Parliamentary questions

National Car Test Data

Catherine Murphy

797. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of private vehicles that undertook the national car test in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of vehicles that required one or more full retests; the number that required a visual test; the number that were issued with a "do not drive away from test centre" order following a failed test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30267/18]

Rural Recreation Scheme

Catherine Murphy

844. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that was issued to groups in County Kildare under the rural recreation, infrastructure and the town and village renewal schemes in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the groups that drew down funding; the nature of the projects they requested funding for under each grant heading; the amount available overall under the headings in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30137/18]

Greenways Development

Catherine Murphy

962. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the plans to link Shannon harbour and Dublin city centre with a greenway cycle and pedestrian path; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30133/18]

Greenways Development

Catherine Murphy

963. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status on a phase basis of the greenway project between Castleknock, Dublin 15 and Maynooth, County Kildare; the progress made to date on each phase; the estimated completion dates for each phase; the amount of funding that was made available for each phase of the project in 2018; if further funding will issue in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30151/18]

Asylum Applications Data

Catherine Murphy

41. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused asylum; the number of deportations that resulted from a refusal to grant asylum; the number of appeals made against the decision to refuse asylum; the number of successful appeals in mentioned in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29641/18]

Direct Provision Data

Catherine Murphy

44. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision who have had their asylum application granted but remain in the system; the reason these persons remain in the system; his plans to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/18]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Data

Catherine Murphy

82. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy grant approvals on a monthly basis since the scheme was launched up to 29 June 2018; the number of drawdowns in this regard since the scheme was introduced to 29 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29719/18]

Home Loan Scheme

Catherine Murphy

351. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan approvals and home loan drawdowns by month and by local authority since the scheme was launched and up to 29 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29713/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Catherine Murphy

353. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budgets for dwelling and-or housing construction in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29728/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

140. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department. [28903/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Murphy

244. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship programme curriculum areas that commenced for the first time in 2016 and 2017; the reviews of these programmes that have been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29702/18]

Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility

Catherine Murphy

245. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an anomaly between eligibility criteria for progression routes in the PAC system when applying for higher diploma programmes as compared to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection back to education system in respect of progression eligibility criteria; the steps that have been taken to address this inequality; the way in which he is advising persons when recruiting them to progression courses whilst still in their training programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29704/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Murphy

246. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no college classroom places for apprenticeship plumbers and that they are obliged to remain out of education for one academic year; his plans to rectify the matter; the way in which he plans to ensure that they have the required taught hours component of their qualifications; the way in which he further plans to address the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29706/18]

Disabilities Data

Catherine Murphy

276. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of appeals handled by the disability appeals officer in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 regarding assessments of needs; the number of determinations made against the complaints officer to remedy the applicants grievances regarding assessments of needs in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Catherine Murphy

292. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for conducting an assessment of need following an application being received; if there are variations between different parts of the country; if so, the locations; the reason this is the case; if cases such as that of a person (details supplied) are commonplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29550/18]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Catherine Murphy

338. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an anomaly between eligibility criteria for progression routes in the postgraduate applications centre, PAC, system when applying for higher diploma programmes as compared to the back to education system; the steps which have been taken to address this inequality; the way in which she is advising persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29703/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

40. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28888/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

51. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28892/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

80. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28891/18]

Departmental Transport

Catherine Murphy

102. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28899/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

153. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28889/18]

Capitation Grants

Catherine Murphy

159. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase capitation grants to meet the actual costs of running primary schools in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28938/18]

Minor Works Scheme Data

Catherine Murphy

160. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount available in 2018, 2019 and 2020 under the revised minor works grant scheme; the number of schools that have had funds directed to them under the revised scheme in view of the fact that there is no application process for this grant; his plans to continue to pay the grant to all schools on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28939/18]

Capitation Grants

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the overall capitation grant available for schools of over 60 mainstream pupils in 2017, 2018 and 2019; his plans for full or part restoration of capitation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28940/18]

Capitation Grants

Catherine Murphy

162. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the overall capitation grant available for schools of under 60 mainstream pupils in 2017, 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28941/18]

School Funding

Catherine Murphy

178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines in respect of schools' voluntary contribution; if his attention has been drawn to incidents in which a school has withheld services and-or access to activities due to the non-payment and-or part-payment of the contribution; if his attention has been further drawn to instances whereby a student has not had internal and-or mock examinations corrected due to non-payment of the contribution or was excluded from taking an examination for non-payment of the contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29141/18]

