Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Planning Issues

Josepha Madigan

2175. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case (details supplied) which found insufficient support for measures giving residents of an area preference in acquiring housing in that area, his views on the impact that this will have on similar restrictions imposed by county councils here. [27147/17]

Adoption Records Provision

Josepha Madigan

10. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if choice will exist for those seeking to avail of adoption information and tracing services; if Tusla will be the sole provider; and the extra resources which will be allocated to Tusla to deal with likely increased demand for its services (details supplied). [22172/17]

Waste Disposal

Josepha Madigan

413. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the plans the Government and local councils have in place to ensure that all car wash sites are licensed to discharge waste and are compliant with all planning regulations in view of the increasing number of unauthorised pop-up car washes. [19955/17]

National Maternity Hospital

Josepha Madigan

989. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health the availability of IVF, sterilisation and abortion procedures allowed by law in the new National Maternity Hospital; and if this will be affected by the ownership structure of the hospital. [19992/17]

Fuel Rebate Scheme

Josepha Madigan

69. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Finance the subsidies available for those using diesel; and his plans to alter these schemes in view of moves in other jurisdictions to move away from diesel. [18856/17]

Water Quality

Josepha Madigan

313. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the regulations in place with regard to car washes and disposal of related toxins. [18115/17]

Business Regulation

Josepha Madigan

786. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the regulations in place regarding car washing businesses; and her plans for further regulation and licensing of the industry. [18114/17]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Josepha Madigan

273. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a recent application by a school (details supplied) for funding for security measures following a recent fire on its premises. [16568/17]

Sports Capital Programme

Josepha Madigan

644. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for a centre (details supplied) from the capital programme. [16334/17]

Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme

Josepha Madigan

182. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a feed-in tariff for electricity generated via solar photo voltaic systems will be introduced. [15635/17]

Zero-hour Contracts

Josepha Madigan

585. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of zero-hour contracts in legislation; her plans for reform in this policy area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15091/17]

Central Bank of Ireland Investigations

Josepha Madigan

59. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding the Central Bank tracker mortgage redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14591/17]

Bail Law

Josepha Madigan

114. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if electronic tagging of prisoners on bail has been implemented; if there are plans to expand its usage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11509/17]

Probate Applications

Josepha Madigan

124. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to delays in the processing of probate claims; and her plans to alleviate these delays. [11850/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility

Josepha Madigan

47. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans for separated persons who have agreed to relinquish their ownership of a family home on foot of a court order to be treated as a first-time buyer for the help-to-buy initiative announced in the last budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10824/17]

Long-Term Illness Scheme

Josepha Madigan

388. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health the criteria that determine the medicines available under the long-term illness scheme; if panhypopituitarism medication is covered; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8077/17]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Josepha Madigan

136. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation forcing the banks to lower mortgage interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6774/17]

Departmental Properties

Josepha Madigan

520. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum; if a notice to sell has been served by the trustees to his Department or the HSE; if the site has been valued; when it is due for sale; the names of the persons who are the trustees; if the proceeds of the sale will be ring-fenced for mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7290/17]

Education Schemes

Josepha Madigan

162. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to develop musical education and make instruments available to young persons and the general population through facilitating schools, youth groups and libraries in enhancing their music resources and the provision of access to musical training and instruments for the benefit of local communities. [6442/17]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Josepha Madigan

173. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reinstate the lone parent allowance for both parents who live alone and are separated. [6130/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Josepha Madigan

195. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore the medical cards to persons over 70 years of age in households earning over €900 per week after the lowering of this band in recent budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6258/17]

Education and Training Provision

Josepha Madigan

213. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the Dublin Rathdown constituency in 2015 and 2016; the amount of funding which was allocated in this regard; and the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here. [4301/17]

Building Regulations Compliance

Josepha Madigan

284. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the recourse available to apartment owners being footed with a bill for issues that they had no involvement in (details supplied). [3804/17]

Legislative Process

Josepha Madigan

279. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 will be enacted; when the sections dealing with accounting for micro companies will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3391/17]

Legislative Programme

Josepha Madigan

58. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expected timeframe for the enactment of the domestic violence Bill 2016. [2267/17]

Child Protection Services Provision

Josepha Madigan

246. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 8 November 2016, if the evaluation report has been reviewed, as suggested by her; if so, the findings; and if not, when the report will be reviewed. [2025/17]

