Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Mental Health Services Data

Eoin Ó Broin

203. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the HSE funding allocated to each of the 11 Jigsaw projects across the State in each of the years 2012 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and his plans to increase funding for jigsaw projects. [23672/17]

Addiction Treatment Services

Eoin Ó Broin

206. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to tackle gambling addiction; the amount of funding which has been provided by the HSE to gambling addiction support services in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and his plans to increase funding for these services. [23683/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eoin Ó Broin

217. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of multiple sclerosis patients waiting for three months, six months or a year or more for an appointment to see a neurologist in tabular form. [23729/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eoin Ó Broin

218. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of multiple sclerosis patients waiting for three months, six months or a year or more for an appointment to have an MRI scan in tabular form. [23730/17]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

219. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding the HSE has provided for neuro-rehabilitation services and home care for multiple sclerosis patients in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the number of multiple sclerosis patients who are on a waiting list to access neuro-rehabilitation services and home care services. [23731/17]

Commission for Energy Regulation

Eoin Ó Broin

275. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined the report on the regulation and inspection of gas installers operating here that was published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications in July 2015; and if he will appoint an independent expert or consultant to conduct a thorough investigation of the extent of illegal activity regarding gas boilers being installed by persons operating outside of the law as recommended in the report. [23664/17]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

232. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if large scale housing funding projects proposed to his Department by local authorities, approved housing bodies or the Housing Agency, including acquisitions or new builds, were deferred in 2016 or have been deferred in 2017; if so, the projects concerned; the amounts requested and deferred; and the reasons for these decisions. [23111/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

233. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to bring forward regulations or legislation on matters (details supplied); if he will consult with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government prior to enactment of any regulations; and his views on the relationship of the large number of matters of this nature and the crisis in the private rental market. [23112/17]

Rental Accommodation Standards

Eoin Ó Broin

236. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether some or all of households with more persons than rooms are in breach of section 63 of the Housing Act 1966, in view of the release of the latest Central Statistics Office data (details supplied); and his plans to tackle overcrowding, particularly in the private rented and social housing sectors. [23155/17]

Emergency Planning

Eoin Ó Broin

240. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the national emergency co-ordination group has been convened in relation to the recent large numbers of gorse fires across County Donegal and the gorse and forest fires elsewhere in the State; and the person or body that was overseeing this emergency situation at national level and that was making decisions on the deployment of resources such as helicopters with water and Defence Forces personnel. [23212/17]

Health Services Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

423. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the health supports currently in place for persons suffering from sickle cell disease; and his plans to provide the influenza injection to all persons with sickle cell disease. [23009/17]

HSE Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

444. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE funds emergency accommodation services; if so, the details and the amount of funding provided to each of these services in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if persons resident in HSE funded accommodation are included in the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government's PASS data that forms the basis of the official monthly homelessness data report. [23120/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

124. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason alleged claims of improper influence by named persons in a planning appeal are not being examined as part of an ongoing investigation regarding planning irregularities in the administration of planning in Donegal County Council. [22479/17]

Human Rights

Eoin Ó Broin

96. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the State is a party to the European Co-operation Group on Undercover Activities; and if so, the way it is ensured that the activities of this group are in compliance with articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (details supplied). [22313/17]

Human Rights

Eoin Ó Broin

97. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the operations of a person (details supplied) were sanctioned by Ireland under the European Co-operation Group on Undercover Activities. [22314/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Eoin Ó Broin

186. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issue of pay inequality among post-2011 entrants to teaching and ensure that workers in the education system receive equal pay for equal work; and the timeframe for addressing this issue. [21454/17]

Gambling Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

391. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when he will conduct a national gambling prevalence and impact study as recommended by the Institute of Public Health in 2010. [21501/17]

Child and Family Agency Data

Eoin Ó Broin

663. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 25 January 2017, the number of adults and children in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges; and the number of adults and children in Tusla-funded domestic violence step-down accommodation on the first day of each month in 2016. [21666/17]

Hospital Procedures

Eoin Ó Broin

10. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of rolling out early supported discharge programmes nationally for stroke patients in circumstances in which this would improve patient outcomes and free up acute hospital beds; if he will roll out early supported discharge programmes nationally for stroke patients in view of the fact that this would improve patient outcomes and free up acute hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20214/17]

Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation

Eoin Ó Broin

35. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the rare disease register; the details of the progress made to date on implementing the rare disease plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20213/17]

Repair and Leasing Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

425. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Kildare County Council is unable to begin the repair and lease scheme citing staffing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19174/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

463. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a flexibility or facility for councillors to change the timeframe and-or add an additional public consultation period within the same as a reserved function, in view of the fact that setting and adopting a local area plan is a reserved function of a municipal district, unless it traverses more than one municipality. [19798/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

476. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the difference between the house completion figures provided by his Department and the figures from the building control management system provided by the Local Government Management Agency as outlined in a table (details supplied). [20100/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

477. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will change the way he presents the house construction figures making clear the difference between new build completions and existing builds returned to active housing stock. [20101/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

478. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will publish the building control management system house completion figures for each year that the system has been in place. [20102/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

479. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the house completion figures published by his Department are a true record of the actual number of new homes being built. [20103/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

480. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the criticism of his Department's house completion figures by persons (details supplied). [20104/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

497. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on allegations detailed to him by a person (details supplied) alleging breaches of planning regulations; his plans to address the allegations; if he is satisfied that his Department and the county council have responded adequately to the allegations raised by the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20499/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

503. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the housing data analytics group was established; the names of the persons that sit on the group; the number of meetings it has had; and if he will make public the minutes and reports from this group. [20647/17]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Eoin Ó Broin

545. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason community employment supervisors were treated differently from CDP workers who were employed by community projects in relation to their pension entitlements. [19686/17]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Eoin Ó Broin

1482. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a procedure whereby a person (details supplied) can rejoin the Naval Service despite now being over the age limit. [20186/17]

Local Authority Staff Data

Eoin Ó Broin

307. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of engineers employed in the roads department of Galway County Council; if they are allocated by geographic area or by project; and if they have the resources necessary to deliver their current work plan. [17989/17]

Homelessness Strategy

Eoin Ó Broin

2. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that levels of homelessness have increased by 27% in the past 12 months, and that February homeless figures show that increases in individual family and child homelessness have reached historic highs, the way in which he intends to meet his target date of July 2017 to ensure that no families will be living in hotels and bed and breakfasts. [17285/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

13. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he will undertake to strengthen SICAP, social inclusion and community activation programme, in view of the fact there is a commitment in the programme for a partnership Government to strengthen SICAP and increase RAPID funding; and if he will commit to a review of the flawed tendering process that community groups go through when applying for this funding. [17088/17]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

20. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that his Department’s three schemes aimed at bringing vacant homes back into use only target 3% of the total vacant housing stock and in view of the fact that his Department is currently developing a strategy to target these units if this strategy will contain a commitment to significantly increase the resourcing of this scheme to ensure a greater number of vacant homes are brought on stream. [17089/17]

Social and Affordable Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

22. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will respond to this Deputy's submission to his office and his senior departmental officials on the proposed social housing public private partnership for Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council, Wicklow and Kildare County Councils. [17087/17]

Rent Controls

Eoin Ó Broin

24. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the application of the RPZ 4% rent limit to RAS, HAP and SCHEP leases runs the risk of landlords withdrawing from the leases and putting the current tenants at risk of homelessness. [17085/17]

Wastewater Treatment

Eoin Ó Broin

75. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 21 March 2017 (details supplied) and in view of the fact that the European Commission is launching ECJ court action against the Government for breaches of this directive, his plans in addition to what is already contained in the Irish Water capital investment programme to bring these plants into line with the State’s legal and environmental obligations. [17086/17]

Freedom of Information Remit

Eoin Ó Broin

166. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if business improvement districts established under the Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006 will be brought under the Freedom of Information Act. [15880/17]

EU Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

159. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total moneys applied for from the European Commission for a programme (details supplied); the total moneys matched by the State; the total spend from both portions of the programme funding; the total amount of money returned to the European Commission; the total spend for each programme head and per each State agency under the programme, with a breakdown of the State spend and the European Commission spend; the portion under each of these headings returned to the European Commission; the total number of redundant workers that benefitted from the scheme; the average spend per redundant worker; the total number of young people not in employment, education or training, NEETs that benefitted from the scheme; the average spend per NEET; and if he will publish the final report from the programme as submitted to the European Commission. [15006/17]

Child and Family Agency Services

Eoin Ó Broin

598. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the ongoing discussions between Tusla, a centre (details supplied), and South Dublin County Council regarding the provision of a new child and family centre in Clondalkin, Dublin 22. [14814/17]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

103. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of homes delivered and tenanted through initiatives set out in Rebuilding Ireland to bring vacant stock back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14607/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Eoin Ó Broin

135. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the extension and refurbishment project for a school (details supplied); the reason the initial target date of September 2018 for the completion of the works and opening of the extension will not be met; when the project approval will pass to stage 2B; when a planning application will be submitted if it has not already been submitted; if he will ensure that consideration of the stage 2A addendum will be expedited as a matter of urgency and that approval to proceed to stage 2B be granted; and if he will ensure that this project will be complete and the new extension will be open for September 2019. [14319/17]

Schools Recognition

Eoin Ó Broin

142. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) has secured recognition from his Department; the location of the school; and the proposed enrolment levels and the relationship with a college (details supplied). [14401/17]

Stability Programme Data

Eoin Ó Broin

207. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to publish a stability programme update in April 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13387/17]

School Staff

Eoin Ó Broin

380. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will not be a reduction in the number of teachers allocated to a school (details supplied). [13954/17]

Rent Controls

Eoin Ó Broin

423. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 23 February 2017, if the application of the rent pressure zone scheme to the rental accommodation scheme, housing assistance payment and social housing current expenditure programme leases was intentional or accidental. [13155/17]

Wastewater Treatment

Eoin Ó Broin

432. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated amount it would cost to adequately upgrade the infrastructure in the wastewater plants in the 38 agglomerations across the State that are deemed to be in breach of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. [13292/17]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Eoin Ó Broin

441. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the assistant principal officer position in his Department, previously held by a person (details supplied) will be filled; and the name of the senior official in his Department that is now responsible for liaising with a group (details supplied) of affected homeowners in County Donegal. [13385/17]

Departmental Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

442. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the report of the expert panel examining problems that have emerged in the concrete blockwork of certain dwellings in counties Donegal and Mayo will be published. [13386/17]