State Examinations Fees

Catherine Murphy

179. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount collected from the examination fee payment application in each year since 2008 to date by school based candidates and VTOS and analogous candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29145/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

265. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at her Department building and other buildings used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28884/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

298. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/18]

Nursing Staff Data

Catherine Murphy

383. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed in CHO area 7; if there is the capacity to deal with infant development checks; if not, if infants are redirected to other areas within the CHO area; the gaps in provision specifically relating to development checks there are; if there are vacancies or if sick or maternity leave is a factor; if there is a plan to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29312/18]

Waste Management Data

Catherine Murphy

422. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding streams that exist for the development of new and existing civic amenity facilities; and the amount that has been spent on each in each of the past five years. [28668/18]

Waste Management Data

Catherine Murphy

423. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of civic amenity facilities (details supplied) here; and the location of each. [28669/18]

Waste Management

Catherine Murphy

424. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the basis on which disposal charges are set for civic amenity facilities. [28670/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

429. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28886/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

430. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to boost electric vehicle ownership, including purchase grants, 0% benefit-in-kind and home charger installation grants; his plans to increase the number of charging ports for vehicles; the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department's office building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28907/18]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Murphy

460. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 1 May 2018, if he will provide the methodology of his Department's report, The Cost of Congestion - An Analysis in the Greater Dublin Area; if criteria of pollution and accident rates were factored into the criteria that were analysed; his plans to commission similar reports for Galway, Cork and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28847/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

516. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at her Department building and other buildings used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28890/18]

JobPath Programme

Catherine Murphy

522. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 19 June 2018, if the way in which resignation letters from customers are automatically generated and worded by JobPath providers will be reviewed; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) had an offer to be reinstated one month after they were asked to leave and three days after the issuing of their P45 while the offer to take up an internal grievance procedure only came through correspondence on 31 May 2018, three days after a P45 issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29161/18]

JobPath Programme

Catherine Murphy

523. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 19 June 2018, the level of engagement and fact checking a deciding officer undertook with Seetec regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who ultimately had a sanction imposed on their payment; the way in which deciding offers and Seetec employees communicate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29162/18]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Murphy

556. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28895/18]

Planning Issues

Catherine Murphy

561. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Planning and Development Act 2000 makes provision on the way in which to proceed with a planning application to take into account the impact of a planning application on the unique features of the existing physical landscape and-or subterranean features in the context of environmental impact assessments, archaeological assessments and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28976/18]

Planning Guidelines

Catherine Murphy

562. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the period of time for citizens' submissions in the context of planning applications made directly to An Bord Pleanála in situations in which the local authority is bypassed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28977/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Catherine Murphy

78. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to an increase in funding for local drugs task forces in view of the increase in demand on such services and budget increases to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26082/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Catherine Murphy

144. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for conducting an assessment of need following an application being received; if there are variations between different parts of the country; if so, the locations in which they are different; the reason that is the case; if cases such as the case of the person (details supplied) are commonplace; if not, the changes occurring; the reason they are occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28515/18]

Personal Contract Plans

Catherine Murphy

122. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the status of his engagements to date with the Central Bank and-or the regulator regarding personal contract plans for car finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27857/18]

Garda Information and Communications Technology

Catherine Murphy

258. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if members of An Garda Síochána have remote access to the PULSE system for example on laptops or desktops from home and so on; if members of An Garda Síochána have access to the PULSE system on work-issued mobile devices; the Garda Síochána data and information resources and or systems that members have remote access to outside of their work stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27920/18]

Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements

Catherine Murphy

477. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to date to his Department arising from a ticketing issue and related matters during the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27548/18]

Olympic Games Funding

Catherine Murphy

480. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he or Sport Ireland have extended funding to the Olympic Council of Ireland, OCI, since 2016; whether the OCI has requested funding from his Department or Sport Ireland since 2016; the purposes for which funding was given to the OCI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27558/18]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Catherine Murphy

482. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a local authority swimming pools programme that closed for applicants on 31 July 2000; the status of the 57 applications that were being dealt with at that time; the pools that needed renovation and or modernisation; the new pools delivered and to be delivered in the next three years; the number of local authority swimming pools by county and local authority, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27575/18]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Catherine Murphy

483. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has allocated funding for the reopening of a pool (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27576/18]