Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Dairy Sector

Anne Rabbitte

541. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the national dairy herd in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53393/19]

Dairy Sector

Anne Rabbitte

542. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy cows in dairy herds that had a calf registered previously that did not have a calf registered in the past 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53394/19]

Beef Industry

Anne Rabbitte

544. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly kill weight across beef processing factories from January 2019 to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53399/19]

Beef Industry

Anne Rabbitte

545. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly import weight of beef from January 2019 to date in 2019, in tabular form; the countries from which the beef is sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53400/19]

Beef Exports

Anne Rabbitte

546. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly export weight of beef from January 2019 to date in 2019, in tabular form; the countries to which the beef is going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53401/19]

Beef Imports

Anne Rabbitte

547. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria applied for inspections of beef imports and exports at ports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53402/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Anne Rabbitte

626. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in introducing legislation to allow for the forensic excavation and recovery of the remains at the site of the former Tuam mother and baby home; the timeline for its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52616/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Anne Rabbitte

627. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeline envisaged for the commencement of forensic excavation works at the Tuam mother and baby home; the estimated cost of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52617/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Anne Rabbitte

628. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the voluntary collection of DNA data of those believed to have familial links to those buried at the Tuam mother and baby home has commenced as recommended by a report (details supplied); if a location for the storage of such DNA has been chosen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52618/19]

Childcare Services Funding

Anne Rabbitte

629. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding continues to be provided to childcare providers once the attention of her Department has been drawn to the fact that a crèche is deemed critical by Tusla; if so, the stage at which the funding ceases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52619/19]

Childcare Services Regulation

Anne Rabbitte

630. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department notifies the city and county childcare committees when a crèche is due to have its registration removed; if so, the number of such notifications issued in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52620/19]

Childcare Services

Anne Rabbitte

631. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of days before the public announcement by Tusla of a crèche closure her Department is informed of the closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52621/19]

Childcare Services

Anne Rabbitte

632. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the point at which the attention of her Department is drawn by Tusla to the fact that unregistered crèches are in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52622/19]

Childcare Services Funding

Anne Rabbitte

633. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding is provided to unregistered crèches through Pobal or other means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52623/19]

Childcare Services Regulation

Anne Rabbitte

634. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered introducing a fining system for crèches that are found to be in breach of their registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52624/19]

Childcare Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

647. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare places available for children that are 0 to one years of age available in counties Meath, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Dublin by local electoral area or town in each year since 2015, in tabular form. [52856/19]

Childcare Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

648. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare places available for children that are one to two years of age available in counties Meath, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Dublin by local electoral area or town in each year since 2015, in tabular form. [52857/19]

Childcare Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

649. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare places available for children that are two to three years of age available in counties Meath, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Dublin by local electoral area or town in each year since 2015, in tabular form. [52858/19]

Childcare Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

650. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare places available for children that are three to four years of age available in counties Meath, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Dublin by local electoral area or town in each year since 2015, in tabular form. [52859/19]

Childcare Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

651. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare places available for children that are 4 to 5 years of age available in counties Meath, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Dublin by local electoral area or town in each year since 2015, in tabular form. [52860/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Anne Rabbitte

652. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on waiting lists for year 1 ECCE places in counties Meath, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Dublin by local electoral area or town in each year since 2015, in tabular form. [52861/19]

Early Years Sector

Anne Rabbitte

653. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the demographic or other research conducted in order to assess the number of childcare places needed in each county. [52862/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Anne Rabbitte

654. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time equivalent social workers employed on a permanent basis by Tusla in each year since 2014, in tabular form. [52863/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Anne Rabbitte

655. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time equivalent social workers employed on an agency basis by Tusla in each year since 2014, in tabular form. [52864/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Anne Rabbitte

656. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time equivalent social care workers employed on an agency basis by Tusla in each year since 2014, in tabular form. [52865/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Anne Rabbitte

657. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time equivalent social care workers on a permanent basis by Tusla in each year since 2014, in tabular form. [52866/19]

Child and Family Agency Data

Anne Rabbitte

330. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases of non-historical abuse reported to Tusla under the mandatory reporting requirements of an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52428/19]

Child and Family Agency Data

Anne Rabbitte

331. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of active investigations that have arisen from referrals to Tusla from an organisation (details supplied) relating to cases of non-historical abuse that have been reported in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52427/19]

Childcare Services Data

Anne Rabbitte

283. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unregistered crèches in operation in each county in tabular form; the length of time they have been in operation; if they are in the registration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51898/19]

