Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Inspector of Prisons Remit

Michael Healy-Rae

60. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to allow the Office of the Ombudsman to be given jurisdiction to deal with complaints relating to the prison service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29844/16]

Social Insurance Rates

Michael Healy-Rae

80. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase the employer PRSI rate to 13.75 % on incomes in excess of €100,000 to be used in budget 2017 as a part of the proposed funding of €200 million for the expansion of public and subsidised child care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29470/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Michael Healy-Rae

145. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an SNA by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/16]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Michael Healy-Rae

212. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to letters sent to persons who are local authority occupants (details supplied); if he will clarify the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29254/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

225. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide affordable and non-speculative social housing units through the development of models such as the limited equity associations and long-term fixed leasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29471/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

255. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29341/16]

Flood Prevention Measures

Michael Healy-Rae

317. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the cleaning out of rivers (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29781/16]

Health Insurance Cover

Michael Healy-Rae

465. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address the unfairness regarding private health insurance upon admittance to a public hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29769/16]

Equine Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

517. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for funding (details supplied) has been successful; if so, when moneys will be made available; if not, the reasons for a refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29522/16]

Road Network

Michael Healy-Rae

612. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue with regard to the lay-by areas on motorways (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29826/16]

Youth Services Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

645. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of further development of a Kerry diocesan youth service centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29703/16]

School Staff

Michael Healy-Rae

113. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29037/16]

Third Level Institutions

Michael Healy-Rae

116. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views with regard to a course in an institute of technology (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29047/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

160. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29140/16]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Michael Healy-Rae

190. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will address an issue with regard to Muckross House and Killarney House (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29131/16]

National Dementia Strategy

Michael Healy-Rae

192. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will increase investment in community and home based care to support and enable people with dementia to remain living at home for as long as possible, in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29166/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

198. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29048/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

207. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29075/16]

Farm Inspections

Michael Healy-Rae

231. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position with regard to a farm inspection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29011/16]

Forestry Grants

Michael Healy-Rae

234. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the qualifying criteria for forestry schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29060/16]

TAMS Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

237. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for funding under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29167/16]

VAT Rate Reductions

Michael Healy-Rae

98. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will support the promotion of modernised technology and safety features in Irish vehicles by lowering the cost of vehicle maintenance and lowering the VAT rate from 13.5% to 12%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28880/16]

Tourism Promotion

Michael Healy-Rae

102. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will maintain the support and growth of the Irish tourism industry by ensuring the 9% VAT rate is sustained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28834/16]

Budget 2017

Michael Healy-Rae

106. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will maintain the current VRT, VAT and motor tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28876/16]

Motor Insurance

Michael Healy-Rae

107. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his plans to counteract the increasing motor insurance rates and whether they will include the re-establishment of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28878/16]

Education and Training Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

114. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills to support the creation of a national hospitality and training agency to provide new apprenticeships and training to ensure the development of the hospitality industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28836/16]

Nitrates Action Programme Implementation

Michael Healy-Rae

126. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will extend the slurry deadline (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28916/16]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Michael Healy-Rae

137. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to ensure capital funding for social housing to provide 10% of housing units that are accessible for persons with mobility impairment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28828/16]

Disability Allowance

Michael Healy-Rae

153. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the disability payment scheme and establish a cost of disability payment to alleviate the financial burden placed on a disabled person's cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28833/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael Healy-Rae

180. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to fund an additional 500,000 hours for personal assistant services in the upcoming three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28829/16]

Medical Card Eligibility

Michael Healy-Rae

181. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the implementation of a system that issues medical cards based on a person's medical need rather than his or her income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28831/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

212. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28919/16]

Public Trusts

Michael Healy-Rae

213. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding remedial works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28921/16]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Michael Healy-Rae

214. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a penalty (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28927/16]

Electric Vehicle Grants

Michael Healy-Rae

219. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the environmental impact in reducing emissions through the extension of incentives for hybrid vehicles and VRT, capital allowances and SEAI grant incentives for electric vehicles in the upcoming five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/16]

Public Transport Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

224. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide disabled persons with a more accessible public transportation system through the allocation of funds to establish a nationwide network of accessible Bus Éireann coaches and coach stops; to upgrade unmanned train stations; and to expand the amount of accessible taxis from 5% to 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28832/16]

National Vehicle and Driver File

Michael Healy-Rae

230. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a system regarding vehicular safety which will require written-off vehicles to be accounted for and recorded on the national vehicle and driver file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28879/16]

Road Safety

Michael Healy-Rae

233. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a report into a fatal collision (details supplied) is not acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28915/16]

Regional Development Initiatives

Michael Healy-Rae

241. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding job decentralisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28953/16]

Garda Reserve

Michael Healy-Rae

82. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to change the rules whereby members of the Garda Reserve cannot patrol without a garda being with them (details supplied). [28126/16]

Excise Duties

Michael Healy-Rae

133. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine measures (details supplied) regarding the excise duty on alcohol here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28128/16]

Company Registration

Michael Healy-Rae

143. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if assistance can be provided to the heritage centre in Knightstown, Valentia, County Kerry, with regard to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28500/16]

Home Tuition Scheme Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

160. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of home tuition for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28090/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Michael Healy-Rae

161. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that all newly qualified teachers since 2011 get equal pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Michael Healy-Rae

166. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding cut-off levels for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28202/16]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Michael Healy-Rae

171. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the case of a person (details supplied) seeking a teaching number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28220/16]

Education and Training Boards

Michael Healy-Rae

192. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a query from a person (details supplied) regarding a KETB course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28571/16]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding

Michael Healy-Rae

216. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28080/16]

Departmental Websites

Michael Healy-Rae

251. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to difficulties being experienced in accessing a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28100/16]

Work Placement Programmes

Michael Healy-Rae

253. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can extend participation on a Tús scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28176/16]