Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Fiona O'Loughlin

304. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the processing of applications from County Kildare under the 2019 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47896/19]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

307. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the political advisers used by Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement and cessation dates in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47970/19]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

318. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the political advisers used by Ministers and Ministers of State in her Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement and cessation dates in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47963/19]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

336. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the political advisers used by Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement and cessation dates in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47967/19]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

372. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the political advisers used by Ministers and Ministers of State in her Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement and cessation dates in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47960/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

69. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if each new school building being built will have an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47446/19]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Fiona O'Loughlin

86. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress being made on securing a new site for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47445/19]

Direct Provision Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

254. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted asylum but continuing to reside in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/19]

National Development Plan Funding

Fiona O'Loughlin

15. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which counties Kildare and Laois will benefit from the national development plan, particularly in view of the overspend on the national children's hospital; the timelines for these benefits to be put into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46782/19]

Insurance Costs

Fiona O'Loughlin

35. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the priority measures he is putting in place to tackle the growing insurance crisis facing businesses, community groups, charities, sporting clubs and outdoor activities nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46565/19]

VAT Rate Application

Fiona O'Loughlin

58. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance the status of VAT on food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46566/19]

Emigrant Support Services

Fiona O'Loughlin

53. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the recommendations in the report on addressing barriers faced by returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46381/19]

International Agreements

Fiona O'Loughlin

69. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when Ireland will sign an international treaty on business and human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46382/19]

School Enrolments

Fiona O'Loughlin

178. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Fiona O'Loughlin

349. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/19]

Autism Awareness

Fiona O'Loughlin

350. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which the budget for the recently announced €2 million autism awareness plan will be spent; if there will be a reduction in the budget for autism services due to the awareness plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46281/19]

Army Barracks

Fiona O'Loughlin

24. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if capital funding will be allocated for the upgrading of living conditions for personnel in the Curragh camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45678/19]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Fiona O'Loughlin

30. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is still engaging with the Department of Education and Skills on finding a site for the new school building of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45679/19]

National Heritage Plan

Fiona O'Loughlin

48. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider making the Curragh a national heritage area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45336/19]

Departmental Funding

Fiona O'Loughlin

61. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the refurbishment of a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45337/19]

Army Barracks

Fiona O'Loughlin

90. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 24 September 2019, when works will commence on refurbishing the existing accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45158/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

237. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been progress on the signing of a contract for the site for the new school building for a school (details supplied); and the progress in relation to tendering. [44765/19]

Direct Provision System

Fiona O'Loughlin

238. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if extra supports for children residing in direct provision centres attending local schools will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44770/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

264. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 15 October 2019, when the appointment of a programme manager and design team process commenced; when the process will finish; when the next stage will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

265. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new post-primary school on the Curragh is due to commence; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that nothing is happening with a school (details supplied). [45157/19]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Fiona O'Loughlin

304. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons brought here under the EU relocation and the UNHCR-led refugee resettlement programmes who are living in emergency reception and orientation centres; the length of time they have been living in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44471/19]

Direct Provision Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

305. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons residing in direct accommodation who have been granted an international protection status or a permission to remain; the efforts his Department is taking to find alternative accommodation for these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44488/19]

Direct Provision Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

311. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons being accommodated in direct provision; the length of time they have been in direct provision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44565/19]

Garda Transport Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

323. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars in use in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44766/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Fiona O'Loughlin

575. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44769/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

576. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if support will be given to a school (details supplied) that has children suffering from trauma and developmental disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44771/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Fiona O'Loughlin

577. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44775/19]

Psychological Assessments

Fiona O'Loughlin

653. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 15 October 2019, if the person will be assessed in another catchment area in order that the child will not have to wait for a child psychologist. [45159/19]

Driver Licences

Fiona O'Loughlin

922. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a situation in which a person (details supplied) is without work due to changes to the person's driver licence will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44776/19]

Employment Rights

Fiona O'Loughlin

1027. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to companies that employ persons on 24-month contracts and terminate the contracts prior to the contract date, with pension investments being paid back to employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44773/19]

Building Regulations Compliance

Fiona O'Loughlin

1180. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if assistance is available for persons resident in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45343/19]

Rent Pressure Zones

Fiona O'Loughlin

1181. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider amendments to the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 in order that the expiry date of all deemed and designated rent pressure zones can be reviewed prior to 31 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45344/19]

Gender Balance

Fiona O'Loughlin

124. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of State boards meeting the 40% gender balance target in respect of their membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44132/19]

Departmental Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

145. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in the national office for the prevention of domestic, gender and sexual-based violence in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44178/19]

Departmental Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

146. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding provided to the national office for the prevention of domestic, gender and sexual-based violence in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44179/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

174. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the south Kildare NDT team; if additional personnel will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43933/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

175. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed in the south Kildare NDT team; if additional personnel will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43934/19]

Health Services Staff Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

176. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed in the south Kildare NDT team; if additional personnel will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43935/19]

Just Transition Fund

Fiona O'Loughlin

210. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure a just transition in Bord na Móna in view of further concerns regarding the future of 2,000 jobs expressed by the group of unions following a meeting with management at the end of September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43932/19]

Energy Efficiency

Fiona O'Loughlin

211. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding funding streams which are available to gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs to assist with the significant costs associated with purchasing self-power generating treadmills and exercise bicycles, thus ensuring the business has a higher degree of energy self-sufficiency and incentivises companies to be more green conscious, energy efficient and environmentally aware; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43936/19]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

280. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing an additional refuge place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44021/19]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

281. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing an additional 327 refuge places in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44022/19]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

282. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing ten additional refuge places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44023/19]

Curragh Plains Representative Forum

Fiona O'Loughlin

104. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement between his Department, the Curragh forum and Kildare County Council regarding ongoing land management and maintenance of the Curragh Plains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/19]

Defence Forces Equipment

Fiona O'Loughlin

105. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be available in 2020 to purchase additional 4x4 armoured utility vehicles and additional armoured logistic vehicles for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/19]