Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Services for People with Disabilities

Noel Rock

719. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider appointing a commissioner for independent living for disabled persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53169/19]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Noel Rock

550. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason correspondence (details supplied) was not forwarded to the sub-committee of a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51744/19]

Dublin Bus Fleet

Noel Rock

551. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fleet size of Dublin Bus in each of the years 1990 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51745/19]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Noel Rock

263. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the plans to ratify the protocols as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49798/19]

Community Pharmacy Services

Noel Rock

343. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when he plans to commence negotiations with pharmacy contractors regarding the unwinding of FEMPI for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49797/19]

Magdalen Laundries

Noel Rock

643. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for the development of a Magdalen laundries museum on Séan McDermott Street, Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49799/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Noel Rock

220. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning areas in which Meakstown and Charlestown belong; the reason they have not been defined in their own school planning area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47788/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Noel Rock

221. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the need for a primary and-or secondary school which serves the Meakstown and Charlestown areas will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47789/19]

School Curriculum

Noel Rock

222. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the misinformation and scaremongering occurring in relation to the relationship and sexuality education curriculum in primary schools; if a public awareness programme will be undertaken to ease any fears parents may have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47790/19]

Sports Events

Noel Rock

564. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of Dublin hosting a sporting event (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47791/19]

Proposed Legislation

Noel Rock

179. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the prohibition of mink farming Bill on the banning of fur farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45904/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Noel Rock

197. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and value of capital payments distributed to Dublin City Council from the National Transport Authority for the funding of cycling infrastructure and schemes; the number and value of capital payments allocated for distribution to Dublin City Council for the funding of cycling infrastructure and schemes from the National Transport Authority in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45903/19]

Naturalisation Certificates

Noel Rock

325. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review applications (details supplied) in view of a ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44796/19]

Rare Diseases Strategy

Noel Rock

584. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the person or body within the HSE rheumatology model of care document that has expertise in treating patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44793/19]

Rare Diseases Strategy

Noel Rock

585. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the specific pathways for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44794/19]

Rare Diseases Strategy

Noel Rock

586. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the person or body that has the expertise to co-ordinate the other relevant consultant specialists needed for the care of persons with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44795/19]

Redundancy Data

Noel Rock

1062. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she received correspondence from a company (details supplied) relating to collective redundancies in the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44797/19]

EU Directives

Noel Rock

242. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he is planning to implement the European Council Directive 2010/18/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43010/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Noel Rock

368. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his views on hospitals working outside the preferred methods of validating their waiting lists as outlined in the national waiting list management protocol, such as issuing letters to patients less than three months on the waiting list and giving them less than four weeks to reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43340/19]

Landfill Sites

Noel Rock

495. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of monofill landfill sites in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/19]

Recycling Data

Noel Rock

496. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 2,220 of 23 July 2019, the specific measures under consideration to require on-site segregation of construction and demolition waste and materials under the EU circular economy package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/19]

Recycling Data

Noel Rock

497. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the obligations placed on construction companies to have site waste management plans and their obligations for dealing with construction and demolition waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43013/19]

Electric Vehicle Grants

Noel Rock

507. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the deadline for the discontinuation of the €3,800 electric vehicle purchase grants for businesses will be extended in view of the fact that there are waiting lists for electric cars that will not be physically delivered until 2020 and some businesses have signed contracts and made applications to the SEAI for grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43406/19]

Garda Operations

Noel Rock

128. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the lack of enforcement being undertaken by An Garda Síochána to prevent private vehicles using bus lanes in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42461/19]

Electric Vehicles

Noel Rock

205. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process in order to avail of the new communal chargers for electric vehicles for apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42460/19]

State Aid

Noel Rock

51. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if the State will be able to recoup the €3.9 million costs associated with setting up an escrow account in 2018 in relation to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41042/19]

