Parliamentary questions

National Mitigation Plan

Catherine Connolly

242. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in respect of the national low carbon transition and mitigation plan, the person who will be consulted in its development; the process that will be undertaken to develop the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29057/16]

Departmental Strategy Statements

Catherine Connolly

151. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reflect and deliver on a public duty (details supplied) in his Department's statement of strategy due to be published in October 2016; the way in which his Department is engaging with the programme for a partnership Government commitment to equality and gender proofing in the departmental and budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28648/16]

Home Care Packages Expenditure

Catherine Connolly

455. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the funding made available for home help and home care packages for the community health care organisation, CHO, area 2 comprising Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in each of the past five years; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this area has spent in excess of those funds which were provided; the amount of those excesses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the decision has now been taken to bring the level of service and expenditure into equilibrium with allocated budgets, notwithstanding that patients and families are suffering as a result of insufficient home help and home care packages or that patients cannot be discharged from hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28517/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Catherine Connolly

456. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase home care and home help for a person (details supplied) to allow for discharge from hospital. [28518/16]

Programme for Government

Catherine Connolly

606. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to reflect and deliver on a public duty (details supplied) in her Department's statement of strategy due to be published in October 2016; the way in which her Department is engaging with the programme for a partnership Government commitment to equality and gender proofing in the departmental and budgetary process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28649/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Catherine Connolly

613. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reflect and deliver on a public duty (details supplied) in her Department's statement of strategy due to be published in October 2016; the way in which her Department is engaging with the programme for a partnership Government commitment to equality and gender proofing in the departmental and budgetary process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28647/16]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Catherine Connolly

46. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality given Ireland's commitment in September 2015 to take in 4,000 persons under the Irish refugee protection programme over a two-year period, the number of refugees under this programme who have arrived to date; the specific steps which have been taken to ensure this commitment is met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27426/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Catherine Connolly

47. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location for processing of Garda vetting applications; the number of persons employed to manage this process; if there is a backlog, and if so, the numbers and reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27425/16]

Flooding Data

Catherine Connolly

906. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Number 456 of 12 July 2016, if the tree management package works scheduled to begin on 1 September 2016 are in line to begin on that day; when such works will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25284/16]

Flooding Data

Catherine Connolly

907. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 12 July 2016, the funding applications under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme that have been received by the OPW; if any determination on the applications has been made; the outcome of the funding applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25285/16]

Flooding Data

Catherine Connolly

908. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 12 July 2016, and with reference to the statement that certain works on the OPW channel have been identified, and these are being put in hand, the number and particulars of the works on the OPW channel which have been identified, in tabular form; when these works commenced; the stage of completion and when it is expected that they will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25286/16]

Tourism Industry

Catherine Connolly

1634. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the severe problem posed by illegal dumping at a specific site (details supplied). [24929/16]

Statutory Instruments

Catherine Connolly

1645. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the list of statutory undertakers under the Electricity (Supply) Act 1927 and any statutory instruments subsequent to the stated enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24668/16]

IDA Ireland Expenditure

Catherine Connolly

35. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that IDA Ireland incurred expenditure totalling €10.4 million on a lease, comprising €1 million for rent and associated costs for office space, for a property that was not occupied during 2015, and that €9.4 million was paid in 2015 to exit the lease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23054/16]

Drugs Crime

Catherine Connolly

77. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the current resources being provided for the detection of drugs in the Border, midlands, west region and the State in general [22957/16]

Customs and Excise Controls

Catherine Connolly

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the withdrawal of the drugs sniffer dog from Ireland West Airport, Knock; the reason no dog is available for the entire Border, midlands and west region; when a replacement dog will be provided for the airport and a separate dog for the Border, midlands and west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22954/16]

Customs and Excise Controls

Catherine Connolly

100. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the current resources being provided for the detection of drugs in the Border, midlands and west region and the State in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22955/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Connolly

298. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person, (details supplied) including when the person will receive an appointment. [22973/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Connolly

299. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person, (details supplied) including when the person will receive an appointment. [22974/16]

Trade Agreements

Catherine Connolly

443. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the articles of the EU treaties the Commission is relying on when asking member states to sign a letter of intent prior to the qualified majority vote in relation to the provisional application of the comprehensive economic and trade agreement; if such a letter of intent has been signed and or if it is her intention to sign such a letter; in the event that such a letter of intent is signed, the legal recourse member states have to have it withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23115/16]

Programme for Government Implementation

Catherine Connolly

444. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she has put in place to deliver 135,000 jobs outside of Dublin as per the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23116/16]

Equality Issues

Catherine Connolly

445. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the initiatives in place to assist women in the workforce given that more than 70% of those on minimum wage here are women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23117/16]

Trade Agreements

Catherine Connolly

446. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the European Commission is acting ultra vires having delivered on 6 July 2016 a proposal to the Council of Ministers to provisionally apply the entirety of the comprehensive economic and trade agreement. [23118/16]

Rural Transport Services

Catherine Connolly

42. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the input his Department had into to the Galway transport strategy; to provide details of any reports provided by his Department to the Galway transport unit; the remit of the consultants involved together with any reports and-or findings presented by them; the plans in place for a light rail system for County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21981/16]

