Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Accommodation Provision

Joe Carey

206. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the demographic figures and statistics utilised by his Department for school planning purposes for school planning areas in counties Clare and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22300/18]

Garda Recruitment

Joe Carey

77. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21869/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Joe Carey

185. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when funding in respect of a business case for a person (details supplied) will be sanctioned for respite services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21823/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joe Carey

136. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of staff in his Department including executive agencies by grade and location in counties Clare, Kerry and Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20232/18]

Immigration Policy

Joe Carey

138. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the civilianisation of immigration control in Dublin Airport; the progress that has been made for civilianising the other ports of entry, including Shannon and Cork airports and Dublin Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/18]

Garda National Immigration Bureau

Joe Carey

141. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to civilianise immigration registration offices nationally following the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service takeover of Garda National Immigration Bureau registration in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20303/18]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Joe Carey

150. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the time limits used by SUSI when determining qualification by a person for a third level grant; the way in which a person can retrospectively gain an award they are entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19692/18]

Tidy Towns Committees Funding

Joe Carey

20. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans in relation to the 60th anniversary of Tidy Towns; if there are special elements to 2018 competition in view of the anniversary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18924/18]

Departmental Funding

Joe Carey

60. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to agricultural shows and tidy towns in 2017; his plans to repeat the contribution in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/18]

Health Insurance

Joe Carey

145. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the opportunities that exist to appeal the nine month loading clause available to citizens from another country taking up residence here in view of the fact that the clause is not immediately apparent when assessing health insurance products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18423/18]

Tourism Policy

Joe Carey

28. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to sustain visitor numbers from the US market. [17772/18]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Joe Carey

86. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the effectiveness of the "Wonders of the Wild Atlantic Way" marketing campaign. [17771/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Joe Carey

945. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health his plans to make FreeStyle Libre glucose monitors available to all persons with diabetes based on clinical need at the discretion of their diabetes consultant and to remove the age barrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16274/18]

Departmental Funding

Joe Carey

1054. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that has been made available to beekeeping organisations over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/18]

Gaelscoil Issues

Joe Carey

1644. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be provided to carry out substantial refurbishment works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15653/18]

Flood Relief Schemes

Joe Carey

616. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the compensation paid to businesses affected by the flooding of 28 June 2012 in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13567/18]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Joe Carey

617. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of a foreshore licensing application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13570/18]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Joe Carey

618. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the foreshore lease renewal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13589/18]

Special Educational Needs Data

Joe Carey

198. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the national schools in County Clare with ASD units; the capacities, enrolments and associated staff numbers for same; his plans for projected future requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13055/18]

Driver Test Data

Joe Carey

863. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting period for driver tests in each of the driver test centres; his plans to reduce the average waiting period for these tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12700/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Joe Carey

139. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans with respect to the review associated to the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied); when a decision can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11150/18]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Joe Carey

503. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a new sports capital funding programme in 2018; when applications will be invited for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11693/18]

National Planning Framework

Joe Carey

71. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a centre (details supplied) is eligible to draw down funding from the newly established €1 billion rural regeneration development fund or the €2 billion urban regeneration and development fund; if so, the level of funding that could be provided for this project under either of these funding programmes; the way in which the company can advance its proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/18]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Joe Carey

269. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria available to a person (details supplied) to prove independent living status towards qualification for a third level grant when that independent living took place in a foreign country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9932/18]

Hospital Procedures

Joe Carey

488. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the position in on the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, at a day hospital (details supplied) in County Clare; the waiting lists for CBT across the mid-west region in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary; if there is a shortage of staff to provide CBT in the mid-west region; if so, the centres at which these shortages are occurring; the actions that have been taken to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9956/18]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Joe Carey

538. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time for the payment of BVD compensation to persons when all conditions regarding animal disposal are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9327/18]

Office of Public Works Projects

Joe Carey

81. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to upgrade the barrage on the River Fergus in Clarecastle, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9081/18]

Regional Development Initiatives

Joe Carey

44. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the type of support he is providing to develop the Atlantic economic corridor; if he will report on the engagement with stakeholders regarding this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8503/18]

Local Improvement Scheme Administration

Joe Carey

55. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the LIS scheme 2018; the allocations to date, by county; his further plans for the scheme into the future in view of demand; if the provision of funding towards maintenance of LIS roads will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/18]

JobsPlus Scheme

Joe Carey

50. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to enhance the JobsPlus scheme to target older unemployed and long-term unemployed persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8413/18]

