Parliamentary questions

General Practitioner Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

176. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are delays in obtaining doctors' appointments in the Ballymun healthcare centre and persons are often left over a week waiting to get an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42639/19]

Disability Diagnoses

Maureen O'Sullivan

177. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for children to be diagnosed on the spectrum for autism in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; and the way in which this compares to the national average. [42640/19]

Local Authority Funding

Maureen O'Sullivan

321. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding outstanding to Dublin City Council for projects; and the details and periods for which this funding is outstanding. [42629/19]

Sustainable Development Goals

Maureen O'Sullivan

73. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a disability advocacy group will be considered as one of the listed SDG champions to drive forward SDGs in view of the number of persons living with disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42281/19]

Schools Building Projects

Maureen O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the remedial works required to deal with the pyrite issues in schools (details supplied); if students will be expected to vacate the schools when works take place; and the timeframe for same. [42346/19]

Schools Refurbishment

Maureen O'Sullivan

100. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a grant for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied). [42347/19]

School Enrolments Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

101. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the relevant departmental geographic information systems, GIS, data, that is, enrolments and other relevant data which is mapped for the Finglas, Ballymun, Dublin 11, school planning area. [42348/19]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Maureen O'Sullivan

281. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the National Parks and Wildlife Service had at its disposal adequate resources to deal with its responsibilities for protecting special areas of conservation, such as at a location (details supplied). [42452/19]

Animal Welfare

Maureen O'Sullivan

59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 2 October 2019, the way in which he, as Minister with responsibility for animal welfare, can address the issue of horse-drawn carriages from the welfare perspective as highlighted by many groups that care for horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41886/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can ensure that a key objective of the Irish Greyhound Board’s strategic plan 2018-22, which is to maintain animal welfare at the centre of the industry, will be met; the way in which the greyhound care fund is addressing the welfare and health issues of greyhounds. [41885/19]

Greyhound Industry Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

79. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the deaths and injuries of greyhounds at tracks here from 1 January 2019 to date. [41934/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

96. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1418 of 6 September 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the issue that the claim that a greyhound suffered a heart attack at Shelbourne Park is at variance with an eye witness report (details supplied). [41935/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

97. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds buried in the grounds of Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium; if this practice was approved by the Irish Greyhound Board; if dogs continue to be buried there; and the procedure for incidents involving dogs that die at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium and other IGB tracks. [41936/19]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Maureen O'Sullivan

111. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider reintroducing high level meetings between officials to address outstanding issues relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41890/19]

Carbon Tax Implementation

Maureen O'Sullivan

130. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the impact assessments his Department has carried out regarding increased carbon taxes; and his views on the various NGO reports that estimate that those least well off in society are the most impacted by carbon taxes such as the one introduced in budget 2020. [42290/19]

Carbon Tax Implementation

Maureen O'Sullivan

131. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is necessary to introduce legislation to ensure that revenues raised from carbon duty measures to combat climate change will be ring-fenced for just transition and climate mitigation as he indicated. [42292/19]

Immigration Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

266. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the special scheme for students which was launched by INIS in October 2018; the number of persons granted residence through the scheme; if processing has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41889/19]

Energy Infrastructure

Maureen O'Sullivan

533. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the security of supply review that was committed to regarding concerns raised about the Shannon LNG project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42291/19]

Environmental Policy

Maureen O'Sullivan

534. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a smoky coal or single use plastic ban into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42293/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Maureen O'Sullivan

61. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of outstanding issues relating to the availability of tagrisso osimertinib for use in lung cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41348/19]

Health Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

63. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of work to address the issues in relation to dual diagnosis. [41347/19]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Maureen O'Sullivan

256. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria for the back to education allowance; her views on whether it is beneficial for all parties to extend the allowance for students completing post-graduate courses that will be advantageous for securing full-time work in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41473/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

Maureen O'Sullivan

114. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting time for public cataracts procedures; the way in which he plans to address this waiting time as an over reliance on the treatment purchase fund. [41349/19]

Health Promotion

Maureen O'Sullivan

115. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a cardio-wellbeing and information campaign in view of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41350/19]

Tax Reliefs Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

37. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that would be raised if discretionary tax reliefs were available only at the standard rate; the discretionary tax reliefs, the cost of each and the estimated saving in tabular form; his views on whether there would be advantages in pursuing this model in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40692/19]

Animal Disease Controls

Maureen O'Sullivan

534. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to that the open seasons order in relation to hares his views on the use of terriers or canine breeds other than beagles, harriers or greyhounds to be involved in the hunting of hares. [41153/19]

Animal Disease Controls

Maureen O'Sullivan

535. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to the open seasons order in relation to hares his views on the hunting of hares by way of regulated coursing at the same location and townland multiple times in the same season. [41154/19]

