Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Government Reform

Simon Harris

493. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions that are in place in terms of local government reform measures to ensure the cultural identity of towns can be protected and retained following the abolition of town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1003/14]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Simon Harris

496. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of people and families currently on local authority housing lists by local authority; the way in which these numbers compare with numbers from five years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1046/14]

Housing Data

Simon Harris

497. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of undeveloped land that is in the ownership of local authorities for the purpose of providing local authority housing and a breakdown of this information for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1047/14]

Local Authority Staff

Simon Harris

498. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the new role of a chief executive of a local authority; the functions this role will administer; the main differences between this position and that which it is replacing of county manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1049/14]

Local Authority Funding

Simon Harris

518. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding his Department has provided to a local authority to renovate and repair a property (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when the application was lodged for this funding; when the funding was awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1422/14]

National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan

Simon Harris

536. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national disability strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1109/14]

Garda Deployment

Simon Harris

568. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in a county (details supplied); if he will provide breakdown in tabular form of the numbers by station and Garda rank or role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1114/14]

Garda Transport Data

Simon Harris

569. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles in a county (details supplied); if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the type of vehicle and to which station or stations each vehicle is assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1115/14]

Garda Deployment

Simon Harris

570. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reserve members in a county (details supplied); the stations to which they are assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1116/14]

Garda Recruitment

Simon Harris

571. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the optimum strength of An Garda Síochána in terms of personnel numbers; if he will provide an update on his announcement to recommence recruitment to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1117/14]

Youth Work Projects Funding

Simon Harris

721. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth workers currently funded through her Department or an agency under her remit; if she will provide a breakdown of these youth workers by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1052/14]

Youth Work Projects Funding

Simon Harris

722. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which a youth group or organisation working with young people in a town which has no youth worker may seek to obtain funding for such a post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1053/14]

Youth Services Provision

Simon Harris

723. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of any websites or online resources which her Department funds to provide information to young people on youth work, youth services or other information of use or interest to young people; the amount of funding provided to each organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1054/14]

Youth Services Provision

Simon Harris

724. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department is funding or intends to fund or develop a one stop shop style website providing information on youth work, youth services and other information of importance and relevance to young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1055/14]

Child Care Services Provision

Simon Harris

725. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will roll out the crisis intervention service emergency out-of-hours social work service for children and young people under the age of 18 years nationwide; if her Department has costed the national roll-out of this service; if she will provide details of the current CIS and how many referrals were made to the service in 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1056/14]

Mental Health Guidelines

Simon Harris

805. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of A Vision for Change; if he will provide in tabular form the current status of each recommendation or action in the policy document in terms of whether it is completed, in progress or not commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1017/14]

Mental Health Guidelines

Simon Harris

806. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health when he expects A Vision for Change to be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1018/14]

Mental Health Services Provision

Simon Harris

807. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent inpatient beds available in psychiatric hospitals for young persons experiencing mental health difficulties; the location of these inpatient beds; the number of inpatient beds at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1019/14]

Mental Health Services Provision

Simon Harris

808. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to provide mental health services in the community; what such services consist of; in which locations and primary care centres mental health services are now provided; the number of Health Service Executive employed staff now working in this area; the number that are expected to be recruited in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1020/14]

Mental Health Services Funding

Simon Harris

809. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if the €35 million in ring-fenced funding for the development of mental health services in budget 2012 and the further €35 million in ring-fenced funding in this area in budget 2013 has now been fully spent in this area; the way this €35 million in 2012 and the €35 million in 2013 was spent; the number of additional staff that have now been employed in the delivery of mental health services as a result of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1021/14]