Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

296. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the outsourcing of previously employed civilian tasks; and the number of civilian staff in the Defence Forces and current cost of employing such person versus private sourcing. [39070/16]

European Defence Capabilities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

494. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will clarify the Government’s position on the European military headquarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38722/16]

Ferry Services Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

496. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any contingency plans have been put in place involving the Naval Service to provide a replacement ferry service for the persons of Inis Mór on a temporary basis until a more permanent solution is found. [38826/16]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

65. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the types of contracts that exist between his Department, the HSE, the NTPF and private hospitals for treatments commissioned by the private sector; if contracts are awarded en bloc, either in terms of funding allocated, speciality and so on or on a case-by-case basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37861/16]

Rare Diseases Strategy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the 48 recommendations of the national steering group on rare diseases; the specific actions that are being taken on access to medication and technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37862/16]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

104. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for the back to education allowance will be awarded without delay as the person (details supplied) has no financial means. [37871/16]

Home Care Packages

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

132. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will review its policy that states a nurse that provides care under a home care package cannot be left alone with a child they are caring for in order that single mothers such as a person (details supplied) may be able to leave their child in the care of a nurse, leaving them to take a break and spend time with their other children. [37835/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

142. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be awarded a bed in the national rehabilitation programme to undergo a three month programme. [37875/16]

Housing Assistance Payment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

248. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is considering increasing the housing assistance payment limit in view of the increase in rents. [36934/16]

Commemorative Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

464. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to re-establish the decades of centenaries all-party consultative committee; and her further plans regarding future commemorative events related to events 100 years ago falling during her term of office. [32802/16]

Child Care Services Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

771. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the sustainability fund; the criteria for inclusion in the interventions to assist community and not-for-profit child care services announced as a consequence of budget 2017; and when it will be rolled out. [37187/16]

Child Care Services Regulation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

772. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the new regulations coming on stream in January regarding the use of community employment participants and their education levels in community and not-for-profit child care services will cause difficulties and challenges for the services to stay within the regulations; and her views on the matter. [37188/16]

Community Childcare Subvention Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

773. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the ECCE child care scheme has caused some difficulties for some child care providers especially if they are open 50 weeks a year (details supplied). [37189/16]

Child Care Services Staff

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

774. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether there is a crisis of sustainability in the child care sector not only in terms of pay and conditions for staff but in terms of the availability of qualified staff to deliver on new standards. [37190/16]

Child Care Costs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

775. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the measures announced recently in budget 2017 and the way they impact on parents; the way parents will avail of or be identified for the affordable child care scheme; and her views on whether parents should be able to apply online prior to September 2017. [37191/16]

Child Care Services Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

776. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the new non-contact grant for child care services will be rolled out and first instalments paid to the service providers. [37192/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

777. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the 2017 child care budget increase which is connected with the roll-out of measures announced in budget 2016. [37193/16]

Citizenship Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

74. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be granted citizenship in view of the fact they have been here nearly 14 years. [36582/16]

Legislative Measures

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

212. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will remove the baptism barrier as part of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill in time for September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36078/16]

Legislative Measures

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

213. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will publish standard guidelines on opting out of faith formation in order that all schools can use them as a template in order that they can be in accordance with the requirement under the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36079/16]

Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

293. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for an eye test examination will be granted for a person (details supplied). [36120/16]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

296. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can be granted an extension to their community employment scheme. [36142/16]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

325. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect a decision on their case. [36355/16]

Commemorative Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

371. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans regarding future commemorative events related to events 100 years ago falling during her term of office; and her plans to re-establish herself or instruct the Minister for State to re-establish the decade of centenaries all-party consultative committee and its related advisory committee. [36105/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

15. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitment to provide a one-stop-shop in partnership with Tusla, local authorities and the homeless executive for families presenting as homeless. [35441/16]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

88. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in conjunction with the Dublin homeless executive and relevant local authorities, his Department will initiate a review of the practice of requiring households presenting as homeless to self-accommodate. [35440/16]

Health Services Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

181. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if an allocation of a drink supplement will be increased in respect of a person (details supplied). [35291/16]