Childcare Services Inspections

Noel Rock

420. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the 113 crèche facilities operating with conditions attached to their registration in north Dublin and all 120 facilities in north-eastern areas of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41041/19]

Visa Applications

Noel Rock

261. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it takes two to three months to process a visit visa; the causes of the delay; his plans to implement an improved system in relation to the processing of visa applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39497/19]

Medicinal Products

Noel Rock

385. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39651/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Noel Rock

386. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset specifically covers only current HSE-funded users of FreeStyle Libre; if the health technology assessment review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39652/19]

Banking Sector Regulation

Noel Rock

61. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish banks implemented an illegal version of accounting standard IAS 39 in the period 2005 to 2018 (details supplied); and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that an organisation confirmed that its advice on IAS 39 as used by a company is inconsistent with the law. [38025/19]

HSE Reviews

Noel Rock

428. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure there are no further delays by the HSE in reviewing blood sugar monitoring technology such as the FreeStyle Libre device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37479/19]

Climate Change Advisory Council

Noel Rock

498. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has read the third Climate Change Advisory Council annual review (details supplied); the actions that will be implemented to address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/19]

Agriculture Industry

Noel Rock

499. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the assertion being expressed by Bord Bia that farming systems here are very sustainable mainly based on grazed grass; the reason agricultural emissions are rising if that is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/19]

Climate Change Advisory Council

Noel Rock

500. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount by which the national cattle herd must be cut to reach emission reduction targets; if this is a policy option under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37483/19]

Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot

Noel Rock

501. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the beef environment efficiency pilot scheme is compatible with recommendations of the report from the Climate Change Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/19]

GLAS Establishment

Noel Rock

502. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has made much of the success of GLAS participations levels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/19]

Climate Change Policy

Noel Rock

503. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his planned policy action to achieve the Climate Action Plan 2019 target for annual afforestation rates of 6,500 hectares by 2025, increasing to 10,000 hectares by 2030 in view of recent trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37486/19]

Climate Change Advisory Council

Noel Rock

547. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the report of third Climate Change Advisory Council annual review on climate change addressed concerns that emissions in Irish agriculture have steadily increased by 14% since 2011; the amount spent to date buying credits; the level of financial provision in the budget for buying carbon credits in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37481/19]

Climate Change Policy

Noel Rock

548. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to deal with carbon storage rather than peatland emissions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37487/19]

Departmental Surveys

Noel Rock

98. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide historic data held by his Department to provide comparative reference points (details supplied). [35360/19]

Teacher Career Breaks

Noel Rock

478. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if increments and pension entitlements of teachers who may return in 2019 to teaching posts here, having taught abroad during the recession and having previously worked here as teachers, will reflect years of earlier service here; if not, if the Teaching Council will categorise the teachers as newly registered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32408/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Noel Rock

1197. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if plans by the HSE to increase staffing levels in therapy disciplines to support the assessment of needs process for children in CHO Dublin north city and county will be expedited in view of the long waiting times for referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32005/19]

Recycling Data

Noel Rock

2220. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the volumes of plasterboard recycled in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the obligations on construction companies to segregate plasterboard under the European landfill directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32356/19]

Labour Court Recommendations

Noel Rock

316. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) has not replied to a Labour Court recommendation issued on 5 April 2019 in relation to pay increases to long-term staff; if assistance can be offered in the dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29269/19]

Medical Waste Disposal

Noel Rock

576. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the proposed introduction of a waste compensation scheme for persons that need to dispose of medical related domestic waste such as incontinence pads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29266/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Noel Rock

232. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated regarding an assessment of needs application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28803/19]

Public Transport Data

Noel Rock

313. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the purchases at Luas ticket machines by payment type, that is, card and cash, in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28362/19]

Air Services Provision

Noel Rock

324. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason his Department awarded a fifth freedom permit to an airline (details supplied) to operate a service between Dublin and Madrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28454/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Noel Rock

433. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) regarding an assessment of needs application will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27824/19]