Parliamentary questions

Employment Support Services

Mick Wallace

346. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons by county who have returned to claim social welfare payments having previously taken up the JobPath service in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [44304/18]

Tax Data

Mick Wallace

125. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the annual State average of all income taxes paid by PAYE employees for each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [44204/18]

Tax Data

Mick Wallace

126. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the annual State average of all income taxes paid by self-employed persons for each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [44205/18]

Tax Data

Mick Wallace

127. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the annual average of all income taxes paid by PAYE employees for each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form. [44206/18]

Tax Data

Mick Wallace

128. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the annual average of all income taxes paid by self-employed persons in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form. [44207/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Mick Wallace

185. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the main contractors appointed to construct each large scale school building project undertaken from 2010 to date. [44198/18]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Mick Wallace

84. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the status of progress to recruit additional staff to expand the existing cath lab activity at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43545/18]

Psychological Services

Mick Wallace

91. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand counselling in primary care service to children and adolescents under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43544/18]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Mick Wallace

422. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if all four assistant psychologist positions for County Wexford have been filled as per the south-east community healthcare operation plan 2018. [43628/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports

Mick Wallace

37. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to publishing the report produced by the ODCE on its handling of a case (details supplied); if she has considered commissioning an independent report into the ODCE's handing of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42716/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding

Mick Wallace

38. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the funding increase to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; her plans regarding creating a statutory white collar crime agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42715/18]

Schools Building Projects Data

Mick Wallace

61. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects that have been affected by building contractors running into financial difficulties since January 2018; the names of the schools in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42114/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Mick Wallace

69. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the due diligence carried out to assess the solvency of main contractors prior to awarding them contracts to construct school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42115/18]

Garda Training

Mick Wallace

18. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether there is an over-reliance on An Garda Síochána with regard to incidents surrounding mental health; if he is satisfied that members of An Garda Síochána are receiving adequate and up-to-date training in the area of mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42439/18]

Prisoner Transfers

Mick Wallace

20. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress of the transfer of sentenced persons for cases outside of the UK that were reactivated earlier in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42442/18]

Commission on the Future of Policing Reports

Mick Wallace

24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the proposed Garda Síochána board as recommended by the Commission on the Future of Policing; his further views on whether this will lead to a decrease in external oversight of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42438/18]

Commission on the Future of Policing Reports

Mick Wallace

45. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recommendations by the Commission on the Future of Policing to establish two new oversight bodies for An Garda Síochána; his further views on the fact that two members of the commission noted their disagreement with these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42441/18]

Criminal Law

Mick Wallace

54. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reports by an organisation (details supplied) that there has been an increase in violence towards workers in the sex industry; his further views on whether the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 may be contributing to these incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42440/18]

Fish Farming

Mick Wallace

189. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if salmon farm escapes have been reported from 1 January to date in 2018. [42677/18]

Horticulture Sector

Mick Wallace

32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of agricultural land here used to grow vegetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/18]

Plant Protection Products

Mick Wallace

41. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the use of glyphosate will be reconsidered in view of the findings of the DeWayne Johnson court case in California; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mick Wallace

20. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Environmental Protection Agency's figures from May 2018 that emissions from those sectors of the economy covered by the 2009 effort-sharing decision could be between 0% and 1% below 2005 levels by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41176/18]

Energy Policy

Mick Wallace

31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the development of a liquefied natural gas facility here would be compatible with the State's commitment to tackling climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41175/18]

Mental Health Services Provision

Mick Wallace

328. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the sale prices and dates of sale for each lot that comprised the former St. Senan's Hospital and associated lands in Enniscorthy; if the moneys achieved by the sales were ring-fenced for mental health services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41046/18]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Mick Wallace

448. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Transport Infrastructure Ireland service station at the M11 site outside Gorey will open; the cost of building and maintaining the station to date by category and year; the estimated lost revenue from the service station since work finished in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41047/18]

Foreign Conflicts

Mick Wallace

30. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his UK, French, German or US counterparts on the subject of the war in Yemen; his views on the continued sale of arms by these countries to the participants in this war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40306/18]

