Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects

Jan O'Sullivan

160. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when two schools (details supplied) which have been listed on the capital programme will be commenced; and the status of progress on the developments. [53484/19]

Asylum Seekers Accommodation

Jan O'Sullivan

212. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the questions raised regarding a centre (details supplied) for asylum seekers; the action he will take in response to the concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53705/19]

Departmental Funding

Jan O'Sullivan

185. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been made or is under consideration to the European Globalisation Fund further to the announcement of proposed job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52783/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

191. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the resources provided to primary schools that establish a special class for children with autism; if the full building, alteration and renovation costs plus fittings and materials are fully covered in addition to redecoration necessary; if the full staffing of such a special class is fully covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52956/19]

Childcare Services Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

659. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provision available for early childhood education for children diagnosed with moderate to severe autism; the preschools and childcare centres in which such provision is available in CHO3; if they are funded under the childcare support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53028/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Jan O'Sullivan

673. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received proposals to address the issue of pension and gratuity of community employment supervisors; if so, her views on the proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52738/19]

Rent Pressure Zones

Jan O'Sullivan

739. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if rents on properties within a rent pressure zone can be increased by more than 4% in one year in circumstances in which a new company has taken over a development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52753/19]

Local Authority Housing Data

Jan O'Sullivan

747. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount paid by each local authority in annual management charges for tenants living in social housing built by private developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52892/19]

Irish Language

Jan O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance given to schools in respect of the granting of an exemption from Irish for a child with autism in primary schools that do not have a special autism class; if the rules have changed recently in this regard; if so, the way in which the change should be applied for children already in school who have not been engaging in Irish classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52283/19]

Building Energy Rating Administration

Jan O'Sullivan

40. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extra funding allocated to improve the energy ratings of local authority homes in addition to that already provided under schemes that have been ongoing in recent years; the monitoring that takes place to ensure local authority tenants are protected from fuel poverty due to the condition of their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52086/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance

Jan O'Sullivan

41. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the monitoring in place to ensure that local authority homes that have received a thermal upgrade reach an improved BER rating; if a survey is carried out to measure the improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51802/19]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Jan O'Sullivan

49. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the promised new tenant purchase scheme will be published and activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51804/19]

Vacant Sites Levy

Jan O'Sullivan

64. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied with the number of sites listed on the vacant site registers of local authorities; his views on whether each site that should be on the register has been listed and is subject to the levy; if he will consider putting the onus of such sites to self-declare with appropriate penalties on those that fail to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51801/19]

Vacant Properties

Jan O'Sullivan

95. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant privately owned homes that have been brought back into use through programmes, including the repair and lease and the acquisition of vacant properties, through the Housing Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51803/19]

Overseas Development Aid

Jan O'Sullivan

118. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the national commitments made at the recent Nairobi summit marking 25 years of the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo will be implemented and monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51598/19]

Pension Provisions

Jan O'Sullivan

176. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an illness related early retirement pension will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51239/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

226. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a purpose-built campus for a recently established school (details supplied) will commence construction; if it will be completed within the time period of the multi-annual building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51782/19]

Community Pharmacy Services

Jan O'Sullivan

413. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if talks have commenced with the representative body for pharmacy contractors regarding new fee regulations, the reform and modernisation of pharmacy services and the unwinding of FEMPI for community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51628/19]

International Summits

Jan O'Sullivan

566. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the recent Nairobi summit (details supplied); the commitments made by Ireland; the way in which the implementation of the commitments will be monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51597/19]

Disablement Benefit

Jan O'Sullivan

637. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure the cuts to the disablement pension made during the recession are reversed at the next possible opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51718/19]

Parental Leave

Jan O'Sullivan

642. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that fathers can take the newly introduced parental leave immediately after their two weeks paternity leave if they have taken that leave immediately after the birth of their child; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the need to have a PPS number for the child and the length of time it takes to obtain the number may preclude fathers from taking the leave at the time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51783/19]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Jan O'Sullivan

655. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the formal appointment of two local government officials at senior executive officer level will be made to manage planning and development issues in Drogheda and Dundalk, County Louth in view of the status of both towns as development centres; if his Department will fund salaries for the positions; the timeframe for the creation of a draft local area plan for the area of Drogheda, County Louth bordering County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51092/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

677. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a social housing development (details supplied) will be approved to award a contract to construct following the furnishing of a tender report to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51712/19]

School Admissions

Jan O'Sullivan

107. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places for first year students will be allocated at a school (details supplied) for the 2020-2021 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50756/19]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Jan O'Sullivan

132. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the value of goods and the amount in cash collected by the Criminal Assets Bureau that has gone to the general Exchequer fund to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50757/19]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Jan O'Sullivan

133. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to use moneys obtained by the Criminal Assets Bureau from the proceeds of crime in the Drogheda, County Louth, area for reinvestment in drugs and community services directly in the area; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a multi-agency group has been established in a part of the town by the local authority to address social, economic and community development issues in parts of the town most adversely affected by the ongoing feud in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50759/19]

Hospital Staff Data

Jan O'Sullivan

180. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical agency staff, non-clinical agency staff and other agency staff by doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and so on in each acute hospital under the remit of the HSE in each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50754/19]

Pension Provisions

Jan O'Sullivan

380. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness-related early retirement pension will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50709/19]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

423. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the sites owned by Louth County Council that were purchased by the local authority since 2000 for the purpose of developing public housing; if public or voluntary housing has been constructed on the sites; the purchase price of each individual site and the year each site was purchased by the council; the amount of moneys owed capital and interest on loans taken out for the purchase of each site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51069/19]

Brexit Preparations

Jan O'Sullivan

53. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of supports to companies to offset the negative impact of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49934/19]

Personal Injuries Commission

Jan O'Sullivan

58. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of the implementation of the recommendations of the Personal Injuries Commission that are relevant to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49932/19]

Flexible Work Practices

Jan O'Sullivan

63. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the introduction of a four-day working week as proposed by a number of organisations (details supplied); if she will help to facilitate debate and consideration of this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49931/19]

Job Losses

Jan O'Sullivan

82. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions taken to protect and assist workers in a company (details supplied) which announced proposed job losses of approximately 500 recently; if an application has been made to the European Globalisation Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49933/19]

Maternity Services

Jan O'Sullivan

372. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction liaison midwives that have been funded nationwide; the number currently in post; and the plans in place to fill the outstanding posts including University Maternity Hospital, Limerick. [49927/19]

Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity

Jan O'Sullivan

95. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a series of matters (details supplied). [49307/19]

Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity

Jan O'Sullivan

96. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a series of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49308/19]

Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity

Jan O'Sullivan

97. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a series of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49309/19]

Teaching Qualifications

Jan O'Sullivan

106. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the acceptable requirements to receive approval for time served teaching outside the European Union in respect of teachers who have taught outside the European Union; and the reason time served teaching at overseas private primary schools is recognised and time served teaching at secondary schools is not. [49254/19]

Teachers' Remuneration

Jan O'Sullivan

111. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the pay gap between teachers recruited pre- and post-2011; the timeframe for achieving pay parity for teachers recruited pre- and post -2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49314/19]

Literacy Programmes

Jan O'Sullivan

112. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has forecast the funding amount, the numbers of beneficiaries and type and amount of provision to achieve the NSS targets in view of the declining number of beneficiaries of adult literacy provision in ETBs. [49316/19]

Education and Training Boards

Jan O'Sullivan

220. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when site work will commence at the planned Louth Meath Education and Training Board head office building in Drogheda, County Louth; the amount expended on the project in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the purpose of the spend; the timeline for the expected completion of the project; the number of staff the ETB envisages will be located in the building on completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49018/19]

Bullying in Schools

Jan O'Sullivan

80. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the implementation of the bullying policies of post-primary schools is monitored by his Department to ensure that the policies are implemented and followed through; the remedy available if a parent is concerned that the various steps outlined in a policy are not taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48378/19]

State Pension (Contributory) Data

Jan O'Sullivan

246. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 24 October 2019, the number of the women in receipt of the State pension (contributory) based on pre-September 2012 bands that are not in the highest band that would have qualified for a higher band if they could be assessed under the homemakers' scheme or the home carers’ scheme; the number of the 23,822 women listed in the highest band of the current State pension (contributory) based on pre September 2012 bands that include the 10,808 women that fall within the invalidity saver cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48384/19]

Institutes of Technology

Jan O'Sullivan

174. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to plans by management at Dundalk Institute of Technology to develop a fifth school with the working title of new school of flexible and postgraduate provision at the institute arising from a recent report on the Review of Key Functional Areas relating to Admissions July 2019; if his Department has had engagement with the institute on this proposal; his views on the failure of the institute to progress an initiative for technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47282/19]

Institutes of Technology Staff

Jan O'Sullivan

175. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the failure of Dundalk Institute of Technology to appoint a financial controller and the fact that this position in which the occupant also performs the role of secretary of the governing body has remained unfilled for in excess of one year; his further views on the impact of same on good financial and corporate governance at the institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47283/19]

