 2013 protest in Rabaa; if he will condemn these death sentences and call for them to be reversed; if he will condemn the other sentences which were handed out in this trial; and if he will raise his concerns with his Egyptian counterpart. [38104/18]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

44. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the jailing of two journalists in Myanmar after they were found guilty of breaching the country's official secrets act while reporting on atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state (details supplied); if he will raise this matter with his counterpart in Myanmar; and the steps Ireland is taking to stop this genocide and assist Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. [38105/18]

Naturalisation Applications

Seán Crowe

296. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) has been received; the date the person applied; and the approximate time it will take to process this application. [37440/18]

Naturalisation Applications

Seán Crowe

297. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) has been received; the date the person applied; and the approximate time it will take to process the application. [37441/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

467. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays for parents in accessing an assessment for their child or children with needs or exceptional needs in south-western areas of Dublin; the number of children awaiting an assessment and subsequent diagnosis; the efforts being made to reduce the timescale; the number of children meeting the three month deadline; the number over that time limit; the exceptional cases that are awaiting assessment; the number that have reached the deadline of six months; and the number of children exceeding the six month deadline. [37339/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

468. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the outpatient waiting list for gastroenterology in Tallaght University Hospital; the number who have appointments; the longest outpatient waiting time; and the measures that have been taken to address access issues, improve patient services and reduce the length of time and waiting lists since 2017. [37340/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

55. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the practical toolkit on business and human rights for public and private entities that was promised in the national plan on business and human rights has been developed; if not, when it will be completed; and if so, if it has already been circulated to relevant public and private entities. [36351/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

56. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he, or his officials, have contacted the ESB to encourage and support awareness of effective human rights due diligence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a commitment to encourage and support awareness of effective human rights due diligence by State owned or controlled companies formed part of The State Duty to Protect Human Rights section of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights; and the support that has been extended to the ESB in this regard. [36352/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

57. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the report of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar of 27 August 2018; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the report found that Myanmar's armed forces had taken actions that amounted to the gravest crimes under international law including genocide; and his views on the report’s findings and recommendation that Myanmar's senior military officials must be prosecuted for genocide and war crimes against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities. [36353/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

58. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that to date in 2018, 18 environmental activists have been killed in Guatemala and it is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world for environmental activists (details supplied); if the killing of these activists will be condemned; and if the issue will be raised with his Guatemalan counterpart. [36354/18]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

60. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Saudi Arabia; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that they have been charged for organising peaceful protests and are being tried in a military tribunal and face the death penalty; if the Saudi Arabian regime's arrest and detention of this person and the other human rights activists arrested with them will be condemned; if he will request their release and the end of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia; and if he will raise the case with his Saudi Arabian counterpart. [36407/18]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

61. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the air strike on a school bus in Yemen by the Saudi Arabia led military coalition on 9 August 2018 that killed 40 children; if his attention has been further drawn to another air strike by the Saudi Arabian led coalition on 24 August 2018 that killed 22 children; if these attacks and the Saudi Arabian led coalitions repeated targeting and killing of civilians and children will be condemned (details supplied); and if he will support requests to impose an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia until it ceases its military attacks in Yemen and abides by international law. [36408/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seán Crowe

568. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by a person (details supplied) who has two adult children with disabilities and has never been able to access respite care for them at the same time; and his plans to address this anomaly. [35421/18]

Passport Applications Administration

Seán Crowe

139. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting times for a first passport and a passport renewal; if extra resources will be provided to the passport office during this busy holiday period; and if new changes to streamline the passport application process will be implemented. [34885/18]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

141. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the new Bill passed by the Israeli Knesset defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people (details supplied). [35074/18]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

142. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the assassinations of political and community activists in Colombia, which have massively increased in recent months (details supplied). [35075/18]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

143. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Cerrejón mine in the north east of Colombia (details supplied). [35076/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

675. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of core unit gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32751/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

676. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division by rank in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, broken down by rank, division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32752/18]

Garda Transport Data

Seán Crowe

677. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and type of Garda vehicles attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32753/18]

Garda Station Opening Hours

Seán Crowe

678. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in Tallaght, Rathfarnham, Terenure and Crumlin. [32754/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

679. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the full complement of gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by district and sub-district. [32755/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

680. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32756/18]

Juvenile Offenders

Seán Crowe

681. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32757/18]

Garda Youth Diversion Projects

Seán Crowe

682. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda youth diversion projects in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 and the areas in which they are located. [32758/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

683. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the regional support unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32759/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

684. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the emergency response unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32760/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

685. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special detective unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32761/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

686. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the operational support unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32762/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

687. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the traffic corps unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32763/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

688. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the public order unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32764/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

689. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the community relations unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32765/18]