Human Rights

Mick Wallace

33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the discussion at the recent UN Human Rights Council of the report of the findings of the group of eminent experts on Yemen; if action has been agreed among the members of the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40307/18]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Mick Wallace

48. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if it is the case that Defence Forces personnel involved in aid to civil power duties at Shannon Airport in 2018 were not protecting US military aircraft involved in war or military activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39997/18]

Overseas Missions

Mick Wallace

54. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the activities of the Defence Forces in the Golan Heights UNDOF mission, in particular their transition back to the Syrian side of the area relevant to the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/18]

Arts Funding

Mick Wallace

76. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has had discussions with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government with regard to amending the Arts Act 2003 in order to require each local authority to have a ring-fenced arts budget as recommended by arts advocacy organisations such as an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39831/18]

Land Development Agency

Mick Wallace

11. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he expects legislation to be introduced on the Land Development Agency, LDA; the number of staff the agency currently employs; if the position of CEO of the agency was advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/18]

Legislative Process

Mick Wallace

16. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to the passing of Second Stage of the Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018, if his Department will work with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government with a view to enabling the Bill to be enacted as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39098/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Mick Wallace

19. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the overall funding allocated to the 31 local authorities for void refurbishment in 2017 and to date in 2018; the conditions attached to receiving funding for a void refurbishment; if he is satisfied that this scheme has been given the necessary budget to be a success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/18]

Local Authority Housing

Mick Wallace

22. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on reports that Dublin City Council approached a company (details supplied) to rent blocks of units for social housing tenants; his further views on whether this development may contribute to rent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39099/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Mick Wallace

38. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether his Department's insistence on mixed tenure developments is having a negative consequence on the delivery of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39096/18]

Employment Data

Mick Wallace

60. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the decline in the unemployment rate in the south-east region between the first quarter in 2017 and the first quarter in 2018; the amount of the reduction that can be attributed to job creation; the amount of the reduction that can be accounted for by persons leaving the region’s labour force through migration or retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38847/18]

Departmental Data

Mick Wallace

95. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the independence of her Department's data protection officer is sufficiently respected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38846/18]

Departmental Agencies

Mick Wallace

91. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Pobal's proposed review into its charity status; if the review will be conducted in-house; the timeline for completion of the review; if his Department or the Attorney General has an input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38582/18]

Charities Regulation

Mick Wallace

101. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of his Department's engagement with the Charities Regulator with regard to his review of State agencies that also hold charitable status; if the Attorney General has had an input into this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38583/18]

General Data Protection Regulation Implementation

Mick Wallace

10. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the fact that no data protection impact assessment or policy was prepared prior to the unveiling of a new information technology system by Tusla, the national child care information system; her further views on whether Tusla is in breach of statutory data protection requirements; if she has communicated these views to Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38008/18]

Departmental Functions

Mick Wallace

29. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of her Department's planned examination of its relationship with Pobal with a view to forming a closer statutory relationship; if the terms of reference for this examination have been agreed upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38007/18]

Ports Policy

Mick Wallace

10. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the ownership model of Rosslare Europort is in the State’s best interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37803/18]

Departmental Reports

Mick Wallace

51. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in publishing the Irish Maritime Development Office’s study into the use of the UK landbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37804/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mick Wallace

76. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his projections for the carbon emissions from the power stations in Edenderry, west Offaly, and Lough Ree; when they will be burning 100% biomass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37567/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Mick Wallace

474. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the drug Spinraza will be reimbursed or made available to sufferers of spinal muscular atrophy as has been successfully negotiated by other BeNeLuxA countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37355/18]

NAMA Transactions

Mick Wallace

179. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 5 July 2017, his views on whether the debt refinancing loan sale Project Nantes relating to a company (details supplied) may have constituted a substantial loss to the taxpayer; if the loans related to Project Nantes were sold for €26.6 million and had a nominal value of €352 million; if his attention has been drawn to a conflict of interest with regard to the company that purchased the loans and the original debtor; if he will make immediate enquiries with NAMA in relation to this sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32695/18]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments

Mick Wallace

220. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that a company (details supplied) has received €25 million in State funding from the National Treasury Management Agency via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, while in 2012 the same company's loan book was sold via a refinancing transaction for an average discount of 92%; if he is satisfied that the State should be financing companies that have previously received such write-downs; his plans to discuss this €25 million financing provided by ISIF to the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33436/18]

Gambling Sector

Mick Wallace

621. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 6 February 2018, if the report he requested from An Garda Síochána on the enforcement role An Garda Síochána has with regard to unlicensed gaming activities and the availability of gaming machines in locations in which gaming in prohibited has been received. [32433/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Mick Wallace

1395. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a child and adolescent mental health advocacy group (details supplied) to discuss the provision of child and adolescent mental health services in County Wexford. [32742/18]

Fishing Fleet Protection

Mick Wallace

1918. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assist fishermen who lost pots and other fishing gear critical to their work following Storm Emma either with national funding or using the emergency EU funds that exist for such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33355/18]

General Data Protection Regulation

Mick Wallace

2440. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her definition of biometric data; her views on whether this definition is compatible with general data protection regulation, GDPR, EU case law, the advice of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and the recommendations of the Article 29 working party. [32576/18]

Commission on the Future of Policing Reports

Mick Wallace

11. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Commission on the Future of Policing to finalise its final report; if he has received an interim report to date; the costs associated with the running of the commission, including salaries and so on, since its inception; if the new Garda Commissioner will be bound by the expected recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing; if the Minister has discussed the commission and its work with the new Garda Commissioner; if his attention has been drawn to whether the work of the commission was raised during the interview process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29597/18]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Mick Wallace

16. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted under the refugee protection programme; when the original figure of 4,000 refugees will be reached; the reason for the delays in resettlement and relocation; his views on whether the family reunification programme will experience delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29600/18]

Garda Retirements

Mick Wallace

29. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had discussions with the Garda Inspectorate regarding retirement figures in An Garda Síochána; if he has assessed the possible need for a foreign recruitment drive particularly in the area of white collar crime; his plans to have discussions with the new Garda Commissioner with regard to these retirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29598/18]

Protected Disclosures Data

Mick Wallace

46. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the functioning of the protected disclosures system in An Garda Síochána; his further views on whether it is serving the needs of those who make a protected disclosure; the number of protected disclosures An Garda Síochána has received since 2014 under this system; the number of the disclosures that are still under active investigation; the length of time each investigation has taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29601/18]

Gambling Sector

Mick Wallace

70. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 7 February 2018, the number of prosecutions that were commenced in respect of unlicensed gaming activity for non-compliance with gaming licensing requirements in each of the years 2010 to 2017, by district; the number of these that led to convictions; the enforcement role An Garda Síochána has in regard to unlicensed gaming activities and the availability of gaming machines in locations in which gaming is prohibited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29599/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Mick Wallace

96. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if guarantees will be sought from the remaining partners of an organisation (details supplied) that it will pay subcontractors for work already carried out on the schools bundle 5 PPP project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29370/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Mick Wallace

100. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met unpaid subcontractors involved in constructing the schools bundle 5 PPP project; his plans to ensure they are paid for the work they have carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29369/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Mick Wallace

131. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the NDFA or his Department has an estimation of the number of subcontractors owed money for works carried out on the schools bundle 5 PPP project following the collapse of companies (details supplied); if there is an overall estimation of all outstanding moneys owed to these subcontractors; if the NDFA will engage with these subcontractors for work carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29106/18]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Mick Wallace

533. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability to include funding for equipment for the extended space such as sensory equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28837/18]

HSE Documents

Mick Wallace

187. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health when the HSE appeals procedure in relation to circular 17/2013 was first issued; the steps taken to ensure compliance with this appeals procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28164/18]

