Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Assisted Decision Making

Róisín Shortall

256. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the timescale for the full commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, in particular Part 8 of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44191/18]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Róisín Shortall

293. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation to cycling projected in 2019; and the percentage this represents of all land transport funding. [44196/18]

Childcare Costs

Róisín Shortall

294. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of the care of a child in a foster setting per annum; and the average cost of the care of a child in an institutional setting by the type of institution in question. [44195/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Róisín Shortall

327. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 on 16 October 2018, the details of the respective budget allocated to each of the housing categories as set out in each of the rows in the table provided; and the way in which the estimate of delivering each target number has been costed. [44231/18]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Róisín Shortall

328. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the person or body with responsibility for the maintenance of local authority owned properties within privately owned multi-unit developments in view of the growing reliance by local authorities on acquisitions as opposed to direct builds for housing supply; the options open to a tenant in cases in which both the management company and the local authority are unwilling to address ongoing serious maintenance issues in a property such as this; if local authorities are responsible in view of the fact that that the rent is being paid to the local authority; if guidelines will be issued to local authorities on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44232/18]

Legislative Measures

Róisín Shortall

303. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the non-transferability of carer's leave between spouses with the same employer will be examined as part of the process of bringing forward new family leave legislation; and the reason spouses with the same employer are allowed transfer some of their leave to each other under current parental leave legislation but no such transfer is allowed under current arrangements for carer's leave. [43177/18]

Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications

Róisín Shortall

540. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a response to a query to the SEAI (details supplied) will be answered in view of the fact the matter has been ongoing for a number of months. [43475/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Róisín Shortall

563. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the precise extra costs on an annual basis for motor tax offices and the driver and vehicle computer services division of the administration of non-annual motor tax payments; and the way in which these relate to the extra payments made by drivers making non-annual motor tax payments. [43339/18]

Building Regulations Compliance

Róisín Shortall

689. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of building control management system, BCMS, certificates of compliance on completion of homes for multi-unit developments (details supplied) in County Dublin during 2016, 2017 and the first six months of 2018. [43474/18]

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

Róisín Shortall

148. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to address the reported backlog of cases at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, with reports of persons waiting many years for decisions on their claims; the number of cases awaiting decision submitted in each year for the past ten years and which remain unresolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42842/18]

Competition Law

Róisín Shortall

178. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which administrative or civil fines for breaches of competition law are available to enforcement bodies here; and her plans to improve enforcement options in this regard. [42858/18]

Budget 2019

Róisín Shortall

232. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the €25 reduction in income limits for general practitioner visit cards announced in budget 2019 will apply across all relevant age brackets and categories, for example, single person living alone, single person living with family and so on; when the changes to the income limits will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43063/18]

Medical Card Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

233. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if work was carried out by his Department or the HSE to assess the impact that recently announced welfare rate increases would have on the ability of persons to obtain and retain medical cards due to the small increase in income; his views on whether some persons will lose their medical cards or no longer qualify as a result of these increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43064/18]

Education Welfare Service Provision

Róisín Shortall

303. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of whole-time equivalent education welfare officers employed by the education welfare office in the north and south Dublin regions; the location and catchment area that each officer within these regions covers; the child population served in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42837/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Róisín Shortall

343. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the recently announced affordable housing scheme that was included in budget 2019; the expected timeline for the commencement of the scheme; the application procedures; the details of the institutions that will manage and operate the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43065/18]

An Bord Pleanála Data

Róisín Shortall

344. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of cases and appeals with An Bord Pleanála that have been awaiting decision for more than six but less than 12, more than 12 but less than 18, more than 18 but less than 24 and more than 24 months, respectively. [43066/18]

Competition Law

Róisín Shortall

141. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent of measurement by her Department or State bodies under her Department's remit of market concentration in various consumer markets here; and the current level of market concentration as measured by an index (details supplied) or some other measure in each of the cases (details supplied) that come under her Department's remit. [42757/18]

Competition Law

Róisín Shortall

197. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent of measurement by his Department or State bodies under his Department's remit of market concentration in various consumer markets here; and the current level of market concentration as measured by an index or some other measure in each of the cases (details supplied) that come under his Department's remit. [42756/18]

State Properties

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 91 of 23 November 2017, 68 of 17 January 2018 and 187 of 21 March 2018, the status of lands at a location (details supplied) for which Fingal County Council has sought a deed of waiver to transfer the land to its ownership; the timeframe for his Department to make a decision and respond to the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42347/18]

Departmental Funding

Róisín Shortall

205. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department contributes to medicines research and development annually; the budget holders, for example, the Irish Research Council, responsible to his Department; the extent of its funding allocations for medicines research and development; the principles which guide this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41884/18]