Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Autism Support Services

Anne Rabbitte

531. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the guidelines and timeframes set out by his Department, under the access and inclusion model, AIM, programme for cases in which a child has been diagnosed with autism, for first consultation with the designated professional to ensure that early intervention is delivered by occupational, speech and language and behaviour management therapists; if there is a patient charter for disability under the new AIM model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7393/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

532. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in the occupational therapist department working in early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7394/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

533. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in speech and language early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7395/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

534. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in behavioural management early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7396/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

535. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent staff and temporary staff working in speech and language early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7397/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

536. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent staff and temporary staff working in occupational therapy early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7398/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

537. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent staff and temporary staff working in behavioural management early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7399/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

538. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of days lost to certified and uncertified illness, maternity, unpaid leave and force majeure on the speech and language early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7400/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

539. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of days lost to certified and uncertified illness, maternity, unpaid leave and force majeure on the occupational therapy early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7401/17]

HSE Staff

Anne Rabbitte

540. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of days lost to certified and uncertified illness, maternity, unpaid leave and force majeure on the behavioural management early intervention teams for each of the years 2013 to 2016, by county, in tabular form. [7402/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

683. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7377/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

684. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7378/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

685. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7379/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

686. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7380/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

687. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7381/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

688. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7382/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

689. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7383/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

690. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7384/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

691. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7385/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

692. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7386/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

693. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7387/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

694. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy a person would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7388/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

695. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7389/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

696. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7390/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

697. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances(details supplied). [7391/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

698. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum subsidy persons would receive under the new affordable child care scheme 2017 in circumstances (details supplied). [7392/17]

Air Corps

Anne Rabbitte

713. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the loss of the 24-7 Air Corps air transport service for the national aero medical co-ordination centre to transport Irish children awaiting transplants to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6873/17]

Rail Network

Anne Rabbitte

247. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a location (details supplied) will receive the lease from Irish Rail to progress restoring work. [6529/17]

Teacher Exchange Scheme

Anne Rabbitte

136. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if current members or spokespersons of the teacher exchange programme can form part of the discussion group and action of the voluntary transfer scheme for permanent teachers currently being drafted to bring proposals to his Department management and patrons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6262/17]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

219. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when fibromyalgia will be included on the lifelong limiting illness list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6263/17]

Carer's Benefit Applications

Anne Rabbitte

326. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carer's benefit for a person (details supplied), in view of the fact that all documentation required has been submitted. [5970/17]

Taxi Licences

Anne Rabbitte

631. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any discretion for the extension of taxi licences to older cars beyond 15 years where the car is in perfectly good condition, roadworthy and economical on fuel consumption. [5471/17]

Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund

Anne Rabbitte

704. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that her Department has provided to youth organisations since 2011, broken down by organisation and year. [5978/17]

Local Authority Funding

Anne Rabbitte

705. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the significant funding cuts that have been experienced by those Comhairle na nÓg committees that are based in areas in which local authorities, for example town and county councils, have been amalgamated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5979/17]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Anne Rabbitte

706. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social care workers that are currently employed by Tusla, broken down by county. [5980/17]

Child and Family Agency Services

Anne Rabbitte

707. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that are currently in Tusla residential centres and in privately operated residential centres respectively. [5981/17]

Child and Family Agency Services

Anne Rabbitte

708. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria by which Tusla decides whether to accept a child into one of its residential centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5982/17]

Child and Family Agency Services

Anne Rabbitte

709. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role of Tusla in monitoring and supervising private residential care centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5983/17]

Legislative Programme

Anne Rabbitte

361. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she will publish promised legislation to resolve anomalies in the Companies Act 2014 and reduce the compliance burden and cost for SMEs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5280/17]

Health Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

121. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason there has been a reconfiguration of physiotherapy services in east Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4678/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to speed up the provision of outpatient appointments in the three children’s hospitals in Dublin, in view of the fact that more than 7,000 children were waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment at the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4677/17]

School Accommodation

Anne Rabbitte

185. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school's request (details supplied) to increase pupil numbers beyond the overall projected figure of 1,000 has been rejected by his Department and the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board and the school informed to hold numbers at this level. [4764/17]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Anne Rabbitte

271. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for ending the use of long-term accommodation for homeless families; and the date by which he anticipates doing so. [3757/17]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Anne Rabbitte

296. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when four permanent members of staff (details supplied) will be put in place to cover retirements from 2016-2017 to ensure that 450 square miles are covered for maintenance and emergency. [4050/17]

Mental Health Policy

Anne Rabbitte

445. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to introduce greater awareness and prevention of mental health problems for children and young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3761/17]