Garda Stations

Josepha Madigan

129. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received the Garda Commissioner's report on the reopening of Garda stations; if so, when the stations will be reopened; when a decision will issue on Stepaside Garda station; and, if the report has yet to be completed, when it is expected. [41459/16]

Road Traffic Offences

Josepha Madigan

134. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to specifically combat speeding on Irish roads; and if there are plans to install more speed cameras. [41508/16]

Rental Accommodation Standards

Josepha Madigan

519. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current regulations governing overcrowding in residential accommodation; the repercussions which apply for landlords that breach these regulations; if he will provide statistics relating to the enforcement of the regulations; if there are plans for further regulation of this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1561/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Josepha Madigan

1336. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health the plans under way to assist those with hearing difficulties; the regulations that currently govern catering for those with hearing difficulties by broadcasters; and if there are plans to develop legislation further in this area. [1838/17]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Josepha Madigan

1521. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to facilitate the broadcasting of the full range of radio channels within Dublin Port Tunnel and end the current situation whereby only a limited number of channels are able to broadcast to vehicles within the tunnel. [41588/16]

Road Traffic Offences

Josepha Madigan

1523. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the current punishments for speeding will be increased. [41508/16]

Animal Welfare

Josepha Madigan

547. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the current regulations to safeguard animal welfare with regard to live animal circuses; and his plans to ban animal circuses. [39625/16]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Josepha Madigan

87. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans regarding raising and or abolishing the mandatory retirement age; and if there are plans under way to progress the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2014. [38536/16]

Health and Safety Regulations

Josepha Madigan

203. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are regulations in place regarding safety standards for candles, either in terms of fire safety and toxins; and if there are future plans for further regulation. [37826/16]

Commencement of Legislation

Josepha Madigan

85. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 has not yet been commenced; and the timeline for commencement. [37596/16]

Tax Credits

Josepha Madigan

144. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the unfair treatment of a secondary carer, who is also a major financial contributor to a child, being unable to receive the single person child carer credit when the primary carer chooses to cohabit and is no longer able to relinquish the credit to the secondary carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36928/16]

Private Rented Accommodation

Josepha Madigan

292. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current regulations applicable to property renters and the further regulations planned with regard to the negative implications upon housing supply of peer-to-peer accommodation rental companies (details supplied). [37454/16]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Josepha Madigan

663. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts currently under way to make Irish farming more environmentally sustainable in view of Ireland's difficulty in reaching the climate change targets of the Paris Agreement due to agricultural production of greenhouse gases. [37432/16]

School Admissions

Josepha Madigan

87. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will publish standard guidelines on opt-outing 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 (Admissions to School) Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36484/16]

Commencement of Legislation

Josepha Madigan

381. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in the commencement of Part 2 of the Children and Family Relationships Act, concerning donor-assisted human reproduction; if he will provide a timeline for commencement of this section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35952/16]

Female Genital Mutilation

Josepha Madigan

100. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been any convictions for female genital mutilation since the enactment of criminal legislation through the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012; if so, if she will provide relevant statistics; and if not, the reason there have been no or few convictions through this legislation. [35562/16]

Training Support Grant

Josepha Madigan

175. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria to be considered to become a HGV driver instruction tuition provider for Intreo; and the process to apply for same. [35560/16]

Child Protection Services Provision

Josepha Madigan

50. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department plans to explore, with the Department of Justice and Equality and other Government agencies, reviewing the pilot access centres run by a charity and an organisation (details supplied) from 2011 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33336/16]

School Closures

Josepha Madigan

236. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to accommodate students at a school (details supplied) which is set to close; when a new school is expected on the grounds of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32151/16]

Cancer Research

Josepha Madigan

449. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a mandate for cancer research into the national cancer control programme, which should be a key component of the national cancer strategy; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31863/16]

Driver Licences

Josepha Madigan

480. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health the costs involved in the recurring renewal of driving licences required by those aged over 70 years; and if any support is available for those with difficulty paying this sum. [29808/16]

HSE Properties

Josepha Madigan

481. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health if the disused HSE clinic site behind Dundrum library is available for use by local community groups. [29810/16]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Josepha Madigan

156. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the existing and planned rent relief supports available for working families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28849/16]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Josepha Madigan

184. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Health the funding available to help working families (details supplied) fund speech therapy for children with speech and language impairments. [28847/16]