Rural Social Scheme

Joe Carey

103. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the allocation of the additional 250 rural social scheme places will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8414/18]

Mobile Telephony Services

Joe Carey

529. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken to tackle the problem of mobile phone coverage black spots in rural areas in the context of his Department's co-chairing of the mobile phone and broadband taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8502/18]

Pyrite Issues

Joe Carey

606. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the advice he would give to persons in County Clare who are affected by pyrite on the best course of action to have the problem addressed; if the possibility of including these properties in the State pyrite remediation scheme will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8412/18]

Geological Survey of Ireland

Joe Carey

44. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his view on the value of the geoscience sector here as determined by a recent analysis of the sector; the steps he is taking to maximise the value of the sector to local economies and communities, such as the development of geoparks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7257/18]

Live Exports

Joe Carey

79. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which live exports performed in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the efforts his Department is making to promote further expansion of the live export trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6914/18]

GLAS Payments

Joe Carey

457. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; the reason for the delay in issuing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6735/18]

Regional Development Initiatives

Joe Carey

34. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the type of projects eligible for support under the regional enterprise development fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5764/18]

Local Enterprise Offices

Joe Carey

61. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the way in which the local enterprise offices can be better utilised to support job creation in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5765/18]

DEIS Data

Joe Carey

125. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 31 January 2018, the schools who were profiled for Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools or DEIS eligibility; the schools that were successful and unsuccessful following the most recent review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6249/18]

Schools Data

Joe Carey

127. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools, by county, name, address, email address, phone number and roll number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6257/18]

Flood Prevention Measures

Joe Carey

167. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to a flood alleviation project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5779/18]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Joe Carey

204. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position on an application for assistance towards the refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/18]

DEIS Eligibility

Joe Carey

166. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools profiled for DEIS-designation in the most recent review; the details of DEIS designated schools, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4747/18]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Joe Carey

228. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason the back-to-work family dividend cannot be regarded as a qualifying payment for the special rate of postgraduate grant as administered by SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3294/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme

Joe Carey

307. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when he expects the HSE’s primary care reimbursement service ​to make a decision on the inclusion of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor on the long-term illness scheme ​for persons with diabetes; his views on whether the time taken to date is excessive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2777/18]

National Planning Framework

Joe Carey

63. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has made a submission on the draft national planning framework; if so, the general focus of the submission; if the submission includes issues such as the growth of towns and villages, the role of the regional economic and spatial strategies and community development structures among other issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1290/18]

Flood Prevention Measures

Joe Carey

277. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood relief scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; when it will move to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1213/18]

Mental Health Services Provision

Joe Carey

1000. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the national policy with regard to the provision of adolescent psychotherapy services; the various services provided in each CHO area; his plans to enhance adolescent psychotherapy services in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1214/18]

General Practitioner Contracts

Joe Carey

1052. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the status of general practitioner contract negotiations; his views on whether the outcome of these talks will have a positive impact on the delivery of out-of-hours GP services, such as the County Clare service known as Shannondoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1532/18]

Arts Funding

Joe Carey

1932. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided by her Department to the Irish amateur dramatic movement partaking in the All-Ireland festival circuit, both one act and three act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1498/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Joe Carey

477. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the removal of the overage exemption from the early childhood care and education scheme from September 2018; the assessment made in advance of this decision with respect to the impact this decision will have on children with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53047/17]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Joe Carey

246. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision regarding an invalidity pension application will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52423/17]

GLAS Administration

Joe Carey

416. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the Teagasc portal is able to accept nutrient management plans for his Department from private practice GLAS planners; the number of times the system has failed to allow this over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51826/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Joe Carey

495. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for domiciliary care allowance in 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51689/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Joe Carey

496. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of successful applications for domiciliary care allowance in 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51690/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Joe Carey

497. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals the social welfare appeals office received for domiciliary care allowance in 2015 and 2016; the outcome of those appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51691/17]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Joe Carey

98. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce the necessary measures being sought by the chairperson of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to provide for greater powers of sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50303/17]

Immigration Controls

Joe Carey

281. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 29 June 2016, the steps his Department has taken regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49235/17]

Immigrant Investor Programme Data

Joe Carey

120. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of €1 million investments successfully made through the immigration investor programme that have contributed to social housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48453/17]

