Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Narcolepsy Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

355. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 14 February 2017, when the centre of excellence for narcolepsy based in St. James's Hospital will open; when the pathway for the transition from children's to adult services will be provided; the reason for the delay in these facilities opening; the funding that has been allocated for this project in the current Health Service Executive service plan; the supports that will be available for persons over 16 years of age to make the transition to adult services in the absence of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9518/17]

Narcolepsy Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

356. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons under 16, over 16 and over 18 years of age diagnosed with narcolepsy here each year from 2009 to 2016; the total funding available for dedicated supports for these persons for each year from 2009 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/17]

Narcolepsy Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

357. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health his views on post-Pandemrix diagnosis of narcolepsy in children who received the vaccine; the number of such cases that have been drawn to his attention; if the State accepts liability for the full medical and education needs that these children now have as a result of the vaccine; and the additional budget allocation that has been made to the overall funding of narcolepsy-specific services to cater for the increase need arising from the side effects of the vaccine [9521/17]

Narcolepsy Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

358. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown on annual diagnoses of persons with narcolepsy from 2008 to 2016 with a further breakdown by age (details supplied) in tabular form. [9522/17]

Narcolepsy Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

359. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the supports his Department provides for families of children who suffered post-Pandemrix diagnosis of narcolepsy; and if no such supports exist to assist families deal with the stress of their situation, if consideration will be given to providing such supports [9523/17]

Narcolepsy Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

360. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with a group (details supplied); when he last received an invitation from this group to meet; and the reason he has not met the group since becoming Minister [9524/17]

Rent Controls

Eoin Ó Broin

247. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the 4% rent limits included as the new rent pressure zones apply to the rental accommodation scheme, housing assistance payment, SCHEP lease and approved housing body tenancies. [8110/17]

Energy Efficiency

Eoin Ó Broin

261. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the technical guidelines for near zero energy buildings will be published; the detail of these guidelines and their implications for public buildings and in particular, all new social housing in terms of energy efficiency requirements. [8401/17]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Eoin Ó Broin

397. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the way in which and when the necessary regulations will be put in place with regard to the provision and regulation of medicinal cannabis for certain categories of patient; the categories of patients to which the Government is seeking to make medicinal cannabis available; when it is expected to be made available; and if he will provide any further information he has on this matter. [8098/17]

Autism Support Services

Eoin Ó Broin

406. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autism and other behavioural conditions such as ADHD and so on in the HSE community organisation 7 area that are on waiting lists for the early bird programme, Beechpark services, speech and language therapy and psychology and occupational therapy; and the average length of time these children will be waiting on lists for these services in this area. [8121/17]

Water Services

Eoin Ó Broin

163. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government ,further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 24 January 2017, the annual cost to the Exchequer if the existing subsidy to domestic group and private water users covered the full operating costs of providing water for domestic use; and the number of domestic group and water users who currently benefit from the subsidy. [7750/17]

Garda Procedures

Eoin Ó Broin

92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current policy for gardaí when called to domestic incidents by a family member whereby the incident involves a child or young adult with mental health and behavioural issues such as adult ADHD and high anxiety; and the specific training gardaí receive for dealing with such incidents. [6726/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

163. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if help-to-buy scheme applicants can claim the rebate retrospectively in the event of the contractor not being registered for the scheme with the Revenue Commissioners at the deposit stage of a home purchase. [7430/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

164. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance in view of the low level of contractor registration for the help-to-buy scheme, his plans to address this problem; and the reasons a contractor may not register for the scheme. [7431/17]

State Examinations Commission

Eoin Ó Broin

175. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to specify the person or body that is responsible for providing and funding readers for children with dyslexia who are undertaking State examinations, such as the leaving or junior certificate examinations or mock examinations; and the procedure for securing this vital support. [6724/17]

State Examinations Commission

Eoin Ó Broin

176. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a reader funded by the relevant authority to facilitate the taking of State examinations in 2017. [6725/17]

Irish Water

Eoin Ó Broin

246. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if revenue raised by Irish Water through domestic water charges is used to fund the operational costs of the provision of water services or the rolling capital programme, as detailed in page 23 of Irish Water's business plan; and if some or all of the revenue raised from domestic water charges is allocated to Irish Water's capital investment programme, the amount allocated for each year that domestic water charges have been collected. [6992/17]

