Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

344. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status and progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6652/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

345. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status and progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6653/20]

Special Educational Needs

Martin Heydon

371. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional provisions being made for students with special educational needs who are missing out on school supports at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6798/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Martin Heydon

372. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional provisions being made for students with special educational needs that were due to sit the leaving certificate in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Heydon

645. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available for businesses that need to make structural changes to their business premises to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6866/20]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Martin Heydon

778. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned new endoscopy unit and day care unit at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6654/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Martin Heydon

779. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health if additional guidance is available with regard to social distancing for those with low sight or who are visually impaired or blind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6681/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Martin Heydon

813. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the status of the guidance and provisions in place to assist family carers that have concerns regarding guidance on Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7027/20]

Housing Estates

Martin Heydon

1376. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of applications from Kildare County Council for funding to complete housing estates (details supplied) with developer provided infrastructure; when he expects to make a decision on this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6795/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

266. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4963/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

267. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4964/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

268. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4965/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

269. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

270. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building projects (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4967/20]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Martin Heydon

398. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the grant for community closed circuit television systems; the way in which local groups can apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4962/20]

Hospital Services

Martin Heydon

713. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the status of progress on a new endoscopy unit for Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4959/20]

Mental Health Services

Martin Heydon

714. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the next steps in the delivery of a new stand-alone mental health unit to replace an existing unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4960/20]

Hospital Services

Martin Heydon

715. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the status of works proposed for St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4961/20]

Broadband Service Provision

Martin Heydon

1005. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll out of three broadband connection points in County Kildare; when they will be available for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4958/20]

Foster Care Expenditure

Martin Heydon

1118. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review the rates paid to foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4968/20]

Defence Forces Properties

Martin Heydon

35. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of engagement between his Department and the Department of Education and Skills on the site selection process for a new school build (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/20]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Martin Heydon

262. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the site selection process for a new school build at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/20]

White Paper on Defence

Martin Heydon

84. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of progress of the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53876/19]

Defence Forces Personnel

Martin Heydon

85. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the implications for working schedules in the Defence Forces based on recent decisions regarding breaches of the working time directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/19]

Consular Services Provision

Martin Heydon

101. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the opening of a new consulate in the north of England; if provision is made for same in forthcoming departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53735/19]

Electric Vehicles

Martin Heydon

137. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the status of the financial incentives for the provision of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53874/19]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Martin Heydon

177. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost based on the recent pilots of having 100 annual cross-Border exchanges between schools (details supplied). [53734/19]

Garda Retirements

Martin Heydon

216. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in each year of the past decade and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53724/19]

Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure

Martin Heydon

229. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the annual profile of expenditure of the Project Ireland 2040 disruptive technology fund from 2018 to its closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53730/19]

Research Funding

Martin Heydon

230. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason fundamental research is not allowed under the disruptive technology fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53733/19]

Work Permits Eligibility

Martin Heydon

240. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when additional categories will be added to the scheme for work permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53879/19]

Drugs Payment Scheme Data

Martin Heydon

317. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly threshold on the drug payment scheme for a family to €62.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53663/19]

Drugs Payment Scheme Data

Martin Heydon

318. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly threshold on the drug payment scheme for a family to €42; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53664/19]

Rural Transport Programme

Martin Heydon

394. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the usage of the extended rural transport LocalLink services that cover weekend and late night journeys which were initiated as a pilot; if data is available on the journeys taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53692/19]

Rural Transport Programme

Martin Heydon

395. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further expand the usage of the rural transport LocalLink services following the success of the extended weekend late night pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53693/19]

Rural Transport Programme Data

Martin Heydon

396. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the take-up of the LocalLink rural hackney grant pilot scheme announced in 2019 for 15 rural areas nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53694/19]

Ports Policy

Martin Heydon

399. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the transfer of each port of regional significance to local authority ownership structures since the introduction of the national ports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53728/19]

Cycling Policy

Martin Heydon

400. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of funding through the National Transport Authority an education programme available to primary schools to ensure that children are trained in safe cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53729/19]

Rail Services Provision

Martin Heydon

415. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to increase capacity on rail lines to County Kildare; if he will consider an expansion of the lines to four lines from Hazelhatch to south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53880/19]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Martin Heydon

425. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration will be given to funding structures for ECCE providers to ensure they receive a payment in December 2019 to assist with cash flow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53823/19]

Childcare Services

Martin Heydon

427. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on her engagement with private childcare providers; if she will consider a framework to meet them to listen to their concerns and hopes for the future of the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53873/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Expenditure

Martin Heydon

432. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual profile of expenditure of the rural regeneration fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53732/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Martin Heydon

439. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams available for cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53878/19]

Maritime Spatial Planning

Martin Heydon

458. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress being made towards increasing the percentage of maritime area designated as marine protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53727/19]

Arts Funding

Martin Heydon

477. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the terms and conditions of the per cent for art scheme under public procurement capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53725/19]

Departmental Strategies

Martin Heydon

478. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will give consideration to establishing a national peatlands park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53726/19]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Martin Heydon

65. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the ongoing review of technical pay within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53031/19]

Defence Forces Properties

Martin Heydon

73. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of work to identify a suitable site for a new post-primary school in the Curragh, County Kildare; his engagement with the Department of Education and Skills on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53018/19]

Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure

Martin Heydon

731. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the annual profile of expenditure of the Project Ireland 2040 urban regeneration fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53731/19]

Heritage Projects

Martin Heydon

10. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for built heritage projects in County Kildare in 2020; the drawdown of funds for such projects in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51904/19]