State Airports

Catherine Connolly

82. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority regarding the cost of mitigation measures consequential on its decision to develop the second runway, with particular reference to reducing the impact of noise and the impact on the transport network in the area. [21982/16]

Inland Fisheries Regulation

Catherine Connolly

10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to review pike management operations using gill nets and electrofishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21012/16]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Connolly

98. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a list of statutory undertakers under the Water Services Acts 2007 and 2013, the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Local Government Act 2001 and any statutory instruments subsequent to the stated enactments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21743/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Catherine Connolly

61. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans that have been put in place to protect the Irish fishing sector in view of the UK decision to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21011/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Catherine Connolly

191. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) including when the person will receive an appointment. [21465/16]

Mental Health Services Report

Catherine Connolly

12. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he has commenced the promised review of A Vision for Change, when he will complete it, the composition of the review team, its terms of reference, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20606/16]

Mental Health Policy

Catherine Connolly

38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason the independent monitoring group set up to monitor the implementation of A Vision for Change and which sat for two periods, 2006-2009 and 2009-2012, did not sit after 2012 given that it was a fundamental recommendation in A Vision for Change; his plans, if any, to reconvene such a monitoring group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20607/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Connolly

44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ultrasounds; the backlog that exists for ultrasounds in Galway University Hospital for infants up to four months; the reason there is a backlog for such an essential service; the steps being taken to resolve this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/16]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Catherine Connolly

111. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when irregularities and concerns first came to or were brought to his attention and that of the Health Service Executive in the matter of a charity (details supplied); the steps that were taken or reviews carried out; the documentation available on these reviews; the safeguards that have been put in place to ensure the continuation of the services provided by this charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20608/16]

Ministerial Hospital Visits

Catherine Connolly

118. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he has met with Saolta and-or the management of Galway University Hospital on health issues (details supplied) and the planning for a new hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20604/16]

Crime Data

Catherine Connolly

166. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of licensees who have been prosecuted and or convicted of an offence under section 4 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21080/16]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Catherine Connolly

340. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications for foreshore licences received, granted and not granted in each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive, and in 2016 to date; the reason for not granting the licences and for the backlog in processing licences; the steps he is taking to eliminate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/16]

Flooding Data

Catherine Connolly

456. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to deal with the ongoing flooding issues in Cong, County Mayo, with particular reference to Drumsheel Lower, Cregaree and Barna in relation to the Cong canal, given that no works have yet been undertaken by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21213/16]

Health Services Reform

Catherine Connolly

509. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health regarding the coroner's inquest, the Health Information and Quality Authority report and the internal and external reviews into the death of a person (details supplied) to outline in detail and in tabular form the number of recommendations that have emanated from these reviews, specifically each of those recommendations; the recommendations that have been implemented; the number of recommendations that remain to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20676/16]

Arts Funding

Catherine Connolly

46. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to bring funding for the arts in line with the European standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19898/16]

Disability Activation Projects

Catherine Connolly

10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to indicate the Department or agency or private sector operator that will have responsibility for the implementation of the fit to work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18800/16]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Catherine Connolly

43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the introduction of the fit-to-work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18799/16]

Marine Plan Implementation

Catherine Connolly

21. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be in a position to designate marine protection areas as required under Article 13.4 of the marine strategy framework directive; if legislation is necessary in the first instance; if so, when that will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/16]

Seaweed Harvesting Potential

Catherine Connolly

31. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the implementation of eight recommendations by the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht in relation to the Report of the Committee on Developing the Seaweed Industry in Ireland published in May 2015, which specifically considered the commercial aspects of harvesting seaweed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/16]

JobPath Implementation

Catherine Connolly

139. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature and duration of the contracts and the financial arrangements made with two companies to deliver JobPath; if persons in receipt of disability payments are included; the status of the implementation of JobPath; how he is overseeing the effectiveness of the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Connolly

142. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of rent he is paying for the Intreo centre at Fairgreen in County Galway; the terms of the lease; the nature of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/16]

New Skills Agenda for Europe

Catherine Connolly

9. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding he has applied for in the European Commission's New Skills Agenda for Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18292/16]

Educational Disadvantage

Catherine Connolly

12. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinitiate the suspended delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme, given the necessity for it in particular areas and the disadvantage some schools which would qualify under the programme are experiencing; when he will complete his review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18291/16]

Proposed Legislation

Catherine Connolly

227. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish further required amendments in relation to the Foreshore Act 1933 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18542/16]

Climate Change Advisory Council

Catherine Connolly

240. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and when he established the advisory council pursuant to section 9(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; the names of its chairperson and members; if and how often it has met; the recommendations it has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/16]

Maternity Services

Catherine Connolly

417. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of reports from the National Maternity Hospital and the Rotunda Hospital, given the recommendation by the Health Information and Quality Authority following its investigation of Portlaoise hospital that monthly safety statements be published by each of the maternity hospitals; if he will require all maternity hospitals to publish reports; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18211/16]