Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Noise Pollution

James Lawless

429. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans his Department has regarding the installation of noise suppression barriers from Johnstown village, County Kildare, to Big Ball Roundabout in Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32606/16]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

James Lawless

54. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the refurbishment of the courthouse in Kilcock, County Kildare; the timeframe involved; the nature of the works to be undertaken; the expected completion date of the refurbishment; the future plans for the courthouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32253/16]

General Practitioner Data

James Lawless

392. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed by the HSE approaching 60 years of age in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31489/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

James Lawless

407. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department can backdate the fair deal scheme application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31567/16]

House Purchase Schemes

James Lawless

45. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider backdating the first-time buyer tax rebate, as announced as part of a new measure of budget 2017, to include first-time buyers who had purchased houses during the previous three months before the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31037/16]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times

James Lawless

66. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,069 persons are waiting more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment in Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30677/16]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Lawless

118. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 7 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30678/16]

School Costs

James Lawless

249. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the huge disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents in having to provide funding for a free primary education system, as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30520/16]

Medical Card Reviews

James Lawless

430. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had a medical card reviewed and taken back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30405/16]

Patient Transfers

James Lawless

459. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department will investigate the delays in a patient transfer for a person (details supplied); if his Department will expedite this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30526/16]

Occupational Therapy

James Lawless

466. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for a public occupational therapist appointment in County Kildare; and the efforts his department is taking to shorten this waiting time. [30547/16]

Preschool Services

James Lawless

650. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will examine the funding availability for a person (details supplied); if she will guarantee funding and a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30546/16]

Employment Support Services

James Lawless

245. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the Tús scheme from one year to two years to allow further progression and experience by the employee and employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29233/16]

State Bodies Property

James Lawless

570. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs spent by the National Transport Authority in maintaining the site formally known as the Johnstown Garden Centre, Johnstown, Naas, County Kildare, in each year, in tabular form (details supplied). [29251/16]

Carer's Allowance Waiting Times

James Lawless

20. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy waiting times for carer's allowance applications; the current waiting time on a standard application; his plans to address the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/16]

School Transport Availability

James Lawless

46. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the large number of students from north-west Kildare who cannot get a school bus place despite his Department's commitment that no child would lose his or her place on school buses pending the outcome of a review by his Department; the position regarding the establishment of a cross-party committee to review the outstanding problems with the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28353/16]

University Global Rankings

James Lawless

58. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the recent Times Higher Education World University Rankings which show no Irish university in the top 200 globally ranked universities; his plans to address this via a significant capital and research programme at least equivalent to the previous five-year funding cycle of the programme for research in third-level institutions or otherwise; his plans to commit investment in the recurrent grant to higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28352/16]

Felling Licences

James Lawless

227. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department can investigate the blocking of a public right of way at a location (details supplied) and examine the felling of trees at this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28226/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

James Lawless

356. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the waiting time endured by a person (details supplied) with no contact from the hospital for over 13 months; if he will expedite this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/16]

Road Projects Expenditure

James Lawless

261. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current and cumulative costs to the NRA of maintaining a site (details supplied) over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27808/16]

Community Policing

James Lawless

60. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Kildare Garda division. [27410/16]

Garda Reserve

James Lawless

74. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Kildare Garda division. [27411/16]

Motor Insurance Coverage

James Lawless

142. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the current difficulties large families are experiencing in obtaining motor insurance for multi-seat motor vehicles with numerous insurance providers not willing to provide motor insurance for these vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/16]

Road Safety

James Lawless

901. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the road speed at a location (details supplied); if he will consider reducing this speed due to the volume of lorries that travel on the road and the residential nature of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26925/16]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

James Lawless

474. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the SUSI application process whereby an applicant who is 26 years of age also needs to provide details of his or her parents' finances, despite living independently from them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25885/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

James Lawless

1001. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for corrective surgery due to a medical condition; if he is aware that surgeons have begun to fundraise on behalf of patients due to a lack of funding for this particular surgery; if the HSE outsources the surgery given the waiting time for patients with this degenerative condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24362/16]