Hare Coursing Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

536. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a pre-coursing report as per directive 1 of A Summary of Directives, Instructions and Guidance notes issued by the executive committee of the Irish Coursing Club and control stewards' report as per directive 11 were made following all regulated park and open coursing events that took place either under the terms of the netting licence or open season order during the 2018-2019 season; and if she will provide a list of all events for which reports were made and the reason if any that a particular report was not made. [41155/19]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Maureen O'Sullivan

13. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the powers An Garda Síochána has to deal with anti-social behaviour, in particular on-street drinking in Dublin city centre; if his attention has been drawn to the impact such behaviour is having on retailers, in particular on-street traders such as market vendors; and the way in which the force can address such problems. [40056/19]

Departmental Reports

Maureen O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the safety of members it represents; the way in which he can ensure the safety of sex workers from abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/19]

Children in Care

Maureen O'Sullivan

247. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the locations voluntary residential services are situated in the strategic plan for residential care services for children under state care. [40488/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Maureen O'Sullivan

47. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the outstanding issues relating to licences for the operation of horse-drawn carriages in Dublin. [39765/19]

Public Transport

Maureen O'Sullivan

64. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the chronic overcrowding issues faced by commuters in the greater Dublin area, most notably on DART and bus services, at peak rush hour times; and the way in which he plans to address the matter without placing the emphasis on commuters to plan their journeys around busy periods. [39763/19]

National Convention Centre

Maureen O'Sullivan

91. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a cultural group (details supplied) that have used a centre is now being precluded from doing so in view of the fact that his Department is the sponsoring Department for the centre. [39764/19]

Visa Applications

Maureen O'Sullivan

140. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the level of communication offered by INIS to persons seeking visas and while acknowledging the average processing time of six months the way in which he can improve general communication and speed at which IDs are assigned under the Service Improvement Plan 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40059/19]

Gambling Sector

Maureen O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he can progress changes to regulation and enforcement in the gaming sector and if he acknowledged the concerns raised by bingo club operators on the impact the Gambling and Lotteries Amendment Bill 2019 could have on their particular niche industry, including needing a distinction between lotteries and bingo within legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40060/19]

Office of Public Works Properties

Maureen O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the relationship between a location (details supplied) and the OPW; his views on the location refusing permission for a group to perform there as part of a cultural event while allowing the group to perform in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39474/19]

Bus Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

540. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason certain submissions regarding BusConnects from residents of Mountjoy Square were not considered as part of the consultation process; his views on the concerns of residents regarding the impact of BusConnects on their communities and in relation to the submission process itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39856/19]

Dublin Bus Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

541. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review or study has ever been undertaken by Dublin Bus to access the difficulties experienced by commuters in inner suburbs of the city centre with overcrowded buses, many of which originate in distant suburbs; if his attention has been drawn to the frustration for commuters when numerous busses pass by in the morning unable to stop due to being at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39857/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Maureen O'Sullivan

554. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the recommendations from the first report of the Collaborative Forum of Former Residents of Mother and Baby Homes published in April 2019 with particular reference to the progress made on those recommendations related to health and well-being supports. [39428/19]

Tax Code

Maureen O'Sullivan

50. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the perceived unfairness of the inheritance tax system as outlined in correspondence from a person (details supplied) can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38959/19]

International Programmes

Maureen O'Sullivan

55. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on illicit flows of capital from development partner countries of Ireland in the global south; if his attention has been drawn to the issue of tax avoidance being linked to poverty in developing countries; if he will raise the matter with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37369/19]

Brexit Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

102. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify his reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 272 and 273 of 17 September 2019 (details supplied). [39002/19]

Defence Forces Strength

Maureen O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he has prioritised retention of suitable personnel as an essential factor in developing military capabilities in line with section 7.3 of the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38421/19]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Maureen O'Sullivan

35. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the recruitment drive in 2017 for the Defence Forces yielded modest results; if he will consider pay and conditions of existing members being paramount in addressing the retention of members in place of costly recruitment policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/19]

Property Tax Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

90. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the amount and value of property tax collected in each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [38597/19]

Local Authority Funding

Maureen O'Sullivan

553. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2019, in tabular form. [38594/19]

Hare Coursing Regulation

Maureen O'Sullivan

19. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will maintain a ban on hare netting which was imposed since 9 August 2019 in response to the RHD2 disease; if her attention has been drawn to the importance of the Irish hare and its survival; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37891/19]

National Monuments

Maureen O'Sullivan

42. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to progress the recommendations of the Moore Street report: Securing History 2 (31 July 2019); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37890/19]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Maureen O'Sullivan

39. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which it is planned to address the turnaround times for maintenance sections in the context of refurbishing local authority units for allocation to new tenants; his views on the fact that these times can often be excessive and that this can have an effect on tenants and general length of local authority housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37492/19]