Child Care Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

768. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of subsidised places in child care available annually since 2011, in tabular form. [3756/17]

Child Care Costs

Anne Rabbitte

769. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has commenced the independent review of the cost of providing quality child care in private and community settings; and the expected date of its completion. [3758/17]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Anne Rabbitte

770. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the national parenting support plan that was promised in the programme for partnership Government document; and the date by which she expects this plan to be published. [3759/17]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

771. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures her Department is taking to broaden parental choice for child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3760/17]

Area Based Childhood Programme

Anne Rabbitte

772. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to support and expand the ABC scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3762/17]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Anne Rabbitte

223. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an AEOS payment. [2142/17]

Direct Provision Data

Anne Rabbitte

157. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons under 18 years of age living in direct provision in each of the years 2011 to 2016, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1019/17]

Ministerial Correspondence

Anne Rabbitte

514. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Protected Disclosures Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1505/17]

Civil Service Renewal Plan

Anne Rabbitte

745. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the report of the Independent Panel on Strengthening the Civil Service Accountability and Performance will be implemented; if any element has been implemented and the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1941/17]

Health Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

1269. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the data his Department gathered and the findings it has made regarding the side effects of swine flu vaccine on adults and children; if he met a group (details supplied); if not, if he will facilitate a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1506/17]

Health Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

1270. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE to fund a national narcolepsy service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1507/17]

Public Service Vehicles

Anne Rabbitte

1622. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will be reviewing the hackney licence law with a view to providing an opportunity for registered owners to purchase same in order to expand their businesses. [1935/17]

Public Service Vehicles

Anne Rabbitte

1623. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review legislation under which hackney cars older than 15 years can no longer be used in the taxi business (details supplied). [1936/17]

Road Projects

Anne Rabbitte

1624. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide design plans for works scheduled for 2017 (details supplied). [1937/17]

Industrial Development

Anne Rabbitte

1668. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department is conducting or planning to conduct an industrial development policy review in view of the results in the elections in the UK and the USA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1945/17]

Gambling Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

16. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law on the advertising of gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40307/16]

Gambling Legislation

Anne Rabbitte

66. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to put in place any new measures relating to age restrictions in gambling laws. [40306/16]

Legislative Measures

Anne Rabbitte

69. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the increasing proliferation of social media applications that are being used by young persons and children to arrange online and offline exchanges with strangers; the steps she is taking to ensure the safety of children using these apps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39927/16]

Immigration Data

Anne Rabbitte

82. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of undocumented migrants under 18 years of age that are currently here. [40749/16]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

192. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if care leavers have been recognised as a priority cohort for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40744/16]

Sports Capital Programme Applications Data

Anne Rabbitte

494. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and monetary amounts of sports capital grants that have been provided since February 2016, broken down by constituency, in tabular form. [40747/16]

Youth Justice Strategy

Anne Rabbitte

551. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the bail supervision scheme for young offenders; her plans to extend this scheme beyond Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40741/16]

Area Based Childhood Programme

Anne Rabbitte

552. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of national interim reports on the ABC programme by the Centre of Effective Centres; and when she expects those reports to be available for each centre. [40742/16]

Departmental Reports

Anne Rabbitte

553. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the second annual report under the Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40743/16]

Capitation Grants

Anne Rabbitte

554. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capitation grants that have been awarded to providers of ECCE services, broken down by month and county, in tabular form. [40745/16]

Child Care Services Regulation

Anne Rabbitte

555. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the new child care regulations have been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40746/16]

Legislative Measures

Anne Rabbitte

556. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the Children First Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40748/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

26. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the changes to existing legislation that the introduction of the new affordable child care scheme will necessitate; the timeframe that she plans to use to make these changes to the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40303/16]

Child and Family Agency Remit

Anne Rabbitte

28. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the responsibility her Department has for children who are placed in emergency homeless accommodation; the steps her Department is taking to care for these children; her views on whether there should be a statutory limit on the amount of time that a child can spend in emergency accommodation; and her further views on whether Tusla should be awarded statutory responsibility for children using homeless accommodation. [40304/16]

Child Protection Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

30. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to reports from the HSE of Tusla discriminating against children with disabilities in the provision of child protection services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40471/16]

Child Protection

Anne Rabbitte

36. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to reports from the HSE of Tusla discriminating against children with disabilities in the provision of child protection services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39923/16]

Legislative Measures

Anne Rabbitte

43. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the changes to existing legislation that the introduction of the new affordable child care scheme will necessitate; the timeline that she plans to use to make these changes to the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39926/16]