Fish Farming

Mick Wallace

228. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 20 June 2018, if Inland Fisheries Ireland has received a comprehensive report from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine regarding the farmed salmon escape from an operation at Glinsk in Mulroy Bay, County Donegal in July 2017; if Inland Fisheries Ireland is satisfied the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine has addressed all matters relating to the escape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/18]

Fish Farming

Mick Wallace

229. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether it is possible the farmed salmon stock captured in the western river basin district in 2017 had the potential to originate from a jurisdiction other than that of Ireland or Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/18]

Fish Farming

Mick Wallace

230. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the relationships between Inland Fisheries Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Marine Institute in relation to the licensing and regulation of salmon farming; if he is satisfied with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's response to the discovery of farmed salmon in the western river basin district in August and September 2017; if he is satisfied that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is fully committed to a properly regulated aquaculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28126/18]

Fish Farming

Mick Wallace

231. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is still possible for Inland Fisheries Ireland to provide the Marine Institute with samples of the farmed salmon stock captured in the western river basin district in 2017; the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has to date not provided samples of same to the Marine Institute as requested; if he will request Inland Fisheries Ireland to provide samples to the Marine Institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28127/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mick Wallace

327. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if lower age limits will be imposed on personalised budgets for persons with disabilities; if personalised budgets will be available to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27559/18]

Local Authority Housing Rents

Mick Wallace

595. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the review of the disparate systems of differential rents for social housing will be completed; if his attention has been drawn to the disparity between differential rents in County Wexford and south County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27702/18]

Special Areas of Conservation

Mick Wallace

16. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department’s input into the planning and construction stages of large scale road projects within special areas of conservation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26707/18]

Wildlife Conservation

Mick Wallace

37. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has given consideration to the reintroduction of the grey wolf in national parks; if research or studies have been carried out in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26706/18]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Mick Wallace

46. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of his discussions with the Minister for Finance regarding Home Building Finance Ireland; the input his Department will have in the State agency; his views on the fact that the agency will be staffed by NAMA employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26822/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Mick Wallace

48. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of direct builds by each of the 31 local authorities in 2017; his views on the fact that 11 local authorities built zero homes; his further views on whether there may be an over reliance on private sector turnkey units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26823/18]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Mick Wallace

77. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the wait times for Irish Water to acknowledge, process and communicate final decisions regarding pre-connection applications for sewerage and water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26820/18]

Vacant Sites Data

Mick Wallace

78. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of the 31 local authorities that have set up a vacant site register; the number that have not; the number that have and the register remains empty; his views on the fact that certain local authorities are ignoring the provisions of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015; the steps he is taking to force local authorities to comply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26824/18]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Mick Wallace

90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the waste water deficiencies in County Wexford; the number of locations in which untreated raw sewage is discharged in the county; if he is satisfied that Irish Water is doing everything possible in regard to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26821/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Mick Wallace

156. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if a schedule of each emergency transfer request to the National Ambulance Service from St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny to St. James's Hospital will be provided detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at St. Luke's; the time of clinical handover to the ambulance team in St. Luke's; the time of clinical handover at St. James's for each request made in each of the years since 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, distinguishing between echo and delta responses in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26967/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Mick Wallace

157. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if a schedule of each emergency transfer request to the National Ambulance Service from Wexford General Hospital to St. James's Hospital will be provided detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at Wexford General; the time of clinical handover to the ambulance team in Wexford General; the time of clinical handover at St. James's for each request made in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, distinguishing between echo and delta responses in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26968/18]

Ambulance Service Data

Mick Wallace

158. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if a schedule of each emergency transfer request to the National Ambulance Service from University Hospital Waterford, UHW, to Cork University Hospital, CUH, will be provided detailing the time of ambulance service request raised at UHW; the time of clinical handover to ambulance team in UHW; the time of clinical handover at CUH for each request made in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26969/18]

Ambulance Service

Mick Wallace

159. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the performance of the National Ambulance Service on a county basis and NUTS3 regional basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26970/18]

Inland Fisheries

Mick Wallace

184. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is preparing a report regarding the escape of some 20,000 farmed salmon from a site (details supplied) in Mulroy Bay, County Donegal in July 2017 as requested by Inland Fisheries Ireland; when the report will be finalised; when the report was first requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26987/18]