School Admissions

Jan O'Sullivan

200. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an issue of access to a post-primary school (details supplied) will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47601/19]

Local Authority Members

Jan O'Sullivan

656. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the Moorhead report will be published; when action will be taken to address issues of pay and conditions for local public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47396/19]

Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

Jan O'Sullivan

670. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the review requested by Louth County Council in relation to a funding application under the urban regeneration and development fund was unsuccessful; the details in relation to the assessment of the review under the criteria laid down by his Department under the scheme that is, the way in which the application and review was scored and measured against the criteria set down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47597/19]

Insurance Costs

Jan O'Sullivan

76. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure more transparency on the part of insurance companies on premiums charged, cases contested or uncontested and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40870/19]

Homelessness Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

46. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will report on the housing first programme; the number of housing first tenancies; the locations it has been rolled out; his plans to extend it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44983/19]

Homelessness Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

57. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of children that have no family home in view of the continuing number of persons that are in homeless services; the changes of policy being considered to prevent homelessness before it becomes a reality for persons and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44982/19]

Vacant Properties

Jan O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authorities that have developed and activated vacant homes action plans; the statistical information his Department has on the number of vacant homes in each local authority area; the action that has been advised to local authorities in respect of homes left vacant for long periods of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44981/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

67. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes constructed under the rapid build programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the reason the numbers proposed in Rebuilding Ireland are not being delivered; if efforts to provide homes on publicly owned land through rapid build will be renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44980/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

205. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide more resources to a school (details supplied) to enable it to meet the clear demand for first-year places for the 2020-21 academic year; the reason a cap of 48 places has been introduced for the 2020-21 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44311/19]

Traveller Community

Jan O'Sullivan

479. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he sought an allocation within budget 2020 in order to address the crisis in Traveller mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44417/19]

Healthcare Policy

Jan O'Sullivan

480. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the ethnic identifier will be implemented across all health and mental health services and collection points and within strategy monitors and research strata; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44418/19]

Traveller Community

Jan O'Sullivan

481. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to commission a national audit of Traveller suicide and develop a national targeted suicide prevention campaign for Travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44419/19]

Traveller Community

Jan O'Sullivan

482. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a national Traveller mental health strategy with a ring-fenced budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44420/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

698. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the primary healthcare centres being developed in the CHO3 area; if community mental health services are included in the planning of such centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45377/19]

Dietician Service Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

699. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the posts in place for community dieticians in mental health, disability and primary care in each of the HSE areas; the plans in place to fill gaps in these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Jan O'Sullivan

708. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a consultant and supporting posts for mental health and intellectual disability which have been sanctioned for CHO3 will be filled; if the posts have been advertised both nationally and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45426/19]

Child and Family Agency Funding

Jan O'Sullivan

981. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if adequate funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) that receives its main funding from Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44310/19]

Rental Sector

Jan O'Sullivan

1153. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average length of a private rental tenancy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44985/19]

Rental Sector

Jan O'Sullivan

1154. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the outcome of the tender process that was conducted in 2016 for a deposit protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44986/19]

Rental Sector

Jan O'Sullivan

1155. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average cost for mediation, an adjudication and a tribunal provided via the Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44987/19]

Rental Sector

Jan O'Sullivan

1156. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of unlawfully retained deposits that the Residential Tenancies Board ordered landlords to return to tenants in each of the years 2015 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44991/19]

Commencement of Legislation

Jan O'Sullivan

300. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects the Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 which has passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas will be enacted; when eligible parents will be able to apply for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43884/19]

State Pension (Contributory) Data

Jan O'Sullivan

303. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number in receipt of the State pension, contributory, in the pre-2012 rate bands by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43937/19]

Working Family Payment Data

Jan O'Sullivan

304. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of civil servants and public servants, respectively, in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

110. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed extension for a school (details supplied); when it is expected that the building will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43713/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

111. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be extra special needs assistant allocations to a school (details supplied) from the increased number announced in view of the specific needs of children in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43714/19]

Health Services Data

Jan O'Sullivan

161. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy that have been carried out since the repeal of the eighth amendment and subsequent legislation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43777/19]

Road Network

Jan O'Sullivan

180. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will exercise his power under the Roads Act 1993 to designate the R132 as a national route in view of the status of the road at Julianstown, County Meath, as the 16th busiest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43695/19]

Insurance Costs

Jan O'Sullivan

145. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the progress made in addressing the high cost of insurance for businesses here including the expected implementation of measures in the Judicial Council Act 2019 in addition to other measures that would facilitate small businesses that are in the position of having to close down due to their inability to obtain an insurance quote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43108/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

216. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to ensure that children on the autism spectrum for whom a place in a special class attached to a mainstream school is required can access such a place locally, particularly in County Limerick; if he will use his powers to insist that such provision is available within a reasonable distance of the homes of such children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43405/19]

Medical Card Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

319. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing persons in the 66 to 70 years of age bracket to discount the cost of medical insurance against their income in assessing their qualification for a medical card, particularly in view of the significant difference between the means test for that age category and those over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43118/19]

Hospital Facilities

Jan O'Sullivan

403. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide a second CT scanner for University Hospital Limerick which would alleviate some of the overcrowding in the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/19]

Planning Issues

Jan O'Sullivan

648. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2007 to lift the current 12 sq. m restriction on domestic rooftop solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43479/19]

Budget 2020

Jan O'Sullivan

94. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if budget 2020 was poverty proofed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42732/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

186. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when works will commence on a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41654/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

189. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 247 and 251 of 19 February 2019, the status of progress on the delivery of a new campus for a school (details supplied); when building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41747/19]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Jan O'Sullivan

456. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding is in place and if the recruitment process has commenced for the position of a clinical nurse specialist in neurology in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42224/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Jan O'Sullivan

619. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress that has been made in addressing the lack of pension provision for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42257/19]

Local Government Reform

Jan O'Sullivan

647. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress that has been made on plans to implement the decision of people in Limerick city and county to support the referendum on a directly-elected mayor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/19]

Regional Enterprise Plans

Jan O'Sullivan

5. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she is has received a report from an organisation (details supplied) which highlights the threat to the goals of Ireland 2040 if aviation policy is not reviewed to recognise the importance of air connectivity in achieving regional balance and the sustainability of jobs; if she will ensure the policy is reviewed to support businesses in the regions to remain connected in view of the threats posed by Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41116/19]

Brexit Supports

Jan O'Sullivan

17. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount remaining in existing funds allocated by her Department to various schemes to assist companies to prepare for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40871/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Jan O'Sullivan

31. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress in strengthening the operation of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40873/19]

Brexit Supports

Jan O'Sullivan

33. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures being put in place to assist businesses that may experience unanticipated breaks in their supply chain as a result of a possible hard Brexit despite their best efforts to address these issues in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40872/19]

School Transport Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

57. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be approved and in place for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41205/19]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Jan O'Sullivan

59. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in the planned flood relief scheme for the Castleconnell area of County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41006/19]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Jan O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 6 September 2019, if the project brief for the procurement of engineering and environmental consultants for the Limerick city and environs flood relief scheme has been submitted to the OPW; if not, when it will be submitted; when subsequent consultation will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41043/19]

Home Tuition Scheme Administration

Jan O'Sullivan

106. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request his Department to speed up the payment of wages to teachers that participate in home tuition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40887/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Jan O'Sullivan

316. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 807 of 6 September 2019, if he will request that the children’s health Ireland monthly update reports on scoliosis related surgeries and waiting lists will include the number of patients under 16 transitioned to MMUH for first OPD spinal review appointment; the number of patients from the surgery list of Our Lady’s Children's Hospital, Crumlin referred to MMUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41118/19]

River Basin Management Plans

Jan O'Sullivan

497. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of progress made by the steering group to recommend ways to improve the fish passage at Parteen and Ardnacrusha on the River Shannon; the consultation process it is engaging in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40571/19]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Jan O'Sullivan

509. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when planned changes to qualification requirements for the tenant purchase scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40778/19]

Labour Court Recommendations

Jan O'Sullivan

115. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of recommendations issued by the Labour Court in each of the years 2016 to 2018 in cases in which the court recommended that the employer recognise the right of a union concerned to represent workers in the relevant employment for the purpose of collective bargaining in tabular form; the number of such recommendations from each of the relevant years that were accepted and implemented by the relevant employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40256/19]

Road Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

537. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the northern distributor road from Coonagh Cross to the R445 on the outskirts of Limerick city; the funding allocated to progress the scheme in 2019; the funding indicated for future years in the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39841/19]

Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

Jan O'Sullivan

206. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on an appeal or review relating to the refusal by his Department to fund a project applied for under the urban regeneration and development fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39140/19]

Home Tuition Scheme Administration

Jan O'Sullivan

163. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the applications for home tuition for the current academic year have now been processed; if not, when it is expected that they will be completed; if he will ensure that application forms are available earlier in 2020 and into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38525/19]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Jan O'Sullivan

175. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the negotiations to secure a permanent site for two secondary schools (details supplied). [38720/19]