Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Private Rented Accommodation

Clare Daly

1550. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the provision made for older persons who are renting properties and whose tenancies are terminated following the transfer of the property to a vulture fund; and his plans to introduce safeguards for such persons such that they do not find themselves homeless in their retirement. [19096/19]

Election Management System

Clare Daly

1598. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on factually inaccurate information being printed and distributed on election material; and the remedy in place for correcting such falsehoods. [20070/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

186. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 717 and 718 of 26 March 2019, the person or body with which the obligations and responsibilities in the code of practice for the governance of State bodies rest in situations in which the chairman and the board have behaved inappropriately. [18176/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

187. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 717 and 718 of 26 March 2019, the appropriate entity to deal with an allegation of wrongdoing by the chairperson of the board of a State body; and his role in such circumstances. [18177/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

188. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 26 March 2019, if no action was taken by his Department following it being alerted to an email (details supplied); and if the allegation in regard to wrongdoing by the chairperson of the board contained therein was left to the chairperson and the board to address or not, internally. [18178/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

189. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints, notifications and disclosures of wrongdoing in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, from current or former personnel since July 2014; the date of receipt of each by his Department or his predecessors and-or the NMBI; the nature of the wrongdoing complained of in each case; the action taken by the him and each former Minister, his Department and-or the NMBI; the duration and outcome of such action; and the cost of associated legal and consultancy costs of the NMBI and his Department. [18179/19]

Children in Care

Clare Daly

268. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have died in State care since 2010. [18160/19]

Occupational Injuries Benefit Applications

Clare Daly

294. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability benefit and or illness benefit was received from a person (details supplied); when the application will be processed; when a decision will be made on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18199/19]

Army Personnel

Clare Daly

84. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which the last director medical branch conference took place; and the date on which the next conference is scheduled to take place. [17903/19]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations

Clare Daly

132. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the death of a person (details supplied); his views regarding unanswered questions of the family regarding the circumstances surrounding the death in Garda custody; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18051/19]

Horse Racing Industry

Clare Daly

201. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the operation of the foal levy and the legality of same; and his plans to change it. [17996/19]

Missing Children

Clare Daly

221. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children reported missing from residential care homes in 2018. [17857/19]

Flexible Work Practices

Clare Daly

233. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a worker on a 26 to 31 hour band can work more hours provided both the employer and the employee agree to same. [17975/19]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Clare Daly

234. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a self-employed person paying class S PRSI who has to retire from their employment to care for a sick partner is entitled to a carer's allowance; if not, her plans to address the matter or outline the entitlements to an alternative payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17982/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

253. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the substantial number of seagulls recorded after use of the 2018.19 derogation in Balbriggan and the effect on homes, schools and businesses including premises in which human food is prepared, sold and consumed; the relevance of a study (details supplied) to her policy obligations to avail of derogations in the interests of public health and safety and in respect of the declarations due on 1 May 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17947/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

254. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a statement in an article by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17948/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

255. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the consultative committee will not be tasked with enumerating the extent of the seagull infestation problem in Balbriggan (details supplied); and if clarification on same will be provided. [17949/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Clare Daly

73. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to call for a lifting of the sanctions on Venezuela, which are causing significant hardship for the population, as a first step in internationally facilitated talks between all sides in the country to resolve the present crisis. [17540/19]

Catalan Referendum

Clare Daly

79. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the trial of persons (details supplied); and if so, the action he has taken on the matter. [17539/19]

Central Statistics Office Staff

Clare Daly

97. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach if the proposal to reappoint the director general of the Central Statistics Office, CSO, for a second term is in line with the code of practice for the governance of State bodies. [17205/19]

Central Statistics Office Staff

Clare Daly

98. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to a survey of CSO staff (details supplied) that raised concerns with the director general in regard to the technical statistical skills and qualifications of certain CSO staff. [17206/19]

Central Statistics Office Reports

Clare Daly

99. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach the action taken by CSO management on foot of an external report (details supplied) which referred to bullying of CSO staff working at Dublin Airport. [17207/19]

Central Statistics Office Staff

Clare Daly

100. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach if the competition for a high-level head of international relations at the CSO is restricted to internal candidates only; and if so, the reason therefor. [17208/19]

Overseas Missions

Clare Daly

113. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the nature of the contract entered into to transport Defence Forces personnel to and from the Golan Heights; if the contract was negotiated by his Department or the UN; and the discussions he plans to have in this regard for the future. [17550/19]

Inspector of Prisons Reports

Clare Daly

234. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he plans to publish the report by the Inspector of Prisons into alleged unauthorised surveillance at Portlaoise Prison. [17576/19]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Clare Daly

235. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legal counsel for senior Garda management for the latest phase of the disclosures tribunal will be provided by An Garda Síochána or arranged by the senior members as individuals. [17577/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Clare Daly

340. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to opening a forum for discussion among the physiotherapy profession regarding the suitability of the panel system in the medium to long-term for the national recruitment of physiotherapists. [17514/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Clare Daly

341. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the proposal to create another staff grade physiotherapist panel behind the supplementary panels of the original 2016 panel carried out in 2017 and 2018 (details supplied); and if he will disband in full the 2016 staff grade physiotherapist panel, both original and supplementary, in the interests of fairness. [17515/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

347. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if a bulletin (details supplied) is an accurate portrayal of the work being undertaken in this area of mental health with particular reference to the lack of permanent positions available for talk therapists at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17531/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Clare Daly

348. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason there are only two permanent positions advertised through the national recruitment panel in March 2019; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact this is having on the inability of the HSE to develop appropriate talking therapies or psychotherapy, particularly in view of the growing demand for same. [17532/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Clare Daly

361. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) was approved by the HSE in Sligo for a home care package on 7 November 2018; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that, to date, despite the failing health of the person, the HSE in Sligo has still not provided the service; his plans to introduce legislation to compel the HSE to provide such services without delay when approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17620/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Clare Daly

400. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason the house of a person in a nursing home under the fair deal scheme cannot be sold while the person is alive in the context of assisting families whose children may want to buy out, for example, grandparents’ homes, generating new mortgages, stamp duties and giving the HSE revenue earlier than it would otherwise receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/19]

Eating Disorders

Clare Daly

418. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the lack of support for young persons in terms of the waiting lists to gain assistance for serious eating disorders in north County Dublin in view of the strain on resources of organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17786/19]

Energy Policy

Clare Daly

462. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the fact that Bord Gáis is threatening customers who oppose the installation of smart meters because of health concerns with disconnection of supply and large reconnection fees. [17549/19]

Irish Sign Language

Clare Daly

489. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is policy to provide Irish Sign Language interpreters under the provisions of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 at public consultations such as BusConnects and MetroLink. [17664/19]

Irish Sign Language

Clare Daly

490. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the public consultation for MetroLink taking place in April 2019 is not providing access to Irish Sign Language interpreters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17665/19]

Childcare Costs

Clare Daly

512. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a figure of €6,000 per placement per week as the national weekly cost of private residential placements was provided by Tusla in response to Parliamentary Question Nos. 312 of 13 March 2019 and 1180 of 26 March 2019 in view of the fact that the true costs range from €6,000 to €13,500 as acknowledged in response to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 9 April 2019 (details supplied). [17737/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

592. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the consultative committee on urban seagull issues has not yet met. [17440/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

593. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the review of the derogation process under Article 9(1)(a) of the EU birds directive delivered on 6 September 2018 addressed adequately and substantively all perceived threats in the context of urban seagull issues and the interests of public health and safety as catered for in the directive. [17442/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

594. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the policy initiatives she will be making in the 2019-20 general derogations declaration towards addressing all perceived threats in the interests of public health and safety in view of the recommendation in the final review report on urban gull issues which sought early publication of declarations. [17443/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

595. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if specific levels of professional competency in matters of public health and safety were mandatory requirements in the tender for the review of the derogations process under Article 9(1)(a) of the EU directive; the degree to which such competencies were vetted by her as being present in the consultancy team that was constituted to conduct the review; and if she is satisfied that the interests of public health and safety have been professionally and competently addressed in the review. [17444/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

596. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the recommendations at 2.1 to 2.4 in the interim report of the review of the derogations process under Article 9(1)(a) of the EU birds directive were not acted upon. [17445/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

597. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a consultative committee is being convened in view of the fact that it was not recommended by the report of the review of the EU birds directive Article 9(1)(a) derogations process and may delay the process of dealing with health and safety issues caused by urban gulls. [17446/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

598. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether her Department is not a competent authority in matters of public health and safety in view of the fact that the report of the review of the EU birds directive Article 9(1)(a) derogations process refers frequently to her Department as being the competent authority for making derogations. [17447/19]

EU Directives

Clare Daly

599. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if all national policy changes to address all perceived threats in the interests of public health and safety will be implemented with the priority due to matters of public health and safety at the earliest opportunity in view of the fact that section 4.2.1 of the report of the review of the EU birds directive Article 9(1)(a) derogations process acknowledges a number of public health and safety issues arising from same. [17448/19]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Clare Daly

6. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the Defence Forces had a net gain of just three members in 2017 despite a recruitment and training campaign costing in the region of €15 million. [16804/19]

UN Missions

Clare Daly

8. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a decision will be taken on whether to deploy the Army Ranger Wing to the MINUSMA mission in Mali. [16806/19]