Childcare Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

49. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is considering putting in place support measures for parents in cases in which a crèche has been deregistered; and the measures being taken to increase supply in childcare. [51843/19]

Childcare Services

Anne Rabbitte

51. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the public consultation process on the draft childminding action plan will be extended in order to facilitate childminders who have attended focus groups in relation to the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51844/19]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Anne Rabbitte

55. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to increase the retention and recruitment of social workers in Tusla. [51522/19]

Youth Services Funding

Anne Rabbitte

57. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reviewing the system through which youth groups and services access public funding. [51523/19]

Childcare Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

71. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the support measures in place for parents in circumstances in which a crèche has been deregistered; and her views on the creation of additional supply in this instance. [51521/19]

Fire Safety Regulations

Anne Rabbitte

82. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the postponement of the introduction of new fire safety regulations for crèches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51520/19]

Childcare Services Funding

Anne Rabbitte

84. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if payments will be backdated to parents who applied for the national childcare scheme but whose applications have not been processed to date. [51519/19]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Anne Rabbitte

217. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the €23,000 funding applied for by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme for the installation of toilets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51732/19]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Anne Rabbitte

218. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the funding applied for by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51733/19]

Magdalen Laundries

Anne Rabbitte

230. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered broadening the terms of the Magdalen restorative justice ex gratia scheme for those who were resident in one of the 14 adjoining institutions to include men who were young boys at the time and lived and worked with their sisters in the Magdalen institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51516/19]

Magdalen Laundries

Anne Rabbitte

231. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if cost estimates have been made regarding the potential cost of expanding the terms of the Magdalen restorative justice ex gratia scheme for those who worked in Magdalen institutions and were resident in one of the 14 adjoining institutions to include men who were young boys at the time and lived and worked with their sisters in the institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51517/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Anne Rabbitte

311. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the combined immunotherapy treatment of ipilimumab and nivolumab is not funded as a first line treatment option for advanced renal cell carcinoma but appears to be funded for melanoma cancer; his plans to fund such a combined immunotherapy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51099/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Anne Rabbitte

333. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the expected number of hours to be provided for home help in 2020 in each CHO; the estimated level of funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51211/19]

Home Help Service Data

Anne Rabbitte

334. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided by external agencies by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the amount spent on external agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51212/19]

Respite Care Services Availability

Anne Rabbitte

348. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason a nursing unit (details supplied) is not taking respite admissions at present; when it will be accepting same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51264/19]

Vaccination Programme

Anne Rabbitte

364. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason a student (details supplied) who did not receive the HPV vaccine in 2018 due to an illness cannot be administered Gardasil 9 in 2019 and is being asked to take Gardasil 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51293/19]

Child Abuse

Anne Rabbitte

130. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the issue of changing references to child pornography in legislation to child sexual abuse material to reflect the reality of the harm suffered and the crime being committed in the material has been investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50528/19]

Child Abuse

Anne Rabbitte

131. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department has not changed the term "child pornography" regarding child sexual abuse material across relevant legislation to reflect the reality of the harm suffered and the crime being committed in the material; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50432/19]

Child Abuse

Anne Rabbitte

132. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Bills which would need to be amended if references to the term child pornography were changed to child sexual abuse material; his plans to update the legislation to make such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50433/19]

VAT Payments

Anne Rabbitte

128. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if a consultative forum comprising representatives from the retail, tourism and tax refund sectors together with officials from the Revenue Commissioners, An Garda Síochána and his Department will be established to review the impact of proposed changes to the retail export scheme and to explore alternatives to the introduction of a €175 VAT refund threshold. [50039/19]

VAT Payments

Anne Rabbitte

129. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he has received communications from the UK Government on the further application by the UK of the retail export scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50040/19]

VAT Payments

Anne Rabbitte

130. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the verification process that has been established across the retail industry here to prevent VAT registered businesses from falsely availing of tax-free shopping in the event the UK applies both the VAT retail export and duty free schemes; and if he has held meetings with the tax back and retail sectors to ensure the misuse of the scheme is minimised. [50041/19]

Hospital Charges

Anne Rabbitte

322. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the level of reimbursement for a person (details supplied) is only €3,426 when the surgery costs £5,665 under the cross border directive; his plans to increase the level of reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49696/19]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Anne Rabbitte

389. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the position of ECC P142 permanent healthcare assistant, theatre at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe, as advertised in September 2019 has not been filled even though a transfer request into the position has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49990/19]

Childcare Services Administration

Anne Rabbitte

534. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full-time equivalent staff employed by Pobal for the administration of funding of early learning and care schemes by scheme, in tabular form; if she is satisfied that Pobal is adequality resourced to administer the funds in view of the ongoing delays being experienced in the allocation of higher capitation funding; the requests Pobal has made for additional resources to address capacity shortfall for fund administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49758/19]

Childcare Services Administration

Anne Rabbitte

535. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing payment delays that are being experienced by early years settings in respect of higher capitation payments; if she is satisfied that the overarching service level agreement with Pobal to dispense the funds is fit for purpose; the status of the work being carried out to develop individual agreements in respect of each funding stream Pobal manages on behalf of her Department; the sanctions in place for non-performance in respect of the overarching SLA between her Department and Pobal; the evaluation process for Pobal in terms of fulfilling its remit under the SLA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49757/19]

Childcare Services Funding

Anne Rabbitte

540. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the subsidy payable to a person (details supplied) under both the CCSP and national childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50051/19]

Childcare Services Administration

Anne Rabbitte

543. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of completed applications received by Tusla from early years services re-registering their service in 2019; the number fully re-registered; the number that submitted incomplete applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50207/19]

Childcare Services Administration

Anne Rabbitte

544. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason Tusla in its letter to each registered early years provider on 18 November 2019 issued by a person (details supplied) noted that providers are experiencing difficulties in finding competent persons to complete fire risk assessments for those that require same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50208/19]

Childcare Services Administration

Anne Rabbitte

545. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason Tusla used the definition of a competent person in its guide to fire and planning requirements for early years services re-registration and change of circumstances process document as it is defined in the code of practice for inspecting and certifying buildings and works, as opposed to the definition outlined in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50209/19]

Child Maintenance Payments

Anne Rabbitte

566. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the group charged with examining enforcement of child maintenance payments; when it will be set-up; the nature of its composition; the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49823/19]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

605. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department recognises a diagnosis of autism as a disability in cases in which families apply for housing to their local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49714/19]

Irish Water Funding

Anne Rabbitte

613. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding provided to Irish Water for 2019; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49969/19]

Foreign Birth Registration

Anne Rabbitte

92. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 5 November 2019, the reason for the delay in releasing the approved applications for foreign birth registration certificates for persons (details supplied). [49402/19]

Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Anne Rabbitte

53. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason to date in 2019 more than 1,530 persons over 75 years of age have endured emergency department wait times of more than 24 hours at University Hospital Galway. [48773/19]

School Transport

Anne Rabbitte

189. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he does not include children with diagnosed mental health issues in the transport scheme for children with special educational needs; the cost of including such children in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48567/19]

Medical Card Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

337. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if a child with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is entitled to a medical card regardless of the income of the parents in view of the fact it is a rare disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49026/19]

Departmental Bodies Reports

Anne Rabbitte

581. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the latest progress report from an organisation (details supplied) which was due on 30 October 2019 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47480/19]

Childcare Services Inspections

Anne Rabbitte

584. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that three of the four crèches (details supplied) are at the highest level and final stages of enforcement which includes proposals to remove and prosecute; the plans in place to facilitate families discommoded if the crèches are closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47853/19]

City and County Child Care Committees

Anne Rabbitte

585. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans being developed by her for cases in which a crèche has had its registration removed and parents have no other childcare options; the way in which she plans to facilitate the discommoded families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47854/19]

Early Years Sector

Anne Rabbitte

586. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the powers Tusla has sought to strengthen the early years inspectorate; when such powers will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47855/19]

Early Years Sector

Anne Rabbitte

587. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is considering the introduction of a compulsory requirement to compel early years providers to display their certificate of registration; if such a requirement can be introduced by way of a Ministerial order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47856/19]

Child and Family Agency Services

Anne Rabbitte

208. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the 41 crèches deemed critical by a person (details supplied) during the engagement by Tusla with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on 6 November 2019, by categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46778/19]

Legislative Process

Anne Rabbitte

80. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of recommendations for money messages signed by him supporting the expenditure of public funds proposed by a Private Members' Bill in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of recommendations that were refused; and the category under which they were refused (details supplied). [45894/19]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Anne Rabbitte

159. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review will be carried out of a SUSI grant application by a person (details supplied). [46040/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Anne Rabbitte

339. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if the provision of home help hours has been curtailed in some counties due to an embargo on the use of external agencies; if so, when the embargo came into place; when it will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46222/19]

Community Pharmacy Services

Anne Rabbitte

108. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to deliver on the 2016 review of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts, which recommended changes to remuneration structures for community pharmacy contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45591/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Anne Rabbitte

109. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the amount of detained medicines that are bought over the Internet; and his views on the growing danger posed by illegally purchased medicines that typically can be of dubious quality, contaminated with unsafe fillers, have the wrong ingredients, not enough active ingredient or fake packaging. [45592/19]

Foreign Birth Registration

Anne Rabbitte

101. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in processing applications for foreign-birth registration certificates for persons (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the processing of the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44342/19]

VAT Rebates

Anne Rabbitte

116. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the introduction of a €175 retail export scheme threshold in view of the warning from Fáilte Ireland that at least 10,000 tourism sector jobs are at risk in a no-deal Brexit scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44670/19]

Revenue Commissioners Audits

Anne Rabbitte

125. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are issuing a statement of case to the Tax Appeals Commission in respect of the case of a person (details supplied); if so, when it will be shared with the Tax Appeals Commission in view of the fact the expected dates have been passed; the reason for the month-long delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44451/19]

Budget Measures

Anne Rabbitte

130. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if research has been carried out on the impact budgetary changes in recent years have had on the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/19]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Anne Rabbitte

182. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of funding issued for flood defence schemes in each county from 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/19]

School Transport Provision

Anne Rabbitte

209. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the withdrawal of the school transport resource from a school (details supplied); if transport to the school is only provided for children with special educational needs as opposed to those attending due to mental health issues; if so, the policy this is based on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44337/19]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Anne Rabbitte

213. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a student can be refused a SUSI grant when the student is over the limit by €44 as in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44435/19]

School Funding

Anne Rabbitte

257. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding provided through school capital programmes for each county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45042/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Anne Rabbitte

258. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional special needs assistants provided in each county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45043/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Anne Rabbitte

259. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding provided for the provision of ASD units in each county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45044/19]

Garda Youth Diversion Projects

Anne Rabbitte

358. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding provided to each county for youth diversion programmes in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45211/19]

Retail Sector

Anne Rabbitte

385. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if in her capacity as chair of the Retail Consultation Forum, she consulted with the membership of the forum in relation to the impact the €175 retail export scheme threshold will have on the Irish retail sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44669/19]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Anne Rabbitte

392. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits conducted in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and in each quarter to date in 2019, by county; the number of visits to Galway city and county, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45028/19]

Health Strategies

Anne Rabbitte

413. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the commencement of the HSE genetics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45590/19]

Health Strategies

Anne Rabbitte

414. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health when the review on personalised medicine will be completed; the date on which this will be available to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45589/19]

Health Strategies

Anne Rabbitte

415. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to undertake a public consultation with stakeholders on the development of the genetic healthcare strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45587/19]

Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation

Anne Rabbitte

511. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the consultation he has had in 2019 with an organisation (details supplied); his views on the importance of investment in clinical research as a key priority to help achieve better outcomes for patients; his further views on the need for a public information campaign to inform persons regarding the value of health research; his further views on the role of genomics in developing personalised therapies for patients with rare or ultra-rare diseases; his policy plans in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44545/19]

Air Quality

Anne Rabbitte

512. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the health consequences arising from the delay in implementing a nationwide smoky coal ban; when he last raised the issue directly with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment; when he is scheduled to meet the Minister or his officials to discuss the issue; if his attention has been drawn to the recent report by the EPA on air quality here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44546/19]

Health Strategies

Anne Rabbitte

556. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide training for HSE staff on genetic screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44667/19]

Health Strategies

Anne Rabbitte

557. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of patients that will benefit from whole genome sequencing; the steps he will take to ensure the adequacy of trained professionals to provide such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44668/19]

Disability Support Services Provision

Anne Rabbitte

620. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) will have to wait three years before gaining access to support services to aid in education; the position of the child on the waiting list for support services; the estimated date for the provision of supports; the interim supports that can be provided to the child's parents and school in order that the child can continue in education in a primary school setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44939/19]

HSE Funding

Anne Rabbitte

661. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to each county under the HSE capital programme expenditure in each of the years 2016 to 2018 to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45212/19]

Home Help Service Data

Anne Rabbitte

662. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each county in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45213/19]