Planning Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

45. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to and his views on the concerns of residents and established communities in SDZ areas in which large scale developments are ongoing and constant; if he is satisfied that under SDZs residents are given ample opportunity to express their views on proposed developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37491/19]

Hare Coursing Regulation

Maureen O'Sullivan

161. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether live hare coursing has a place in a modern society in view of the grave concerns over greyhound welfare in general across Ireland raised over the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Maureen O'Sullivan

44. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the EU position on Libya; his further views on whether conditions within detention centres in the region are of grave concern; and his plans to address this on a European level. [37371/19]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Maureen O'Sullivan

47. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if matters regarding legacy issues, in particular the withholding of State documents by the UK Government for incidents such as the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in 1974, were addressed in view of the level of bilateral conversations with the UK regarding Brexit; and if not, his plans to do so at the next opportunity. [37372/19]

Irish Aid

Maureen O'Sullivan

62. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he can ensure that disability inclusive development will be realised within the international development policy of Irish Aid and that persons with disability will be a key priority within the development policy. [37368/19]

Human Rights

Maureen O'Sullivan

65. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing political crisis and human rights violations in Bahrain; the position of Ireland on the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37370/19]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Maureen O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had recent discussions relating to outstanding issues for the victims and relatives of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. [26844/19]

Naturalisation Applications

Maureen O'Sullivan

271. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered conferring Irish citizenship on a person (details supplied). [37157/19]

Brexit Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

272. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the implications for Irish citizens currently the subject of a European arrest warrant to Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit (details supplied); the steps he has taken to address these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37209/19]

Brexit Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

273. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the interaction he has had with his European counterparts and the criminal justice agencies here regarding the way in which the human rights of Irish citizens under European arrest warrants to Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be protected in view of concerns expressed by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission regarding the implications of a no-deal Brexit with particular reference to the legal basis of an EAW in that scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37210/19]

Dublin Airport Authority

Maureen O'Sullivan

574. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the DAA has completed the airport noise contour maps; the stages the process has been through; the bodies or persons with which it shared the information; if and when his Department and Fingal County Council were given the maps; if each was provided preliminary versions; and the reason the information was not provided to residents. [37211/19]

Immigration Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

572. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons from Colombia living here; the number on a stamp 2 and stamp 4; and the number of Colombians who have sought asylum in the past decade. [35040/19]

Deportation Orders

Maureen O'Sullivan

625. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order (details supplied) will be reconsidered. [35841/19]

Citizenship Applications

Maureen O'Sullivan

635. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he plans to address the continuous residence requirement for persons applying for citizenship; and the number of applications for citizenship affected by a ruling (details supplied). [35965/19]

Garda Deployment

Maureen O'Sullivan

667. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the child protection unit at Mountjoy Garda station, Dublin 7, as of 27 July 2019. [36398/19]

Work Permits Eligibility

Maureen O'Sullivan

708. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if healthcare assistants will be put on the critical skills visa list in order that healthcare assistants from abroad can be employed here due to the acute shortage of these skills. [35039/19]

Respite Care Services Provision

Maureen O'Sullivan

896. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the respite needs of a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [35164/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

1418. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a post-mortem has been carried out on a dog (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; and if a regulation that post-mortems be carried out on all dogs that die at greyhound tracks to be carried out by an independent vet will be considered. [35854/19]

Mining Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

1525. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure in relation to the granting of permission for large-scale rocket blasting of rock; the purposes for which the practice is authorised; the person or body that authorises same; and the way in which it is managed and overseen with particular reference to the relevant legislation and or regulations governing same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36163/19]

Departmental Bodies Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

1538. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of positions on the boards of agencies and commercial State companies under the remit of his Department, in tabular form; and the quorum required for a board meeting for each agency. [36400/19]

Childcare Services Administration

Maureen O'Sullivan

1665. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 10 July 2019 and her letter of 29 July 2019, the criteria upon which Tusla and the HSE can grant the extra hours; the limits there are when granting such hours in relation to the proposed national childcare scheme; and the limits when granting such hours. [35062/19]

Rent Pressure Zones

Maureen O'Sullivan

1943. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Athy local electoral area will be designated as a rent pressure zone; the rent increases in the area over the past two years by quarter; if HAP thresholds will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35084/19]

Quarrying Sector

Maureen O'Sullivan

1983. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the procedure in relation to the granting of permission for large-scale rocket blasting of rock; the purposes for which the practice is authorised; the person or body that authorises same; and the way in which it is managed and overseen with particular reference to the relevant legislation and or regulations governing same. [36162/19]

Prisoner Transfers

Maureen O'Sullivan

674. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a prisoner (details supplied) has been transferred to Shelton Abbey; and the reason this happened only three months into a three year sentence. [31861/19]