UN Missions

Clare Daly

15. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason 130 members of the Defence Forces were unable to leave the Golan Heights on their scheduled departure date of 4 April 2019 and the steps he will take to ensure accountability for this failure in view of the fact that it is the second time in a year that members of the Defence Forces have been unable to return home on time. [16803/19]

Defence Forces Operations

Clare Daly

33. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces performed aid-to-civil-power duties for an aircraft (details supplied); and if they participated in the arrest or detention of two peace activists who attempted to inspect the aircraft. [16807/19]

Children in Care

Clare Daly

185. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the proportion of children in care who received criminal charges while in the care of the State in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [16996/19]

Wildlife Control

Clare Daly

13. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if licences have been granted for the capture of hares on lands owned by Coillte. [16710/19]

Defence Forces Allowances

Clare Daly

49. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the annual budget for the security duty allowance in each of the years from 2012 to 2019, inclusive. [16798/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

70. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Skerries as the first choice of locality to divest schools changed to Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock; and the basis for same. [16814/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

71. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the survey given to some parents of preschoolers in relation to the divestment of a school in the Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock areas; the results of the survey; and the location the data collected from the survey has been documented. [16815/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

72. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department sent guidelines under which a person (details supplied) is to operate in gathering data from each of the schools and from parents of children in the school in relation to the divestment of a school in the Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock areas; and if so, the guidelines in this regard. [16816/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

73. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process or procedure for the possible divestment in the school in relation to the divestment of a school in the Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock areas. [16817/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

74. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that decided that a vote by parents is the deciding factor for selecting which school is to be divested in the school in relation to the divestment of a school in the Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock areas; if the vote by parents is the deciding factor; and if there is a majority vote per school or if there is a target vote to achieve. [16818/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

75. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has, in an attempt to divest a Catholic school, outsourced the decision making power for doing so to the Catholic Church. [16819/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

76. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that has the decision making power to divest one of the eight schools as nominated in relation to the divestment of a school in the Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock areas. [16820/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

77. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position in the event parents veto a divestment in each of the schools in relation to the divestment of a school in the Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock areas. [16821/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

78. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason parents that have exercised their constitutional rights are now being undermined in those choices (details supplied). [16822/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

79. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a public consultation process on the matter of the divestment of a school in the Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock areas in the wider context on a national level. [16823/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

80. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether parents when choosing a school (details supplied) for their children had a legitimate expectation that their children would complete their education under the Catholic ethos in their national language. [16824/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

81. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether by permitting one vote per parent they are discriminating against children with only one parent or in circumstances in which two parents have more than one child insofar as each child is not receiving equal representation; and his further views on whether it is more appropriate that a parent or legal guardian of each child shall be entitled to represent each child individually in order that each child is represented in their own right. [16825/19]

School Transport Data

Clare Daly

86. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of privately-owned large public service vehicles operating school contracts for Bus Éireann, on behalf of his Department, that failed the third party inspection process on first and second inspection, respectively, by county of operation for each year since 2017. [16849/19]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data

Clare Daly

105. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the INIS has investigated or is investigating the way scammers get hold of the phone numbers of INIS applicants in view of reports (details supplied) of a telephone scam targeting persons who made applications to the INIS; and if a data breach in the INIS has been found, if it has been reported to the Data Protection Commission. [16972/19]

National Transport Authority Data

Clare Daly

165. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and location of all organisations which have direct award contracts with the National Transport Authority; and the duration of such contracts. [16842/19]

National Transport Authority Data

Clare Daly

166. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and location of all organisations in which the National Transport Authority is funding the salaries of the administrative staff in which those organisations have or had in the past direct award contracts with the National Transport Authority; and the expected duration of the continuity of such payments by the authority. [16843/19]

National Transport Authority Data

Clare Daly

167. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and routes of all public service contracts tendered by transport co-ordination units on behalf of the National Transport Authority since 2015; the duration of such contracts; and the number of such contracts operated by wheelchair accessible vehicles. [16845/19]

National Transport Authority Data

Clare Daly

168. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road passenger transport route licences suspended, surrendered and revoked, respectively, by year since 2015; and details of the routes involved. [16846/19]

Roadworthiness Testing

Clare Daly

169. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of large public service vehicles inspected and found to be defective at Road Safety Authority inspections by county since 2017. [16847/19]

Roadworthiness Testing

Clare Daly

170. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of large public service vehicles which failed the commercial vehicle roadworthiness test on their first inspection by county and year since 2017. [16848/19]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Clare Daly

189. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the name and location of all organisations which received funding from the dormant accounts fund since 2016 enabling them to purchase both small or large public service vehicles with such funding. [16844/19]