Garda Reserve

Seán Crowe

690. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserve members in the Dublin metropolitan region south division by division, district and sub-district in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32766/18]

Garda Training

Seán Crowe

691. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of member training hours per annum that are allocated to core gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32767/18]

Crime Data

Seán Crowe

692. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes per annum, by types of offences in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in the Dublin metropolitan region south division by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32768/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

693. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to specialist units in the Dublin metropolitan region south division. [32769/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

694. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division and each district within it. [32770/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

695. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the serious crime review team in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32771/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

696. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the operational support services in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32772/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

697. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special tactics and operational command unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32773/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

698. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the technical bureau in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32774/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

699. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the immigration unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32775/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

700. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32776/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

701. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32777/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

702. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32778/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

703. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32779/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

704. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32780/18]

Garda Deployment

Seán Crowe

705. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Protective Services Bureau in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32781/18]

Immigration Support Services

Seán Crowe

909. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing difficulties still being experienced by those who use centres (details supplied); and if a new potential funding stream was identified and sourced to keep the facilities open on a daily basis. [33906/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Seán Crowe

1555. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is currently in a step down facility at Cedar Ward, Mount Carmel Hospital, has a care package in place to enable them to return home; the hours involved in the package per day and week, respectively; and when they will be put in place. [33396/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

1792. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting times and difficulties being experienced by families accessing speech and language supports from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the length of time and number of children waiting on speech and language supports; and his plans to alleviate the pressure on these families and their children. [34884/18]

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

1815. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact there is a shovel-ready site on the footprint of Tallaght Hospital ready to deliver extra hospital beds in view of the ongoing difficulties being experienced by patients in emergency department units across the State; and his plans to fast-track funding for this project. [35072/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seán Crowe

1820. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the allocation of funding to an organisation (details supplied) as following a cut in its financial allocation it has had to cut back on beds and respite services for children with profound needs. [35105/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Seán Crowe

1824. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the approximate waiting time for a cataract operation in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin 2. [35116/18]

Road Improvement Schemes

Seán Crowe

2282. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade and develop the road between Tallaght and Blessington in view of the danger and difficulties being experienced by commuters on a daily basis on the N81 and in view of the fact that plans and proposals have been mooted for many years. [35073/18]

Bus Services

Seán Crowe

2285. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to difficulties that exist for residents living in the Whitechurch area of Rathfarnham in accessing a bus service to local shopping centres, hospitals and nearby universities; and if he is satisfied that the proposals being discussed will improve access. [35117/18]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Seán Crowe

2458. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time a person (details supplied) has been awaiting an appeal for a carer's allowance; the average appeal waiting time for a carer's allowance; and the further length of time the person will have to wait for the appeal to be processed in view of the hardship being experienced. [32986/18]

State Pensions

Seán Crowe

2524. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to adjust the system that mitigates against an older person that may have had to work before they were 16 years of age or after their 66th birthday for reckonable contributions for a State pension. [33989/18]

Passport Applications

Seán Crowe

32. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to clear the significant backlog that is delaying persons receiving a passport in a prompt and efficient manner, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current delays are causing significant hardship and if extra staff are being recruited or allocated to urgently deal with the issue. [27901/18]

International Election Monitoring

Seán Crowe

35. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention was drawn to the position of a person (details supplied) in the context of Turkey’s presidential and general election on 24 June 2018; his views on whether such dire and unbalanced elections go against the democratic principle of free and fair elections; and if he will call for the immediate release of the person. [27903/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

54. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns with the Government of the United States of America regarding the separation of children from their parents and the detention of vulnerable children in cages at the US-Mexican border; his views on whether this violates children's and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27900/18]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

56. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his views on the calls for the International Criminal Court to open a formal investigation into Israel’s actions in Palestine; and his further views on the demand for third countries to impose targeted sanctions against officials responsible for Israel’s ongoing serious human rights violations. [27899/18]

Passport Services

Seán Crowe

70. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the public information campaigns his Department is running to advise of the current backlog regarding passport applications; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many are currently unaware of the significant backlog and that many are complaining that they are unable to contact the Passport Office; and his plans to update the current communications systems in place in the Passport Office. [27902/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

91. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) in relation to the security forces in Honduras and other issues in that country; and if he will raise the need for prosecutions against those involved in state violence and the release of the remaining political prisoners with his Honduran counterpart. [27909/18]

Commencement of Legislation

Seán Crowe

370. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by married same-sex couples in getting both their names on their child's birth certificate and the difficulties they experience when applying for passports and other State documents in view of the fact that they have to apply as sole parents; the steps he will take to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/18]

Human Rights

Seán Crowe

117. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating human rights situation in Guatemala (details supplied); and if he will raise the issue with his Guatemalan counterpart. [26506/18]