Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Foreign Policy

Darragh O'Brien

58. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his plans to formally recognise the state of Palestine as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19463/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

Darragh O'Brien

129. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance to instruct the Revenue Commissioners to grant a local property tax exemption to a person (details supplied) whose house has pyrite and who has sent relevant supporting independent documentation to the Revenue Commissioners but has yet to be granted the exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19275/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

Darragh O'Brien

130. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance to instruct the Revenue Commissioners to grant a local property tax exemption to a person (details supplied) whose house has pyrite and who has sent relevant supporting independent documentation to the Revenue Commissioners but has yet to be granted the exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19281/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

Darragh O'Brien

131. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance to instruct the Revenue Commissioners to grant a local property tax exemption to a person (details supplied) whose house has pyrite and who has sent relevant supporting independent documentation to the Revenue commissioners but has yet to be granted the exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19284/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

Darragh O'Brien

132. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the requirements for a householder with pyrite to receive a local property tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19286/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Darragh O'Brien

243. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that a person's home is remediated under the pyrite remediation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19278/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Darragh O'Brien

244. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the home of a person (details supplied) is remediated under the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19336/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation

Darragh O'Brien

256. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the remediation works under the pyrite remediation scheme will commence at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19566/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation

Darragh O'Brien

257. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the remediation works under the pyrite remediation scheme will commence at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19567/16]

Passport Applications Data

Darragh O'Brien

345. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received by the passport office in the past six months to date; the number of passport applications received from residents in Britain and Northern Ireland in the same period; the number of passport applications received from residents in Britain and Northern Ireland since 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19507/16]

Sustainable Development Goals

Darragh O'Brien

347. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of progress made with establishing an institutional framework for implementation and reporting with regard to the sustainable development goals in conjunction with the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. [19658/16]

Passport Applications Data

Darragh O'Brien

348. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of passport applications per annum from 2010 to 2015 and 2016 to date, in tabular form. [19659/16]

Passport Applications Data

Darragh O'Brien

349. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for Irish passports from the United Kingdom per annum from 2010 to 2016 to date in tabular form. [19660/16]

Passport Applications Data

Darragh O'Brien

350. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for Irish passports from the United Kingdom per month in 2016 to date in tabular form. [19661/16]

Good Friday Agreement

Darragh O'Brien

351. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the recommendations to tackle paramilitarism given by the independent paramilitary panel in June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19662/16]

Trade Missions Data

Darragh O'Brien

352. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of joint trade missions between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland undertaken to date; the number planned for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/16]

Ministerial Meetings

Darragh O'Brien

353. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on any ministerial level meetings held since the Fresh Start Agreement with regard to the north west development funds; the total allocation of finance towards the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19664/16]

Passport Services

Darragh O'Brien

354. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total peak number of staff employed by the passport service per annum from 2010 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19665/16]

Passport Applications Data

Darragh O'Brien

355. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average turnaround time of passports in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19666/16]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Darragh O'Brien

471. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the annual budget allocated from the drugs programmes and policy unit within his Department for each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces here in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19217/16]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Darragh O'Brien

472. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total of section 38 and section 39 funding for each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces in each of the years 2010 to 2015 and 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19218/16]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Darragh O'Brien

473. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total Health Service Executive allocation to each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces, DATF, and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task forces in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016, and include both DATF and Health Service Executive mainstream funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19219/16]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Darragh O'Brien

474. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of Health Service Executive whole-time equivalent addiction services front-line staff based in each of the ten regional drug and alcohol task forces and each of the 14 local drug and alcohol task force areas in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/16]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Darragh O'Brien

475. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a status update on the recently evaluated cross task force community alcohol treatment programme CARE project including resources allocated by the Health Service Executive, HSE, in 2016 and an estimated date for reinstatement in the Ballymun local, Finglas local and north Dublin regional drug and alcohol task force areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19221/16]

National Drugs Strategy

Darragh O'Brien

476. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the new national drugs strategy which is currently under development will be one integrated national substance misuse strategy inclusive of all drugs including alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19222/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Darragh O'Brien

100. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Malahide and Portmarnock areas of County Dublin, as announced in November, 2015; if he has identified locations for these proposed schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18911/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Darragh O'Brien

104. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Swords area of County Dublin, as announced in November 2015; if he has identified a location for this proposed school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18957/16]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Darragh O'Brien

62. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is available for community closed-circuit television and how a community group can apply for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18314/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Darragh O'Brien

245. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will process an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17922/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Darragh O'Brien

291. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will process a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18405/16]

Youth Work Projects Funding

Darragh O'Brien

563. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to approve an application by an organisation (details supplied) for a project bus under the special protection for youth scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18393/16]

Middle East Issues

Darragh O'Brien

193. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of the money that was pledged at donor conference in Cairo in 2014 to rebuild Gaza which has been delivered; the contribution, if any, that Ireland made to this fund; the total of the pledged money has been used to date; the number of homes that have been reconstructed in Gaza with the pledged money to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17388/16]

Middle East Issues

Darragh O'Brien

194. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by him and his European Union counterparts to ensure that Palestinian people have access to an adequate and safe water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17389/16]

Middle East Issues

Darragh O'Brien

195. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent measures or sanctions put in place to stop the illegal advancement of Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17390/16]

Middle East Peace Process

Darragh O'Brien

196. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the money given by Ireland, if any, in 2016 to support the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17391/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Darragh O'Brien

225. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if all muscular dystrophies are covered under the long-term illness scheme and, if not, the exceptions and the reason for their exclusion. [17544/16]

HSE Staff

Darragh O'Brien

391. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if there are any work placement or internship schemes available within the Health Service Executive for recently qualified psychologists to assist them in attaining the 450 hours practical experience to enable them to become fully accredited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16971/16]

Pyrite Resolution Board Data

Darragh O'Brien

132. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications received and accepted and number of homes remediated by the pyrite remediation board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Darragh O'Brien

145. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance he provides to jobseekers in receipt of payments under the disability allowance scheme seeking employment; the schemes available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16427/16]

Overseas Students Data

Darragh O'Brien

122. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received correspondence (details supplied) highlighting difficulties for non-European Union and European Economic Area students complying with residence requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15716/16]

Overseas Students Data

Darragh O'Brien

123. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend her guidelines for non-European Union and European Economic Area students to facilitate them in opening accounts in credit unions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15717/16]

School Funding

Darragh O'Brien

193. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that students in a school (details supplied) are unable to use the physical education hall due to the dangerous state of the floor, and that his Department has twice refused emergency grant applications to replace it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15552/16]

School Funding

Darragh O'Brien

194. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to approve emergency grant funding to replace the floor in the physical education hall at a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency to facilitate much needed works being carried out over the summer 2016 school break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15553/16]

Summer Works Scheme

Darragh O'Brien

195. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills why window replacement in schools is afforded low priority for funding as set down in the criteria under the summer works grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15554/16]

European Council Meetings

Darragh O'Brien

349. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his most recent Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15586/16]

Sports Events

Darragh O'Brien

356. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he has implemented to support, assist and safeguard Irish citizens travelling abroad in summer 2016 to sporting and other events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15886/16]

International Agreements

Darragh O'Brien

357. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the impact of the EU-Turkey migration deal negotiated in March 2016; the mechanisms that have been put in place to ensure the human rights of refugees returned to Turkey are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15887/16]

Medical Products

Darragh O'Brien

162. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will enter into further negotiations with a company (details supplied) in relation to the drug Orkambi, if he will call on the company to significantly reduce the price of Orkambi as part of these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15154/16]

Health Services Charges

Darragh O'Brien

444. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the scheme available for Irish residents to have medical procedures carried out here through the private health system, where they may receive a reimbursement of their medical fees similar to the cross-Border health initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14616/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Darragh O'Brien

456. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the level of funding he has allocated in 2016 to Praxis Care and Prosper Fingal services in North County Dublin for services to adults with intellectual disabilities; specifically to identify the split between capital items, that is fit-out, refurbishment, equipment, planning and associated costs and ongoing revenue, that is for staffing resources, additional services such as occupational therapy, respite care and speech and language staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14665/16]