Preschool Services

Anne Rabbitte

55. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the arrangements in place for the support of children with disabilities who are in preschool facilities; her views on whether there are barriers for children with disabilities to accessing preschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39924/16]

Homelessness Strategy

Anne Rabbitte

61. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the responsibility her Department has for children that are placed in emergency homeless accommodation; the steps her Department is taking to care for these children; her views on whether there should be a statutory limit on the amount of time that a child can spend in emergency accommodation; and her further views on whether Tusla should be awarded statutory responsibility for children using homeless accommodation. [39925/16]

Tax Credits

Anne Rabbitte

87. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance his views on the future of the home carer tax credit. [40259/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Anne Rabbitte

138. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider extending the scope of works along the Dunkellin River for a further three kilometres towards Kilconeiron (details supplied). [40260/16]

Legislative Measures

Anne Rabbitte

102. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish legislation to provide for disclosure by gardaí of details on sex offenders where they consider public safety concerns exist, including disclosure in relevant circumstances to individual parents. [39756/16]

State Pension (Contributory)

Anne Rabbitte

306. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) does not qualify for maximum rate pension despite having 1,690 reckonable paid and credited contributions; the reason it is calculated as a yearly average; and the way in which this person can qualify for maximum rate pension. [39663/16]

Motorised Transport Grant Closure

Anne Rabbitte

177. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if he plans to bring back the motorised transport grant following on from a review committee being set up in 2013; if so, when; and the conditions that will be attached to the grant. [39015/16]

Child Care Services

Anne Rabbitte

286. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 29 November 2016, if she will provide clarity in particular on a sentence (details supplied); if this means that the universal subsidy will be paid to parents on a pro rata basis; if so, the number of hours of child care per week and the number of weeks per year a child will have to undertake for its parents to be eligible for the maximum subsidy of €900; and if she will provide an explanation for a scenario (details supplied). [38904/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

287. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 23 November 2016, if she has consulted with the Data Protection Commissioner on PPSN use, data sharing provisions and changes to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 that will be made in the new primary legislation proposed; if she will provide a description of the Data Protection Commissioner's views or recommendations; and if she has received approval from the commissioner to make these changes to data sharing that will be required. [38909/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

288. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 23 November 2016, when she expects to bring this legislation before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and the date this legislation will have to be commenced for the administrative system for the new scheme to be in place by September 2017. [38910/16]

Commercial Rates

Anne Rabbitte

202. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the assistance and supports available to retailers in circumstances in which a local business finds itself in difficulty with rates payments due to years of austerity and a build up of hardcore debt and in which the repayment arrangement is in fact placing the retailer further into debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/16]

Local Authority Housing Data

Anne Rabbitte

205. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses the local authority purchased off the open market in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [38809/16]

Local Authority Housing Data

Anne Rabbitte

206. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the average price that the local authority paid for properties purchased in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date by county, in tabular form. [38810/16]

Emergency Accommodation Data

Anne Rabbitte

207. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount his Department paid on bed and breakfast accommodation due to the severe housing crisis in each of the years from 2014 to 2016 to date by county, in tabular form. [38811/16]

Emergency Accommodation Data

Anne Rabbitte

208. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of families who were in bed and breakfast accommodation in September and October 2016 by county, in tabular form. [38812/16]

Emergency Accommodation Data

Anne Rabbitte

209. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of one-parent families that are in bed and breakfast accommodation in September and October 2016 by county, in tabular form. [38813/16]

Emergency Accommodation Data

Anne Rabbitte

210. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of children that are in bed and breakfast accommodation due to the severe housing crisis in September, October and November 2016 by county, in tabular form. [38814/16]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects

Anne Rabbitte

480. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department approved design work (details supplied); when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38831/16]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects

Anne Rabbitte

481. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department approved design work (details supplied); when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38858/16]

Intercountry Adoptions Agreements

Anne Rabbitte

493. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for opening the adoption programme between Ireland and Haiti; and if she will prioritise that programme given the fact that there are more than 30,000 children in institutions in that country, that many Irish families are approved for inter-country adoption and that there are many links between Ireland and Haiti. [38755/16]

Maternity Services

Anne Rabbitte

7. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on maternity services in University Hospital Galway following the departure of two key members of staff in recent months. [38043/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

40. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason 3,635 persons were waiting more than a year for inpatient and day-case treatment in University Hospital Galway in October 2016; and the reason the numbers waiting more than a year have increased by 5,000% since April 2014. [38042/16]

Rural Social Scheme Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

338. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to change the eligibility criteria for the rural social scheme, including the length of time a person is allowed to be on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37440/16]