Home Care Packages Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

580. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will award funding for a home care package for a person (details supplied) to allow them to return home. [34974/16]

Trade Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

694. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a statistical breakdown of economic activity from imports from Britain and Northern Ireland on an annual basis from 2014 to 2016 to date, inclusive. [34603/16]

Exports Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

695. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a statistical breakdown of economic activity from exports to Britain and Northern Ireland on an annual basis from 2014 to 2016 to date. [34604/16]

Brexit Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

696. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an assessment has been carried out on the way import duty would impact on the trading of goods with Britain and Northern Ireland post-Brexit; and if import duty will be set at 23%. [34605/16]

Brexit Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

697. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an assessment has been carried out into the future competitiveness of the SME retail sector post-Brexit, particularly the implications for imports and exports to and from Britain and Northern Ireland. [34606/16]

Brexit Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

698. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an assessment has been carried out to examine the implications for the cost of living for communities in rural and Border areas as a result of Brexit on the import and export of consumer goods; and the future implications for job creation in the region. [34607/16]

Brexit Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

699. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a statistical breakdown on an annual basis of cross-Border trade and tourism in County Donegal since 2014; and if her Department has conducted research into the likely implications arising from Brexit on trade and tourism throughout the Border region. [34608/16]

Defence Forces Deployment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

13. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the role of Defence Force personnel serving with the EU training mission in Mali, EUTM Mali, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33874/16]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

15. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has met representatives of the group, Action Lariam for Irish Soldiers, or if he will confirm the date when he will be meeting the group. [33875/16]

Common Security and Defence Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

17. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on a proposal agreed on 26 October 2016 that seeks to allocate €25 million annual funding for innovative defence technology over a three year period from 2017 under the so-called preparatory action for defence research; and his views on the opinion expressed by a person (details supplied), who said the EU subsidy had been largely driven by the European Commission and the arms industry. [33652/16]

Partnership for Peace

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

22. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a categorical assurance that no Irish defence personnel will participate in any Russian deterrent force and that no Defence Forces personnel have been deployed in a manner which would facilitate other member states' involvement in this military operation. [33655/16]

EU Meetings

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

29. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the meeting of EU defence ministers in Bratislava on 26 September 2016; the issues discussed; and if it was made clear at that meeting that Ireland would oppose all attempts to create a standing EU army and that Irish neutrality is non negotiable. [33653/16]

Defence Forces Equipment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

36. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will rule out the future procurement of any Israeli technology through the European Defence Agency for use by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33656/16]

Military Records

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

44. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when his Department will publish the next tranche of military service pension records from the period 1916 to 1923; and the amount of material expected to be released as part of the centenary programme. [33654/16]

Garda Deployment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

83. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any cost to An Garda Síochána in protecting the memorial wall in Glasnevin cemetery since it was unveiled in 2016. [33347/16]

Naval Service Vessels

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

540. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will expand on his comments that he supports plans to introduce a fully functional Naval Service hospital ship which would have the capacity to respond to worldwide humanitarian emergencies; and if his Department has assessed the cost of purchasing and deploying such a vessel. [33657/16]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

195. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person’s (details supplied) appeal for carer's allowance; and when the person can expect a decision on the case. [32607/16]

Qualified Child Increase Payments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

199. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person’s (details supplied) application for a qualified child allowance; and when a decision will issue. [32604/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

286. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed for a procedure. [32539/16]

Vaccination Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

140. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding supplies of childhood vaccines; if he is satisfied that the HSE has sufficient quantities to administer the BCG, MMR, Hib MenC and 6-in-1, in particular, in a timely manner; his views on whether the situation regarding these vaccines in the past few years has been satisfactory; and the steps taken to overcome shortages where they have existed. [32456/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

95. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not been awarded disability benefit. [32346/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

117. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied). [32155/16]

Garda Deployment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

94. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of current active members of An Garda Síochána, excluding members on secondment, career break, maternity and paternity leave or prolonged sick leave, and civilians based in Dundrum Garda station. [31549/16]