Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

IDA Portfolio

Seán Kyne

10. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he and State agencies within his Department's remit are taking to ensure a supply of office and manufacturing facilities generally but also in County Galway where a constraint on suitable accommodation has delayed the establishment of new companies or divisions of existing ones. [2073/16]

Employment Support Services

Seán Kyne

7. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to report on the operation of Intreo by her Department since its introduction and the level of engagement between her Department, other Departments and State agencies in terms of ensuring availability of access to appropriate training and educational courses for jobseekers, particularly in the sectors for which there is a significant demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1208/16]

JobPath Implementation

Seán Kyne

8. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to report on the operation of the JobPath scheme, including the number of participants in counties Galway and Mayo and nationally; the number of persons who have found employment through the service; the level of monitoring by her of the service; and if additional supports are available to jobseekers as they undergo the transition back to work. [1210/16]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Seán Kyne

9. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the several hundred additional staff recruited to hospitals in 2015 to date who have been assigned to emergency departments; and the projected numbers to be recruited to the acute hospitals in the next 12 months. [42949/15]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Seán Kyne

6. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in the context of the €676 million in funding for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for 2016, which is a welcome and significant increase, he has received a business plan from the agency; and if the Houses of the Oireachtas will have an opportunity to examine the intended spending arrangements. [42645/15]

Startup Gathering

Seán Kyne

6. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the Startup Gathering 2015, which took place last month; if he has analysed the events and continuously monitored the impact, which was hoped to include the creation of at least 2,500 new jobs within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/15]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Seán Kyne

9. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on funding through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland for Irish small and medium-sized enterprises and for agriculture; if he is satisfied with the total lending provided; the number of banks and lending organisations that are delivering the funding programme through the corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40372/15]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Seán Kyne

9. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Seán Kyne den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le cruthú pleananna teanga le haghaidh ceantair Ghaeltachta; agus líon na bpleananna atá forbartha agus curtha i ngníomh. [39555/15]

Defence Forces Records

Seán Kyne

6. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the progress of the recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces; and how he envisages this will impact their regional structures. [34384/15]

Drainage Schemes Status

Seán Kyne

6. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform , in light of the provision of funding in his departmental budget, if the River Clare drainage scheme will be proceeding, given the necessity of the works for this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33328/15]

Garda Resources

Seán Kyne

8. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in the context of investment in vehicles and information technology, if members of An Garda Síochána are receiving the resources required to facilitate mobile policing, which is particularly relevant in more rural areas and also in locations which experience greater numbers of visitors in the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27053/15]

Office of Public Works Properties

Seán Kyne

9. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the progress of initiatives such as the free Wednesday scheme, extended opening hours and operating seasons involving the Office of Public Works sites, heritage and otherwise, with particular reference to counties Galway and Mayo; if these initiatives are subject to review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26127/15]

Commemorative Events

Seán Kyne

9. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress of the plans for Ireland 2016; if she would report on stakeholders, including the public and local authorities, in terms of preparations and engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23842/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Kyne

9. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the current status of the effort to build a new second level school at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; when it is envisaged that the project will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22023/15]

Immigration Policy

Seán Kyne

114. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the ongoing crisis in the Mediterranean concerning persons seeking to enter Europe, her plans to assist in this in terms of resettling persons and tackling the persons engaged in the exploitation and trafficking of vulnerable persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20217/15]

Beef Industry

Seán Kyne

8. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on 2015 birth rates on dairy and suckler farms, the outlook for the beef market in the next two years; if a veal market needs to be further developed, in view of the expected increase in births in the dairy herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18673/15]

Mountain Rescue Service

Seán Kyne

11. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the doubling of funding for mountain rescue teams in Northern Ireland in April 2015; if, in the context of the improving financial position of the State, an increase in funding will be considered to support the vital work of mountain rescue teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16439/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Seán Kyne

12. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the order by which locations will be selected for works, as part of the national broadband plan, in view of areas such as those covered by the Knockferry exchange in County Galway, for example, which were inexplicably omitted from the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16289/15]

Child and Family Agency Services

Seán Kyne

9. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children's services committees; the local authority areas which have such a committee; if it is envisaged that all counties would have a committee; and if he will report on the way the committees interact with the local community development committees. [14468/15]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Seán Kyne

10. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the provision of the new divisional headquarters for An Garda Síochána in Galway city; the construction timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13313/15]