Aquaculture Regulation

Mick Wallace

185. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 30 May 2018, if the record will be corrected to accept farmed stock was taken to Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2017 as per the response of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1035 to 1038, inclusive, of 12 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26988/18]

Aquaculture Regulation

Mick Wallace

186. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason neither his Department nor the Marine Institute have sought further information from Inland Fisheries Ireland with regard to the findings of the Report on the Occurrence of Farmed Atlantic Salmon in Rivers in the Western River Basin District in August September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26989/18]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Mick Wallace

205. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Pobal's proposed review into its charity status; if the review will be conducted in-house; the timeline for completion of the review; if his Department or the Office of the Attorney General has an input into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/18]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Mick Wallace

206. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has had contact with the Charities Regulator with regard to its review of State agencies that also hold charitable status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27119/18]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Mick Wallace

223. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the regulations by which planning permissions for commercial solar energy installations are assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23916/18]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Mick Wallace

224. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department is formulating regulations regarding the construction of solar power projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23915/18]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mick Wallace

70. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to the tender seeking the supply of facial image matching software to improve the performance of the Standard Authentication Framework Environment, SAFE, registration process; if changes are planned to the way in which facial matching technology is employed based on the tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26570/18]

Direct Provision Data

Mick Wallace

235. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which single adults residing in direct provision are sharing rooms; the number who have been sharing rooms for over 12 and 24 months, respectively; the range of beds per room in shared rooms, that is, the highest number of beds to the lowest number of beds; and the average number of beds per room in shared rooms across the direct provision portfolio. [26271/18]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Mick Wallace

251. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Policing Authority has not issued guidelines to the Garda Commissioner regarding the supervision and control by the Commissioner of the monitoring of CCTV by authorised persons under section 38(11) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26357/18]

Fishing Industry

Mick Wallace

467. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a funding support scheme will be considered for the remaining draft and snap net salmon fishermen affected by the ongoing cessation of fishing activities; if an application for European maritime and fisheries funding from the European Commission will be made to compensate the fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26470/18]

Tús Programme

Mick Wallace

535. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the duration of Tús schemes beyond one year; and if the number of persons that find employment in the period after completing Tús schemes is recorded. [26361/18]

Dog Breeding Industry

Mick Wallace

32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied with the increases in the number of licences issued for dog breeding establishments in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25844/18]

Control of Dogs

Mick Wallace

41. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied there is consistent enforcement of all provisions of the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 1992 across all jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25843/18]

Child Care Law Reporting Project

Mick Wallace

31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to address the issues raised in the recently published child care law reporting project study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25561/18]

Illegal Adoptions

Mick Wallace

32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the sampling exercise of adoption records held by Tusla and the Adoption Authority of Ireland will be extended to include all forms of illegal adoption and not just illegal birth registrations. [25562/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Mick Wallace

77. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there were errors in the publication of the special needs assistant allocations to schools for the 2018-2019 school year; if all 474.97 SNA allocations announced for County Wexford on the NCSE website will be fully funded and each position filled for the 2018/2019 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25774/18]

Aquaculture Regulation

Mick Wallace

146. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if salmon farm escapes have been reported from 1 January 2018 to date. [25748/18]

Transport Policy

Mick Wallace

61. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Irish Maritime Development Office will publish its study into the use of the UK landbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24636/18]

Rail Network Expansion

Mick Wallace

116. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to invest in the Rosslare to Dublin rail line in order to improve line speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24635/18]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Mick Wallace

498. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Policing Authority has not yet issued guidelines on CCTV schemes in accordance with section 31(d) of the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015; when the Policing Authority will issue these guidelines; if he issued guidelines prior to the 2015 Act as per section 38(11)(a) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24932/18]

Equine Passports

Mick Wallace

946. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out in tabular form the number of checks carried out in compliance with SI 62 of 2016 and the requirement to possess a horse passport in each year since 2016; and the number of instances of non-compliance identified in each year. [24248/18]