General Practitioner Services Provision

James Lawless

1260. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of part time general practitioners and the number of full time general practitioners practising in County Kildare, for each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25489/16]

General Practitioner Services Provision

James Lawless

1261. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of part time general practitioners and the number of full time general practitioners practising nationally for each of the years 2011 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25490/16]

General Practitioner Services

James Lawless

1262. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to date to secure a general practitioner for a health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25491/16]

General Practitioner Services

James Lawless

1263. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to provide a full-time general practitioner to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25492/16]

General Practitioner Data

James Lawless

1264. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed the HSE approaching 60 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25493/16]

General Practitioner Services

James Lawless

1265. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department have made to recruit new general practitioners with particular focus on rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25494/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

James Lawless

1377. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a fair deal scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25840/16]

Adoption Legislation

James Lawless

1932. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish the adoption (information and tracing) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25497/16]

Dental Services Provision

James Lawless

446. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23531/16]

Research and Development Funding

James Lawless

852. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total research and development Exchequer funding in each of the years from 2011 to 2015 and 2016 to date in monetary terms and as a percentage of GDP, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24200/16]

Research and Development Data

James Lawless

853. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation based on latest projections for 2017, the cost of having total research and development Exchequer funding as a percentage of GDP at the levels of, 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.6%, 0.7%, 0.8%, 0.9% and 1%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24201/16]

Departmental Meetings

James Lawless

865. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the publication of Innovation 2020, when the first meeting of the implementation body took place; the number of meetings that have taken place in 2016; the remaining number of meetings that are planned in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24191/16]

Departmental Meetings

James Lawless

866. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the publication of Innovation 2020, the mechanism in place to review progress and ensure targets in the strategy are being met on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24192/16]

Research and Development Grants

James Lawless

867. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the publication of Innovation 2020, when scientists engaged in basic research will be able to apply for funding; the provisional deadline for applications in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24193/16]

Research and Development Grants

James Lawless

868. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the publication of Innovation 2020, to provide the total budget allocation for basic research in 2016 and funding ring-fenced for each year thereafter; the scientific disciplines which will be accommodated for grant funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24194/16]

Horizon 2020 Strategy Negotiations

James Lawless

869. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to account for the current Irish representation on the EU committees that determine the work packages of Horizon 2020 initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24195/16]

Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding

James Lawless

870. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the decision by UK voters to leave the EU, her plans to ensure this will not impact on the current programme funding under the EU's vital Horizon 2020 research programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24196/16]

Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding

James Lawless

871. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the process in operation to co-ordinate the spacing of Irish applications for Horizon 2020 funding in order to maximise chances of success for Irish bids; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24197/16]

Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding

James Lawless

872. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if steps are being taken to encourage Irish applications for Horizon 2020 funding to focus on areas in which Ireland has a competitive advantage on account of its geography, border or industry clustering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24198/16]

Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding

James Lawless

873. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of Irish organisations and research institutes involved and total monetary amount that has been drawn down for funding for research and development under the Horizon 2020 plan in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24199/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

James Lawless

40. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the recent suggestion from the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, ISME, that the Government establish a dedicated unit within her Department to co-ordinate activities to counter the impact of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22772/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

James Lawless

70. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures and contingency plans both her Department and the enterprise agencies under her remit have to deal with the future changing trading relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom; her Department and enterprise agencies' plans to keep all international business stakeholders and investors here fully informed of the commitment to the European Union; the timescale for these plans and measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22771/16]

Public Transport Fares

James Lawless

70. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of a number of anomalies that exist under the current rail fare system in County Kildare whereby rail commuters from areas such as Kilcock and Sallins pay exorbitant rail fares as opposed to commuters from other towns in the county which are a short distance away; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/16]

Tourism Promotion

James Lawless

83. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the effort and work he is undertaking to progress Ireland’s Ancient East route; the work and consultation being undertaken to ensure all of the relevant stakeholders will benefit from the associated rise in tourism in these areas as a result of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22167/16]