Immigrant Investor Programme Data

Joe Carey

121. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have made €1 million investments since January 2017 under the immigration investor programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48454/17]

Immigrant Investor Programme Data

Joe Carey

122. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visas granted under the endowment option of the immigration investor programme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48455/17]

Proposed Legislation

Joe Carey

123. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Domestic Violence Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48467/17]

Firearms and Ammunition Security

Joe Carey

129. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the membership of the firearms consultative panel; the reason that a representative organisation (details supplied) is not a member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48513/17]

Driver Test Data

Joe Carey

202. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of sick leave days taken by each driver tester; the centres to which they were attached in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of driving tests cancelled as a result, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48456/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Joe Carey

233. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48469/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joe Carey

171. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47998/17]

Hedge Cutting Season

Joe Carey

243. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the proposed extension of the dates for hedge cutting; when she expects these new measures to come into force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47889/17]

Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding

Joe Carey

245. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding streams that will be available from her Department in 2018 to support the repair of historical buildings in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47893/17]

Forestry Grants

Joe Carey

205. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the forestry applications with regard to an area (details supplied) in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; the size of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47453/17]

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme

Joe Carey

254. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person on farm assist would still qualify for the back to work enterprise allowance were they to participate in the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47452/17]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Joe Carey

405. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason, despite being offered second chance status and limited student contribution funding by SUSI, that a university is not in a position to recognise a person's (details supplied) qualification for SUSI grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46695/17]

Child Care Services Provision

Joe Carey

373. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44923/17]

Child Abuse

Joe Carey

374. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with respect to the issue of mandatory reporting in view of the fact that abuse victims may not feel able to access therapeutic services due to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44971/17]

Hospitals Building Programme

Joe Carey

354. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a project (details supplied) at the University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42747/17]

Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration

Joe Carey

508. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide for the introduction of low-cost loans for farming enterprises to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and on farm investment in Budget 2018 [41667/17]

Haulage Industry Regulation

Joe Carey

551. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed introduction of a maximum regulatory weight laden limit for non-articulated rigid trucks with five or more axles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42670/17]

Beef Exports

Joe Carey

42. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in opening and developing new markets for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41664/17]

Health Services Reports

Joe Carey

425. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date and future changes envisaged in the context of three monthly reports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41785/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

91. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood relief scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; when it will move to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40817/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

110. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood protection scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40588/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

111. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood protection scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40589/17]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Joe Carey

188. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [40430/17]

Fisheries Protection

Joe Carey

441. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by the Marine Institute on adding sprat to the species covered under the European maritime and fisheries fund marine biodiversity scheme in 2017; when he expects to definitively resolve the issue of pair trawling this species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40644/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

206. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a flood protection scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

207. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a flood protection scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39270/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

183. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a flood relief project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32356/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

184. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood protection project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32357/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joe Carey

185. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to a flood protection scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32381/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Joe Carey

203. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) regarding the allocation of special needs rooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32089/17]

Hospitals Funding

Joe Carey

192. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given for €500,000 required to enable the cardiology department at University Hospital Limerick to address the waiting list of approximately 40 persons awaiting keyhole valve replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31691/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Joe Carey

193. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/17]

Schools Building Projects Applications Data

Joe Carey

239. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value and number of school building projects and school extensions as administered by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in the locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30096/17]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Joe Carey

413. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment process associated with a consultant in a hospital (details supplied) since the adoption of the 2015 model of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30094/17]

Ash Dieback Threat

Joe Carey

430. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the policies and procedures with respect to ash dieback disease to be updated and operational; his plans regarding the reconstitution grant available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29490/17]

Afforestation Programme

Joe Carey

431. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the appeal process available to a person dissatisfied with the issuance of a contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29492/17]

Building Regulations

Joe Carey

639. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of opt outs for individual new dwellings under SI 365 of the building regulations 2015 for each local authority, by quarter and as a percentage of overall commencements in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30095/17]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Joe Carey

92. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka as a result of heavy rain which caused severe flooding and landslides in central, southern and western parts of the country; his plans to come to the assistance of these persons in this time of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29261/17]

Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes

Joe Carey

199. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding an application for 1:1 support under the access inclusion model in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29263/17]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Joe Carey

955. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when she will announce successful applicants under the 2017 town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27782/17]

Broadband Service Provision

Joe Carey

956. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if all local authorities have a broadband officer in place; the way in which this will assist with the delivery of broadband in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27783/17]