Pyrite Issues

Clare Daly

71. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a consultative forum will be convened for representatives from the Pyrite Resolution Board, the Housing Agency and Deputies from the areas affected to review existing pyrite legislation and the operation of the remediation scheme. [16333/19]

Local Authority Staff

Clare Daly

105. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied with the level of staffing in housing departments in local authorities. [16334/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

196. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process being led by a school (details supplied) regarding divestment. [16127/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

197. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to parents that desire better non or multi-denominational education for their children if an association (details supplied) and the board of management are opposed to this divestment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16128/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

199. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was chosen for divestment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16163/19]

School Services Staff

Clare Daly

211. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations with a union (details supplied) in regard to a new pay agreement for school secretaries paid through an ancillary grant; and if consideration will be given to expediting the operation of a new pay agreement in view of the poor pay and conditions of school secretaries employed through ancillary grants. [16287/19]

School Patronage

Clare Daly

242. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will release the findings of a survey that was conducted into schools in the Malahide and Portmarnock area with regard to potential divestment; and the way in which he envisages proceeding with the matter in view of the considerable chaos that has arisen as a result of the lack of information coming forward from his Department. [16737/19]

Legislative Measures

Clare Daly

248. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the inspection of places of detention Bill. [16097/19]

Witness Intimidation

Clare Daly

273. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 217 and 219 of 2 April 2019, the reason the information sought is not readily available in view of the fact that such information was produced in response to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 23 June 2011. [16565/19]

Prison Service Data

Clare Daly

274. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 21 February 2019, when a reply will be issued. [16625/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

335. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 26 February 2019, his views on the length of time it is taking to fill the CEO post in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI (details supplied). [16131/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

336. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the change in title and tenure for the most recent advertisement for the position of CEO of the NMBI following two advertisements in 2018 for a five-year business as usual CEO; the reason for this change; and the person currently fulfilling the CEO position on the board. [16132/19]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Clare Daly

337. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the consultants and-or persons employed on a contract basis by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, from June 2016 to date; the purpose of each engagement; the length of each engagement; and the cost to the NMBI for the relevant period of engagement. [16133/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

372. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the way in which it is planned to establish the number of children affected by anti-convulsant syndrome as a result of sodium valproate being given to their mothers during pregnancy. [16280/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

373. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the pathways available for parents to have their children diagnosed with anti-convulsant syndrome as a consequence of sodium valproate; and the pathways for needs assessment and treatment that will be provided for them. [16281/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

374. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans for a fully resourced public information campaign on to the risks of taking sodium valproate during pregnancy. [16282/19]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Clare Daly

375. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the HPRA has imposed a requirement that warnings on the risks of sodium valproate must be displayed on the external packaging of the drug and that the medication should not be dispensed without original packaging. [16283/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

444. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the situation in which pharmacists are restricted in the amount of chromospheres they are allowed to keep, with particular reference to the fact that such restrictions do not appear to be required in other EU states and cause considerable hardship to persons who require same. [16590/19]

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Clare Daly

468. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body that gave permission to An Bord Iascaigh Mhara to send an aquaculture remote classroom bus to schools nationally to inform children that salmon farms are environmentally safe; the grounds on which this permission was given; and his views on whether the visits by the bus to schools may represent an attempt to greenwash salmon farming in view of the evidence that salmon farms are polluting and a danger to wild fish stocks. [16313/19]

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Clare Daly

469. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of schools to date that had a visit from the Bord Iascaigh Mhara aquaculture remote classroom; and the number of schools it is scheduled to visit. [16314/19]

Natural Gas Grid

Clare Daly

496. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the most up-to-date scientific findings that fracked shale gas has a more detrimental impact on the climate than coal. [16186/19]

Childcare Costs

Clare Daly

567. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 13 March 2019 and 1180 of 26 March 2019, the reason Tusla maintains that the national weekly costs for private providers of children’s residential services are set at €6,000 per placement per week when the most recent invitation to tender for these services (details supplied) advertises costs of up to €13,250 per placement per week. [16440/19]

Construction Costs

Clare Daly

571. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 21 February 2019, when a reply will be issued from the OPW. [16626/19]

Local Government Audit Service

Clare Daly

623. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a discrepancy (details supplied); the reason for same; if the figures as contained in the value for money unit Local Government Audit Service report are accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16279/19]

Local Government Audit Service

Clare Daly

624. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a discrepancy (details supplied); the reason for same; if the figures as contained in the value for money unit Local Government Audit Service report are accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16327/19]

Employment Rights

Clare Daly

10. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her plans to improve protections for persons trapped in bogus self-employment will include new legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15605/19]

Employment Rights

Clare Daly

17. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review legislation for the protection of the rights of migrant workers engaged in seasonal work on short-term contracts of less than six months duration with a view to strengthening regulations. [15606/19]