Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Schools Building Contractors

Róisín Shortall

160. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the building projects that are under way with a company (details supplied); his plans to continue with these contracts in view of the serious structural defects that have been identified in many of the schools built by this company; and the precise manner in which he plans to ensure quality control and protection for the public funds. [47429/18]

Road Traffic Offences

Róisín Shortall

162. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to address the problem and threat to public safety as a result of the widespread misuse of quad bikes and scramblers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47434/18]

Road Traffic Offences

Róisín Shortall

167. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the interdepartmental group in respect of the widespread and growing problem of the misuse of quad bikes and scramblers and the safety threat that this poses to the public that he has established has only met on two occasions in 2018 as of 9 November 2018; if he will address this issue of public safety as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47432/18]

Road Traffic Offences

Róisín Shortall

168. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the advice that the interdepartmental group in respect of the widespread and growing problem of the misuse of quad bikes and scramblers that he has established to examine the issue has received from the Attorney General; and if he will introduce the recommended measures in order to address this issue as a matter of urgency. [47433/18]

National Maternity Hospital Location

Róisín Shortall

239. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposal to develop the new national maternity hospital on the grounds of St. Vincent's University Hospital; the way in which it is planned to ensure that this asset is retained in full public ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47430/18]

National Maternity Hospital Location

Róisín Shortall

240. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on whether in order to be capable of providing the full range of women’s healthcare services there cannot be an involvement of a religious body in the ownership of the building or the site on which the proposed new national maternity hospital is to be located [47431/18]

Pension Provisions

Róisín Shortall

262. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to address the imbalance in pension increases for members of a fund (details supplied) in view of the fact that the rate of payment has remained static for this group for ten years and the fact that its members cannot qualify for a State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47435/18]

Child Abuse

Róisín Shortall

265. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in the recording of abuse claims, the field "founded or unfounded" exists on the National Childcare Information System, NCCIS, as used by Tusla; the protocols for the use of this categorisation if it exists in the NCCIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47364/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Róisín Shortall

433. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for procedures carried out under the cross-border directive by procedure and location in which the procedure was carried out for each year of the existence of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47053/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Róisín Shortall

434. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the procedures carried out under the cross-border directive by the number that took place in private hospitals or clinics and those carried out in public hospitals or clinics; the amount of funding provided for treatment in public and private settings by procedure and location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47054/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Róisín Shortall

435. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding available for procedures carried out under the cross-border directive in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47055/18]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

138. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 13 June 2018, the status of the meeting with a group (details supplied); the results of this meeting; the steps that will be taken to action the recommendations from the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46195/18]

Health Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

139. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of in access to treatment for Hepatitis C in community settings by the national hepatitis C treatment programme; the results of these pilot programmes; the number of new clients that each pilot programme has reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46196/18]

Rental Sector

Róisín Shortall

288. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason for the delay in the introduction of a rental deposit protection scheme; when the scheme will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/18]

Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

169. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on rent supplement in 2017; and the projected amount for 2018 and 2019, respectively. [46060/18]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

187. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent on the rental accommodation scheme in 2017; and the projected amount for 2018 and 2019, respectively. [46061/18]

Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

188. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent on the housing assistance payment in 2017; and the projected amount for 2018 and 2019, respectively. [46062/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

110. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach the breakdown of the staff in his Department by grade. [44653/18]

Tax Data

Róisín Shortall

191. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the number of recipients of the home carer's tax credit in each of the past three years by dependant type; the number in the past three years by those households receiving the maximum relief under the credit and those receiving some but not the maximum relief under the credit; the cost of the credit in each of the past three years; the projected cost for 2019; the estimated number of households with children that are eligible for but are not in receipt of the credit; and the estimated number of households with children that are not eligible for the credit. [45144/18]

Third Level Fees

Róisín Shortall

319. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year cost of abolishing third-level fees. [45168/18]