Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Staff

Dara Calleary

319. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work practice changes for clerical officers who were introduced in her Department in 2017; if clearly defined responsibilities and expected workloads were made available to the various staff grades; if workloads and responsibilities were assigned proportionally to the various grades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47976/19]

School Closures

Dara Calleary

197. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department continues to rent a school building (details supplied) in County Mayo even though this school is closed and has no pupils; the long-term plans for the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47583/19]

Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Dara Calleary

507. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Dara Calleary den Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil an ndéanfaidh sé cur síos ar an tacaíocht a thabharfaidh sé maidir le todhchaí RnaG agus TG4 toisc go bhfuil ról tábhachtach acu ó thaobh teanga agus seirbhísí craoltóireachta poiblí de. [47083/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Dara Calleary

590. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a company (details supplied) is eligible to apply for the tender for broadband connection points. [47559/19]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

605. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans for pensioners who have to retire from their employment at 65 years of age but cannot apply for pension until they are 67 years of age. [47183/19]

EU Funding

Dara Calleary

57. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds allocated to Ireland over the 2014 to 2020 period and expended in each year and to date in 2019 between Exchequer and EU funding to the PEACE IV 2014-2020 Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and INTERREG, in tabular form. [47059/19]

EU Funding

Dara Calleary

71. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Ireland will be eligible for EU cohesion funding in the MFF 2021-2027. [47073/19]

Library Projects

Dara Calleary

210. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the original project budget for a library project (details supplied); the anticipated final budget; the level of engagement by his Department with the relevant local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46819/19]

School Transport Appeals

Dara Calleary

193. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school transport appeal by a person (details supplied). [46500/19]

Minor Works Scheme Applications

Dara Calleary

214. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to process minor works grant applications; his views on whether school managements need clarity on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46651/19]

Work Permits Applications Data

Dara Calleary

283. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of outstanding work permit applications for employers seeking to employ skilled staff in the meat industry; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a shortage of such skills within the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46150/19]

Occupational Therapy Data

Dara Calleary

369. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists by hospital; the number of occupational therapy vacancies by hospital and permanent vacancies and temporary vacancies, respectively; the number of occupational therapists employed by county in non-hospital settings; the number of occupational therapy vacancies by county in non-hospital settings by permanent vacancies and temporary vacancies, respectively; the number of occupational therapists on interview panels by county awaiting appointments as of 31 October 2019, in tabular form; and his views on the provision of occupational services nationwide. [46406/19]

Health Services Data

Dara Calleary

370. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of children on early intervention waiting lists for treatment for less than one year, for between one and two years and for over two years by speciality and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46407/19]

National Broadband Plan Administration

Dara Calleary

445. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 17 April 2019, the status of the over 300 sites that have been identified for early connection under the national broadband plan. [46208/19]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Dara Calleary

511. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of co-funding required for each project under the 2019 town and village renewal scheme; the projected source of co-funding as outlined in the application for project funding; and the projects that were not approved for funding that applied to the 2019 scheme by county in tabular form. [46014/19]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Dara Calleary

512. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved under the town and village renewal scheme in 2018 and to date in 2019 by county in tabular form; the number of projects that were not approved by county in each year; the reason for refusal; and if there is an appeal mechanism in place to appeal refusal decisions. [46015/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Dara Calleary

514. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 9 April 2019, the status of the over 300 sites that have been identified as the first places to receive a connection under the national broadband plan. [46207/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data

Dara Calleary

517. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the co-funding required for each project further to the recent announcement of successful project applicants to be funded under the second call for funding under the rural regeneration and development fund by county in tabular form; the projected source of co-funding as outlined in the application for project funding; and the projects in each county that were not approved for funding that applied to the second call. [46525/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data

Dara Calleary

518. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved under the first and second calls for the rural regeneration and development fund by county in tabular form; the number of projects not approved by county in each year; the main reasons for refusal; and if there is a mechanism in place to appeal refusal decisions. [46526/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Dara Calleary

527. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, adjudication (details supplied); and if she will reply in the context of its impact on discussions within her Department in relation to pension provision for community employment supervisors. [46082/19]