Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Noel Rock

330. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department supports or runs information campaigns to encourage Irish businesses, SMEs and start-ups to apply for International Organization for Standardisation certification; if not, her plans to do so in the future in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42227/18]

Construction Industry

Noel Rock

331. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if supports are available in regard to the adoption of new and emerging technologies in the construction industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42231/18]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Noel Rock

470. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when plans will be put in place to assist families with the cost of IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42317/18]

Proposed Legislation

Noel Rock

471. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when the Bill for assisted health reproduction will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42318/18]

Renewable Energy Generation

Noel Rock

553. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of supports on offer to renewable energy start-ups here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42223/18]

Renewable Energy Generation

Noel Rock

554. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the energy matrix which is renewable energy, that is, wind, water and solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42224/18]

Renewable Energy Generation

Noel Rock

555. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the renewable energy infrastructure here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42225/18]

Sports Events

Noel Rock

577. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his discussions with the organisers of a tournament (details supplied) regarding Ireland potentially hosting the 2026 tournament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42210/18]

Sports Events

Noel Rock

578. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or officials from his Department have met an organisation (details supplied) regarding plans to join the bid to host a tournament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42211/18]

Sport Ireland Funding

Noel Rock

579. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the breakdown of funding for grassroots sport to each county in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42212/18]

Sport Ireland Funding

Noel Rock

580. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the breakdown of funding for grassroots sport to each sporting organisation for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42213/18]

Illness Benefit Applications

Noel Rock

628. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she is taking to clear the backlog in processing times for illness benefit applications; the actions she is undertaking to have general practitioners move over to the new application forms to prevent the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42214/18]

An Bord Pleanála Appeals

Noel Rock

663. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views regarding the backlog of appeals with An Bord Pleanála; if assistance or support is being provided to An Bord Pleanála to assist it in clearing the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/18]

Arts Funding

Noel Rock

690. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available to young artists here to encourage their development and to encourage employment in arts and culture here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42219/18]

Schools Data

Noel Rock

110. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a map of the 314 school planning areas. [40901/18]

Schools Data

Noel Rock

111. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a map of the school planning areas was last revised. [40902/18]

Schools Data

Noel Rock

112. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the previous school planning maps for Dublin. [40903/18]

Visa Applications

Noel Rock

176. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a delay and a change in criteria for Venezuelan nationals applying for visas here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40974/18]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Noel Rock

93. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions have been made in his budget submission to lower the teacher-student ratio in DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40415/18]

Disability Services Funding

Noel Rock

138. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if provisions have been made in his budget submission for additional resources in the Dublin north city and county area for the school aged disability teams and other early intervention services and services for school aged children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40416/18]

Road Safety

Noel Rock

194. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for legislation that would enforce taxis to provide child car seats as similar to other European states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40414/18]

Waste Disposal Charges

Noel Rock

174. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for his determination that the allowance of €75 would cover the cost of the disposal of incontinence products; if he will consider increasing the amount in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39141/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2149. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Dublin Port Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32565/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2150. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Port of Cork Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32566/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2151. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Shannon Foynes Port Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32567/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2152. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Port of Waterford Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32568/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2153. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Drogheda Port Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32569/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2154. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32570/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2155. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Galway Harbour Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32571/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2156. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the New Ross Port Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32572/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Noel Rock

2157. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his previous meeting with the board of the Wicklow Port Company; and if he will provide the minutes thereof. [32573/18]

Road Safety

Noel Rock

2158. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce governing legislation and safety regulations for the testing of driverless cars here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32574/18]

Electric Vehicles

Noel Rock

2159. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce governing legislation with regard to electric scooters; if the issues relating to these vehicles have been examined to date; and his plans to introduce legislation to bring Dublin in line with other European cities similar to EN 15194 with regard to electric bicycles. [32575/18]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Noel Rock

8. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department in respect of the Dublin inner city forum established following the Dublin inner city task force report. [30974/18]

Tobacco Smuggling

Noel Rock

171. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 520 million illegal cigarettes were consumed in 2017 according to the Revenue Commissioners' illegal tobacco products research survey, an increase of 30% since 2016; his plans to provide the Revenue Commissioners and An Garda Síochána with increased resources to tackle the issue of illegal tobacco smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/18]

Tobacco Smuggling

Noel Rock

172. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that of the 4,493 illegal cigarette seizures in 2017, there were only 26 convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31341/18]

Advertising Regulation

Noel Rock

378. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 3 July 2018, if he will consider introducing legislation which requires online advertising campaigns that employ models to sell body focused products to specify if models have disclosed that they are taking anabolic steroids to obtain an enhanced physique (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31389/18]

National Car Test

Noel Rock

495. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce the cost of the national car test, NCT, for electric vehicles in view of the fact that they do not need to undertake an emissions test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31390/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Noel Rock

196. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reimburse public servants in temporary acting-up roles who paid the pension related deduction at their full salary rate but were paying or receiving pension contributions at their substantive rate; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 provides that fixed term workers are afforded no less favourable treatment than their comparable permanent counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30671/18]

Legislative Measures

Noel Rock

617. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when he expects the enactment of legislation to amend the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to allow both male same-sex partners to sign a surrogate child's birth certificate; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30670/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Noel Rock

221. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the concerns of multiple sclerosis patients regarding access to life-changing medicines will be addressed; his plans to introduce changes to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29789/18]

HSE Reports

Noel Rock

222. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when the final report of the national out-of-hospital cardiac arrest steering group will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29790/18]

HSE Reports

Noel Rock

223. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the reason no teacher or principal representatives were appointed to the national out-of-hospital cardiac arrest steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29791/18]

Advertising Regulation

Noel Rock

264. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if legislation is being considered to require online advertising campaigns that employ models to sell body-focused products to specify if models are taking anabolic steroids to obtain an enhanced physique (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28791/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

Noel Rock

122. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the issues surrounding the new entrant pay scales of primary level education teachers will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28370/18]

Fur Farming

Noel Rock

224. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban fur farming here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28366/18]

Fur Farming

Noel Rock

225. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if rescinding the licences of the remaining fur farms (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28367/18]

National Clean Air Strategy

Noel Rock

234. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to publish the final report of the national clean air strategy which was due to be published at the end of March 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28369/18]

Derelict Sites

Noel Rock

271. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if renovation work or the selling of land at a location (details supplied) will be enforced under section 11(2)(a) of the Derelict Sites Act 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28368/18]

Approved Housing Bodies

Noel Rock

272. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Housing Finance Agency or his Department have been approached for funding from approved housing bodies for the purchasing of properties at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28371/18]