Hare Coursing Regulation

Maureen O'Sullivan

3012. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a coursing meeting at a location (details supplied) was unlicensed by the National Parks and Wildlfe Service and unregulated; and if so, the actions that will be taken in relation to same. [31881/19]

Famine Artefacts

Maureen O'Sullivan

3024. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on an investigation of the Woodenbridge famine site and the protection of the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32684/19]

Commemorative Events

Maureen O'Sullivan

3025. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has made a decision on a fixed date for the national famine memorial day to be included in the national calendar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32685/19]

Childcare Services Administration

Maureen O'Sullivan

59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties for certain parents arising from the national childcare scheme, for example, parents on special community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29959/19]

Youth Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

68. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a report into an organisation (details supplied); and the way in which the issues raised in the report can be addressed. [29960/19]

Youth Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

72. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the number of staff in an organisation (details supplied) that are not based in the main centre of the organisation due to health and other reasons. [29961/19]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Maureen O'Sullivan

74. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to engage with the Mother and Baby Home Collaborative Forum; and her further plans for the next phase, for example, the appointment of a new chair. [29962/19]

Adoption Legislation

Maureen O'Sullivan

92. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to complaints made by natural parents regarding invasion of privacy in relation to an adopted person seeking contact with the natural parent; the way in which she can address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29958/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Maureen O'Sullivan

119. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to date in 2019, in tabular form. [29492/19]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Maureen O'Sullivan

234. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of extra teachers that would be required at primary level to reduce the ratio to teacher to students from 24.5 to 23.9. [29490/19]

Hospital Beds Closures

Maureen O'Sullivan

517. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which he is addressing the implications for patients and families due to the closure of 27 beds at a hospital (details supplied); and the reason the 27 beds were not relocated to other areas on the campus. [29938/19]

Aviation Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

657. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the granting of a fifth freedom licence to an airline (details supplied) to operate a Dublin to Madrid service will place EU based airlines at a competitive disadvantage; the reason for issuing the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29763/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

784. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff working within the State pension section; the number in each area within the section; and when staff were last taken on in the section. [29491/19]

Electric Vehicles

Maureen O'Sullivan

40. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to deliver a definitive timeframe for the delivery of electric change points to accommodate the large numbers moving from diesel and petrol to electrified vehicles over the next decade in view of the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28336/19]

Wind Energy Generation

Maureen O'Sullivan

62. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he can he progress the establishment of offshore wind farms to complement the grid such as the success of onshore wind farms and other renewable forms of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28335/19]

Greyhound Industry

Maureen O'Sullivan

74. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can address the issues raised in a programme (details supplied) regarding the treatment of greyhounds here; and his views on whether the time has come to take robust action on exports of greyhounds and to examine a complete ban on live hare coursing. [28122/19]

Hare Coursing

Maureen O'Sullivan

84. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the suspension of live hare coursing until after the findings of the EU Directive 92/43/EEC report due to be published later in 2019, in view of the questions raised over the status of the Irish hare; if his Department has consulted with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the effects of coursing on hare population trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/19]

Hare Coursing Regulation

Maureen O'Sullivan

256. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider replacing the use of live hares with drag hares at coursing events as a matter of urgency in view of the cruelty involved and the fact that mechanical drag hares are already used in greyhound racing events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24076/19]

Nursing Home Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Topical Issue No. 2 of 4 April 2019, the reason his reply indicated difficulties in recruitment of healthcare assistants was due to pay scale and not due to lack of availability in view of the fact that private nursing homes do not receive an equivalent National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, rate; and if comparative NTPF rates for all nursing homes, private, voluntary and public will be supported [27955/19]

Medicinal Products

Maureen O'Sullivan

128. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland was represented at the meeting of the 72nd World Health Assembly held on 20 to 28 May 2019 in Geneva; the stance Ireland took on an issue (details supplied); the policy Ireland will continue to pursue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27956/19]

Healthcare Policy

Maureen O'Sullivan

447. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are active guidelines on the use of defibrillators on infants; and if so, if they are being applied. [27971/19]

Cancer Services Provision

Maureen O'Sullivan

448. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered proton beam therapy in the treatment of cancerous tumours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/19]

Food Safety Standards

Maureen O'Sullivan

449. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the health hazards of nitrates in food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/19]

Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation

Maureen O'Sullivan

450. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of correspondence he has had with a group (details supplied) with regard to changes requested to the assisted human reproduction Bill concerning changes to the law to be more inclusive of LGBT+ families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Maureen O'Sullivan

451. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he will review the decision regarding making flash glucose monitoring technology available to persons with type 1 diabetes; if the survey he received from an organisation (details supplied) has been considered when examining the merits of FreeStyle Libre technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27975/19]

Community Employment Schemes Review

Maureen O'Sullivan

646. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the community employment scheme objectives to allow for extensions of time beyond three years for older employees that have little chance of gaining full-time employment in the workforce (details supplied). [27717/19]