Health Services Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

379. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rescheduled appointment for surgery at St James's Hospital following the cancellation of an appointment on 31 January 2017 due to the ongoing trolley crisis. [6768/17]

Tourism Data

Eoin Ó Broin

227. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to the Dublin Mid-West constituency in 2015 and 2016. [5628/17]

Tourism Data

Eoin Ó Broin

228. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding which was allocated to the Dublin Mid-West constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [5629/17]

Tourism Data

Eoin Ó Broin

229. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here. [5630/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

269. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the persons and the groups on the departmental working group considering the regulatory approach in relation to online letting platforms such as a company (details supplied); the number of times this working group has met or plans to meet; and if the working group will be meeting with and taking submissions from relevant stakeholders. [5598/17]

Rent Controls

Eoin Ó Broin

280. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rationale for excluding approved housing body, AHB, rent reviews from the remit of the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, adjudication process; and if he will reconsider this exclusion and bring forward appropriate legislation that would allow AHB tenants that feel the outcome of their event review is not fair to have access to the RTB for adjudication. [5843/17]

Departmental Reports

Eoin Ó Broin

146. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the report from the expert panel established to investigate problems that have emerged with concrete block work in counties Donegal and Mayo will be published; and if he will ensure that the full report and recommendations as submitted to him will be published. [5031/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Eoin Ó Broin

39. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department has had consultation with the European Medicines Agency, EMA, on the application for market authorisation in the EU for the drug nusinersen; the timeframe, following a decision from the EMA, in which the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE, can commence its own process for assessment; the timeframe for this drug to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4554/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eoin Ó Broin

102. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the waiting list initiatives he is progressing; the status of further work currently being done by eHealth Ireland in relation to waiting lists; the projects being proposed and the funding required for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4553/17]

Harbours and Piers Development

Eoin Ó Broin

310. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the real need to develop facilities at Greencastle Harbour and Leenan Pier in County Donegal; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that his Department's funding system for piers and harbours severely curtails Donegal County Council's ability to carry out the necessary improvement works; and if he will urgently review this funding system. [4359/17]

Residential Tenancies Board

Eoin Ó Broin

317. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of vacant positions on the board of the Residential Tenancies Board; and the efforts that are being made to fill these places. [4520/17]

Visa Agreements

Eoin Ó Broin

36. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time on a tourist visa for a person (details supplied) whose passport was stamped on entry to Ireland on 15 December 2016 with an expiry date of 3 February 2017 but who understood that the tourist visa was for 90 days. [3604/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the claim as reported in a newspaper (details supplied) that the number of house completions may be lower than announced by his Department due to the way ESB connections are collated; and if he will review the methodology for calculating house completions in view of the information contained in the news report. [3663/17]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Eoin Ó Broin

103. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a PPS number; if so, the way in which the person can secure a PPS number; the place that the application for a PPS number should be directed; and the supporting documentation for a PPS number that needs to be provided. [3662/17]

Direct Provision Data

Eoin Ó Broin

109. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children that have been granted their stamp 4 visa or leave to remain but that remain in direct provision or other non-permanent accommodation funded by her Department on the first day of every month in 2016. [3441/17]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the persons and or the groups on the departmental working group on vacant properties; the number of times this working group has met; and when the the working group is going to report back. [3531/17]

Emergency Accommodation Data

Eoin Ó Broin

153. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of adults and children in emergency accommodation funded by his Department on the first day of every month in 2016. [3442/17]

Child and Family Agency Data

Eoin Ó Broin

283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adults and children in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges and the number of adults and children in Tusla-funded domestic violence step-down accommodation on the first day of every month in 2016. [3443/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

243. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the 5,280 social housing units provided in 2016 (details supplied); if he will provide a further breakdown of the leased units in terms of whether the units will be owned by councils or AHBs at the end of the lease term or if they will be owned by the private sector; if all 5,280 social housing units are now tenanted; and if not, the number that have not been tenanted. [2635/17]

Construction Contracts

Eoin Ó Broin

259. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the procedure whereby contractors, whether commercial or not for profit, can bid for contracts for the delivery of rapid build housing in Dublin, as outlined in the Government's housing action plan. [3059/17]

Water Services

Eoin Ó Broin

268. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost to the Exchequer if the existing subsidy to domestic group and private water users were to cover the full cost of those schemes to their users. [3166/17]