Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Darragh O'Brien

626. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 2016 capital sports grants scheme will be published in order to enable sports and community groups and associations to apply for much needed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/16]

Visa Waiver Programme

Darragh O'Brien

526. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the detail of his recent discussions with the authorities in the United States of America on the implementation of a visa waiver programme for the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12724/16]

Visa Waiver Programme

Darragh O'Brien

527. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the detail of his discussions with the embassy of the United States of America on the implementation of a visa waiver programme for the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12725/16]

Passport Services

Darragh O'Brien

1. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting time for the passport express service; if he has extended these due to the volume of applicants; the number of passports awaiting dispatch; the number that have not been issued within the usual 15-day deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12236/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Darragh O'Brien

3. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his contingency plans in the event of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12237/16]

Overseas Development Aid

Darragh O'Brien

5. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he will reach the United Nations target of 0.7% of gross national product for overseas development assistance as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12238/16]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Darragh O'Brien

10. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans discussions with the authorities in the United States of America given the ongoing concerns at the difficulties the undocumented Irish face and the concerns of their families at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11904/16]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Darragh O'Brien

24. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by the Government to secure the release of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11903/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Darragh O'Brien

235. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the legal position with regard to the provision of ongoing essential services by the State to an adult 18 years of age with recognised special needs, should their parents or guardians pre-decease them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11929/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Darragh O'Brien

237. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the legal position with the provision of ongoing essential services by the State to a child under 18 years of age with recognised special needs, should their parents or guardians pre-decease them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11931/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Darragh O'Brien

153. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of replacement school buildings for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11355/16]

Freedom of Information Requests

Darragh O'Brien

365. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the successive rulings by the Information Commissioner against the Arts Council with regard to records concerning the awarding of a grant to a close relative of a member of staff; that more than 18 months after the records were sought, the Arts Council has still not released all of the documents requested; of any discrepancies between the original and subsequent schedules provided by the Arts Council; if the behaviour of the Arts Council with regard to the Freedom of Information Act and the Information Commissioner has implications for other State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11315/16]

Leave to Remain

Darragh O'Brien

30. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for permission to remain in the State on the basis of being the spouse of an Irish national; to process this application without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10980/16]

Garda Station Closures

Darragh O'Brien

29. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to request the Policing Authority to review the dispersement of Garda Síochána stations and to assess the impact of the closure of Rush Garda station in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10003/16]

Garda Data

Darragh O'Brien

46. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in the Dublin metropolitan region northern division on 31 March 2011 and on 31 March 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10002/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Darragh O'Brien

303. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the refurbishment and provision of an extension for the Portmarnock community school in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10185/16]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Darragh O'Brien

6. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress of a review of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8820/16]

State Pension (Contributory) Appeals

Darragh O'Brien

36. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress of an appeal for a state pension (contributory) by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9066/16]

Harness Racing Industry

Darragh O'Brien

92. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for funding submitted by the Irish Harness Racing Association in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9093/16]

Harness Racing Industry

Darragh O'Brien

93. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the signing-off of the terms of reference for the economic report into harness racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9094/16]

Psychological Assessments

Darragh O'Brien

132. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a person (details supplied) is being prevented from accessing education due to a prolonged delay in the completion of a psychological educational assessment; and when an assessment will be completed for the person and a full-time place in an appropriate secondary school made available to the person. [8657/16]

Coastal Erosion

Darragh O'Brien

112. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to combat coastal erosion; the moneys spent on the alleviation of coastal erosion, by local authority area, in each of the years 2012 to 2015; if a national plan to combat coastal erosion is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8265/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Darragh O'Brien

393. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the provision of a new secondary school for the Malahide and Portmarnock area of County Dublin, as announced in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8254/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Darragh O'Brien

394. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Swords area of County Dublin, as announced in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8255/16]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Darragh O'Brien

398. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8323/16]

Family Income Supplement Appeals

Darragh O'Brien

33. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the progress of a family income supplement appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7379/16]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Darragh O'Brien

36. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7409/16]

Health Services Staff

Darragh O'Brien

274. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health when the gratuity payment due to certain home help workers will be made in lieu of pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7329/16]

Medicinal Products Supply

Darragh O'Brien

316. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to fast-track the approval of the new drug Orkambi for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7502/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Darragh O'Brien

447. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if stage 2B of the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will be completed without further delay and if the project will move to tender as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7804/16]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Darragh O'Brien

15. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to ensure that a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin under the invalidity pension scheme is processed without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6448/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Darragh O'Brien

662. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new location and premises for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6339/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Darragh O'Brien

681. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an urgent update on the commencement of the permanent building works she approved at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6476/16]